A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramFor the past several weeks, I have seen Shawn Combs, aka P. Diddy, plastered on every news source. With the breaking news surrounding his indictment and charges including sexual abuse, racketeering and sex trafficking came a huge uproa...

“Delia watches herself get up from the beach and walk away. She watches herself leave her family without a word, hitch a ride to a new town, buy a new dress in a new style, and find a job and a room in a boardinghouse.” Delia, the protagonist ofAnne Tyler’s novel “Ladder of Years,” precipitously lea...

Hurricane Helene has reminded that climate change is happening and that we need to get focused on ways to reduce the future effects of climate change. Part of what is needed is for us to quit using fossil fuels to generate electricity or fuel our cars. This can only be done in the US by a combinatio...

As a Garwood councilman, I have made it my mission to focus on what matters most: ensuring the safety and well-being of our community. From investing in our police and fire departments to enhancing pedestrian safety and addressing mental health challenges, I’ve dedicated my tenure to making Garwood ...

I have a quick message that I want to make sure gets out to the Cranford community as we prepare for this year’s local election. In this year’s debate as in many past debates, we spent a good portion of time on two key topics for Cranford: redevelopment and flooding. These are issues that we continu...

CRANFORD – The Township thanks Cranford Boy Scouts and Department of Public Works crews for restoring the 9/11 Memorial at Crane’s Park.Since the memorial was erected in 2003, each year Township employees work together to beautify the 9/11 Memorial in advance of the annual memorial service. This yea...

Help us continute to help you, your family and your neighbors.Who we are and what we do? We are a 100 percent volunteer Emergency Medical Service. Not one of our over 90 members is paid; we work for pride, not pay.For 87 years, we have been providing free emergency medical care and transportation.We...

Hi, it's Will Thilly. I'm running for the Cranford Township Committee to tell you the truth, to fight for whatever you need, and to defend our town and schools.Did you know that in recent years the Township Committee under both political parties has awarded over $150 million in 30-year tax exemption...

In the fall of 2023, members of the Westfield High School (WHS) Community Service Club organized a townwide leaf-raking initiative, during which many properties were cleaned, and Westfield residents generously donated to support the fundraiser. In November, volunteers from the club assisted with the...

The Board of Trustees of the Scotch Plains Public Library would like to thank the residents of Scotch Plains and all patrons of the library for an incredibly busy and successful summer season at the library. We very much appreciate that our residents are taking full advantage of our programs for chi...