On January 15, 2026, NJ State Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin filed a Civil Complaint Against the Township of Clark.A transparent and non-political accounting of the facts will illustrate that this lawsuit is the frivolous workings of an outgoing Attorney General playing politics as he exits the...

“My arm’s throbbing. Do you think I’m having a heart attack? Maybe it’s bone cancer?”“Was I rude to disagree with our group about hiring that candidate? He seemed brusque, not a team player. But now I’m worried I’ll get fired, and he’ll be hired in my place. I can’t stop thinking about it.”Reassuran...

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism Program

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramAs a kid, almost every day after school and early Saturday mornings were filled with some sort of recreational sport, and I was constantly running around my neighborhood until the street lights came on. Exercise was never something tha...

It’s our policy that we don’t endorse candidates running for office, and barring something truly egregious, we won’t decry them either. We give you “just the facts”, whatever they may be. We want our readers to make their own choices at the polls. But now that the election is over, it’s time to addr...

With economic uncertainty affecting the lives of so many people, food insecurity is a significant need nationwide, including in our surrounding communities and right here in Westfield. To help address this issue – which is unfortunately not new – Scouting for Food was established 35 years ago, first...

I believe that if you care about something deeply enough, your community, your neighbors, and the future your children will inherit, you do not wait for someone else to fix what is broken. You act. That belief guided my work as an elected official and continues to guide me now as I plan to travel to...

In the season of Thanksgiving in addition to wishing everyone a wonderful holiday with family and friends, I would like to express my thanks to the community of Scotch Plains-Fanwood for the opportunity to represent them for the last 18 years on the Board of Education. I worked very hard to put stud...

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramThere is no better feeling than the smell of a fresh book, and the anticipation of flipping through pages, never knowing what will follow. That simple joy is the pure serotonin that reading offers people of all ages around the world. U...

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramIn 1997, my parents settled in New Jersey and never looked back. Having immigrated from Ukraine, this state became their introduction to America, and later, the only home I’d come to know — my birthplace and the official “land of my pe...