Westfield Top Stories
By DAVID SEXTON
July 11, 2024
WESTFIELD, NJ — Addams Tavern, a restaurant named after “The Addams Family” creator Charles Addams, will run the beer garden again during AddamsFest 2024. The restaurant on Elm Street downtown is part of the Harvest Restaurant Group. On Tuesday, the Westfield Town Council awarded the ...
NEW JERSEY — Dengue, a virus spread to people through mosquito bites, has infected at least 47 people in New Jersey this year, according to the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, as of Thursday, there have been at least 2,559 cases ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Georgetown sophomore and Westfield High School alum Barnes Blake finished in a two-way tie for 24th place Wednesday at the 123rd New Jersey Amateur Championship at Forest Hill Field Club in Bloomfield. The three-day, 72-hole event culminated with the top 40 golfers advancing to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — 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 businesses and residents to revamp the aging EMS headquarters. Amanda Vargas, who produces “That Westfield ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Two south-side intersections where crossing guards are stationed on school days will be Westfield’s newest four-way stops after the town council approved the change at Tuesday’s meeting. The intersection of Park Avenue and Westfield Avenue as well as the intersection of Summit ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Three vehicles were stolen from while parked in town last week, police said Tuesday. On June 30, a resident reported burglary to their vehicle while it was parked in a private lot on the 500 block of Springfield Avenue. The vehicle was locked at the time, police said. The ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield stands to save both green resources and greenbacks thanks to a team of graduating Kean University seniors with help from the Westfield Green Team. The Westfield Planning Board approved for public comment the addition of the recently completed Environmental Resource ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The typical Rutgers undergraduate student will face a 4% tuition increase for the 2024-25 academic year, and mandatory student fees will also rise by 4%. Additionally, housing room rates and residents’ education fees will go up 6% and dining plan rates will increase by 8% for ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Neil Horne Jr., a legendary basketball coach at Westfield High School and Union Catholic High School, died on July 4. Horne’s passion was his family and teaching the game of basketball, according to his obituary. As chronicled in Stephen D. Reddy’s award-winning book “A Ball ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Alexander Liu said the manager at Walgreens on North Avenue apologized to him after a cashier there called him “ching chong ching” instead of his name last month. Liu, a 48-year-old Westfield resident who is of Chinese Cuban descent, said the cashier uttered the slur when he went ...
WESTIFIELD, NJ — The Town of Westfield is holding a logo contest in preparation for the country’s 250th anniversary of the signing of The Declaration of Independence, Mayor Shelley Brindle announced in her weekly update Friday. “As we spend this weekend celebrating Independence Day, it’s fitting ...
CRANFORD, NJ — A Cranford teen reported missing Sunday afternoon was found safe Sunday evening at Yankee Stadium. Police were looking for the teenager with special needs who walked away from his home in Cranford on July 7, around 2 p.m., according to a Nixle alert from Westfield police. The ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — More hot weather is headed our way this week. Westfield is under a heat advisory from Monday, July 8 at noon until Tuesday, July 9, at 8 p.m., the National Weather Service said. Heat index values of 95 to 100 expected on Monday, and around 100 on Tuesday, the weather service ...
This story was updated with new information at 1:30 p.m. on July 8. WESTFIELD, NJ — Firefighters extinguished a fire at the Parker apartment building Sunday afternoon, July 7. No injuries were reported, Fire Chief Michael Duelks said. The fire department got the call at 2:24 p.m., Deulks ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Union County is known for its public parks, with Westfield’s Mindowaskin Park, Tamaques Park and Brightwood Park and nearby Unami Park among them. Read on to find out how these parks got their names. Mindowaskin Park, located by the municipal building in the heart of ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — As of July 1, for the first time in 17 years the Westfield Fire Department is fully staffed, Fire Chief Michael Duelks announced. Westfield is among the few towns in New Jersey with a professional firefighting staff. Westfield soccer players Courtney Smith, 13, and Phoebe Klag, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Need to recycle some old clothes or linens? Helpsy, a Public Benefit Corporation that collects unwanted clothing to keep it out of landfills, is now providing free pickup from homes in town, Mayor Shelley Brindle announced in her weekly update Friday. In addition to the Helpsy ...
WASHINGTON, DC — White House officials hosted advocates and allies last month for a panel discussion to commemorate the 25thanniversary of the Olmstead Act — a Supreme Court decision stating that people with disabilities have a qualified right to receive state-funded support and services in the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The popular Allstate Westfield Athlete of the week series, sponsored by Allstate Insurance Agent Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency, will resume in September with the start of the school year. The weekly series highlights outstanding Westfield High School student ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Here comes the sun. Westfield is under a heat advisory from Friday, July 5 at noon until Saturday, July 6, at 8 p.m., the National Weather Service said. Heat index values of 95 to 100 degrees are expected. During heat advisories, the Town of Westfield designates Westfield ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The hard work and humility that brought Courtney Smith and Phoebe Klag to a global athletic stage last summer is taking them back there for a second year. Westfield natives Smith, 13, and Klag, 14, have for the second year in a row been selected to represent the United States at ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — As of July 1, for the first time in 17 years the Westfield Fire Department is fully staffed, according to Fire Chief Michael Duelks. “Today the first shift for three new firefighters, but the addition of these new personnel has allowed the expansion of the department to 40 ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Sara Liptack understands the importance of reading. As a teacher at Westfield High School and parent, she has seen how reading can help students grow their imaginations and make connections they wouldn’t have been able to otherwise. “These are things screentime can’t offer,” ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A Westfield resident is out $10,000 after answering a phone call from someone pretending to be a representative from the fraud department at his financial institution, police said Tuesday. The incident was reported on June 26, police said. While speaking with the suspect or ...
With the July 4th holiday beginning on Thursday this week, we are adjusting our weekly "What's on Tap" column from late Thursday to provide you with a number of ideas geared toward Fourth of July events in and around the local Gold Coast area (Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, Sea Girt, Manasquan, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Board of Education voted to amend the district’s tutoring services policy to prohibit staff members from providing fee-based evaluations and counseling services to students in the district during its June 25 meeting. “The amendment is in reference to evaluations or ...
NEWARK, NJ — A former deputy mayor solicited and agreed to accept a “stream of cash payments,” watches, jewelry and other benefits from two business owners in exchange for helping them in the acquisition and development of city-owned properties, according to federal charges. Carmelo G. Garcia, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Forget about paywalls. Westfield Memorial Library cardholders now have unlimited access to more than 7,000 digital publications for free through the new service PressReader, the library announced Monday. Easy to read on a mobile phone or tablet, PressReader provides access to ...
EUGENE, OR -- Union Catholic track legend Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, perhaps the most dominant and electrifying athlete in the world right now, broke her own world record in qualifying for the women's 400-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Sunday night at Hayward Field in Eugene, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Sixteen teams of two competed in the town’s first “Beers, Bags and Boards” cornhole tournament at Foundation Park on South Avenue on Saturday, June 29. The Downtown Westfield Corporation and Lion’s Roar Brewing Company teamed up to put on the day of friendly competition, local ...