Located in Westfield, NJ opposite the train station, the NJTTC is committed toward serving this community as a leading sports facility. NJ Table Tennis Club has over 150 members and conducts 10 USATT sanctioned tournaments every month from Sept till May. They also host the prestigious New Jersey State Championships.

Find the Tournament calendar at http://www.njttc.org/pis/Tournaments.html

The Tournaments are free for spectators. NJTTC has a rich legacy and has had several national table tennis champions as members. They have an array of high rated table tennis players playing on a Tournament Sunday evening.

New Jersey Monthly published a report in this month's September 2011 issue of the Top 100 Towns to live in New Jersey. Westfield was ranked 12th best place to live, based on median home sales price, median property tax, student proficiency, crime rate and lifestyle issues.

Read the full article.

Downtown Westfield Corporation held the 10^th Annual Downtown Westfield 5K & Pizza Extravaganza on July 20, 2011. Despite the heat, almost 2,500 runners participated as thousands of spectators cheered them on. The event was a great success. It drew people to Westfield from over 240 towns in the state of New Jersey and as far away as New Mexico, Colorado and California. 35% of all runners were from Westfield, and 34% came from the same household, indicating that families participated in the event. This year's t-shirts touted 'tenacity, 10 years and still running strong', to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the race. Special thanks to the many runners, personnel, sponsors, volunteers and residents who helped to support this popular event. Awards were given out to the top male and female finishers in each five-year age group (10 & under to 80 & over) and to the overall top finishers. First place this year went to DJ Thornton, 19 of Rahway New Jersey and sales associate of The Running Co. of Westfield, with a finish time of 15:51. Read More. 

 

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images by Joe Church

The Downtown Westfield 5K & Pizza Extravaganza photos by Joe Church are now online for all to enjoy. There are many images of the beginning of the run and the participants running through the finish line! Click here to view all the Joe Church photographs. Photos can also be purchased.

Downtown Westfield Corporation held the 10^th Annual Downtown Westfield 5K & Pizza Extravaganza on July 20, 2011. Despite the heat, almost 2,500 runners participated as thousands of spectators cheered them on. The event was a great success.  It drew people to Westfield from over 240 towns in the state of New Jersey and as far away as New Mexico, Colorado and California. Many runners, personnel, sponsors, volunteers and residents helped to support the popular event.  Awards were given out to the top male and female finishers in each five-year age group (10 & under to 80 & over) and to the overall top finishers. First place this year went to DJ Thornton, 19 of Rahway New Jersey and sales associate of The Running Co. of Westfield, with a finish time of 15:51.

The Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC) would like to thank the following businesses and organizations for sponsoring this year’s race. Trinitas Regional Medical Center was the 2011 Platinum Sponsor of the event for the second year. Stop & Shop and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and Overlook Medical Center were silver sponsors.  Wells Fargo Advisors, Shop-Rite of Garwood, The Alternative Press.com, Drew & Rogers, Castle Bootery/Saucony, Westfield Pediatric Dental Group, UBS Financial Services, Jag Physical Therapy, and Elegant Homes by Ralph Rapuano were bronze sponsors.  PSE&G, State Farm Insurance Christine Consenza Agency, Capital One, and Thomas Burns, DMD, PA were contributing sponsors.  Creative Dental Care, P.A. was a supporting sponsor.  Many sponsors attending the event provided giveaways to the runners and spectators.

 

Mark Zenobia and staff of On Your Mark Productions did a great job in directing the race, organizing the event, and running the awards ceremony.  Approximately 100 volunteers, organized by Meg Mehorter, contributed their time and talent to Downtown Westfield Corporation on race day.  Special mention goes to Sherry Cronin, DWC Executive Director, Beth Brenner, DWC Asst. Executive Director, Jamie Lemberg, DWC On-Line Marketing Manager, Courtney Nemec, former Executive Assistant of the DWC, and Sarah Hoffman, DWC Summer Intern for the tremendous effort in executing all of the details for the event.  Thanks goes to the Westfield Area Y, the Westfield Girl Scout Council, the Westfield Jaycees, the Town of Westfield, the Westfield Fire Department, the Westfield Department of Public Works, the Westfield Police Department, and the Westfield Rescue Squad for their assistance.  Michael Craig Band entertained everyone at the post-race gathering on Quimby Street, D.J. Night Moves provided the music and sound system at the finish line, and Ferraro’s, Cosimo’s and Casa di Pizza made a collective 650 pizzas at a discounted rate. 

 

In addition, the following businesses and organizations provided random prizes during the award ceremony:  Aerosoles, Alan’s Orchard, Ana Beall’s Tea Room, Bovella’s Pastry Shoppe, Casa di Pizza, Cosimo’s Restaurant & Pizzeria, Digiplex Destinations/Rialto, The Farmhouse Store, HomeMade Pizza Co., Learning Express Toys of Westfield, Limani Seafood Grill, Rita’s of Westfield, Rockn’ Joe Coffeehouse + Bistro, Sole Fine Italian Shoes, Staples, Tamar Jewelry, The Running Company, The Town Book Store, Trader Joe’s, Westfield Fitness Studio, and Xocolatz.   

The Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC), formed in 1996, is the management entity of the Special Improvement District. It is governed by a seven member Board of Directors, has two full-time and one part-time staff members, and numerous volunteers serving on Design, Promotion, Economic Development and Organization committees. The vision of the DWC is for Westfield, NJ to be a preferred destination where people want to live, work, and visit.  Westfield is also honored to be one of 26 designated Main Street Communities in New Jersey, a program of the National Trust’s National Main Street Center.  The DWC was honored to be one of only 14 New Jersey Main Street towns which received the national accreditation by the National Trust in 2011. For the latest happenings, event information, and promotional offers from Westfield businesses, check out www.WestfieldToday.com