Westfield News
By JACKIE LIEBERMAN
December 16, 2025
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield residents can skip having to vacuum pine needles out of their cars and help raise money for Westfield High School music programs at the same time this January.The band and choir students of WHS are joining together for their annual Christmas tree pickup fundraiser.For a ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Thieves stole a Cadillac Escalade, packages from a porch and cooking oil last week, and a dog that got loose bit another dog, Westfield Police said on Tuesday.On Dec. 8 at 1:22 p.m., Officer Manganaro responded to the 700 block of Prospect Street for a report of a woman screaming ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — If approved by a judge, Westfield's new affordable housing agreements will “set an important example for other towns,” said a director at the Fair Share Housing Center (FSHC), the non-profit organization that had formally challenged the town's initial housing plan.FSHC Director of ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Holiday Lights driving maps are here!There are 25 decked-out homes participating in the Westfield Recreation Department's Holiday Lights house decorating contest this year, and you can see them all using the department’s driving maps here. For the optimal routes to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Undeterred by gusty, frigid winds and surrounded by extra police presence following a deadly terror attack on an earlier Hannukah gathering in Australia, members of the Westfield community came together in equal measures of joy and solidarity Sunday evening to commemorate the first ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The holidays are upon us and snow has been falling, but summer was briefly on the agenda at Tuesday's meeting as the town council voted for the second year in a row to keep rates flat for Westfield Memorial Pool in 2026. Bunched together with more than 20 finance policy items, the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Developers broke ground on The Vantage, a new mixed-use residential and retail building, on Thursday. Shelley Brindle announced settlements that allow both Westfield’s affordable housing plan and One Westfield Place development to go forward during her last town council meeting as ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Sitting kitty-corner to Westfield's busy Trader Joe’s parking lot, developers broke ground on a new mixed-use residential and retail building Thursday. A kickoff for The Vantage, formerly known as the Sophia, went forward on a very blustery afternoon with representatives from Vango ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Get your shovels ready.Union County is expected to get between 2 and 4 inches of snow between 10 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, the county said in an alert on Friday afternoon.“Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous,” the county ...
TRENTON, NJ — Restaurants and other places that serve food in New Jersey would be banned from providing single-use utensils and condiments to customers, except upon request, under legislation sponsored by Sen. Bob Smith (D - District 17) and Raj Mukherji (D - District 32).The bill, S3195, would ...
CRANFORD, NJ — The Cranford Township Committee recently proclaimed Dec. 2 as Cranford Theater Appreciation Day, honoring the historic cinema’s reopening after an extended closure. Mayor Terrence Curran said the theater “has not only served as a venue for entertainment, but also as a vibrant ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield High School boys basketball team will once again be challenged with some top competition this winter.The Blue Devils come off an 18-11 campaign where they reached the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 tournament semifinals as well as the quarterfinals of the Union ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Scammers are becoming increasingly aggressive in impersonating law enforcement officers, the Union County Sheriff’s Office warned on Thursday.In a recurring phone scam that has surfaced again, callers claim that the individual has an arrest warrant — often citing missed jury duty or ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A vehicle was stolen from a driveway on the 900 block of Coolidge Street Thursday morning, around 1:56 a.m., Westfield police said. The vehicle was unlocked with the key fob still inside, according to police.“This is a reminder, please be vigilant and keep your vehicles locked with ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County has upgraded its drone program to keep up with modern-day technology.Improvements made included updating the equipment for using the drones, expanding capabilities for the drones, and continuing specialized training for the certified drone pilots, according to Union ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This senior captain for the Westfield High School boy’s hockey team, recognized for his contributions to the team’s championship-level play last year, is prized as the Blue Devils start the new season strong. Senior Andrew Lisnock is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — With a surprise set of settlements that allow both Westfield’s affordable housing plan and One Westfield Place development to go forward, it was pencils down and heads held high for Mayor Shelley Brindle and her four Democratic colleagues at the town council meeting on Tuesday.After ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — No one was hurt when Westfield firefighters extinguished a mail truck that was engulfed in flames on Tuesday afternoon, the Westfield Fire Department said.In a Facebook post, the fire department said that, at 3:26 p.m. on Tuesday, they were dispatched to Nancy Way at Lamberts Mill ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Less than two weeks after the City Council unanimously adopted Jersey City’s first bird-safe building design ordinance, Mayor Steven Fulop has vetoed the measure, citing concerns about increased construction costs. The decision has drawn swift criticism from architects, ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey highway drivers would be required to change lanes or slow down when approaching any stationary vehicle under a bill sponsored by Democratic Senators Paul Moriarty of Washington Township in Gloucester County and Raj Mukherji of Jersey City.Anyone found violating the law ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The 2024-25 season was one to remember for the Westfield High School girls basketball program.The Blue Devils won the North 2, Group 4 state sectional tournament and reached the Group 4 semifinals. Westfield was also a Union County Tournament finalist.Talent returns from that group ...
CRANFORD, NJ — Papa Ganache, the popular vegan and gluten-free bakery that opened its Cranford storefront in December 2020, will close the location at the end of the year as part of a broader consolidation, the business announced.The bakery, which first opened more than 15 years ago in Matawan, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield is among a handful of New Jersey locations included on the All-American Road Trip, a signature America 250 initiative recently announced by the National Park Service’s Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail (WARO). The WARO campaign invites the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This January, when the puck drops on the 2026 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) U18 Women’s World Championship Division I Group B Tournament, one young Westfield resident is set to skate for international glory with her squad.Fourteen-year-old Chelsea Tsvirko, a freshman at ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The New Jersey Festival Orchestra kicked off the holiday season in style Saturday night with “Return of the Holiday Tenors” at the Presbyterian Church in Westfield.The Westfield-based professional orchestra was joined by acclaimed tenors John Kun Park, Luke Norvell and Michael ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Health department officials are asking people to stop feeding homeless cats and instead call Animal Control about them as the number of strays surges on the south side of town.The town council re-named Triangle Park on Mountain Avenue to Washington-Rochambeau Trail Park.An auction ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A bitter encounter during the Westfield Town Council election in October of 2021 proved to be the moving force behind recent updates to an ordinance that had been on the books since the 1930s. Last month, the Westfield Town Council updated language in an ordinance that had given the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Edison Intermediate School science teacher Kristi Houghtaling is retiring at the end of the school year.The Westfield Board of Education meeting accepted Houghtaling’s retirement during its meeting last month.Her first day after teaching will come on July 1, 2026. Houghtaling has ...
TRENTON, NJ — Motorists soon may risk $45 traffic fines – triggered by automated cameras – for parking or idling in bus lanes and bus stops. Penalties outlined in Bill A5612, which passed the Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee on Thursday, also would apply to drivers who clog ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The LINC Program received a $500 donation from Valairco Cares this week, marking the program’s 30th charitable award since its creation in 2018. Board members, volunteers, and pantry shoppers gathered inside the pantry space at the New Providence United Methodist Church to ...