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By TAPINTO WESTFIELD STAFF
March 20, 2025
WESTFIELD, NJ — Coming off a state sectional title and a Group 4 state finals appearance, it’s natural for the Westfield High School boys tennis team to feel optimistic heading into a new slate.The Blue Devils went 21-8 last year and edged Ridge, 3-2, to win the North 2, Group 4 title. Westfield ...
CLARK, NJ — School was closed for Mother Seton Regional High School, the all-girls Catholic school located in Clark, this past Monday on St. Patrick's Day. But that doesn't mean that the members of the school community weren't decidedly busy over the previous weekend, as faculty, students and staff ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Seeking to prevent future strip-mall-like developments with long setbacks from the street in the General Business Zone 2 (GB2), the town council unanimously approved a change on March 11 to reduce the distance a new building can be set from the street. Town Planner Donald Sammet ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A versatile ice hockey player who has trained for years and today is a trusted source of information and inspiration to her teammates, this junior athlete is prized for giving her all at every sports event. Junior Sarina Sherman is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — In honor of Youth Art Month, works of art by students in Westfield Public Schools are being displayed downtown in the windows of the Center for Creativity at the Rialto. “The display transforms our downtown into a vibrant, accessible art gallery, connecting students and their ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — One person had minor injuries and a baby was unharmed Monday when their car struck two parked vehicles on East Broad Street and rolled onto its side, according to police.This crash occurred at 2:20 p.m., Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro said.The vehicle, driven by a ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield police are reminding residents to stay alert after a 2025 BMW X7 was stolen during a burglary to residence on Ripley Avenue. The burglary and theft took place at about 2:42 a.m. Monday, police said in a Facebook post.“Remain alert and do not become complacent!!!” the post ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — With the return to warmer weather, more daylight and the end of the school year, the busy spring housing market is gearing up for 2025. In Westfield, potential buyers will find a seller’s market, in which housing demand exceeds supply and sellers are at an advantage.In such a real ...
This story has been updated with additional information.WESTFIELD, NJ — It’s time to pass the torch, they say.“After eight years of service to the Town of Westfield as your Mayor and members of the Town Council, we have each independently decided not to seek a third term,” a letter signed by Mayor ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Just in time for the warmer weather, the updated Memorial Park Playground has opened to the public, according to Mayor Shelley Brindle, who noted the accomplishment in her opening remarks at Tuesday night's town council meeting.Acknowledging that there were some delays to its ...
TRENTON, NJ — Potholes around the state could soon be on the road to recovery. The New Jersey Department of Transportation's (NJDOT) annual statewide pothole repair campaign starts Monday.“Over the next couple of months, our priority will be repairing the most significant potholes from this ...
UNION, NJ — A crisp, perfect March day set the stage for the 2025 Union County St. Patrick’s Day Parade, as marchers and spectators filled the streets of Union to celebrate Irish tradition and community spirit. The 28th annual parade honored youth athletics, showcasing the county's commitment to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Part of Route 22 in Westfield was completely shut down for hours Sunday night after a tree fell into the road, causing a crash and pulling down live wires that sparked a brush fire.Someone offering to “help” a resident use an ATM last week then stole that person’s debit card and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Wall Street maneuvers by One Westfield Place (OWP) investor Hudson Bay Company (HBC) has caused consternation and delay, but pose no actual danger to the project after the company filed for bankruptcy in Canadian Courts, the mayor said.That's because Hudson Bay Company very recently ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield High School Theater Department is set to bring glitz, glamour and drama to the stage in its 2025 spring musical “Smile,” running March 20, 21 and 22.“‘Smile’ is a great musical that follows the story of 16 high school contestants during a weeklong beauty pageant,” ...
TRENTON, NJ — A legislative committee signed off on a bill to require New Jersey schools to teach elementary school students cursive handwriting.The legislation is the first step toward reinstituting a statewide policy to teach cursive handwriting to all students by third grade, a move that ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Changes to an ordinance that might have loosened restrictions on front-facing solar panels were sent back to committee at Tuesday’s town council meeting amid concerns raised by members of the Westfield Planning Board and Historic Preservation Commission. “I was okay with adjusting ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The JCC of Central NJ in Scotch Plains has released its annual Special Needs Resource Directory for 2025. For the past five years, the JCC has compiled a list of professional agencies and businesses across the state of New Jersey that support people with disabilities and their ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Student athletes in Westfield made a winning play for literacy this week, as a group of Westfield High School football players visited and read to town elementary school students to showcase the benefits of reading skills.On Tuesday, the Blue Devils visited Jefferson Elementary ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — “The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time,” Thomas Edison once said, and what was true for the noted Garden State inventor and businessman has also been proven by a Westfield High School wrestler, who placed eighth in the state at the New Jersey State High ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The public will be able to vote on the school district’s annual budget, bond referendum and school board on April 15.Polls will be open that day from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Find your polling place here.MORE: Westfield Board of Education Candidates Night Set for March 19Because the vote ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Someone offering to “help” a resident use an ATM last week then stole that person’s debit card and used it to take $2,000 from the victim’s bank account, according to police.The victim reported the incident on March 4, police said Tuesday. “A resident reports that an unknown male ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — For the first time in its six-year history, on Feb. 25 the Westfield High School mock trial team competed as Union County champions in the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s Central Regional competition.The team includes senior Carson Donnelly and junior Gabriela Castillo as lead ...
NEWARK, NJ — It takes a village to win a championship.Five different goal scorers, led by senior forward Jackson Chicola's goal, and an assist propelled Westfield, No. 10 in the NJ.com latest Top 20 rankings, to a 5-2 win over No. 15 Ridgewood to win the NJSIAA Public state championship at ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The 11th-seeded Westfield High School girls ice hockey team completed the season with an 8-3 loss to third-seeded Trinity Hall in the quarterfinals of the state tournament on Feb. 28. The Blue Devils (5-14) fell behind 4-1 after one period. Shoshana Handwerker, Ella Delaney and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Part of Route 22 in Westfield was completely shut down for hours Sunday night after a tree fell into the road, causing a crash and pulling down live wires that sparked a brush fire, according to Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro.The tree unexpectedly fell across Route 22 ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Attending the recent TIME100 AI Impact Awards ceremony in Dubai would be among the year’s top highlights for many people. But for Westfield High School sophomore Francesca Mani, the last few weeks have also been jam-packed with U.S. legislative work to stop deepfake pornography and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The second-seeded Westfield High girls basketball team won the North 2, Group 4 state sectional title after defeating top-seeded Bayonne, 62-55, on Saturday in Bayonne.The Blue Devils will next meet West Orange in the Group 4 semifinals.Against Bayonne, Westfield (24-6), winners of ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Board of Education approved the district's tentative budget of $135,632,686 for the coming school year during its meeting Tuesday night. Taxes to fund Westfield Public Schools, not including the referendum, could increase by $240 per year for the average homeowner.Get ...
NEWARK, NJ — A Newark police officer was shot and killed on Friday, while a second officer was also shot and is in University Hospital in critical condition but expected to survive, authorities said.Shot to death was Joseph Azcona, 26, who had been on the police force for five years. Azcona was ...