HISTORY:

Westfield boasts many facets of traditional small-town life such as an excellent school system and quaint Victorian homes within an easy commute to New York City as well as an active downtown with theaters, restaurants, cultural activities and parking.

CHARACTERISTICS:

LAND AREA: 6.29 square miles

POPULATION: 28,870

EDUCATION:

Board of Education – 302 Elm Street, 908-879-4400

Public Schools: Elementary K-5; Intermediate Schools 6-8; High School 9-12

Parochial Schools: Holy Trinity School K-8

LIBRARY:

Westfield Memorial Library, 550 East Broad Street, 07090, 908-879-4090

SOCIAL & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS:

Westfield Symphony Orchestra, 224 East Broad Street, 908-232-9400

Westfield Art Association Inc., 908-232-7058

Westfield Community Players, 1000 North Avenue West, 908-232-9568

College Women’s Club of Westfield, 8 Hawthorne Drive, 908-233-3780

Newcomers Club of Westfield, 908-654-7089

Rake and Hoe Garden Club, 811 Cranford Avenue, 908-233-7829

Women’s Club of Westfield, 808 Shackamaxen Drive, 908-233-7160

Junior Women’s Club of Westfield, 908-322-1236

Miller-Cory House Meseum, 614 Mountain Avenue, 908-232-3974

Garden Club of Westfield, 15 Kent Place, 908-232-3974

Westfield Young Actors Cooperative Theater, 656 Westfield Avenue, 908-233-3200

SENIOR CITIZEN GROUPS:

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) – 609-987-0744

Old Guard of Westfield – 908-233-2700

Older Women’s League (OWL) – 908-755-8951

Senior Citizens Council of Union County, NJ Inc. – 908-964-7555

Senior Food Shopping Service – 908-497-3943

Union County Office of the Disabled – 908-527-4807

Westfield Community Center – 908-232-4759

Westfield "Y" – 908-233-2700

RECREATION:

Minowaskin Park, Tamasques Park, Echo Lake Park

HOUSES OF WORSHIP:

Bethel Baptist Church, 539 Trinity Place, 908-2304250

Christadelphian Chapel, 600 Springfield Ave, 908-233-8250

Echo Lake Church of Christ, 419 Springfield Ave, 908-233-4946

First Baptist Church, 170 Elm Ave, 908-233-2278

First Church of Christian Scientists, 422 East Broad Street, 908-233-5029

First Congregational Church, 125 Elmer Street, 908-233-2494

First United Methodist Church, 1 East Broad Street, 908-2334211

Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church, 1100 Boulevard, 908-233-3938

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox, 250 Gallows Hill Road, 908-233-8533

Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, 315 Westfield Ave, 908-232-8137

Presbyterian Church of Westfield, 140 Mountain Ave, 908-233-0301

Redeemer Lutheran Church, 229 Cowperthwaite Place, 908-232-1517

St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church, 1600 Rahway Avenue, 908-232-1214

St. Luke’s AME Zion Church, 500 Downer Street, 908-233-2547

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 414 East Broad Street, 908-232-8506

Temple Emanu-El, 756 East Broad Street, 908-232-6770

POST OFFICE:

US Post Office – 153 Central Avenue, Westfield, 908-233-1167

COMMUTING:

Bus: NJ Transit

Rail: NJ Transit – Raritan Valley Line, Westfield Station

Road: NJ Turnpike, Garden State Parkway