Westfield Top Stories
By JACKIE LIEBERMAN
June 11, 2024
WESTFIELD, NJ — Runners are asking for answers after learning that what was billed as a continuation of the town’s popular Downtown Pizza Run will now take place in Clark on July 15. Alexander Kane, the race director with Winning Events Group, the company behind the race, put a positive spin on ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — There will be two opportunities to celebrate Juneteenth in Westfield this weekend, with an African American history trolley tour hosted by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Westfield and a party at Bethel Baptist Church. Juneteenth is short for June Nineteenth, and it ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield High School girls track and field team finished in fifth with 30 points in the Group 4 Championships at Franklin High School over the weekend. Eastern Regional and Hillsborough tied for first with 50 points. For the Blue Devils, Sean O’Brien was third in the ...
TRENTON, NJ — The famous bald eagle and the osprey may be removed from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)'s list of endangered species under a proposal announced earlier this month. Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette said that the potential move ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield baseball team ended their season on the last day in May. Fourth-seeded Westfield dropped a 10-0 road decision to top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan, No. 4 in the NJ.com Top 20 rankings, in the semifinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 sectional ...
NEWARK — Gaza War protesters camped at Rutgers – Newark Law School took down their tents and left as university police surrounded them and ordered them to depart early on Sunday morning, according to protesters and university officials. The protesters, who coupled their demands that the ...
CRANFORD, NJ — With the heat of summer making garbage cans a breeding ground for bacteria, unpleasant odors and pests, now is the perfect time to consider Cranford’s Jersey Garbage Can Cleaners. “Warm weather combined with outdoor barbecues and parties makes people realize how much their garbage ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — St. Bartholomew Academy held its commencement and graduation ceremonies on Friday, June 7, at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church in Scotch Plains. The service focused on the various ways the 22 graduates have grown, both in faith and academics, over their years at the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK — The zoning is the problem, Newark Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Ras J. Baraka said at the New Jersey Planning and Redevelopment Conference on Friday. “The zoning laws are what is prohibiting us from developing the way we need to develop,” Baraka, 54, said. “The state is ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield Station Café, which was damaged after its roof leaked during a storm on May 29, is set to reopen on Tuesday, June 11, said Eman Mobarak, who owns the restaurant with her husband, Ashraf Zaher. The restaurant on South Avenue known for its American diner and Mediterranean ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield High School boys track and field team secured its first spring state title since 1977 on Saturday, finishing with 77 points in the Group 4 Championships at Franklin High School. The Blue Devils won their third state Group 4 championship for the program this year, ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ — It’s been 10 years since the Westfield boys lacrosse team took home a state title. The streak was snapped Saturday night. Westfield junior attack Garrett Ferguson tallied seven goals with two assists and senior attack and Princeton commit Cody Lam posted six goals to power ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Downtown Westfield is one step closer to allowing first-floor office space along the “fringe” of the central downtown area after the much-debated ordinance received the blessing of the planning board Monday. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is at a post-pandemic high, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield High School boys and girls teams are teaming up for the third year for their upcoming Play It Forward charity tennis tournament on June 14 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Tamaques Park in Westfield, with a rain date of June 18. The tournament is more than just a sporting event ...
NEWARK, NJ — About 500 service workers at Newark Airport rallied for higher wages and improved benefits on Thursday with the backing of City Council and other elected officials. Workers with Service Employees International Union 32BJ gathered by the dog park at Terminal A and chanted slogans and ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — A group of Clark residents are asking the county to “right-size’’ its plans for a recreation area at the Clark Reservoir property. Residents who attended the June 5 Union County Board of Commissioners meeting objected to plans for paved lots, a train line for children, a ...
ROCHELLE PARK, NJ — After more than a dozen years working with The Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ) and COMMERCE Magazine, editor Diane C. Walsh is retiring. “I want to thank Diane for her many years of service and dedication to serving the business leaders of New Jersey, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — For its June 15 season finale, the New Jersey Festival Orchestra will bring together three classical music giants, with each work “tipping its hat” to borrowed material from the past — then spinning out in glorious symphonic splendor, according to Maestro David Wroe, music director ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield High School boys lacrosse team on Wednesday beat Ridgewood in dramatic fashion to win the state tournament section championship. The 10-9 victory came in overtime with a shot by Blue Devil junior attackman Colin Coyle. It was Westfield’s first NJSIAA sectional title ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — For a quick, tasty and healthy meal paired with great value and family fun, make plans to stop by Hummus Republic’s “8 x 8” grand opening celebration this Saturday, June 8. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the new location at 102 E. Broad St. will offer entrées at the special price of $8, ...
WESTFIELD — This senior helped her Westfield High School track and field team win their first-ever sectional title in program history at the North II Group IV Sectional Championships over the weekend. Gabriella Demeter is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency’s Allstate ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is at a post-pandemic high, according to Public Health Officer Megan Avallone. Cases of pertussis have been climbing for several months. Avallone said that although the current infection rate is three times higher than last year, it is not ...
NEW JERSEY — Do you have whole cucumbers in your vegetable drawer? You may want to throw them out after the Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of whole cucumbers sold in New Jersey and other states for potential salmonella contamination. The good news, at least if you shop at your ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A purse was stolen from a shopping cart, police pursued a wanted vehicle and it appears that someone tried to break into a home last week, police said Tuesday. A resident reported the theft of her purse and cellphone while shopping at a store in the 100 block of Elm Street at ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Residents of East Brunswick and Students of East Brunswick High School were in a fury Tuesday night as they responded to the publication of the student yearbook which contains a puzzling and offensive entry. Over 700 EBHS Seniors received the 2024 yearbook Tuesday as part of ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The inaugural LGBTQ-focused prom, organized by high school students from New Jersey’s Gender and Sexualities Alliance (GSA) coalition, was a vibrant and inclusive celebration held on June 1 at the East Brunswick Elks Lodge.The event, which marked the beginning of Pride Month, ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ — A 4-alarm fire swept through at least four restaurants and upper floor apartments on West Main Street Tuesday afternoon. Acrid smoke and the stench of burning wood permeated the block between Bridge Street and Division Street. Police worked to keep the street clear of onlookers ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield softball season came to an end in the state sectional semifinals last Thursday. The sixth-seeded Blue Devils dropped a 7-1 road decision to second-seeded and eventual champion Watchung Hills in the semifinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ — Friends and family of Maryrose Fealey gathered at the Somerville Elks Sunday to celebrate her life and to distribute more than 100 rose bushes for residents to plant in their backyards as part of a “remembrance garden” and living tribute to the 27-year-old who was killed by a ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Downtown Westfield is one step closer to allowing first-floor office space along the “fringe” of the central downtown area after the much-debated ordinance received the blessing of the planning board Monday. “We had a number of calls regarding this ordinance,” said town planner, ...