As Election Day nears closer, I want to encourage Garwood residents to join me in supporting Clarissa Nolde and Jeff Jotz for Garwood Council. They both embody characteristics of what makes excellent council members. First and foremost, they are good listeners. I’ve walked door-to-door with them num...

As a 25-year Garwood resident, I have been involved in the borough for many years, whether it was my time as a noard of education member, a council member, a PTA member, or many other volunteer committees in which I took part. During those years I have had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know...

As a resident of The Pointe at Garwood for over 12 years, I am endorsing Clarissa Nolde and Jeff Jotz for the Garwood Borough Council. Clarissa and Jeff represent the type of leadership and dedication to expanding community engagement that I feel are vital in any role of government representation. T...

We believe that the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education (BOE) has the responsibility to ensure that our district is responsive to the needs of every student in our increasingly diverse community. This election there are three BOE seats on the ticket, all for Scotch Plains. We interviewed every ...

What an incredibly challenging time our world has been living through and continue to do so with such limitations on our abilities to safely gather together, be it for work or for play. We should unanimously recognize the current Brindle Administration for keeping the town functioning within the man...

I just re-read my 2017 letter of support for then candidate Dawn Mackey, where I said that Dawn’s work experience, vibrant personality and workaholic traits would serve Westfield beautifully. Well, that turned out to be quite an understatement for our now Councilwoman Dawn Mackey! I have never seen ...

I met Dawn Mackey when I moved to Westfield four years ago and can honestly say I’ve never met a councilperson that works so hard for her town. There are a lot of accomplishments you can read about out there on social media about the things she is doing, but I think it’s the things you don’t hear ab...

I am writing to wholeheartedly endorse JoAnn Neylan for mayor of Westfield. JoAnn has conducted a positive, issues oriented, unifying campaign these last few months. She has the experience needed to hit the ground running on her first day in office. JoAnn has served as an elected member of our town ...

Throughout my tenure on the Westfield Town Council, I have considered myself fortunate to be serving alongside Councilwoman Linda Habgood. Anyone who knows Linda will tell you, she gets results. I have witnessed firsthand how Linda makes time, no matter how packed her schedule, to resolve constituen...

In just a few days, Westfield residents will have an opportunity to vote for an individual who aligns with their values to represent them on town council. For me, this means I’ll be voting for Amanda Como for town council representing Ward 1. It’s important that our town council represents the value...