Westfield Top Stories
By TAPINTO WESTFIELD STAFF
August 31, 2024
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield is one of the top 10 places in the United States when it comes to being a safe place for people with good incomes, according to a personal finance advice website. Social studies teacher Brett Curtis has been hired as Westfield High School’s newest assistant principal, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — If you grew up in Westfield, you may hold fond memories of local businesses that are no more, such as Rogers Dance Studio and the Ralph Evans Ice Skating Rink, which both were open in the 1960s. Perhaps you remember shopping at Woolworth’s, or bowling at Clark Lanes. Earlier this ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Curbing speeders, reducing pedestrian risks and preventing auto theft were all part of Westfield’s summer-long High Visibility Enforcement (HiVE) initiative, according to Police Chief Christopher Battiloro. From July 1 to now, police officers have conducted more than 600 traffic ...
NEW JERSEY — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that more than 6.7 million travelers were expected to use its airports and vehicular crossings during the peak travel period from Thursday, Aug. 29, through Tuesday, Sept. 3. This would be a record for the Labor Day travel ...
CLARK, NJ — The county has revised its plans for a recreation area on the Clark Reservoir, a project that residents in the vicinity had asked officials to scale back. Features including an electric train for children, a carousel and an ice skating rink were removed from the revised plans based ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – In the beginning (1974), it was a lot simpler. Preparations for the St. Bart’s Festival were a lot less sophisticated than they are now. Every aspect of the feast was volunteer-run, including the cooking, which the mothers and grandmothers started in advance of the event. The ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield boys soccer team had quite the season in 2023. The Blue Devils (13-5-4) ended their season with a 4-1-2 record over their final seven games culminating with a 3-2 loss at Kearny in the NJSIAA Group 4 semifinals on Nov. 8. Four days earlier, the Blue Devils captured ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced in a news release that Route 22 will have overnight lane closures over the next couple of weeks, starting Wednesday night, Aug. 28. NJDOT says the left lane and shoulder on Route 22 westbound just after the Arirang Hibachi ...
PATERSON, NJ — The streets surrounding St. John the Baptist Cathedral were filled with mourners as thousands attended the funeral of Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. on Wednesday. The cathedral was packed with family, friends and a range of local, state, and federal officials, including Governor Phil ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — New stop signs will be installed on Thursday, Aug. 29, at the intersection of Westfield Avenue, Dorian Road and Park Street, near Westfield High School, to indicate that the intersection is now an all-way stop, the town announced Wednesday. The town council voted unanimously at ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Board of Education approved a new contract with Superintendent Dr. Raymond González at its meeting Tuesday, Aug. 27. González was first appointed to the role in 2021. He and the school board recently re-negotiated his contract, Board President Robert Benacchio ...
Haga clic aquí para leer esta historia en inglés NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Kate Gundersen dreams of becoming a geneticist, toiling away in a research lab to unravel the mysteries of disorders or diseases. Andrew Lisa is going to be studying mechanical engineering with the hopes of one day applying ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Brett Curtis has been hired as Westfield High School’s newest assistant principal, taking the place of James DeSarno, who left the position to become the district’s director of athletics/K-12 physical education and health supervisor. Curtis started Aug. 1, according to the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield High School junior Jonah Lichtenthal is hosting a football pick 'em league that lets participants predict NFL game outcomes while raising money for causes they care about. Lichtenthal launched his nonprofit, Whalefood, in 2023 with the name being a playful nod to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. announced that 14 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in 2025. For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has been regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. “We are very proud to have so many ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield is under a heat advisory Wednesday, Aug. 28, from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m., the National Weather Service said. Heat index values of up to 103 are expected. During heat advisories, the Town of Westfield designates Westfield Memorial Library at 550 East Broad St. as a ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — What a way to end the summer for Westfield High alum and Georgetown sophomore Barnes Blake. Blake, the 2022 NJ.com Boys Golfer of the Year, along with Morristown senior and Notre Dame 2025 commit Liam Pasternak, the defending 2024 NJ.com Boys Golfer of the Year, teamed up to ...
WASHINGTON, DC — Walmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across 25 states, including New Jersey, due to elevated levels of inorganic arsenic. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the recall affects 9,535 cases of Great Value brand apple juices ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Tamaques Park tennis/pickleball courts are scheduled to be resurfaced beginning on Tuesday, Aug. 27, the town of Westfield announced on its website Monday. All courts will be closed from Tuesday until further notice, the announcement says. “Please visit the Memorial Park ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield is one of the top 10 places in the United States when it comes to being a safe place for people with good incomes, according to a personal finance advice website. The website, GOBankingRates.com, ranked Westfield as ninth in the country in its analysis titled “The 30 ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield is set to begin a charm offensive with the movie and television industry by adapting its current film ordinance to meet New Jersey’s “film ready” status.With planning that began with discussion by the Downtown Westfield Corporation's board in March, the “film ready" ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — As James DeSarno takes the helm as Westfield’s director of athletics/K-12 physical education and health supervisor this school year, he does so knowing he doesn’t know everything. A coach and teacher since 1992, DeSarno joined the Westfield Public School District in 2006 as a ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A black bear was sighted on the Seward Avenue path leading into Tamaques Park Wednesday night. Police urged people to use caution and stay alert while in Tamaques Park and in any wooded area. Cheers may be in order for Westfield if the town council approves a new ordinance that ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — When the US Women’s Rugby Sevens team won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics on July 30, members of the Union County Lady Mudturtles were celebrating in their group chat. “It just makes me very emotional because it’s something I feel like seemed really impossible for a US ...
DARIEN, CT — The summer season for Colin Summers concluded on Thursday in heart-breaking fashion. Summers, a Fairfield University senior and 2021 NJ.com Boys' Golfer of the Year from Westfield High School, shot a 2-under-par 70 (73-73-70--216) to finish in a four-way tie for third place at even ...
BELMAR, NJ — In response to public concern, Belmar Police Chief Tina Scott has issued a statement and video regarding the arrest of a surfer on Belmar Beach on Tuesday, Aug. 20. The incident, which involved local surfer Liam Mahoney and Officer Braswell, has sparked widespread attention after video ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The town’s paving contractor, P&A Construction, completed resurfacing work this week on the path from Munsee to Sedgewick, Sedgewick Court, Golf Edge, Lynn Lane and Sunset Avenue, Mayor Shelley Brindle said in her weekly update Friday, Aug. 23. “Today, they are aiming to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Cheers may be in order for Westfield if the town council approves a new ordinance that would allow craft breweries in the downtown, aka the Central Business District, to work with food trucks. Craft breweries are prohibited by New Jersey from selling food, and currently food ...
Update: Belmar Police Provide Context on Beach Arrest With Body Camera Video BELMAR, NJ — Wearing a $12 “beach badge” is apparently taken very seriously here. Belmar cops stopped a 28-year-old surfer visiting from California — with no beach badge pinned on his wetsuit — on Tuesday, Aug. 20.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The student organization that arranged a four-day encampment at Rutgers’ Voorhees Mall and forced the postponement of final exams for about 1,000 students last spring when it threatened to escalate its protests has been suspended by the university. The Rutgers chapter of the ...