WESTFIELD -- Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro has announced the promotions of Detective Sergeant Thomas Ostrander to the rank of Lieutenant of Police and Plainclothes Officer John Swiderski to the rank of Sergeant of Police, effective January 1, 2026.Lieutenant Ostrander was initially ap...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Planning Board met Wednesday to welcome its newest members, Evan Cohen and Town Council liaison Drew Pecker. The meeting was attended by newly-elected Mayor, Jeremy Berman, who told The Leader he was looking forward to attending his first meeting.The group spoke as one as A...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Zoning Board of Adjustment kicked off the new year last week by retaining its leadership and professional team before approving several applications.Chairman Craig Peskin was reelected for a sixth year while Frank Cruz will serve as vice-chairman. Board Attorney Vince Loughlin wa...

WESTFIELD – The Westfield Board of Health announced this week that fourteen feral cats that had been removed from a colony near Park Street last year have successfully been rehomed.“All of the cats that were picked up from that location have been adopted out as barn cats to a large farm in Pennsylva...

WESTFIELD- For decades, photojournalists have captured the raw and heartbreaking realities of war and genocide. Showing those who live outside of these areas the dark realities of the world around us. In Donald Margulies’ Time Stands Still, the toll that taking these photos takes on the person behin...

WESTFIELD -- Choral Art Society of New Jersey will present the first concert of its 64th season on Sunday, January 25, at 3 p.m., at The Presbyterian Church in Westfield (140 MountainAvenue, Westfield, NJ). The mostly a cappella program consists of compositions by the late 19th and early 20th centur...

WESTFIELD -- Steeple Concerts at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Westfield is excited to present the internationally acclaimed Australian guitar duo Ziggy and Miles in concert at 5 PM on Sunday, January 18. St. Paul’s is located at 414 East Broad Street (near Euclid Avenue) in Westfield, NJ…Tickets, ...

WESTFIELD -- Westfield’s Washington Elementary “Washington School Show” returns for its 79th annual performance with a unique production entitled, “Level Up, Wildcats.” The annual parent-led show— a Westfield tradition since 1948— brings together Washington Elementary School parents, students and st...

WESTFIELD — A beloved Westfield eatery announced last week that it would be closing its doors after a decades-long run as a downtown staple. “Happy New Year from 16 Prospect,” owners Tim and Christopher Boyle posted to social media, “Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control we shall be...

WESTFIELD — Westfield welcomed five new representatives Mayor Jeremy Berman and council members Drew Pecker, Jenn Gilman, Reshma Adwar and Vik Venkataraman - to the dais on Tuesday as part of the community’s annual reorganization meeting. In his first official State of the Town address, Mayor Berman...