TOP LOCAL News
By MATTHEW KASS
November 7, 2025
ROSELLE, NJ — Citing an increased demand for ice time that the current facility is not equipped to handle, the Union County Board of County Commissioners recently broke ground on a new indoor ice skating rink at Warinanco Park.According to county spokeswoman Kelly Martins, groundbreaking on the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — It's 1992, and Henrietta Drake’s affluent family has life-of-the-mind obsessions that may have helped her academically, but also made high school an impossible holding tank for her. The dream was always getting to New York, but she couldn’t have envisioned that she’d be living with ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — As the flu and COVID season arrives, children between 6 months and 4 years of age who have not been able to get a COVID vaccine from their pediatrician will have another option, as the Westfield Health Department will soon have a small quantity available.Megan Avallone, director of ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — When it comes to standardized assessment in the state of New Jersey, Westfield Public School students are more than just making the grade. They’re passing with flying colors.At October’s Board of Education meeting, Dr. Matthew Bolton, assistant superintendent for curriculum, ...
CRANFORD, NJ — After nearly a century as a fixture in downtown Cranford, The Cranford Theater is set to reopen on Nov. 25 following seven months of renovations. Owner Doreen Sayegh said she’s thrilled to welcome the community back to the fully refreshed space.“The auditoriums are all still in the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This outside hitter for the Westfield High School girls varsity volleyball team is valued for multiple contributions, including helping the Blue Devils defeat Union Catholic for the Union County Tournament championship on Oct. 30. Senior Vicki Morey is this week’s Andy Heinz and The ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Democrats Rebecca Williams (an incumbent), Joseph Signorello III and Stanley Neron won the election for three-year terms on the Union County Board of Commissioners, defeating Republicans Mark Nieves, Chris Bacey and Kirk Hemphill, according to unofficial results posted Tuesday ...
NEW JERSEY — Democrat Mikie Sherrill was elected governor over Republican Jack Ciattarelli on Tuesday to become the first woman from her party to lead the Garden State. With almost 90% of ballots counted, Sherrill had 56% of the vote to Ciattarelli’s 44%, according to The Associated Press, which ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Voters got to choose Westfield’s next mayor as well as four new town council members in Tuesday’s election.Listed below are this year’s town council candidates and the unofficial election results for each ward in Westfield as of Tuesday night:MayorRepublican Michal Domogala — 5,986 ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Four hundred and fifty-six contestants. One prize. And only one path to get there. For Westfield resident Debbie Goldberg, it’s game on in Netflix’s newest competition season.In her day-to-day life, Goldberg works in advertising sales. But upon stepping through the doors into the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Activists appealed to Westfield's Town Council last week to join Union, Essex and Hudson counties in passing a resolution to support the Immigrant Trust Act (ITA). Tony Faber, a Scotch Plains resident who attended the council’s conference session, appealed to the council during ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ — Westfield cross country teams are bringing home some hardware after second place finishes at the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 sectional boys and girls meets at Greystone-Central Park in Morris Plains on Saturday, Nov. 1.BoysOn the boys’ side, six runners finished ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The WHS Robotics Club started its season on a high note with an exciting home meet on Sunday. Seventeen schools, with a total of 21 teams, took part in the meet.Due to its size, Westfield’s club includes three separate teams: Team 5968, WR That Hertz; Team 10343, WR Positive Charge; ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The results are in for Westfield’s annual “Haunt Your House” Halloween home decorating contest, and voters chose winners in two categories — one for daytime and one for nighttime.The contest is part of AddamsFest, the town’s annual month-long festival celebrating the legacy of ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The driver of a U-Haul truck crashed through a fence and off of a retaining wall from a parking lot on Central Avenue Saturday night, the Westfield Fire Department said on social media Sunday.The crash was the result of a DWI, Westfield Police said on Tuesday. No one was hurt, ...
UNION, NJ — Binghamton-bound senior outside hitter Ava Gaspard recorded 11 kills to lead top-seeded Westfield, No. 14 in the latest NJ.com Top 20, to a 2-0 (25-14, 25-20) victory over defending champion and second-seeded Union Catholic in the Union County Tournament championship at Kean ...
CLARK, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys soccer team won its second consecutive Union County title with a 2-0 victory over Westfield at Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark, NJ, on Saturday evening. The Raiders broke the ice with about 15 minutes left in the first half when senior Ryan Watt ...
CLARK, NJ — If there was any doubt that Westfield is one of the best programs in the state, it was removed Saturday night as the Blue Devils captured their fourth Union County Tournament championship in five years with a 2-0 win over Cranford. The top-seeded Blue Devils have had an amazing run of ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A new public school rankings published this week by U.S. News & World Report ranks Westfield’s Washington Elementary School as #4 in the state. Westfield is one step closer to enabling text-to-911 services after the town council approved the costs to install new software at ...
CRANFORD, NJ — Soon after the deaths of high school students Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, Cranford teenagers Charlotte and Cooper Groll started a Change.org petition urging state lawmakers to lower the age at which restraining orders can be filed from 18 to 15. The petition has since garnered ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — With ongoing federal government shutdown, the Westfield Food pantry is joining the number of organizations working to keep SNAP recipients covered.On the heels of its grand re-opening ceremony in September, and piggybacking off efforts by Union County, the pantry is hard at work. It ...
TRENTON, NJ — The clocks fall back early Sunday morning, and the autumn leaves continue to fall across the Garden State.This may be the last weekend to see the annual colorful show for most of the state. The weekly NJ Forest Service report shows that the Pine Barrens, northwestern NJ, and most of ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — It’s déjà vu all over again as the Westfield Advocates for Responsible Development are appealing a ruling in the town’s favor this summer that had been the last obstacle to the One Westfield Place (OWP) redevelopment project.Mayor Shelley Brindle addressed the new appeal at the town ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Hold on to your witch hats: Things could get gusty during trick-or-treating on Friday, as a wind advisory is in effect for the area from noon until midnight, the National Weather Service announced.“West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. Isolated gusts of 45 to 50 ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A BMW X6 was stolen while parked in the 500 block of East North Avenue on Oct. 20, according to Westfield Police.“The incident was reported shortly thereafter to WPD, however the stolen vehicle had already fled the area,” police said.Last week, Westfield Police warned that thieves ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Five years after state law first gave students a seat at board of education tables, Ben Zhou is carrying the torch, determined to ensure his classmates are heard. In his new role, the Westfield High School junior bridges two worlds, bringing the perspectives of the town’s youth to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield is one step closer to enabling text-to-911 services after the town council approved the costs to install new software at Tuesday’s meeting. Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro spoke at the council conference session earlier this year, describing the feature that ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Top plays from this junior midfielder for the Westfield High School varsity girls soccer team have set up her teammates to defend their Union County Tournament title.Junior Emilie Cadigan is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency’s Allstate Westfield Athlete of the ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — As the federal government shutdown continues, Union County will provide temporary financial assistance to households currently enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that will be affected by the interruption of November benefits, the Union County ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield Public Schools mechanic Robert Anderson is retiring as of Feb. 1, 2026.The announcement was made during the Oct. 14 meeting during which the Westfield Board of Education accepted Anderson’s retirement. Anderson has been an employee in the district since Sept. 1996, a ...