Westfield News
By JACKIE LIEBERMAN
May 9, 2026
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield High School Community Service Club is holding a shoe drive for Jo-Anne’s Closet, in coordination with the Crescent Ave Presbyterian Church in Plainfield, which serves unhoused and needy families and individuals.From May 11 through May 15, you can drop off donations in ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Edison Intermediate School language arts teacher Jessica Mikovits and Roosevelt Intermediate School mathematics teacher Linda Morrison have been recognized as outstanding intermediate school educators by the Optimist Club of Westfield, the school district has announced.The Optimist ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Tamaques Park redesign concept plans are out and Westfield’s town council got a front row view of the proposed changes during Tuesday’s council meeting. Presenters Mallory Clark and Mark Robison from Dresdner Robin, the firm the town has been working with on the redesign, spoke to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Girls’ Night Out in Downtown Westfield, an annual event sponsored by the Downtown Westfield Corporation, is set for Thursday, May 14, featuring shopping, dining specials, entertainment, giveaways and a spring fashion show.Quimby Street, which will be closed to traffic for the ...
TRENTON, NJ — Widespread networks of automated license plate surveillance cameras that create hoards of data used to track motorists are under increasing scrutiny by lawmakers and privacy advocates in the wake of their recent use in ICE arrests.Lawmakers in New Jersey and 34 other states have ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Rotary Club of Westfield is recognizing McKinley Elementary School third grade teacher Nicole Barca and assistant head night custodian Francesco Dori this year as outstanding staff at Westfield Public Schools, the district has announced.Barca is the 2026 recipient of the Rotary ...
CLARK, NJ — Mother Seton Regional High School senior Kate Robimon of Westfield won a 2026 National Merit Scholarship. She achieved a perfect score on the PSAT, garnering the highest result possible in the math and verbal sections. Kate will attend Harvard University in the fall.“We are thrilled ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This senior pitcher for the Westfield High School boy’s baseball team, recognized for his strong work ethic that boosts the team’s performance, is prized as the Blue Devils prepare for a strong finish to the current season. James Statler is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — No one was hurt when members of the Westfield and Garwood Fire Departments extinguished a dumpster fire Tuesday night, Fire Chief Michael Duelks told TAPinto Westfield.The Westfield Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a dumpster fire on the corner of Windsor and South ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Board of Education held its annual reorganization meeting on Tuesday, swearing in two new members and one returning member, as well as selecting the board’s president and vice president for the upcoming school year.Incumbent board member Kent Diamond was sworn in for ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Atlantic Health is recognizing its Soothing Paws volunteers in honor of National Therapy Animal Day, celebrating the human and canine teams who bring comfort to patients, visitors and hospital staff.The Soothing Paws program supports Atlantic Health’s healing culture by helping ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The Westfield boys track team had solid performances at the Union County Championships (Watchung Division) at Governor Livingston High School April 30-May 1.The Blue Devils finished third in the division with 112 points. Union Catholic (134) took the top spot with Elizabeth ...
HIGH BRIDGE, NJ — The Blue Devils did it again.Sophomore Chase Simms shot an even-par 70 to finish second on a match of scorecards to help lead Westfield to the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 4 sectional team title at High Bridge Hills Golf Club on Tuesday.Simms finished second over two other golfers: ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls lacrosse team was eliminated from the Union County Tournament on Monday when Westfield won, 17-2, in the quarterfinal round at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School.Westfield goalkeeper Payton Monusky recorded three saves, supported by a strong ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Burglars broke into a home and stole a vehicle outside, someone has been dumping yard debris on a public path and several residents were victims of fraud in recent weeks, according to Westfield Police.On April 28 at 6 a.m., a resident of Highland Avenue reported that their house was ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The Westfield girls track team set individual personal records at the Union County Championships at Governor Livingston High School April 30-May 1.Team-wise, the Blue Devils finished third in the Watchung Division with 69 points. Union Catholic won the division with 224 ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Changes to downtown Westfield's restaurant scene are afoot as several eateries have closed and new ones are lined up to open.On Broad Street last month, German Doner Kebab, which opened in 2023, closed and dirty soda shop Fizzy Pop opened a few doors down in what used to be ...
CRANFORD, NJ — A new network television drama is bringing lights, cameras and production crews to Cranford Monday, as filming for the upcoming CBS series “Cupertino” was taking place on Holly Street.The show, expected to debut during the 2026–27 television season, stars Mike Colter as an attorney ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Monday, May 25, is Memorial Day, and once again the Martin Wallberg American Legion Post 3 will host a service, parade and barbecue to honor the American heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice.The day's events will begin with the traditional ceremony at 10 a.m. in Memorial Plaza to ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The county Board of Commissioners adopted a $559 million budget during its April 30 meeting that increases the county-wide tax levy by 2 percent.The tax levy, which is the amount of money that’s raised in property taxes, increased more percentage-wise than it did in 2025 for the ...
WESTFIELD NJ — No one was hurt when firefighters extinguished a house fire on Kirkview Circle early Tuesday morning, but afterward the home deemed uninhabitable. Westfield's town council approved parking restrictions near the end of Lawrence Avenue at its most recent meeting, preceded by feedback ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Councilman Michael Armento raised a stark warning about safety risks to pedestrians who cross North Avenue in front of the New Jersey Transit train station during the most recent town council meeting on April 21.Armento drew particular attention to poor signage and traffic flow ...
UNION, NJ — A suspect has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting at a Chick-fil-A on Route 22 in Union earlier this month, authorities said.Jaheed Fields, 20, of Newark, was taken into custody Friday in Newark, according to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office.Fields has been charged ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — As part of U.S. letter carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, held annually the second Saturday in May, area residents are asked to leave bagged donations of non-perishable food near their mailboxes in time for the carriers’ visits on May 9. "Essentially, we simply ask residents to ...
WESTFIELD NJ — Westfield's town council approved parking restrictions near the end of Lawrence Avenue at its April 21 meeting, preceded by feedback from commuters.Council members voted unanimously to prevent parking on Barchester Way closer than 40 feet from the intersection of Lawrence Avenue, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Recognized for his resourcefulness utilizing numerous skills in the sport, this core member of the Westfield High School boys volleyball team is credited for getting the team off to an impressive 11-3 record more than halfway through the season. Senior Benjamin Bukiet-Beker is this ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Wednesday morning, shortly after 9 a.m., masked ICE agents arrested a man in the heart of downtown Plainfield.Westward traffic was blocked on East Second Street between Watchung and Church Streets, and cars going east struggled to get by as five agents walked the man to a car ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield High School boys golf team defended its UCIAC Championship crown at Echo Lake Country Club, their home course, on Tuesday.The Blue Devils (313) upended Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 315-323, to win the team title. New Providence (332), Johnson (334) and Summit (335) rounded ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Learn. Create. Enjoy. For the Westfield Art Association (WAA), those grinding principles were on full display Thursday night.At Artists Unfiltered, held at Art Cafe on South Avenue, members of the WAA and non-member guests had a chance to display their work, as well as receive ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Union County says it hit its goal for the 2025-2026 deer management program, which resulted in providing more than 11,000 meals for families in need with the venison that resulted.One hundred and eighty-five deer were killed during the 2025-2026 deer management program, according to ...