WESTFIELD, NJ — Vine Ripe Markets at 430 North Ave. East hosted about 50 members of the Greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce for a happy hour networking event Wednesday evening.

Attendees sampled items from the independent grocery store’s catering department, freshly made mozzarella and specialties from the meat department. NosVino, a wine and spirits shop in Downtown ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — The Somerset Patriots and Spearhead Staffing have announced the five finalists for the 2018 Kid CEO position.

Jimmy Marvits, Hillsborough; Nick Morgan, Piscataway; Darla Rudnicki. High Bridge; Reina Schumann, Flemington, and Simrah Shah, Warren, have been selected for the final interview to be held on the field at TD Bank Ballpark before the Thursday, June ...

WESTFIELD, NJ – Lord & Taylor recently announced that it will close several its brick-and-mortar locations, including the flagship store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. 

TAPinto Westfield reached out to Lord & Taylor’s corporate headquarters with questions about the fate of the town's freestanding Lord & Taylor department store.  

“To better ...

TINTON FALLS, NJ — When Albert Perri was discharged from the U.S. Army almost 50 years ago — after, according to family lore, a chance meeting with singer Elvis Presley while Perri was stationed in Germany — he began working in the heating and air conditioning industry.

In 1971, Perri elected to branch off in that industry on his own — working out of his garage and ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Boxcar, a private bus company, will launch service from Westfield and Cranford train stations direct to Midtown and the Upper East Side of Manhattan on May 29. Their luxury buses offer amenities including reserved seating, restrooms, power outlets and free Wi-Fi. 

Though it's more expensive than New Jersey Transit, “We think this is a better way to ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Carmen Cascao and Nabig Sakr own N&C Jewelers on Quimby Street. While the store may be celebrating four years at its current location, the two store owners are part of a long Union County jewelling legacy that stems nearly four decades.

“We’ve been working together since I was 17 and Nabig was 22,” Cascao said. 

Both Cascao and Sakr got ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Atlantic Health System’s Overlook Medical Center received the Employer of the Year Award from the New Jersey chapter of the Association of People Supporting Employment First (NJ APSE) during the Facing the Future 26 Conference on transition and employment. The Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) is the only national organization with an exclusive ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — There has been a data security issue involving customer payment card data at certain Lord & Taylor stores in North America, parent company Hudson’s Bay Company announced Sunday.

A spokesperson for HBC told TAPinto Westfield that they cannot say yet if customers at the Westfield location were affected, as the data breach is still under investigation. Certain ...