On Sept. 29, tragedy struck Cranford, NJ when 2 17-year-old girls, Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, were fatally struck by the driver of a black SUV. The girls had been riding an e-bike on their way to get ice cream with Niotis’s family, according to...

On Sept. 24, a 13-year-old boy who attended Nettington Middle School in Scotch Plains, NJ, died when he collided with a landscaping truck while riding an electric bicycle, also known as an e-bike. This heartbreaking incident is just one of many in the...

In January 2024, around 300 soldiers from the 102nd Cavalry Regiment came together with their loved ones for a farewell ceremony at the Westfield Armory before their deployment to Syria and Iraq. At this time, over 1,500 soldiers were deployed to fight...

With her sleek ponytail trailing from her helmet and her bold Y2K-inspired style — camo cargo pants, a cool graphic tee layered over a white long sleeve — it’s clear that Adley Grantz, a sophomore at WHS, isn’t your average high school student....

It’s around 9:30 p.m. and I’m walking back from work. I’m headed toward the train station, anticipating the underpass: My keys assume position between my fingers. It’s dark and silent, with the occasional rumble of the trains passing above me....

I’m on a train home from North Carolina and I feel empty. The window flicks past in a blur of gray and gold, like a film reel of someone else's life. I just visited a school I have dreamed of going to since I was a child. I spent a weekend with my...