Westfield Top Stories
By TONY GALLOTTO
December 7, 2024
CLARK, NJ — Police in this Union County town are looking for the culprit who abandoned nine tiny puppies in a five-gallon bucket at Raritan Road and Frances Drive on Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Newark-based Associated Humane Society hopes to find forever homes for the puppies, estimated to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield boys hockey team looks to continue where they left off last year, but with a trophy to hoist.Currently No. 11 in the preseason Top 20 rankings, the Blue Devils are coming off a 19-4-2 record last season, ending in a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to Manalapan in the NJSIAA ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — County and local law enforcement agencies are aware of recurring reports of drone activity in and around Union County and want you to report any you see to the FBI.Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Union County Chief of Detectives Dr. Harvey Barnwell, Union County ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — When writer Stephanie Karp moved to Westfield just over six years ago, she began to search for a writing group nearby. When she couldn’t find one, she took matters into her own hands. Karp learned of Shut Up & Write!, a national organization meant to connect writers throughout ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield’s planning board got a courtesy look at proposed plans for renovations and additions at nine Westfield public schools this week, but members didn’t get all of the answers they were looking for.That’s because the plans, which would be funded if voters approve a referendum ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — No one was hurt Thursday morning when a car driven by a 72-year-old woman from Kenilworth crashed into the back of a hair and beauty salon at 281 E. South Ave., Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro said.The crash happened at about 8:48 a.m., he said.The driver was the only ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — New hope has arrived for the vacant Mr. Good Lube property at the corner of South and Central Avenues as a state grant allowed the town council to advance an ordinance to purchase the property. The town received a grant for just over $660,000 from the state to purchase the property ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Years of activity in a different sport helped vault this valuable member of the Westfield High School Cross Country team to top performance. Senior Ryan Daly is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency’s Allstate Westfield Athlete of the Week.As the 2024 season drew to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — President-elect Donald Trump has picked Jared Isaacman, a billionaire and commercial space explorer who lived in Westfield as a child, to be NASA’s next administrator, according to reports.Isaacman attended Westfield Public Schools from kindergarten through sixth grade and has said ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — With temperatures turning colder, RSV cases are on the rise locally, according to the health department.“We are seeing an increase in some respiratory illnesses this week. Specifically, RSV are starting to increase in children zero to four,” Health Officer Megan Avallone told the ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Assuring the public that there is “no known threat” from drones people keep seeing in the skies over Morris County, law enforcement officials nevertheless urged people to report them.The statement said the FBI in Newark and the State Police “are asking for the public to report any ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A fire that started during a bathroom renovation at a home on Dorset Hill Road Tuesday is under investigation, Fire Chief Michael Duelks said.The Westfield Fire Department was dispatched to Dorset Hill Road at about 12:50 p.m. for a report of a smoke condition inside the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Two Westfield High School graduates are crediting their cinematic training for their success in the industry, including with the production of the newly released thriller “Perfectly Good Moment.”In the film, now streaming on VOD including Tubi and Amazon, the charming David is ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Ryan Zadrozny, a 23-year-old 2020 Westfield Senior High School graduate, was killed Dec. 1 in North Carolina when he was struck by a car being driven by a man who was impaired and left the scene, according to police.Zadrozny was struck and killed while he and two friends were in a ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — Union County boards overseeing substance abuse, mental health and disabilities services are getting re-organized and re-named to better serve the community, according to county spokesperson Kelly Martins.The changes were among the Union County Board of County Commissioners' ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield celebrated the start of the holiday season with lights, food and an appearance from Santa on Saturday with the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Hundreds were gathered on the north side of the Westfield Train Station to hear a performance from the Harmonics, an ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — More than 600 runners gathered at Tamaques Park in Westfield for the annual Turkey Trot Saturday despite slightly below-freezing temperatures. Runners participating in the 41st annual event, which included a 5-Miler, 5280 run and the 1-mile fun run and walk ranged widely in age and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ – A Westfield man could face decades in prison and hundreds of thousands in fines when he is sentenced in April for fraudulently obtaining a COVID-19 relief loan, according to authorities.Westfield Police arrested four people after an attempted burglary early Saturday morning, Police ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Apple Montessori Preschool and Daycare celebrated their new school in Westfield with a ribbon cutting ceremony earlier this month.The school offers infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten and summer camp programs in its new space in Westfield Crossing, 445 South Ave. East. The ...
FANWOOD, NJ – It's as much a sign of the season in Fanwood as Black Friday sales and sidewalk Santas: The lighting of Fanwood's Famous Christmas Houses at 83 and 87 Paterson Road. Greg Roser, who created the annual tradition a number of years ago calls his display “175 ft. of Christmas joy. Two ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — To celebrate the sounds of the season, look to Westfield's own New Jersey Festival Orchestra, which offers several opportunities to savor the holidays’ high notes. First up is “Return of the Holiday Tenors,” featuring the trio of Michael Butler, Ben Werley and Chauncey Packer.“Of ...
WESTFIELD, NJ – The Westfield High School football team saw its 11-game winning streak snapped against Plainfield in their Thanksgiving Day matchup in Thursday’s 14-9 loss to the Cardinals. In a series recently dominated by the Blue Devils, this year’s Thanksgiving Day showdown between the county ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This valuable player for the Westfield High School football team is counted on for both offense and defense. Senior Colin Coyle, #84, is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency’s Allstate Westfield Athlete of the Week.Coyle got his start in the sport in middle ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Another Westfield resident has been scammed out of thousands of dollars, police said Tuesday.On Nov. 18, a resident of Clifton Street told police that they received a call from what appeared to be JP Morgan Chase about fraudulent transactions on a business account, police said.“The ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Food insecurity is affecting nearly a million people in the state, as widespread factors including rising grocery prices continue to impact Union County individuals and families, according to a New Jersey Community FoodBank official.Feeding America’s latest “Map The Meal Gap” ...
WESTFIELD, NJ – A Westfield man could face decades in prison and hundreds of thousands in fines when he is sentenced in April for fraudulently obtaining a COVID-19 relief loan, according to authorities.The man, Joseph McKeon, 54, pleaded guilty Nov. 26 to committing wire fraud and money laundering, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield Police arrested four people after an attempted burglary early Saturday morning, Police Chief Christopher Battiloro announced Tuesday.A resident of the 500 block of Benson Place called 911 on Saturday, Nov. 23, at about 4:28 a.m. to report that two people were in his ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield boys cross country team had another impressive showing at the 17th Nike Cross Nationals Northeast Regional at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls, NY on Saturday, Nov. 23.Three Blue Devils placed within the top 100, led by senior Ryan Daly (17:06.10) who had the team's ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Sue Pitt Anderson, who had just turned 15, was painfully skinny and coming off a terrible performance in a distance freestyle race.The next night, July 27, 1963, she regained her form and broke the world record in the 200-meter butterfly.Fifty-nine years later, she still recalled ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Tile Concierge owner Zabrina Castaneda celebrated the grand opening of her business’s new showroom at 223 Elmer St. last Monday.Proudly tiling in the community for the past 10 years, Castaneda said she is committed to delivering white-glove tile services tailored for your home or ...