Westfield HS teammates that have played together since the age of 5 look to finish special season

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTSaturday, October 24, 2026 12:41PMWESTFIELD, NJ (WABC) -- With Halloween just one week away, candy collectors looking to maximize their haul may want to set their sights on Westfield, New Jersey. According to a recent ranking by Reese's, East Dudley Avenue in Westfield has been named the nation's most "trick-or-treatiest" street. The street earned the top distinction for its participation, creativity and community spirit, qualities that help transform Halloween into a neighborhood-wide celebration. The ranking highlights East Dudley Avenue as a destination for Halloween enthusiasts as families prepare for trick-or-treating next Saturday. For those planning their Halloween routes, Reese's says the search for the ultimate trick-or-treat destination may already be over.----------* Get Eyewitness News Delivered * More New Jersey news* Send us a news tip* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts * Download our connected TV app Submit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness NewsHave a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply.

Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio visited western Mass. Thursday to discuss government transparency, legislative audits, and Ballot Question 1 with members of the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce.

A proposed hyperscale data center project in Westfield is no more, after the city's planning board Tuesday refused to give the developer an extension on their special permit, which expires at the end of October. Members of the board verbally sparred with Paul Corey, a representative of developer Servistar Realties, over the course of a tense two-hour long special meeting. Servistar has been trying to get a more than 150-acre data center campus off the ground in Westfield since 2019. Planning board members were primarily concerned with the lack of progress on the project since they initially approved permits five years ago, in 2021. Since then, Servistar had begun negotiations with local utility company Westfield Gas & Electric over energy supply, and brought in environmental surveyors to perform wetland delineation on the proposed property. But the developer never actually purchased any of the land they planned to build on. That was a sticking point for planning board chair William Carellas. "I look at what you're selling and I look at what we provided, and we provided you all the tools to make this shovel-ready," Carellas said. "Last time I knew you guys haven't bought land yet.

The two runners each broke the school 5K record of 15 minutes, 29 seconds that night, previously held by Ryan Leslie (‘22). In the back of their minds Gandhi and Niles knew it was within reach, and it was more special that they were able to break it together. Get Varsity NewsYour weekly look at the top high school sports stories. Enter Email“We’re really close friends on and off the track, but with the races, sometimes there’s a little, you know, making fun, like I’m the second-place guy now,” said Niles. “I’m so glad that he’s up there with me.” Captains Patrick Looney (second from left) and Sahil Gandhi lead a warm-up for Billerica cross-country. Barry ChinEarly on, Niles’s favorite sport was soccer. But when his mother encouraged him to try cross-country, he gravitated toward running. He found early success as an eighth grader, finishing 22nd at the Division 1C championship (17:11.9). He won the meet as a freshman (16:19.4). “We recognized his talent right away,” said 10-year coach Sydney Fitzpatrick, who once ran for Billerica.

When Mitchell Robinson was a rookie second-round draft pick with the Knicks in 2018-19, the experience was not particularly pleasant. The 20-year-old center played about 20 minutes per game for New York, which stumbled through a league-worst 17-65 campaign. So last season, which ended with the Knicks’ first championship since 1973, was gratifying for Robinson, the team’s longest tenured player. He had seen the worst and waited eight years to experience the best. When the Knicks visit the Celtics on Friday night, Robinson will play against New York for the first time in his career. He’ll look to the opposite bench and see many of the same teammates with whom he sprayed champagne just four months ago. But Robinson, who signed a three-year, $47.4 million deal with Boston in July, was in no mood to be sentimental Thursday. “It don’t really matter that I’m playing my former team,” he said with a shrug. “It’s more so just trying to bounce back from what happened two nights ago [in the loss to the Pistons].

Ottawa·NewAfter requesting a trade earlier this year, former Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk has returned to the nation’s capital in the navy and red colours of a Sens division rival. Former captain says he won't take fan reactions personally during Wednesday's gameJustin Ball · CBC News · Posted: Oct 21, 2026 3:33 PM EDT | Last Updated: 13 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Brady Tkachuk spent eight seasons in Ottawa before being traded to the Florida Panthers in June. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)Brady is back. Four months after requesting a trade, former Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk is in the nation’s capital wearing the navy and red colours of one of the Sens' division rivals. Now a Florida Panther alongside his older brother and podcast co-host, Tkachuk will face off against the Sens in a hotly anticipated homecoming at the Canadian Tire Centre at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday night.