A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramIt’s About the PileI haven’t slept that much the past few days. My first deadline for college applications was November 1 and I spent hours reading and proofreading my essays, changing one word and then starting that process over. And ...

WestfieldGreen Team Leading the way to living greenerA big part of the holiday season involves gatherings of family and friends and, of course, food. Unfortunately, much of the food purchased between Thanksgiving and New Year’s goes to waste. According to The United States Department of Agriculture,...

In my last column, I talked about resilience and how adopting The Little Engine That Could outlook makes life happier. But is resilience overplayed? Has it become a prosaic term, distorting even obfuscating more significant concerns? Do we race to be resilient without honoring what hurts or upsets u...

Free speech is the lifeblood of what we do. No one will defend the First Amendment right as much as a newsorganization.Butwiththegreat power of free speech comes great responsibility.Tuesday, November 21 is the next Westfield Board of Education meeting — the second since the terror attack on Israel ...

Exactly forty-three years ago, writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin wrote an essay on his vote for the 1980 presidential election. He began, “The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing t...

Election eve is nigh. Candidate statements, biographical information, advertisements, endorsements and residents’ opinions fill these pages. Now it’s up to you, the voter, to decide.We’re not endorsing candidates, platforms or messages — you get enough of that everywhere else. We firmly believe that...

I’m writing this note to ask Westfield residents for to vote “yes” for the Edison fields project this November 7, and here is my humble opinion as to why.Why Edison? Location. Simply look up Westfield on your cell phone maps app and gage the size of Edison vs. other existing field locations. Your ey...

Many residents in Westfield like to label themselves as environmentalists. They belong to “Friends of the Parks”, put up signs saying: “Save the Bees”, plant flowers to attract pollinators, and belongtothe“GreenTeamMovement”. I question their true identity as environmentalists when they back a decis...

After living behind Edison Field for 45 years, here are some down-to earth comments on recent proposals. The field is principally a resource for Edison school. Mid-day use is for lunch and general recreation. Students throw around balls and Frisbees and play ad-hoc games, running in random direction...

I suggest that this is an important issue to consider for the upcoming November 7 election.Years ago, Westfield did a town wide (Brandstetter Carroll) survey showing only 19 percent of the town’s residents ranked artificial turf fields as a priority. A massive turf field complex is proposed for a re...