Westfield News

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's summer of comedy continues with Noel Coward's frothy delight "Fallen Angels."

Having taken on a life of its own, the attempt by the Board of Education to reinstate the position of SRO has become an issue of public disclosure more than a review of the merits of the position or the program.

NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line commuter James Birnie of Westfield said he likes the idea of one-seat train rides to and from Manhattan.

WESTFIELD - The Reeve History and Cultural Resource Center of the Westfield Historical Society will present a program on the First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth at 3:30 p.m. June 18. Thomas Connelly and Margaret Hickey of the historic preservation architectural firm of Connelly and Hickey will present an overview of the history and recent ... (more)

Third-grade teacher Ann McDonough joins her students on a plunge down the slide at McKinley Elementary School's end-of-the-year celebration in Westfield.

This story was updated at 2:55 p.m. to include comments made by Assemblyman Jon Bramnick .

Union County Freeholder Vernell Wright congratulates John Biel of Westfield on winning first place in the non-professional mixed media category at the 2013 Union County Senior Art Show during the opening reception for the exhibit at the Elizabethtown Gas Company's Liberty Hall Center in Union.

Westfield Community Band music director and conductor Thomas Connors will be appearing with the band at its annual Summer Concert Series on Thursday evenings, June 27, July 4, 11 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Mindowaskin Park, Westfield.

I would like to express some thoughts that came to mind after reading the recent comments expressed by both Mr. Blitt and Mr. Friedman in Patch.

Take a look at some of the best in photographs sent to the Suburban News during the week of June 10-14, 2013.

Peter Drucker is right. "What gets measured, gets managed." And, as the recent standardized test cheating scandals in Washington DC and Atlanta highlight, poorly designed measures, especially those attached to punishments and rewards, can shape behavior in very unproductive ways.

The names of 773 Lafayette College students recognized for academic honor on the 2013 spring semester Dean's List have been announced.

A Westfield family is asking for the community's help in locating the owners of a large, white Great Pyrenees dog who bit their teenage son at approximately 1:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon.

With summer approaching more cyclists and pedestrians will be out and about on the streets of Westfield.

Springfielder Named Outstanding Teacher of the Year Springfield resident Pamela Friedman was recognized Tuesday evening by the Optimist Club of Westfield and the Westfield Board of Education as one of Westfield's Outstanding Intermediate School Teachers of the year.

Ordinances passed in December to redevelop areas surrounding the Downtown and Netherwood Train Stations pushes forward to restoring Plainfield to the transportation hub it once was.

With the impending closing of iconic Hoboken, NJ rock institution Maxwell's and the arrival of national chain retailers Anthropologie and Gap, there has been a lot of discussion about how the culture of Hoboken is changing.

Robin Azcarraga has joined Prudential New Jersey Properties in the Westfield Office.

Yep, Father's Day is only two days away, but there's still time to pick up a thoughtful gift for the dad who loves to grill.

The following announcements have been provided by the below-listed colleges and universities and are published in the order in which they were received.