Gabby Molina from Westfield has been named to St. Lawrence University's Dean's List for ...
Letters to the Editor
The votes have not all been counted yet in the recent school board elections but, as predicted, the school board is chomping on the bit to raise taxes again in 2025. Your recent article quotes the school board Superintendent as follows: With the school board election results mostly in and ...
“The only thing that you absolutely have to know,” said Albert Einstein, “is the location of the library.” Ours is on East Broad Street, and we know it well. It is a bastion of books, a sanctum of study, a place where questions are asked and answered. That’s a lot, but it is even more than that, ...
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We did it! The votes are in, and I am very excited and grateful to be joining the Westfield Board of Education this Spring. I am also glad to see that the budget was approved. Thank you to everyone for all your support. Every vote, lawn sign, donation, ...
On a warm autumn evening, while on a walk around the block with my children, I looked down our street and felt a sense of satisfaction. Our street was freshly paved and crosswalks repainted, after years of waiting. Gone were the potholes, tar marks and cracks that littered our street previously, ...
Dear Editor, As a dedicated member of the Westfield community and a longtime school board member, I am writing in my individual capacity as a private citizen to advocate for the reelection of Leila Morelli (column 2) and Sonal Patel (column 4) to the Westfield Board of Education, recognizing ...
Having read the proposed changes in signage and traffic control at the intersection of Dudley Avenue and Clark Street, I attended the Council Meeting this past Tuesday evening. This intersection lies directly at Roosevelt School. Dudley Avenue is a major thoroughfare from Mountain Avenue to North ...
The sample ballot arrived today and, as expected, is written in such a way that voters don't have the necessary information in front of them to know what the dollar hit will be to their wallet when they open their next tax bill. It is bad enough that the election is held off-cycle to keep the votes ...
In my mind, an ideal candidate for the Board of Education possesses a number of attributes. Yes, the board member should be earnest, fair-minded and detail-oriented. It’s also an added bonus when the candidate is an educator who is well-versed with the inner workings of the school system and ...
April 8, 2024 As Westfield residents prepare to go to the polls on Tuesday, April 16 to vote on an additional spending proposal in the 2024-2025 school district operating budget, I want to share with you how the process differs from last year and why this continued investment in our students and ...
There is a Westfield school budget vote on April 16. I am planning to vote yes to support our great schools and great teachers. The Westfield BOE has already passed a base budget for the next school year that has a school tax increase of 2.62 percent. This is the maximum allowed by state law.
My name is Jason Horowitz and my family lives in the Washington part of the Westfield School district. We have lived here for five years, but I have known Lindsay Bezalel for more than 20, and she will make a great member of the board. Lindsay has a background in public communication, which ...
To Westfield voters, On April 16, Sonal Patel will have my vote for her re-election to the Westfield Board of Education. I have known Sonal for almost 15 years. As a mother of three children who have gone through the Westfield school system, with one still at the high school, I have seen ...
April 2024 Dear Neighbor, I hope this letter finds you well. I would like to take this opportunity to tell you about my friend Julie Steinberg, who is running for a seat on the Board of Education in Westfield. Julie was one of the first moms I met in Westfield after moving here in 2013.
The Board of Education elections are April 16. I urge you to vote for Julie Steinberg. I've known Julie for much of my time in Westfield. Julie's kids went to Jefferson, Edison, with one graduating from WHS and the other still in high school. Julie is a DOER. When she sees something that needs to ...
Westfield BOE Approves Base Budget, Ballot Question for Additional Spending Proposal The assault on Westfield taxpayers continues. After last year’s $500 increase in school taxes, the stick-up artists are back for more. Patting themselves on the back, they say, “We have changed that in a very ...
At Tuesday’s Town Council meeting, the 2024 Municipal Operating and Capital Budgets were presented to Westfield residents. If you didn't have a chance to tune in, please take a few minutes to review the presentation and the budget details on the Town website (www.westfieldnj.gov) because you are ...
