WESTFIELD, NJ — The town public schools are planning to add an elective high school course in Holocaust and genocide studies in 2023, bolster related curriculum in lower grades and partner with a university to educate teachers on the Holocaust and prejudice reduction, according to officials.

Assistant Superintendent Paul Pineiro told TAPinto in an email on Wednesday that the ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — The school business administrator addressed a shortage of bus drivers serving the district at Tuesday's Board of Education meeting.

Business Administrator Dana Sullivan said the district is working to fill two driver vacancies affecting two routes within town.

“It’s been no secret, I think I said it whenever I talked about transportation, that ...

NEW JERSEY — Despite research from the American Psychiatric Association that finds that 87% of Americans feel “anxious” or “very anxious" about inflation, New Jerseyans seem to be among the least worried, according to a new study by WalletHub.

In its analysis of 2022’s Happiest States in America, the personal-finance website ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — The service that prepares food for you in a truck in front of your home no longer has to register its vans as food trucks, the local health department said.

Citing a letter from the state Health Department’s retail food division to Wonder, Westfield Regional Health Department Director Megan Avallone told board of health on Monday that the trucks are ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Residents near the Dooley Colonial Funeral Home in Westfield may hear gunfire Thursday evening as a 21-gun salute is scheduled, police announced.

Air Force members are set to deliver the salute between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m., police said in a Nixle alert Thursday.

Military honors are scheduled to be held for the late George Lanzano, according to the funeral ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — A dog was killed and its owner taken to the hospital for minor injuries following a pedestrian involved crash in Westfield Tuesday afternoon, according to police.

Sgt. Michael Walsh said the driver of vehicle moving southbound on Westfield Avenue rear-ended a car waiting to turn onto 1st Street.

This caused the waiting vehicle to move forward and hit a ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Dogs and their owners joined in a day of music, games and canine competitions at Mindowaskin Park on Sunday.

The inaugural Doggy Day PAWrade in support of the Westfield Neighborhood Council and Wise Animal Rescue was a treat for families and their pets.

George Withers Jr. — car, motorcycle and special events coordinator of G-WIZ Auto Entertainment in Westfield ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — For the first time Westfield is welcoming the Doggy Day PAWrade, an event set to feature canine competitions in tail-wagging, tricks and obedience, plus some treats for two-legged participants.

A fundraiser for the Westfield Neighborhood Council and Wise Animal Rescue, the PAWrade is scheduled for Sunday Sept. 25, at Mindowaskin Park.

A nonprofit social service ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Tickets for the AddamsFest beer garden — Charlie’s Ale Garden — go on sale this week, the festival announced.

The band Saved by the 90s will headline the town-run event with additional entertainment provided by a lineup of local bands, organizers said.

“The most in-demand event of the season will once again feature beer and wine poured by ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Supreme self-confidence. Shameless audacity. Brass.

This is the meaning of the Hebrew word chutzpah for which the new Westfield fast casual restaurant Chutzpah Kitchen is named. And if the early reviews are an indicator, Chutzpah Kitchen, which opened in Westfield on Wednesday, has reason to be confident.

“It was delicious. It was so good,” Lucie ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — French-inspired baked goods, healthy foods and an alternative type of Brazilian hair removal are headed for downtown Westfield.

The 2,400-square-foot bakery Kirshenbaum Baking Co. at 62 Elm St. has scheduled its grand opening for Wednesday, the company said.

“We are thrilled to call Westfield home and couldn’t be more excited to welcome local ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Katherine Oyer, an entrepreneur and Cranford mom of three, celebrated her birthday Friday with a unique gift to herself — the grand opening of her first retail shop, children’s clothing boutique Francis Henri, in downtown Westfield.

The shop at 258 East Broad St. (formerly Westfield Creamery) specializes in international clothing for babies and ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — The controversial plan to build turf fields at Edison Intermediate School was a major point of discussion during a Westfield school board meeting earlier this week.

The proposal is estimated to cost about $9 million and if approved, would include two full-sized LED-lighted turf multipurpose recreation fields and one natural-grass baseball field, along with a ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Offices, apartments and two parking garages are proposed as part of a plan to redevelop the shuttered Lord & Taylor building on North Avenue and build on the town’s two train station parking lots.

Executives for Streetworks Development, the real estate development arm of Hudson’s Bay Company, on Tuesday detailed the plans for a 731,000-square-foot ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — The New Jersey Festival Orchestra is back on Oct. 1 with one last outdoor concert in Westfield before the weather turns cold.

“From Olden American Times” will feature some of Aaron Copland’s “Old American Songs,” George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess Fantasy” and pastorals, gavottes and tarantellas by Igor Stravinsky.

The ...

SUMMIT, NJ — A bear was spotted on West End Avenue Friday evening.

The City of Summit Police Department, via an emailed alert sent at 7:52 p.m., asked residents to keep pets indoors.

Residents were further reminded to never approach wildlife.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Fish and Wildlife has a host of resources related to bear safety ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Dylan Wragg rushed for 202 yards and three touchdowns, while Aidan Harper scored on a five-yard run to lead Westfield to a 30-0 shutout of visiting Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Saturday, Sept. 25, at Kehler Stadium. 

Wragg, Harper (66 yards total), and quarterback Trey Brown (32 yards), combined for 300 yards on the ground. Brown also was 7-of-11 for 71 yards ...

HARRISON, NJ — Red Bull Arena's major league atmosphere brought a new level of fervor to the storied Scotch Plains-Fanwood vs. Westfield soccer rivalry on Thursday, but in a reversal of recent results, it was the Raiders who came out on top on the big stage. 

Patrick Watt's goal about 20 minutes into the game gave Scotch Plains-Fanwood a 1-0 lead that ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — More than 20 years after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, Westfield kept local victims’ memory alive at a remembrance ceremony on Sunday. 

Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the attacks — 12 of them from Westfield.

In front of Westfield’s memorial, which was funded, designed and installed less than a year ...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey is sending aid to Puerto Rico to help those impacted by Hurricane Fiona, which made landfall on Sunday, September 18. The storm brought more than 20 inches of rain and heavy wind, causing major infrastructure damage and power outages to the island.

"Our hearts and prayers are with the people of Puerto Rico during this devastating time," Gov. Phil ...

TRENTON, NJ — Chipotle Mexican Grill will pay the State of New Jersey a record $7.75 million to settle child labor law violations.

A 2020 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) audit identified more than 30,000 violations that impacted minors at Chipotle locations in New Jersey. Those violations included Chipotle not abiding by limits on the number of hours ...