Westfield Top Stories
By ANDREA CROWLEY-HUGHES
May 23, 2024
WESTFIELD, NJ — Members of the Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad received a proclamation at last week's town council meeting in honor of Emergency Medical Services Week. “The members of emergency medical services teams are ready to provide life-saving care to those in need 24 hours a day, seven ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield is under a severe thunderstorm warning until 10 a.m., the National Weather Service announced. Hail and high winds are possible, it said. “Expect damage to trees and power lines,” the service said. To report service disruptions, residents may call the following ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This captain on the young girls flag football team at Westfield High School enjoys being a leader and an outlet for her teammates should they need anything. Junior Priscilla Dayon is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency’s Allstate Westfield Athlete of the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Three Westfield High School seniors have been named winners of the 2024 National Merit $2,500 Scholarship: Jacob Blaustein, Yenjay Hu and Tage Mehta. The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding Finalists in the 2024 National ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Two members of the Westfield community, Natasha Hemmings and Elizabeth Savnik, are among the recipients of Union County’s 2024 SHERO Awards, the county announced.This award, under the theme “Union County Women Who Are Making History,” aims to recognize and honor extraordinary women ...
ROSELLE, NJ — The death of one person in Warinanco Park Sunday night is under investigation, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday. Union County police officers responded to a shooting report in Warinanco Park on Sunday evening, according to the prosecutor’s office. Upon their ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — New large recycling containers and signs in Warinanco Park are part of the county’s pilot initiative to boost recycling and curb litter there. The program includes technology that automates recycling and trash pickup in the park bordering Elizabeth, Roselle and Linden. “Our ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Westfield caterers Margaret Hodges and Jane Gross are hosting a culinary conversation, demonstration and premiere of their second film, “Maggie Cooks in Brooklyn” at the Cranford Theater on Wednesday, May 22, from 6:30 - 8 p.m. This free event from co-owners of Maggie Cooks in ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — More than 1,400 people participated in the 11th Annual Greta’s Run in Westfield on Sunday, May 19, to raise about $150,000 for Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss in Mountainside and Newark. The day’s events included a 5K through Westfield, a kids' fun run, a memory walk, a ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A construction worker was critically injured Monday morning when he fell more than 20 feet from scaffolding at the construction site at the former Williams Nursery on Springfield Avenue, police said. The man was transported via helicopter to University Hospital in Newark, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The 1500 block of Central Avenue was closed Monday, May 20, after a Tesla crashed into a house there. The crash happened at about 10:17 a.m., Police Chief Christopher Battiloro said. The man driving the car appeared to have suffered some type of medical episode, he said. The ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A more accessible playground in Memorial Park and resurfaced tennis court at Tamaques are among the projects the town council approved at its May 14 meeting. “We have our municipal budget approved, we have our capital budget approved and now we are on to the process of spending ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — In an initiative led by New Jersey’s Gender and Sexualities Alliance, high school students across the state are gearing up for an inclusive celebration of identity and community at this year’s first LGBTQ-focused prom, set to take place at the East Brunswick Elks Lodge on June 1, ...
GARWOOD, NJ — Integrative Energy Studios in Garwood celebrated its grand opening last weekend with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The studio, which has been open in Garwood for about a month, is an expansion of the business that Dr. Matt Singer started in Wayne. The studio’s Energy Enhancement ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Robert E. Brewster, Sr. Memorial Field, the baseball field located behind Edison Middle School, is now simply “Brewster Field,” to honor longtime Westfield High School baseball coach Bob Brewster, Jr. and Margery Brewster, who was the wife of Bob, Sr. and the mother of Bob Jr., as ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Get ready for some friendly competition. At the Downtown Westfield Corporation’s meeting Wednesday, May 15, chair of the Promotions Committee Mike Ferdinand shared news about an upcoming cornhole tournament to be held June 29 and 30 at Foundation Park. A budget was approved ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Don't be surprised if the water coming from your tap turns brown during the next couple of weeks. New Jersey American Water said that their crews began routine flushing of the water distribution system in the area this week, and will continue doing so through May 31, between the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The town’s tree preservation requirements go above and beyond the state’s new requirements, officials said at Tuesday’s Westfield Town Council meeting. The council on Tuesday introduced an ordinance making minor changes to the portion of the town code that governs tree removal ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A bright and whimsical addition to Westfield’s culinary scene, Taco de Ojo Taqueria has opened downtown with an assortment of tacos, burritos, salsa and more. Currently offering soft-opening hours of 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, the Mexican restaurant opened ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — June is Pride month, and the Town of Westfield will hold its sixth annual LGBTQ+ Pride flag raising and walk on June 13, the town announced. The Pride flag will be raised at Town Hall at 5:30 p.m. that Thursday, followed by a walk to the rainbow crosswalks ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This gifted senior and first-year starter for the Westfield High School boys tennis team is seeing the results of personal hard work helping to lead the team to new heights: The team captured its third-straight Union County Tournament team title on May 3. Senior Evan Sewald is ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — More non-retail businesses, including health services and finance offices, could be located on the ground floor downtown under a new ordinance the town council introduced on Tuesday. The council unanimously approved the introduction of Ordinance 2024-11, which would amend land ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A piece of Italy’s fashion scene has come to downtown Westfield with Brosway Italia's first mono-brand shop in the United States on East Broad Street. Giovanni Feroce, strategic consultant for Brosway Italia in the United States and former CEO of Alex and Ani, was on hand ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - Community Access Unlimited invites residents to a day of family-friendly fun and games to support individuals with disabilities and at-risk youth. On Saturday, May 18, the non-profit will be holding its annual Ira Geller Family Fun Day at Warinanco Park in Roselle. The event will ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — When Westfield police officers responded to a residential burglary alarm on Walberg Avenue May 5, the suspects had already left, police said Tuesday. The incident happened around 4:21 a.m. that Sunday, according to police. “While officers were in route to this call for ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Looking for a way to support the young journalists of Westfield High School? You can advertise in, subscribe to or donate to Westfield High’s School award-winning publications. The journalism program is overseen by journalism teacher Shawn McDonald, and it is her sixth year ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Members and supporters of a corrections officers union asked the county to reconsider its plan to cut a late night shift at the Union County jail, a move which would lay off nine officers, at last week's commissioner board meeting. The jail has served as a processing and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ – Despite a late rally, the top-seeded Westfield High School baseball team fell to second-seeded Gov. Livingston, 10-8, in Monday evening’s Union County Tournament final at Kean University. In a battle of elite pitchers in Gov. Livingston junior Matty Diskin and Westfield senior ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A Boy Scout from Westfield’s Troop 273 has gained the local government’s approval to add lifesaving apparatus to two local park ponds. Zachary Carvalho, 17, secured the Westfield Town Council’s authorization April 30 to build and install life rings with storage boxes at the ponds ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Robert E. Brewster, Sr. Memorial Field, the baseball field located behind Edison Middle School, is now simply “Brewster Field,” to honor longtime Westfield High School baseball coach Bob Brewster, Jr. and Margery Brewster, who was the wife of Bob, Sr. and the mother of Bob Jr., as ...