TOP LOCAL News
By DAVID SEXTON
July 22, 2025
WESTFIELD, NJ — An ordinance that lays the groundwork for making daily parking passes at the south side commuter lot available online passed unanimously at last Tuesday's town council meeting, but it was the potential price increase that drew attention. Part of the ordinance which covers the train ...
READ THE LATEST UPDATE: Raccoon That Bit 2 People in Westfield May Have Rabies, Health Department WarnsWESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield Police and the Westfield Regional Health Department are urging people to report sick, aggressive or injured animals to police after a resident was bit by an aggressive ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — First responders in Union County now have access to a new mental health support system, thanks to a partnership between the Union County Sheriff’s Department and GoMo Health, a digital health company.The new “First Responder Resiliency Program” aims to help police, firefighters, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — For those in need, fresh produce can often be a luxury. Mother and daughter Maureen Goodman and Caroline Sahm are trying to change that with their volunteer effort, Westfield Seeds of Change. People can drop off their donations of fresh produce at their home, located at 610 Coolidge ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Enjoy Shakespeare under the stars this week when a professional production of “Romeo and Juliet” is performed July 24-26 at Foundation Park.For those who’d like to enjoy dinner and a show, patrons are encouraged to visit one of Westfield’s downtown eateries before heading to the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Senator Andy Kim spoke to a standing-room-only crowd of more than 500 people at Edison Intermediate School on Saturday for a town hall. Congressman Tom Kean Jr., a Republican from Westfield who Kim publicly invited, did not attend. Kim, a Democrat, spoke to the power of the town ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Members of Westfield’s Rapid Storm Response Team rescued about 20 people from flash floods Monday night. No one was badly injured and there was no major damage to any public infrastructure, according to the Town of Westfield.Adam Sandler and his daughter Sunny Sandler, who have been ...
NEWARK, NJ — Construction of phase one of the Greenway project — a nine-mile, 100-foot-wide former rail line spanning Essex and Hudson counties that will be transformed into the Garden State’s newest state park — has begun in Newark.Gov. Phil Murphy joined local, county and state officials in ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Putting solar panels on the front of your home just got easier after the Westfield Town Council voted to remove a requirement that the panels match the color of the roof. The Town of Westfield no longer requires that “the color of any solar collector or solar collector device, trim ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Young Men’s Service League now has a Westfield chapter, the second established in New Jersey.The Young Men’s Service League (YMSL) is a nonprofit organization that aims to encourage community service among high school boys and their mothers. Founded in 2001 in Plano, Texas, YMSL ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Quick action by Ward 1 Councilman Todd Saunders during Monday’s severe storm and flooding helped reunite a Westfield tween with a crucial diabetes monitoring device while her parents were out of town.“Monday evening, during the severe storms and flash flooding in Union County, our ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — GTHR Pilates, offering reformer Pilates classes, has opened at 500 Central Ave. “We’re creating a space that’s calming and aesthetically pleasing,” said founder and local entrepreneur Sarah Himmelbaum of the studio. The name GTHR is meant to evoke a space equally appealing to men ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Electric bicycles and electric scooters are now banned from riding on paths in Westfield parks after the town council voted unanimously on the second reading of the ordinance at Tuesday’s town council meeting. Mayor Shelley Brindle and Councilman David Contract were absent.The ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — If you’re looking to get debris from Monday's storm out of your yard, the Westfield Conservation Center is open a day early this week.“We are going to open the conservation center tomorrow,” said Town Administrator Jim Gildea at Tuesday’s town council meeting, adding that the center ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A heat advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, until 10 p.m. Thursday, July 17, the National Weather Service announced. Heat index values up to 100 are expected, it said.“Seniors and those with chronic health problems or mental health conditions are at an increased ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — After making out with relatively minor damage during the July 3 storm — a destroyed dog park — Plainfield's Hope 4 Paws Humane Society was dealt a much stronger blow only 11 days later when floods devastated low-lying areas of the Queen City.The floods caused two fatalities near ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — No one was badly injured and there was no major damage to any public infrastructure in Monday night’s floods, Kim Forde, spokesperson for the Town of Westfield, said in a statement Tuesday.According to data from the United States Geological Survey, Westfield received approximately ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Members of Westfield’s Rapid Storm Response Team rescued about 20 people from flash floods Monday night, according to the Westfield Police Department.“The Rapid Storm Response Team operated into the late evening hours on Monday, responding to numerous water emergencies – removing 20 ...
MANVILLE, NJ — Since 2018, Valairco Heating and Cooling has been committed to giving back to the community through its Valairco Cares initiative — a program designed to support nonprofit organizations that demonstrate an unwavering dedication to helping those in need.Originally launched as a ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Two roads in town remain closed Tuesday after Monday night’s storm, Westfield Police said in a Nixle alert sent at 10:36 a.m.Springfield Avenue between East Broad Street and Mill Lane is closed due to a downed tree and wires, police said, and the 800 block of Willow Grove Road is ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The JCC of Central NJ and its camp, Camp Yachad, were evacuated in an abundance of caution on Monday, July 14, after the JCC received a “suspicious email,” according to a posting on the organization's Facebook page.“Our staff immediately handled the situation with our number one ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield Police, Fire and Public Works are responding to a number of reports of flash flooding and downed trees, the result of severe weather Monday afternoon and early evening, according to a Nixle alert from the Westfield Police Department.The alert says a Flash Flood Warning ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Work supporting families who have a child in a medical crisis by providing no-cost interior design has helped a national nonprofit’s state chapter — led by Westfield-based co-directors — be named to the 2025 NJ State Governor’s Volunteerism Awards list. Helping children and their ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — There is now a county-run family health clinic that will provide health and wellness services to residents without insurance.Services include free tuberculosis testing for uninsured individuals in all of Union County.They also include free wellness visits for children under 5 ...
CRANFORD, NJ — Adam Sandler and his daughter Sunny Sandler, who have been filming a Netflix project in Cranford, have been showing some love to the locals.Members of the crew from Happy Madison Productions were set up in a Westfield parking lot where OnStage Theater Camp is taking place and some of ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — An appeals court this week upheld the dismissal of an ethics complaint filed against Sahar Aziz, a former member of the Westfield Board of Education, concluding her public comments critical of Israel did not violate the state's School Ethics Act.A law that requires restaurants to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Skip the Stuff, the nickname for a Town of Westfield law that requires restaurants to give out single-use food service “accessories” with delivery or take-out only if they are requested by the customer, is just over a year old. TAPinto Westfield spoke with several restaurants in ...
WESTFIELD, NJ – Westfield native James Reynolds, a U.S. Navy lieutenant, was recently highlighted by the Navy for his service as a weapons officer on a submarine.Reynolds, a 2013 graduate of St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, is serving on the USS Scranton based at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, ...
CRANFORD, NJ — Adam Sandler has returned to the Garden State, this time not in front of the camera but behind it, producing a new Netflix film starring his teenage daughter, Sunny Sandler. Production on “Don't Say Good Luck” is underway in Cranford, with filming expected to continue over the next ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — An appeals court this week upheld the dismissal of an ethics complaint filed against Sahar Aziz, a former member of the Westfield Board of Education, concluding her public comments critical of Israel did not violate the state's School Ethics Act.In its July 7 ruling, the state ...