Westfield Top Stories
By TONY GALLOTTO
July 21, 2024
NEW JERSEY — Sunday is National Ice Cream Day. Ice cream shops and eateries across the Garden State are offering a splurge of specials, giving New Jerseyans plenty of reasons to celebrate. President Ronald Reagan designated July as “National Ice Cream Month” in 1984, choosing the third Sunday ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Some unique and eye-catching public art installations made their debut in Westfield this week, as the town began hosting the “Reflections of Ordinary Life” exhibition of five sculptures by the late artist Seward Johnson. With five recent hires, the Westfield Police Department now ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — With five recent hires, the Westfield Police Department now has 63 full-time, regular sworn law enforcement officers — the most in its history, Chief Christopher Battiloro said Friday. MORE: Westfield Fire Department Fully Staffed for First Time in 17 Years The following ...
NEWARK, NJ — Two months after City Council said it “strongly opposes” the construction of a methane-gas-fired power plant in the Ironbound, the state Department of Environmental Protection announced on Thursday its approval of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission’s application to build a backup ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Some businesses, travelers and even first responders in New Jersey were feeling the impact of a global technology outage Friday morning, July 19. The Town of Westfield has not been impacted, Kim Forde, the town's public information officer said. That includes the Westfield Police ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A resident of Boynton Avenue reported being defrauded out of about $990 on July 11 in a phone scam, Westfield Police said Wednesday. “The victim received a notification via the computer as a Microsoft warning that financial information had been compromised,” Sgt. Michael Walsh ...
HOBOKEN, NJ — No, it wasn't another earthquake shaking parts of New Jersey on Tuesday. Depsite reports of rumbling and a booming sound, seismic activity could not be found, according to the United States Geological Survey. So what was it? Experts are saying it may have been a sonic boom caused ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for the area until 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, the National Weather Service said. “Expect damage to trees and power lines,” the weather service said. A severe thunderstorm watch will remain in effect until 10 p.m. To report ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield firefighters responded Wednesday when a large tree on the 1300 block of East Broad Street fell, bringing down live wires that sent a surge of electricity into a house, which caused an electrical fire in the basement, Fire Chief Michael Duelks said. Firefighters ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The “I Run for 5K,” hosted by Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey, is coming to Tamaques Park Sunday, Sept. 29, GSHNJ announced. This event for people of all ages and abilities will feature a USATF Grand Prix sanctioned course. The race will be professionally timed by RacingNJ, with ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator, Bob Menendez, was convicted in a federal bribery case on Tuesday. Menendez was found guilty of 16 bribery, fraud and extortion charges that prosecutors say reflect his actions to sell his office to foreign nationals and local businessmen in ...
CLARK, NJ — The 2024 Pizza Run 5K took place in Oak Ridge Park on Monday evening, July 15. An annual “Pizza Run” had taken place in nearby Westfield for more than 20 years, at the end of which runners would receive slices of pizza. However, the race did not take place in Westfield this year.
WESTFIELD, NJ — Sweet Sounds Downtown music night is on Tuesday night, July 16, despite some hot and sticky weather. But one band will be absent due to unforeseen circumstances, the Downtown Westfield Corporation said. Elena & Boo Demolition String Band, which had been scheduled to perform ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A combination of high heat and humidity could mean heat index values of up to 104 during the next two days, the National Weather Service said Tuesday. “Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses,” the weather service said. A heat advisory remains in effect in ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Some unique and eye-catching public art installations are making their debut in Westfield this week, as the town begins hosting the “Reflections of Ordinary Life” exhibition of five sculptures by the late artist Seward Johnson, Mayor Shelley Brindle announced in her weekly update ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Town of Westfield has been advised by Elizabethtown Gas that a portion of Springfield Avenue will be closed during overnight hours this week for utility work, the town said on its Facebook page Monday. From Monday, July 15, through Thursday, July 18, Springfield Avenue will ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield may get three new affordable housing units on a bustling section of South Avenue after the town council formally approved an application by Passaic Housing to fund the three units partly via funds from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs New Jersey Affordable ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield school board authorized new bids and payments to advance construction projects at several Westfield public school buildings during its June 25 meeting. Brendan Galligan, finance and facilities committee chair, remarked on the current renovations and updates to ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ — In the more than three months since the demolition of the Pep Boys auto store on JFK Boulevard in Journal Square, union members have dutifully stood outside the construction site with a 10-foot high inflatable rat — a symbolic protest against development companies that do not use ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield High School Principal Mary Asfendis announced the 4th marking period honor rolls for the 2023-2024 school year. Westfield High School recognizes student achievement every marking period at two levels: Honor Roll and Distinguished Honor Roll. For the Distinguished ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — When husband-wife team James Du and Lillian Pien opened Akai Lounge in 2014, they didn’t know they would end up becoming an integral part of a tight-knit community. “This community is really special,” said Pien, who also owns two restaurants in other towns with Du. “I remember ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Elizabethtown Gas is nearing completion of its milling and paving work in the Coolidge-area grid, which includes Stevens Avenue, Cranford Avenue, Sherman Street, Wells Street and Benson Place, Mayor Shelley Brindle said in her weekly update Friday. Next, she said, the town’s ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A heat advisory is in effect for the area from noon on Sunday, July 14, until 10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, the National Weather Service announced. Heat index values of up to 104 are expected. During heat advisories, the Town of Westfield designates Westfield Memorial ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Firefighters extinguished a fire at the Parker apartment building Sunday afternoon, July 7. One family was displaced. After more than 70 years of dedicated service to the community, the Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad is getting some assistance of its own: A new project by local ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Relief for Westfield commuters’ “train pain” is on the way as well as economic benefits for Westfield homeowners, Mayor Shelley Brindle said, after Monday’s historic signing of the final funding for the Gateway Development project. The Gateway Development project is a $6.5 ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield’s Stop & Shop has made the cut: When the company released its list of 32 “underperforming” stores that it plans to close by the end of the year on Friday, the supermarket on Elm Street was not on it. Stop & Shop characterized the closings as its “next steps in ...
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey dropped six spots in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business in 2024” list, from No. 19 in 2023 to No. 25 this year. The Garden State’s overall ranking placed it below neighboring states New York (No. 22) and Pennsylvania (No. 17) on the list. New Jersey outranked ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Decades before motorized fire engines became commonplace in the United States in the early 1900s, the Westfield Fire Department was established in 1875. While technology has marked numerous advances since then, the organization’s century-and-a-half of dedicated service and ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The office of the acting state comptroller is urging Gov. Phil Murphy to withhold state funds from the county based on its refusal to comply with a corrective action plan for their payment of stipends to top officials without a required public process. Counsel representing ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Two people were taken to the hospital after a crash at the 4-way stop intersection of Clark Street and Dudley Avenue Thursday morning, Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro said. The crash happened at about 10:23 a.m., he said. “The crash report is not complete as of ...