TOP LOCAL News
By LOU MONACO
January 25, 2026
STATEN ISLAND, NY — The Westfield boys indoor track team had a runner-up finish Friday at the Union County Individual Championships, held at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility in Staten Island, New York on Friday.Westfield (49 points) finished in second-place, 63 points behind winner Union ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Due to the inclement weather, Westfield Public Schools will be closed on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, the school district announced Sunday morning.Westfield is under a winter storm warning until 1 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Heavy snow and sleet are expected.On ...
SCOTCH PLAINS NJ — A fiery Westfield team put the Raiders on their heels from the start of the annual SMAC (Student Movement Against Cancer) meet at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School on Friday night and scored enough early victories to hold off a comeback by the home team led by wrestlers in the ...
ROSELLE, NJ — Senior Andrew Lisnock delivered a championship performance Friday night, scoring a hat trick to lead No. 8 Westfield to a 7–3 victory over Gov. Livingston–New Providence in the Union County Tournament final Friday at Warinanco Sports Center.With the win, Westfield (12-1) captured its ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Vicki’s Diner on East Broad Street was the location for a recent shoot for the upcoming movie “Somedays,” starring Billy Bob Thornton, Pamela Anderson and Ariana Greenblatt.The 2026-27 school year will begin one week earlier to allow additional time for referendum-related ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The start of another new year brings with it financial planning for the upcoming school year in town.In a presentation before the Westfield Board of Education on Tuesday, Jan. 20, Superintendent Dr. Raymond González, Business Administrator Patty Ramos and Assistant Superintendent ...
PATERSON, NJ — Florio “Floyd” Vivino, the Paterson native best known to generations of fans as Uncle Floyd, has died after a lengthy battle with health issues, his family announced early Friday morning. He was 74.Vivino’s brother, Jerry Vivino, shared the news in a Facebook post, saying Floyd died ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield might get more than a foot of snow Sunday and Monday, according to the National Weather Service, which has issued a winter storm warning from 3 a.m. Sunday until 6 p.m. Monday.Total snow accumulations between 10 and 14 inches are predicted, with locally higher amounts ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Adding to Westfield’s growing list of sites that have hosted film productions, Vicki’s Diner on East Broad Street was the location for a recent shoot for the upcoming movie “Somedays,” starring Billy Bob Thornton, Pamela Anderson and Ariana Greenblatt.Written and directed by Brian ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The deadline to submit completed petitions for candidacy in the April 2026 Westfield School Board election is March 2, no later than 4 p.m., Westfield Public Schools announced on Thursday.The election is scheduled for April 21.Find the petition here. Candidates can circulate ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield Public Schools has modified its academic calendar for the 2026-27 school year.The change, announced at the board of education meeting on Jan. 20 and followed up by an email to parents and guardians of students on Jan. 21, will mean the start date for students during the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This veteran varsity member of the Westfield High School Girls Hockey team, recognized for her positive and supportive leadership, also assists her squad with her focused, realistic and determined style of play.Senior Lauren Delaney is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Firefighters extinguished a house fire on the 300 block of St. Johns Place Wednesday morning, the Westfield Fire Department said in a press release posted to Facebook.The fire department got the call at 8:34 a.m. and arrived at the two-story single-family home at 8:37 a.m., the fire ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Carrying on a longstanding community tradition, volunteers for the Washington School Show are preparing for its 79th annual production next week. With a different theme annually, the show is organized and performed by Washington School parents. Each year, a parent writes a script ...
TRENTON, NJ — Want a fork with that take-out order? You’ll have to ask for it.Among the bills Phil Murphy signed on his last day as governor was “Skip the Stuff,” legislation which will require restaurants to provide single-use utensils and condiment packets only to people who specifically request ...
NEWARK, NJ — Gov. Mikie Sherrill declared a utility-costs state of emergency in an inauguration speech filled with New Jersey pride on Tuesday, as she moved to take on the affordability crisis in the Garden State and “shake up the status quo.”Standing before state lawmakers in the N.J. Performing ...
TRENTON, NJ — After more than a decade of clicking keyboards, students will be required to put pen to paper once again as cursive writing makes a comeback in public schools. In his final hours in office, Gov. Phil Murphy signed S1783/A3865 into law, requiring all school districts to reintroduce ...
TRENTON, NJ — On his last day in office, Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law S4834/A6235, legislation to regulate electric bicycles in New Jersey following numerous dangerous crashes. The new law updates the regulation, licensing, classification and training requirements for e-bikes.Under the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The First Congregational Church of Westfield resonated with the powerful affirmations of civil rights on Monday as the congregation hosted the town's 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Commemoration Service.The event, with the theme “Be Makers of History,” also served ...
UNION, NJ — Senior Daniel Berardi earned a spot in the 106-pound final at the 50th annual Union County Conference Tournament, held at the Louis J. Rettino Gym at Union High School on Saturday.The top-seeded Berardi finished runner-up to Roselle Park's Jake Appello, the second seed, dropping a 7-2 ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — When they take the court on Saturday, Jan. 24 against Ramapo High School, the Westfield High School girls basketball team will be playing for something bigger than a win.The contest is also doubling as a dedication game in partnership with Morgan’s Message, a mental health charity ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Vice City, the fictional venue for Grand Theft Auto, may be in for some competition after the recent skein of car thefts and related burglaries in Westfield, some of which were described by residents during last week’s town council conference session. Mayor Jeremy Berman addressed ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — With 3-5 inches of snow in the forecast, the Westfield Police Department advised residents to move their cars off of the streets for plowing Sunday morning.“The DPW has been salting main roadways and known problem areas earlier today, and they expect to begin plowing operations ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A winter weather advisory is in effect for the area from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, the National Weather Service announced.Snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches are expected, the weather service said.In Westfield, parking is prohibited on streets when 3 or more inches ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — You may not have felt the ground shake, but Westfield’s fortunes were struck by a figurative earthquake Wednesday when Saks Global filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and put the future of One Westfield Place into question. Westfield native Zachary Park, a junior at the University of ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield native Zachary Park, a junior at the University of Michigan, was seriously injured Tuesday while leaving an apartment in Madrid, where he was studying for a semester. In its first few days, a GoFundMe fundraiser set up on Jan. 13 to help his family has already reached more ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Elizabethtown Gas will begin a natural gas main and service upgrade project in parts of Scotch Plains and Mountainside on or about Jan. 26 as part of an ongoing pipeline replacement program. The work will directly affect several residential streets and a portion of Route ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Town of Westfield is closely monitoring Saturday’s weather forecast and road conditions, and has deployed DPW crews to salt main roadways and known problem areas, the police department said in a Nixle alert Saturday afternoon.“Public Works is also in the process of shoveling ...
TRENTON, NJ — State Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights filed a lawsuit alleging Clark Township and the Clark Police Department discriminated against and harassed Black and other non-white drivers.The lawsuit, announced in a Thursday news release, claims ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Art and connection took center stage Thursday night as new business owners Cory Dimitrakopoulos and Esther Hu Mangan welcomed supporters, members of the town council and representatives from the Greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Westfield Corporation to ...