Westfield Top Stories
By COLETTE DOUDIN
October 7, 2024
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Community Players will kick off their 2024-25 season on Oct. 12 with the first of six performances of “You Can’t Take It With You.”Taking place in the large house of a slightly odd New York City family, the madcap, idealistic comedy reinforces the notion that you can ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — 1950 Originals, offering a combination of innovative hot dogs, hamburgers and French fries and new variations of those culinary favorites — is celebrating its grand opening in Westfield on Sunday, Oct. 6, less than a year after opening its first location in Westwood. To celebrate ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Masked burglars entered a home on East Dudley Avenue at about 2:46 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, where they stole the keys to a BMW and a Porsche, according to Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro.Niche has released its 2025 K-12 School and District rankings and the nationwide ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A pie contest, old-fashioned games, scavenger hunt and other family-friendly activities are planned for this year’s 16th annual AppleFest fundraiser, hosted by the Westfield Historical Society, on Oct.19.This year’s theme is “Celebrating the Westfield Hall of Fame,” which now has ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Resurfacing of the Tamaques Park tennis and pickleball courts, which began at the end of August, is now complete, Mayor Shelley Brindle announced in her weekly update Friday, Oct. 4.Four of the courts are dedicated to tennis only, and the other four are striped for tennis and for ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Town of Westfield may soon purchase its own handheld lead testing device for use by the health department after a first reading of the ordinance was approved at last week’s town council meeting. The X-Ray Fluorescent device (XRF) would be purchased for $30,525 to assist with the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield High School senior Garrett Gao has been named a 2025 National Merit Semifinalist, Westfield Public Schools announced Wednesday.Gao is among a nationwide pool of about 16,000 semifinalists who represent less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors. As a Merit ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The hard work of this gifted student and captain of the Westfield High School girls tennis team is helping to lead the squad to new victories.Senior Bianca Vesuna is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency’s Allstate Westfield Athlete of the Week.Vesuna’s path to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A 13-year-old on a bicycle sustained minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle on South Avenue West near Summit Avenue Tuesday night, Oct. 1, police said.The vehicle, driven by a 41-year-old from Westfield, was traveling westbound on South Avenue at about 7 p.m. when the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Two cars were burglarized at the train station, Amazon packages were plucked from a porch and someone got away with 20 gallons of used cooking oil in town last week, Westfield Police said Wednesday.A victim reported to police that his vehicle was burglarized sometime on Sept. 22 ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ -- Jon Bon Jovi walked out to a roaring crowd of teens on Tuesday at his alma mater, Sayreville War Memorial High School, where he was officially inducted into the High School’s Hall of Fame.Bon Jovi, a Sayreville native, has sold more than 120 million records, has numerous ...
This story was updated with a correction.WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield had more than 24,000 applications for only 109* affordable housing units, Mayor Shelley Brindle said at last week’s town council conference meeting. “So just as a fun fact, I asked [Town Planner] Donald Sammet today, and the way ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Town of Westfield and several Westfield public schools have been recognized for their commitment to road safety by EZ Ride, a New Jersey community transportation service. EZ Ride honored them at its 2024 Annual Recognition Event on Sept. 26 at Galloping Hill Golf Course in ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Light rain clouds were no match for the timeless warmth of Greek culture over the weekend as about 10,000 people enjoyed GreekFest 2024, celebrated Sept. 27-29 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.The beloved community event was filled with delectable Greek cuisine, such as ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Burglars entered a home on East Dudley Avenue at about 2:46 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, where they stole the keys to a BMW and a Porsche, according to Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro.Westfield police received a report from the alarm company that the burglar alarm had been ...
WESTFIELD, NJ —Niche has released its 2025 K-12 School and District rankings and the nationwide school ranking platform listed Westfield Public Schools as #19 in New Jersey and #283 in the country among public school districts.Niche gave Westfield Public Schools an overall grade of A+. The district ...
Jon Bramnick is launching a new line of vodka. It's called ‘Funny’ Vodka and will be introduced to the public on Sunday, October 6th. The kickoff will take place at Heathermeade Distilling at 835 Fairfield Avenue at 4pm on Sunday, October 6th.Jill McBride of Chatham, an avid vodka drinker, got a ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Visit Atlantic City has announced a major leadership transition with the retirement of President and CEO Larry Sieg, who has been instrumental in advancing Atlantic City's reputation as a premier travel and tourism destination. Gary Musich, currently Vice President of Sales, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield High School marching band's show this year, titled “Chasing Dreams,” is inspired by the famous Banksy painting “Balloon Girl.” The Banksy painting this year’s theme is based on is of a girl reaching for a red balloon, symbolizing someone reaching for their hopes and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield High School went on lockdown Monday morning after someone called saying, falsely, that two people inside the school had been shot, police said.Westfield Councilwoman Dawn Mackey received a heartfelt send-off, and former Councilman James Hely was sworn in to fill the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A defining work by composer Anton Bruckner and a movie concerto with music written for cellist Yo-Yo Ma were the two musical offerings presented by the New Jersey Festival Orchestra on Sept. 27 as it opened its 42nd season. Taking place at Saint Helen Church in Westfield, the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Popular town events like Sweet Sounds Downtown will have a larger venue now that the Westfield Town Council has approved the North Avenue Train Station parking lot to be added to the zone where certain alcoholic beverages can be consumed during special events. “We’re adding the ...
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday at The White House that targets gun violence, creates government task forces focused on increasing threats of gun violence, and improves active shooter drills in schools.For Nancy Kislin, a licensed clinical social worker, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — As early as the first week of October, new signage will be set up to mark the intersection of Boulevard and Grove Street as the town's latest all-way stop after the town council's approval Tuesday.While most of the meeting was spent handling the handoff of the open fourth ward ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This four-year varsity player on the Westfield field hockey team is a key member who drives not only to win, but also for her entire team to have an outstanding experience. Senior Abi Mokrzycki is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency’s Allstate Westfield Athlete of ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield Councilwoman Dawn Mackey received a heartfelt send-off, and former Councilman James Hely was sworn in to fill the remainder of her term at Tuesday’s town council meeting.Mackey, who announced her resignation last week, was honored by the council for her service at the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Union Catholic legend Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who won two gold medals and broke her own world record in the 400 hurdles at the Olympics in Paris in August, returned to her alma mater on Tuesday for the unveiling of another Olympic banner highlighting her latest ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A Brooklyn woman was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm following a felony traffic stop on Sunday, Sept. 15, at about 6:04 p.m., Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro announced in a press release Tuesday.In the press release, Battiloro said that the Westfield ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Thousands of people visited downtown Westfield Sunday, Sept. 22, for the Greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual FestiFall.Held on Central Avenue between Broad Street and North Avenue, as well as Quimby Street, the street fair featured dinosaurs by DinosaursARISE, over a ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield High School was on lockdown for part of Monday morning, Sept. 23, after the school got an alarming phone call, police said.At about 9:53 a.m., the school reported to police that it received a single telephone call from an unidentified person reporting, falsely, that two ...