Dear Debby,

The Perks:

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Both New Providence incumbent Mayor John Thoms and challenger, Councilman Brooke Hern, trace their roots to the Republican Party, but both have reached the November ballot by different paths—and that is the way they intend to maintain borough fiscal stability if elected.

With the sun shining as almost 6,300 students entered the Westfield Public Schools on opening day, September 2, children and staff arrived to buildings with high gloss floors, clean desks, and trimmed lawns. Throughout the summer, custodial and maintenance crews readied 902,000 square feet of rooms, hallways and stairwells in 10 schools and 75 acres of playground areas and fields.