Westfield Top Stories
By DAVID SEXTON
August 12, 2024
WESTFIELD, NJ — Spending no additional green, Westfield has officially adopted an Environmental Resource Inventory to its master plan. The Westfield Planning Board gave final approval to add the recently completed Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI) to the town’s master plan as an appendix on ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Milling and paving is expected to get underway on the following roads the week of Aug. 12, the town announced: Bryant Avenue Channing Avenue Poets Place Whittier Avenue Crossway Place Kimball Avenue (Lawrence to Mountain) Elmer Street Path from Munsee to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Beds as hard as rocks, worn-out couches, a cramped kitchen, musty odors. For the people who volunteer at the Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad, these conditions are the norm in their decades-old headquarters. Responding to over 1,500 emergency calls last year, the squad members ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Two Westfield shops were caught selling nicotine to minors after the health department hired teens to catch them in the act. Someone broke into a home on Benson Place last month and got away with more than $30,000 worth of valuables, police said this week. The first Apex ...
PARIS, FRANCE -- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the queen of the track and field world, added another gold jewel to her crown when the New Jersey native blew open the women's 4x400-meter relay with an historic second leg to spark Team USA to an American record and a blowout victory on Saturday at the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield High School varsity football team will be back in action for the start of the 2024-2025 season on Sept. 6. The Blue Devils went 6-5 last year and were ranked 72 in the state. They lost to Phillipsburg in the NJSIAA Tournament, Semifinal Round, North Jersey, Section ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Heavy rains aren’t the only reason to clean your gutters, according to the Westfield Health Department — they are also the most common place for mosquitoes to breed. Highlighting the rise in mosquito-borne diseases like Dengue fever, West Nile virus and malaria at the Board of ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A tornado watch is in effect for Union County on Friday, Aug. 9, until 10 p.m., and a wind advisory until 11 p.m., the National Weather Service announced. A tornado watch means that tornadoes are possible in and near the watch area. The National Weather Service advises the ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ —The crowd came to watch history at Union Catholic's watch party for alumna Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone at Stage House Tavern in Mountainside, and the GOAT delivered a dominating performance at the Paris Olympics in the 400M hurdles on Thursday, Aug. 8. She became the first female ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — As you round the last turn of the race, the car picks up speed, despite a small bump, as the crowd in the stands roars its support. These and other virtual experiences of the race-car circuit will be available in Westfield when the first Apex One state-of-the-art racing simulator ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — That young person standing ahead of you trying to purchase cigarettes or vaping supplies? They may be working for the Westfield Regional Health Department. “We recruited 16- or 17-year-olds to buy from the stores,” Health Department Officer Megan Avallone said at Monday’s ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Registration is now open to participate in the New Jersey Senior Olympic Games, which will be held for the seventh consecutive year in Woodbridge from Sept. 6 - 8, 2024. Athletes who are age 50 and over as of Dec 31, 2024 are eligible. There are male and female competitions in ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield Memorial Pool is participating in a 2024 bathing suit and goggle drive, organized by the New Jersey Recreation and Parks Association and the New Jersey Swim Safety Alliance, for children and families who cannot afford to buy these items. “Both members and non-members ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Now is the time to let the county know your concerns about spots at risk of natural disasters, or share project ideas to make your community less vulnerable to extreme weather. The Union County Board of Commissioners has contracted with engineering company Michael Baker ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — As her Union Catholic family cheered from a watch party at Stage House Mountainside, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone moved one step closer to defending her title with a very comfortable victory in her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics at Stade ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield was under a flash flood warning until 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, following a severe thunderstorm that produced heavy rain, the National Weather Service announced. As rain continued, police advised drivers to avoid Lamberts Mill Road between Nancy Way and Willow Grove ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Someone broke into a home on Benson Place last month and got away with more than $30,000 worth of valuables, police said Tuesday. The burglary took place between July 8 and July 28, police said. “According to the resident, an unknown suspect(s) gained entry into her residence ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This week’s Sweet Sounds Downtown performances have been canceled due to impending wet weather, the Downtown Westfield Corporation announced on its Facebook page Tuesday morning, Aug. 6. The festival takes place Tuesdays in July and August, with rain dates the following ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Friday was someone's lucky day. A New Jersey Mega Millions Lottery ticket that won $10,000 was sold in town on Aug. 2, according to the lottery. The ticket was sold at Krauzer’s Food Store at 727 Central Ave. The odds of winning $10,000 are one in 931,001 per two-dollar ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield's National Night Out celebration has been postponed until Aug. 20 due to weather, the Westfield Police Department announced on its Facebook page Monday. Originally scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 6 in Westfield, National Night Out is a yearly nation-wide event promoting ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A new option for healthy eating is celebrating its arrival in Westfield. Union County’s first Rush Bowls location, which celebrated its grand opening Saturday at 27 East Broad St., serves up a blend of all-natural fruits and veggies, topped with crunchy, organic granola; a ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — When he came home to New Jersey after college, Robert Tiedemann got a recommendation from a friend to join a local music group. The group was unlike anything he had ever played in, and he wanted to give it a shot. “It's a great chance to get in shape on an instrument, and it was ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Union Catholic track legend and defending Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone competes in the first round of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 6:35 a.m. EDT. Her alma mater will host watch parties for the world record holder on Tuesday, Aug. 6, from ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Town’s paving contractor, P&A Construction, completed resurfacing work last week week on Myrtle Avenue, Laurel Place, Starlite Court and Clifton Street, Mayor Shelley Brindle said in her weekly update Friday, Aug. 2. Expect to see milling and paving on these roads in the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A vacant home on Tudor Oval burned down Monday night after an explosion. The cause was under investigation, Deputy Fire Chief Robert Sawicki said. Westfield PAL flag football is adding a tenth through twelfth grade division this year. The co-ed program is actively recruiting ...
CRANFORD, NJ — The county is planning to include elements of accessibility, inclusion and sensory support in its upcoming National Night Out, a free police and community event set for this Tuesday. “National Night Out for Everyone” will be held Aug. 6, from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at the Cranford campus ...
HOBOKEN, NJ — The Hoboken Police Department arrested a man in connection with an incident in which graffiti was found on United Synagogue of Hoboken property at 115 Park Ave. The individual, 26-year-old Daniel Estreicher of Hoboken, was arrested on bias intimidation and criminal mischief ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The oppressive heat and humidity continue. Westfield remains under a heat advisory on Friday, Aug. 2, continuing into Saturday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m., the National Weather Service said. Heat index values are in the lower 100s, the weather service said Friday. Thunderstorms are ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Parking in Westfield just got more convenient now that the ParkMobile app is available at approximately 1,000 spaces here. The mPay2Park app also remains available, and the town's meters and pay stations still take cash and credit cards, Mayor Shelley Brindle said in her weekly ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield Day Care Center was evacuated Thursday after a drip tray from an air conditioning unit fell through the ceiling and into a classroom. At first officials thought they were responding to a possible partial roof collapse. Firefighters arrived at the scene at about 1:25 ...