WESTFIELD, NJ — Following the attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand last week that left at least 50 people dead, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Westfield is planning a vigil Tuesday evening to show support for Muslims.

“The fight against Islamophobia is a part of our continued fight against racism, discrimination and bigotry in general,” said ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Think you know who makes the best pizza in town? Put your favorites to the test and give some new places a try at the Westfield Area YMCA’s 4th Annual Pizza Palooza on Sunday.

“Pizza Palooza is a great family-fun way to support the Y’s financial assistance program,” said Sharon London,  assistant aquatic director and ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — If you’ve been busy tidying up (or just watching “Tidying Up” on Netflix), here’s a chance to say “thank you” and “goodbye” to some of your stuff and give back to the community at the same time.

Ron Bansky and Associates Allstate Insurance Agency at 502 East Broad St. is serving as a linen drive collection site ...

SUMMIT, NJ — Atlantic Health System's Overlook Medical Center recently celebrated the nation's first “National Hospitalist Day” which recognizes the talented, dedicated “hospitalists” — a term that refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.

“Hospitalists” focus on the ...

SUMMIT, NJ – Often friends and family worry that a loved one who is forgetting words or losing their car keys is in the beginning stages of dementia – it could be normal aging.   

That became clear at Atlantic Neuroscience Institute’s second memory loss symposium, “A Day to Remember: A Conference for Those Living with Memory Loss,” held at Overlook ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — The work of a town native who developed a five-point assessment to evaluate infants' vital signs right after birth is being celebrated as part of Women’s History Month.

Born in Westfield, Dr. Virginia Apgar, an obstetrical anesthesiologist, is best known for creating the Apgar Score, a clinical system for evaluating the physical condition of ...

Updated at 6:05 p.m. March 15

Tiller Tabbed Acting Fire Chief

WESTFIELD, NJ – He started as a volunteer with the Westfield Fire Department in 1988, joined the paid fire service two years after and later rose to the rank of chief.

After 26 years with the paid fire service, Chief David Kelly is retiring. Friday was his last day with the department, Kelly said.

“It’s ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — A 70-year-old man who served as a priest in the town and was later accused of sex abuse was found shot dead at his home in Nevada, authorities said.

Officers found John Capparelli with a gunshot wound to his neck at his residence in Henderson, Nevada, on Saturday, a spokesperson for the Clark County Coroner-Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed on ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Think you know who makes the best pizza in town? Put your favorites to the test and give some new places a try at the Westfield Area YMCA’s 4th Annual Pizza Palooza on Sunday.

“Pizza Palooza is a great family-fun way to support the Y’s financial assistance program,” said Sharon London,  assistant aquatic director and ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — The Italian restaurant on Elm Street announced its final closure last Tuesday, but seven days later, Groupon hadn’t gotten the message.

As of Tuesday morning, the e-commerce marketplace was still selling Groupon deals to the restaurant. The deal: $33 for $50 worth of food, marked down from an initial offering of $35, the website stated.

By Tuesday afternoon, and ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — An Italian restaurant on Elm Street that has been in town for 25 years is closed for good, its owner said.

The owner of Theresa’s Restaurant, Robert Scalera, in a letter shared by Downtown Westfield Corporation Tuesday said he is closing the restaurant and moving on to another business opportunity. Two other downtown restaurants owned by ...

Opening a new restaurant is rarely an easy task, and for Fettle + Fare owner Amanda Vargas, who has multiple sclerosis and is legally blind, the journey to create her shop in Westfield, NJ, was extra challenging. 

It was here that she created a space that is more to her than a place to find tasty, nutritious food. It’s a symbol of growth and helping others ...

New Jersey Date Night is a series on NJ Flavor by relationship writer Craig Rogers.

Everyone has a St. Patrick’s Day story. Maybe yours involves being stuck in parade traffic with your date and just one bottle of water, or maybe it was being stuck in a pub with just your sixth glass of green beer. If St. Patrick’s Day can leave behind so many great stories, then it only ...

This story first appeared in TAPinto Livingston.

Matthew Smith, a 9-year-old Livingston, NJ, boy with talent enough in the kitchen to stand opposite Gordon Ramsay, will appear on Season 7 of “MasterChef Junior” on FOX when it premieres on Tuesday, March 12, at 8 p.m.

Smith said his interest in the culinary arts began quite early in life. His aunt gifted him a ...

Updated at 6:24 p.m.

WESTFIELD, NJ – Faced with a throng of residents fearful of a public utility’s plan to install taller power poles and increase the voltage in some of its electrical lines through residential areas, the mayor this week told residents she had only learned of the plan last month.

PSE&G spokeswoman Karen Johnson, however, said the utility first ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Residents hailed the Planning Board’s December denial of a proposal to subdivide a property of just over half-an-acre on New England Drive, but now the board and the municipality itself are being sued for that denial.

Approving the subdivision would have been a first step toward allowing a developer to tear down a home at the location and built two in its place, ...

WESTFIELD, NJ – The owner of the average home in town paid $2,725.32 in municipal taxes in 2018, and the town government has proposed not hiking those taxes this year, in advance of property owners getting their first tax bills following a major adjustment of assessed home values.

