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1 week ago | 
tapinto.net | David Sexton |Jackie Lieberman
WESTFIELD, NJ — Cars traveling west along East Broad Street may soon have to slow down as they enter Davis Court, as an ordinance for a new yield sign was approved on first reading by the town council last week. Davis Court leads from East Broad Street to a quiet neighborhood at the North West corner of Westfield. Because of its proximity to Springfield Avenue and East Broad Street, it’s a location that is close to heavy traffic going at a quick pace.
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3 weeks ago | 
tapinto.net | David Sexton |Fred Smith
WESTFIELD, NJ — Seated at the Westfield Community Center and flanked by caregivers, seniors and residents with disabilities affected by proposed cuts to Medicaid, Gov. Phil Murphy repeatedly drummed a message that seemed focused on an absent audience member, Representative Tom Kean Jr.“I don’t think there will be a more important vote in Tom’s long and storied public service career than the vote on Medicaid,” Murphy said at multiple points during the roundtable discussion Friday.
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3 weeks ago | 
tapinto.net | David Sexton |Jackie Lieberman
WESTFIELD, NJ — Seated at the Westfield Community Center and flanked by caregivers, seniors and residents with disabilities affected by proposed cuts to Medicaid, Gov. Phil Murphy repeatedly drummed a message that seemed focused on an absent audience member, Representative Tom Kean Jr.“I don’t think there will be a more important vote in Tom’s long and storied public service career than the vote on Medicaid,” Murphy said at multiple points during the roundtable discussion Friday.
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4 weeks ago | 
tapinto.net | David Sexton |Jackie Lieberman
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield’s budget season is officially underway as the town council unanimously approved the budget proposal put forth by the finance committee Tuesday night.
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1 month ago | 
tapinto.net | David Sexton |Jackie Lieberman
WESTFIELD, NJ — Seeking to prevent future strip-mall-like developments with long setbacks from the street in the General Business Zone 2 (GB2), the town council unanimously approved a change on March 11 to reduce the distance a new building can be set from the street. Town Planner Donald Sammet spoke to the rationale behind the new maximum setback of 25 feet and minimum of 15 feet at the Westfield Planning Board meeting on March 3.
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1 month ago | 
tapinto.net | David Sexton |Jackie Lieberman
WESTFIELD, NJ — It’s a good time to keep your cat indoors, according to information provided at the Westfield Board of Health meeting on Monday, as Avian Flu (H5N1) cases are on the rise and are spreading to more and more mammals. Among humans, “There have been 70 cases in the United States, with unfortunately one fatality,” Westfield Regional Health Department Director Megan Avallone told the board. Avallone was quick to point out that no human cases have been identified in New Jersey.
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1 month ago | 
tapinto.net | David Sexton |Jackie Lieberman
WESTFIELD, NJ — Proposed tweaks to the town’s solar panel ordinance resulted in vigorous discussion among council members at last week's town council meeting. Changes to the ordinance that were introduced Feb. 25 would remove the requirement for front-facing solar panels to match the color of a home's roof. The requirements for flush mounting of those panels and non-visible wiring would also be lifted.
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1 month ago | 
tapinto.net | David Sexton |Jackie Lieberman
WESTFIELD, NJ — With more than 30 units of non-profit-based affordable housing planned, Westfield remains in good standing with its settlement with the Fair Share Housing Center, according to town planner Donald Sammet, who presented the town’s progress at this week's town council meeting. Mayor Shelley Brindle highlighted that this update was particular to the town's non-profit unit obligation and different from Westfield's overall affordable housing commitment.
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2 months ago | 
tapinto.net | David Sexton |Jackie Lieberman
WESTFIELD, NJ — As Punxsutawney Phil declares an early Spring, the Westfield Finance Committee is also sending out a seasonal message — they want resident input for the municipal budget. Westfield’s budget season kicked off last week with a public forum hosted by members of the town council’s finance committee and officials from the town's administration.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
tapinto.net | David Sexton |Jackie Lieberman
WESTFIELD, NJ — Los Angeles may be thousands of miles away, but the fires that have destroyed thousands of homes are very much on Westfield residents' minds, according to Mayor Shelley Brindle, who took time at Tuesday’s town council meeting to speak to Westfield’s wildfire preparedness.
