WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Ballroom (formerly Fred Astaire of Westfield) hosted about 50 local business people Tuesday for the Greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce’s monthly open networking breakfast.

The social dance studio recently moved to 361 South Ave. East.

Attendees — including current and prospective members — had the opportunity to introduce ...

WESTFIELD, NJ —  Meaghan Murphy, Westfield’s chief spirit officer, announced the debut of her new TAPinto Westfield column at Tuesday’s town council meeting. Called “Meet the Neighbors,” the column profiles interesting people around town, who share their favorite things about Westfield.

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Murphy invited the ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — One year after graduating from Westfield High School, Luke Beaulieu and Michael Stokes are simultaneously attending college and running their own startup business, Kahunas Sleeveless Hawaiians, a sleeveless Hawaiian shirt company.

Beaulieu, who studies entrepreneurship and finance at Babson College in Massachusetts, began building the concept last year as his senior ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — The Greater Westfield Area of Commerce made its second Wish List Program “match” on June 12. The program matches member businesses with non-profit organizations that need help. This month, Westfield United Fund had its “wish” granted by Northfield Bank, which donated money to be used to help a local child who has suffered from domestic abuse through ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — TAPinto Westfield podcast host Mike Cohen chats with Gene Jannotti, executive director of the Greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce, about what the chamber can do to help local businesses thrive.

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Fraidy Reiss, Founder of Westfield-Based Unchained at Last, Talks About her Mission to End Forced Marriages

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WESTFIELD, NJ — Adlers Jewelers, which has been in Westfield for 27 years, celebrated its new, larger space at 217 North Ave. recently with a grand opening celebration. The showroom, next door to its old space, is double the size and includes an updated designer jewelry boutique and new bridal jewelry salon.

The secret to the shop’s success is its loyal customers, according to Jeff ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Mosae Glasshouse, a gift shop located at 334 South Ave. East in Westfield, celebrated its grand opening recently by holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Andy Skibitksky, Councilman Sam Della Fera, members of the Greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Westfield Corporation.

“We saw this vacant space and thought what better place to open ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Westfield-based Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey recently hosted a Young Women of Vision Leadership Breakfast featuring a panel of successful women discussing female entrepreneurship and how the Girl Scouts shaped their lives and leadership styles.

Panelists included Vonda McPherson,owner of Vonda's Kitchen & Caterer to Super Bowl XLIX; Julie Averbach, GSHNJ ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Town Council voted Tuesday night to increase the number of hours of free parking downtown and create “express spaces” with free parking for people parking for 15 minutes or less. Both proposed changes are the result of recommendations by the Mayor’s Downtown Task Force and discussions among the Public Safety, Transportation & Parking ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Blende Custom Beauty held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this weekend at 106 Elm St. in Downtown Westfield with Mayor Andy Skibitsky, members of the Greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Westfield Corporation.

The shop has been busy since it first opened May 2, according to celebrity makeup artist and co-owner Keira Karlin.

“We had ...