The spending plan benefits from increased revenues derived from fees and permits, interest on ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Veteran radio traffic reporter and former Westfield resident Joe Nolan will return to Holy Trinity School Wednesday afternoon to cut the ceremonial ribbon at the school's new gym. Nolan was a graduate of the former Holy Trinity High School in Westfield and later honed his broadcasting skills at Seton Hall University's radio station. He is also the ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Four Westfield High School students earned perfect scores on sections of the February 2019 ACT, the district announced this week.

The standardized test is widely used for college admission criteria.

Pictured here with Westfield High School Assistant Principal James DeSarno are high scorers Henry Meiselman (Science & STEM), Abbey Zidel (English), Brianna ...

A public hearing for the school spending plan is set for April 30.

WESTFIELD, NJ – The Board of Education has introduced a spending plan that hikes the tax levy by 2.8 percent using permitted exceptions to the state’s levy cap and funding new hires for the school district, including a coordinator of health and wellness.

The $108.46 million budget for the 2019-20 academic year ...

GENEVA, NY — Chris Aslanian, a 2014 graduate of Westfield High School, has been selected in the second round of the 2019 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Denver Outlaws.

But before Aslanian decides to sign a contract with the Outlaws to play professionally, he's got some unfinished business to attend to.

Aslanian is a senior at Hobart College in New York state.

WESTFIELD, NJ – The Westfield High School Varsity Bowling Team was recognized at the Board of Education meeting Tuesday night.

The team, led by coaches Ralph Corey and Al Rabinowitz, scored eight team scores of over 3,000 and have a 17-1 record as of the 2018-2019 Watchung Conference Champions, Board President Peggy Oster said.

At the conclusion of their season, the team earned a ...

NEW YORK, NY – The Westfield boys winter track team concluded a historic winter season this past weekend, setting two new school records at the New Balance Nationals Indoor meet in the 4x400 and 4x200.

Both relays were comprised of seniors Matthew McIntyre, Ajay Olson, Jake Saltzer and Steve Zucker. McIntyre started the 4x200 in 23.4, giving Olson (21.8) the baton in fifth. Olson handed ...

CRANFORD, NJ - Residents concerned about affordable housing mandates imposed by the courts shared their thoughts with Assemblyman Jon Bramnick and Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi.

Bramnick, the Republican representative from the 21st district and Schepisi, the Republican representative from the 39th district, held a town hall meeting at the Roy Smith Theater at Union County College on ...

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WESTFIELD, NJ — Veteran radio traffic reporter and former Westfield resident Joe Nolan will return to Holy Trinity School Wednesday afternoon to cut the ceremonial ribbon at the school's new gym. Nolan was a graduate of the former Holy Trinity High School in Westfield and later honed his broadcasting skills at Seton Hall University's radio station. He is also the ...

WESTFIELD, NJ – A romantic comedy detailing misadventures in love is almost ready to light up the stage.

The Westfield High School Theatre Department will present Sweet Charity Thursday, March 14, Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m.

Sweet Charity, based on the book by Neil Simon, score by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and original choreography by Bob ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Avoiding direct conversation with others while walking around stark naked might seem common sense, but not for everyone — apparently.

A jarring locker room conversation brought the need to teach this lesson to light for state Assemblyman Jon Bramnick not too long ago.

“A naked guy walks up to me and starts talking about the marijuana bill,” said ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Teams are encouraged to use their wiles in an upcoming contest that will have them solve riddles and dash around the downtown on Sunday.

What is it?

The New Jersey company Midnight Madness Events has partnered with Downtown Westfield Corporation for the hunt, which will have people of all ages solve the queries and take selfies at spots in the downtown for ...

WESTFIELD, NJ – The town has been ranked the seventh best place to live in New Jersey.

Niche.com included Westfield in its “2019 Best Places to Live” rankings released Monday.

The ranking, which is based on public data sets and user reviews, gave Westfield an A+ for its public schools, a B for housing, an A + as a community “good for families” ...

NEW JERSEY – In spite of recent groundhog-inspired predictions of spring, there remains a real chance we may face another plan-altering, snow-filled weather event this year.

According to Kevin Perri, president of Tinton Falls-based A.J. Perri Plumbing Heating and Cooling, LLC, homeowners who take proactive measures ahead of bad weather have the tools and confidence that their home and ...

WESTFIELD, NJ – PSE&G will take down 54 trees and trim 43 more in the next six months as it upgrades its electrical infrastructure, representatives for the utility told the Town Council on Tuesday.

PSE&G spokesman Michael Coyle said the utility will make the cuts to make room to replace existing utility poles with taller ones that meet the state's safety requirement for ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Following the attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand last week that left at least 50 people dead, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Westfield is planning a vigil Tuesday evening to show support for Muslims.

“The fight against Islamophobia is a part of our continued fight against racism, discrimination and bigotry in general,” said ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ – Not one to let religion get left in the dust-up of modern day life, a Westfield priest was among those clergy members to offer ashes to worshipers on the go Wednesday.

For one hour on Ash Wednesday, Father Duncan Johnston, of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Westfield imposed ashes to anyone who drove up to the breezeway at the Chelsea at Fanwood’s ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — At Holy Trinity School, serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade, the mission is to educate students to actualize their full, individual potential both spiritually and academically while adhering to the tenets of the Roman Catholic Church. The goal is to enable them to become responsible members of their families, high schools, churches and communities in an ...