In Garwood, we are blessed— blessed to live in a small, tight-knit community. Having lived here my entire life, I have watched generations of residents offer their time, energy, and effort in building a better town for every Garwoodian. Our school board, recreation program, Garwood Rocks—all these r...

GARWOOD – The Garwood Republican Party is thrilled to announce that current Councilwoman Kimberly Salmon and lifelong resident Laura Spina-Thompson will be the 2024 candidates for Garwood Council in the upcoming November election.Kimberly Salmon has served as a Garwood Councilwoman since 2021. Durin...

In my brief tenure as a councilman, I made it my mission to be a man of action. I didn’t just talk about understanding the process—I underwent the necessary training to grasp the intricacies of governance. I didn't just claim to care about the people of Garwood—I walked every street, seeking to meet...

There is a lot of discussion about affordable housing mandates, but the court of public opinion does not give credit to towns that manage the mandate well. Millburn Township, just a few miles away, offers a ready contrast to Cranford, and should be an object lesson for voters. For years Milburn kick...

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education and Superintendent Mast are asking voters to approve a $115 million bond referendum on September 17, but the plan just doesn’t make sense.SPF residents will have to fund the purchase and renovation of the La Grande School, which the district previously ow...

SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD – Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools is encouraging all residents to vote on Sept. 17. Polls will be open from 2-8 p.m., and residents can learn more by visiting spfk12.org/future.Leading up to the vote, the district worked with its architectural and financial advisors to ana...

F-SP residents are being asked to vote on a $115 million bond referendum for the Board of Education. We are asked to pay $81 million for the old LaGrande school which officials sold for a 'song' in the 1970's. Officials also sold the Shackamaxon school about the same time for an unreasonably low cos...

I read with bewilderment the article in last week’s Union County Hawk about the negotiations between the Township of Cranford and Hartz Mountain regarding the development at 750 Walnut Street - not the financial terms, but the landscape plan.I have passed the subject site for years and shook my head...

A town regulation has been proposed that “unsolicited advertising circulars, newspapers and other like printed material shall be placed on the ground floor at the place where the premises receives its mail or within a three-foot radius of that point.” The people in those cars now have to act as mail...

I recently conducted a walkthrough of several local parks located within Scotch Plains. I was taken aback by the number of hazardous trees existing within those parks. I walked Ponderosa, Jerseyland, Brookside’s Nature Trail, Kramer Manor and Farley Parks.I recommended years ago to Scotch Plains Rec...