Westfield News
By JACKIE LIEBERMAN
February 6, 2026
WESTFIELD, NJ — Bundle up. Or, better yet, stay inside.An extreme cold warning is in effect for the area from Saturday, Feb. 7, at 10 a.m. until Sunday, Feb. 8, at 1 p.m. the National Weather Service announced. Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero are expected.In addition, a wind ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The results from the Tamaques Park survey are in, and while the report describing the results draws multiple conclusions, at least one thing is clear — Westfielders are passionate about the park. It’s been more than a year since the town council voted to approve a budget of $94,000 ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield Memorial Library is getting a $10,000 gift from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, an offering made as part of the organization’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States.The grant recognizes the enduring role of public libraries in strengthening ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Department of Public Works will continue with overnight snow removal operations in the core downtown area on Thursday, Feb. 5, Westfield Police said in a Nixle alert on Thursday. Parking will be prohibited between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. on the following streets:Elm Street, from North ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The JCC of Central NJ's 2026 Special Needs Resource Fair will take place on Sunday, Feb. 22, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.This free community event is designed for parents, families, caregivers, individuals with disabilities, advocates, and professionals to meet and connect ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Recognized for his resourcefulness across numerous events, this core member of the Westfield High School boys swim team, known for his breaststroke and individual medley efforts, also is prized for his versatility that brings considerable strength to the Blue Devil swimmers. Senior ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield High School has announced the first marking period honor rolls for the 2025-2026 school year. The high school recognizes student achievement every marking period at two levels: Honor Roll and Distinguished Honor Roll.For the Distinguished Honor Roll, a student’s GPA must ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Edison Intermediate School English Language Arts teacher Alexandra “Sandy” Boutsikaris is retiring at the end of the school year.The announcement was made during the personnel portion of the Jan. 20 Westfield Board of Education meeting, during which the board accepted her ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A Westfield man performed unsolicited sex acts on a wheelchair-bound woman in Rochelle Park for whom he was serving as a caretaker, according to authorities, who announced the man’s arrest Tuesday.The man, Michael W. Smith, 41, faces charges of aggravated sexual assault and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield police received reports of shoplifting, fraud and theft last week, the department said Tuesday.On Jan. 29, a resident of Grant Avenue reported being the victim of credit card fraud, according to police.“The resident stated that an unknown individual placed a $4,800 charge ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — In order to provide better pedestrian and vehicular access and mobility in areas that remain partially blocked by snow, the Department of Public Works will be conducting overnight snow removal operations in the core downtown area on Tuesday, Feb. 3, and Thursday, Feb. 5, the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Stray cats prowl New Jersey’s cities and towns — including Westfield, where the health department estimated there had been “upwards of 40” a few months ago. In January, the Westfield Regional Health Department announced that they had found homes for 14 of those cats, which had been ...
MILLTOWN, NJ — The borough's honorary furry forecaster for Groundhog Day 2026, Paulie the Rabbit, made his first-ever prediction on Monday morning. Paulie hopped into the paws of his former neighbor and buddy, Milltown Mel II, who crossed over the rainbow bridge shortly before Groundhog Day 2022 to ...
MILLTOWN, NJ — Move over Punxsutawney Phil. There's a new groundhog in town. Milltown that is. Okay, so technically Paulie is not a groundhog. He is a rabbit, and he's been declared the winner in the 2026 Honorary Milltown Mel contest sponsored by the Milltown For All community Facebook group.
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield High School senior standout Sophie Lane became the seventh female basketball player in school history to reach 1,000 career points this past Thursday night.In a 56-36 victory over rival Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Lane put in a game-high 26 points, including three 3-pointers, ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — The Blue Devils made it a clean sweep at the Union County Swim Championships, held at the Jersey Aquatic Center in New Providence on Friday.BoysOn the boys' side, Westfield edged Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 359-357, for their fifth consecutive county crown and redemption after an ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield Public Schools were closed for a day and Westfield's DPW plowed more than 1,600 miles after a major winter storm started on Sunday.Brothers Tim Boyle and Chris Boyle held an “Irish wake” to say goodbye to 16 Prospect, their nearly 25-year-old downtown bar and restaurant ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield formally kicked off its 2026 budget process to a sparsely attended public forum on Thursday with a newly minted finance committee. New Finance Chair Vik Venkataraman, Vice Chair Drew Pecker and veteran members Mike Domogala and David Kiefer listened as Town Administrator ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — On the evening of Saturday, Feb. 7, the Westfield High School choir department will hold its 11th annual “Night of Love Songs” concert. The event will feature performances by choir students, as solos and duets and as group performances.The theme of this year’s “NOLS” is “City of ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Snow removal was at the top of the pile for the Westfield Town Council at its meeting Tuesday, as Mayor Jeremy Berman praised the town’s efforts to clear the first heavy snowfall of his administration. “DPW did an incredible job, especially considering the duration of the storm and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Two Wilson Elementary School staffers are retiring from their roles in the Westfield Public Schools.An announcement was made during the Jan. 20 Westfield Board of Education meeting, during which the board accepted the retirements of Fifth Grade Teacher Coral Venturino and ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plainfield Police are still looking for assistance in locating a 19-year-old named Conner Oldfield who was reported missing Saturday, Jan. 24, at 3:13 p.m. Oldfield is autistic and verbal.The Plainfield Police have engaged county and state law enforcement resources to its search ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This veteran varsity member of the Westfield High School Girls Hockey team, recognized for her smart approach to the game, is a versatile athlete who makes important contributions both on the ice and in supporting her teammates. Senior Ella Delaney is this week’s Andy Heinz and The ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Though snow removal may be the most visible town activity at the moment, it was dealing with the fallout from the bankruptcy of Saks Global that put the town council into executive session Tuesday night to discuss the options surrounding the One Westfield Place development. Saks ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — With a few weeks left, Union County is close to achieving its goal for the 2025-2026 season of its deer management program.The county has so far harvested 161 deer, with a goal of between 180 to 200 deer, according to Union County Spokesperson Kelly Martins. In the 2024-2025 ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — When parents take the stage at this Saturday night’s performance of the Washington School Show, one particular parent is bound to make a splash.Johnny Rzeznik, lead singer of the Goo Goo Dolls and a Washington Elementary dad, is planning to make a special appearance in the Jan. 31 ...
CRANFORD, NJ — The cold weather didn’t deter more than 100 protesters from joining the Snow Day ICE Out at the Cranford gazebo on Monday. In the wake of the third shooting by federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis this month, the event was organized to enable local residents to stand ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Local History room of Westfield Memorial Library transformed into a hub of creativity and engineering Saturday afternoon as local middle and elementary school students became engineers, building their own paper roller coasters. The event, held Jan. 24 from 2 to 3 p.m., was led ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Pour one out for 16 Prospect Wine Bar & Bistro.Brothers Tim Boyle and Chris Boyle held an “Irish wake” Saturday night to say goodbye to their nearly 25-year-old downtown bar and restaurant that closed on New Year’s Eve.16 Prospect, often referred to by customers as Westfield’s ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Hours before one of the region’s biggest winter storms in years transformed the Westfield landscape, almost 50 families gathered at Westfield High School on Saturday to construct one of 60 notable buildings in Westfield as part of the annual Build Westfield in LEGO event. The event ...