CRANFORD Wednesday, May 8, police responded to a North Avenue business on a report of a suspicious male who had attempted to pass a counterfeit bill. Police later located the suspect, Raymond Zajonic, 39, of Brooklyn, N.Y., on North Union Avenue, where he was arrested without incident and charged wi...

CLARK Tuesday, April 30, police took a report of a shoplifting incident that occurred at the Ulta Beauty store, located at 1255 Raritan Road. Two male suspects and one female suspect were seen concealing merchandise, valued at $14,727, and passing all points of sale. This incident is under investiga...

WESTFIELD — In its more than 250 years of documented history, the Town of Westfield has borne witness to two world wars, the end of slavery, vast technological advancements, floods, political demonstrations, the Great Depression, the loss of residents in a terrorist attack, and even two global pande...

ALJ - CONFORTI 10 K’S, YANNI 3-4; WF - PUGLISE 2-4Effective pitching has guided the AL Johnson High School softball team on the right path recently. While visiting the Blue Devils in Westfield on April 16, a very strong seven-inning, 10 strikeout effort on the mound by Cassie Conforti, along with so...

By KATIE MOEN WESTFIELD -- Three police officers have been injured as the result of a motor vehicle pursuit involving a stolen car that was attempting to travel out of Westfield and into Garwood. According to information provided by Chief Christopher Battiloro of the Westfield Police Department, the...

The Westfield Foundation, through the generous support from the E. Alfred and Mary D. Herberich Fund, will once again finance a program for summer employment of area students by non-profit or civic organizations. The Foundation Trustees have allocated funding for up to 10 positions, at $1,500 per po...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Advocates for Responsible Development, an ad-hoc citizens group concerned with overdevelopment, has dismissed its appeal against the town’s planning board and redeveloper James Ward, whose mixed-use redevelopment project, The Sophia, is expected to be built at the intersect...

WESTFIELD — After several months of discussion and debate that spanned multiple government entities and local commissions, the Westfield Planning Board voted Monday to unanimously approve a new Historic Preservation Master Plan Element. “The historic preservation plan element, as a part of the maste...

WESTFIELD —A new early-childhood- education center is slated for construction in connection with the Westfield Crossing redevelopment project, a mixed-use residential complex which currently is nearing completion on South Avenue. The project, once complete, will consist of 156 residential units and ...

WESTFIELD — Westfield residents will not see an increase in their municipal-tax-levy obligations this year thanks in part to an unprecedented $15.4-million surplus that town officials say will likely position the community for future success. “The town performed very well last year,” said Councilwom...