Westfield News
By MADISON MILLER - NJ STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
June 6, 2025
NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey households, newly burdened with higher electricity costs, will receive $100 to $250 credits from the state, parceled over six months, to help pay the bills, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday in Newark.Typical households will receive $16.60 per month from July-December.
WESTFIELD, NJ — The third-seeded Westfield High School baseball team captured the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 tournament title after defeating top-seeded Ridge, 9-6, on Thursday.The sectional title is the first for the Blue Devils since the 2019 season. Westfield improved to 19-6 this year.
PENNSAUKEN TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Westfield High School boys and girls track teams participated at the NJSIAA State Meet of Champions Wednesday at Pennsauken High School.Individually on the boys' side, senior Ryan Daly placed fourth (1:52.82) in the 800-meter final.The boys' 4x800-meter relay team had ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield resident John Mirrione has grown-man strength, and at 60 years old he’s as strong as ever. To prove he still has it, on Sunday, June 1, in front of the United Nations, he broke multiple world strength push-up records, as a tribute to International Children’s Day. By ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Regional Health Department staff is being pulled in more directions to maintain services in the face of $230,000 in federal funding cuts, according to Health Department Director Megan Avallone. “We lost about $230,000 in federal funding, as did every health department ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This hard-working member of the Westfield High School softball team has led her squad this season with a strong contribution to offensive plays and a drive to be the best she can be for her teammates. Junior leftfielder Kayla Reyes is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — A legal battle is ongoing between Union County and the companies responsible for doing structural work to the Ash Brook Golf Course clubhouse building in 2016. Meanwhile, the clubhouse is closed for repairs.The county sued the companies in February 2024, claiming they used a ...
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning against Alina Habba, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, and Ricky Patel, special agent in charge at Homeland Security Investigations, charging they subjected him to false arrest and malicious prosecution on May 9 outside the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — An Air Quality Action Day for Ozone has been declared for Wednesday, June 4, according to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The air quality in our area will become unhealthy for sensitive groups, it said.“Ozone concentrations are forecast to reach the moderate ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Fraud cost residents thousands of dollars recently, including a scam by a phony “talent manager” who took $5,000 from their victim, Westfield Police said Tuesday.On May 30, the resident told police that an unknown person had contacted them via social media posing as a celebrity and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Among the incidents reported to police last week, a business in town reported that someone lit a firecracker inside their bathroom, police said Tuesday. The firecracker that was set off by an unknown suspect on May 31, at about 1 p.m., caused damage to the business on the 100 block ...
ROCKVILLE, MD — Georgetown junior and Westfield High School alum Barnes Blake took part in golf's longest day Monday.His dream will have to wait another year.Blake shot 1-under (70) thru 18 holes in the morning finishing in a five-way tie for sixth entering the afternoon in a 36-hole marathon for ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The top-seeded Westfield High School boys tennis team won the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state sectional title on Monday over third-seeded Columbia by a 5-0 score.The state sectional title is the second in a row after Westfield made it to the Group 4 state final last year.The ...
SOMERSET, NJ — The Westfield boys track team had a top five finish at the NJSIAA Group 4 Championships at Franklin High School in Somerset Saturday, placing fourth with 26 points, three points behind Piscataway (29) for a top three finish.Toms River North (90.5) won the Group 4 team title, with ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Valairco Heating & Cooling has once again demonstrated its commitment to community service through its ongoing “Valairco Cares” initiative, awarding a $500 grant to Feeding Hands, a nonprofit food pantry that serves thousands of families across Somerset County and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield High School boys and girls tennis teams are back at it for the fourth year in a row, collaborating for their upcoming Play It Forward fundraiser tournament. The varsity and junior varsity teams aim to raise funds for Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss and awareness ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Town Council voted to approve several ordinances underpinning the revised changes to the One Westfield Place development on Tuesday. Vango Westfield LLC is taking over the Sophia apartments project from Ferris Prospect Development LLC. The town secured agreements to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The rights to develop the Sophia apartment project at the corner of Prospect and Ferris Place officially changed hands after the Westfield Town Council voted to allow Vango Westfield LLC to take over from Ferris Prospect Development LLC at Tuesday's council meeting. Mayor Shelley ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Scotch Plains-Fanwood softball has advanced to the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 Semifinals, after defeating arch rival Westfield, 6-4, at home in the quarterfinals on Friday, May 30.The Raiders started off hot on offense with a two-run homer from junior Emily Roof in ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The first M.A.M for Pam Wiffle Classic, in support of Melanoma cancer awareness month and the importance of sunscreen protection, was held in Westfield Wednesday. May is Melanoma Awareness Month, or “M.A.M.” Organized by residents Lauren Guberer and Lindsay Bliss in honor of ...
CRANFORD, NJ — A large portion of the ceiling at the Cranford Theater collapsed without warning on April 30, prompting the immediate closure of the town’s longtime movie house. No injuries were reported, but the damage has left the theater shuttered indefinitely as it undergoes repairs and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Town Council voted to approve several ordinances underpinning the revised changes to the One Westfield Place (OWP) development on Tuesday. Below is a summary primer of many questions that were both asked at the meeting and have been asked about the project in the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A shift in sports focus brought on by the pandemic has yielded playing prowess for this member of the Westfield boys golf team, which continues to add awards to its trophy case. Senior captain Jack Paterson is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency’s Allstate ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — In a social media post Wednesday, Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro announced the arrest of an Irvington man on Friday, May 23,* for aggravated assault, eluding and distribution of controlled dangerous substances after striking and injuring an officer while fleeing the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield's fire chief honored several of the town's first responders during the Westfield Fire Department's annual bell service on Memorial Day.Fire Chief Michael Duelks led both the bell service and the distribution of certificates at the fire department's headquarters.“So this ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Crowds gathered in downtown Westfield Monday for the town’s annual Memorial Day ceremony and parade.The events began with a remembrance ceremony at Memorial Plaza, followed by a parade that processed down East Broad Street to Mindowaskin Park. The street was lined with onlookers of ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — This Central New Jersey town is making unwelcome national news after TikTok reportedly triggered hundreds of teenagers to overrun an annual weekend carnival at Woodbridge Center Mall on Saturday night.The so-called TikTok “meetup” turned chaotic, with a crowd of 300 or more ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield firefighters quickly put out a minivan fire that could have spread to a garage on Memorial Day.At about 7:24 p.m. Monday, May 26, the Westfield Fire Department was dispatched to the 300 block of West Dudley Avenue for a report of an active fire, Fire Chief Michael Duelks ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A new Westfield team competed recently in the second-annual Think Tank Competition in Livingston, organized by young people determined to reimagine business through the lens of inclusion and sustainability.Held May 18 at the Livingston Community Senior Center, the 2025 Think Tank ...
On Tuesday, May 6, the Westfield Board of Education approved its meeting schedule for the 2025-2026 academic year. The board is approved to meet six more times in the remainder of 2025.The Board of Education meets in Cafeteria B of Westfield High School at 550 Dorian Road for the following Tuesdays ...