WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield’s town council approved an ordinance that puts regulations on short-term home rentals (such as those done through Airbnb) during its meeting Tuesday night. It is the first time the town has regulated such rentals.

Among the rules included in the ordinance:

Anyone who rents out more than five homes must register with the town.
The person offering ...

WESTFIELD, NJ —  Six people, including four clergy members, who were arrested at a sit-in to support “dreamers” Feb. 6  at Congressman Leonard Lance’s Westfield office continue to wait for their day in court. A trial that was expected to take place Tuesday was put off until a future date at the prosecutor’s request.

Rev. Ann Ralosky ...

WESTFIELD, NJ – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced Monday that Westfield is getting a $10,000 Recycling Enhancement Grant. The grant program, which aims at improving local recycling rates, is administered by Union County with funding from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

According to the town of Westfield's website, the grant ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Seventeen-year-old Summit High School student Ben Schachter was taken away in handcuffs Tuesday during a gun safety “die-in” protest led by local high school students at Congressman Leonard Lance's Westfield office. Lance was not present at the office at the time.

“We are organizing this ‘die-in’ at Congressman Lance’s ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — With Westfield’s 2018 bulky waste program postponed (and possibly canceled), the town is offering 10 suggested alternative ways to get rid of your junk this June:

1. Bring a carload of bulk waste or mattresses to the Westfield Conservation Center: For a one-time fee of $30, you can dispose of one carload of bulk waste. Or, for the first time, you can dispose of ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Plastic bags and shredded paper can no longer be recycled with residential curbside pickup, Town Administrator Jim Gildea announced during Tuesday night's town council meeting.

The town found out just before the changes went into effect this week, Councilman David Contract said.

“The recycling markets are changing every ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield’s town council introduced a revised version of an ordinance that would put regulations on short-term home rentals (such as those done through Airbnb) during its meeting Tuesday night. The ordinance, which was first discussed publicly by the council in March, was changed slightly based on input from the planning board.

“Right now there’s ...

WESTFIELD, NJ – The Westfield Planning Board unanimously denied an application to subdivide 226 Lynn Lane at Monday night’s meeting.

If approved, the lot, which currently houses one single-family home, would have been subdivided into two lots with a new single-family home facing a curve on Springfield Avenue.

“We can reasonably build a house here that is not unusual and ...

WESTFELD, NJ — Westfield’s town council unanimously and enthusiastically approved a resolution supporting Kevin and Avonte’s law and expressing interest in the Missing Americans Alert Program during its meeting last week.

The idea to create the resolution was brought to the council by resident Lisa Bertone.

Kevin and Avonte’s law, a federal law passed this year, was ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — A standing room-only crowd cheered and booed Tuesday night after the town council, with a 6-3 vote, passed a resolution granting Mayor Shelley Brindle the authority to negotiate a lease agreement with Arena Realty Partners for a temporary ice rink at Gumbert Park this winter.

Brindle made her case for testing out the public-private partnership.

“I don’t ...