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The Week Ahead: Auditions and Health Screenings

What's happening in Westfield this week?

Monday:

Qi Gong with Greg Carey starts at 5:30 p.m. at . Qi Gong is gentle movement exercise performed while standing that balances the body, mind, emotions and spirit. Qigong, loosely translated from the Chinese, can be understood as “breathing exercise.” The cost is $10.

Tuesday:

Union County singer-songwriter Oria Aspen will perform at Westfield's Sweet Sounds Downtown. Aspen will be featured with The Glenn Alexander Group at the annual outdoor event and will perform from 7-9 p.m.

Westfield Community Players (WCP) announces auditions for , the comedy-farce by Ken Ludwig, will be held on July 17 & July 19 from 7:30-10 p.m. It will be directed by John Correll.

Wednesday:

The Westfield Business Network will meet at  at 7 a.m. offering an opportunity to shares ideas, contacts and business referrals. Those interested in attending must contact Eric Godoy at 908-313-8416 or email Godoyhomes@gmail.com by noon onTuesday, July 17, 2012. 

The Westfield Area Y invites the community to kick off the summer with health screenings by Overlook Hospital held at the Main Y facility located at 220 Clark Street in Westfield. There will be a FREE Blood Pressure/BMI screening today from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. and registration is required.  This screenings will take place in Conference Room 1 and participants need to register at 1-800-247-9580.

Have you ever wanted to drop in and ask a doctor some questions? Throughout the summer, the internal medicine physicians at the Multi-Specialty Practice of Westfield are holding, free lunchtime chats. These chats, held weekly on Wednesdays, July 11 through August 29, 2012 at 12 noon in their office, 560 Springfield Avenue, Suite 101, Westfield.  

The hosts a Story Slam! from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the meeting room. Do you have a great memory of splashing around in the ocean, the pool, the lake, a puddle?  Come share your stories with others!

Thursday:

The Westfield Recreation Department offers a Summer Concert Series in  starting at 7:30 p.m. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy with family and friends! 

Friday:

The Westfield Memorial Library hosts TGIF for adults at 1:30 p.m. This week's presentation is on GRAND PLANTATIONS: Enjoy a video tour through some of the great antebellum mansions of the Old South. Light refreshments will be served. No registration is required. 

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Rob Goldstein June 14, 2013 at 02:53 pm
Karen Egert, were you opposed to the DARE program that was in effect a few years ago? The DARERead More officer (whether it was a uniformed officer or detective) always carried his or her duty firearm in the school and was at each school on a weekly basis.
karen egert June 14, 2013 at 03:01 pm
Apparently Mr. Common Sense you were not at the Board meeting because if you were you would knowRead More that it was clearly outlined that all decisions and reporting of this police officer will be from the police department -- not the school. So are you saying that Lucy Biegler is now the new spokeswoman ? You said she is calling out the position for what it REALLY is ? The discrepancy in outlined roles and the vagueness of this position is reason enough to question it. Ofcourse you have an opinion , but because our children will be directly affected I think our concerns should be heavily weighed . .
karen egert June 14, 2013 at 03:05 pm
Rob -- to answer your question , I was never crazy about the DARE program and yes , I was disturbedRead More that the officer carrying a gun in school . I didn't like it . So I am being consistent. I was new to the school at the time .
Charles Sullivan June 12, 2013 at 05:28 pm
Maddy, Thank you for your comment and I agree that's a lot of money. I just wanted to let you knowRead More that I wanted to give the board some options to consider in case they felt the need to hire a hybrid public safety officer with experience in security operations. Does the town need one, maybe. Can the WPD do more in regards to daily school security, yes I think so but they don't have to assign a cop they already have on the books for this activity. Thank you again for time.
New perspective June 13, 2013 at 02:45 pm
Mr. Sullivan - thank you for your lengthy explanation and detail. I think one of the statements youRead More made should speak volumes to all "Resource officers are proactive, and they can stop something before it starts, Police Officers are re-active and they respond to locations to enforce the law." Do we really want an armed officer in the school who MAY react to let's say someone who has a watergun but the police officer *thinks* it is a real gun at first quick glance? This happens everyday thoughout this country all by accident. Do we really need WHS to be another statistic? Here's another question....why just have an SRO at the High School? Aren't the middle school aged children MORE prone to peer pressure and stress that can cause them to want to harm others as a reaction? In my Non-Professional opinion, middle school aged kids are more of a danger than High School kids.
John Q. Public June 14, 2013 at 11:17 am
Mr. Sullivan, I believe I read that the SRO position had been eliminated for budgetary reasons inRead More the past but that doesn't really address the first issue I mentioned, nor does your comment about having external foot patrols. (As an aside, I believe the crossing guard in the morning at the corner where the auditorium is is a regular sworn police officer). In addition, I see the presence or lack of such external patrols and the lack of coverage if a single SRO has a sick day as logistical issues that can be worked out as opposed to legitimate objections. I don't really see these as evidence going against the SRO concept.
concerned citizen June 11, 2013 at 08:03 pm
Egert is just against guns, that's it. Everything has to fit into this, her small world, and sheRead More tries hard to make it fit, squeezes it, bends it and massages it. She gets help from the elitist billionaire Nanny Bloomberg for the talking points, but he has none regarding this specific topic, so she flounders.
john June 11, 2013 at 10:28 pm
Karen, karen, karen. it is to easy. never mind.
karen egert June 15, 2013 at 10:28 pm
GGG - I have nothing against the Westfield police . On the contrary, on the few occasions I hadRead More interactions with any of them., they were all professional , courteous and very helpful . I am grateful for our Westfield police . I believe that the wonderful job they do as trained police officers is spectacular . I just disagree with the use of a police officer that has only been trained in the duties of an SRO for 7 to 10 days to be the ones counseling our children. . But please don't say I'm against police officers . That's inaccurate and unfair .
karen egert June 11, 2013 at 01:38 am
Thank you Matt for working to represent the third ward . If elected I hope you will work to moveRead More the traffic light on Central Ave that is literally on a resident's driveway . It also flashes as soon as it turns red . As my street is one block from there , I often see residents walking across the crosswalk while the lights are flashing . It doesn't make sense and it's dangerous . Putting that light there is also a terrible thing to do to that resident in our Third Ward . It's wrong and we need it moved .