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Former Westfield Resident James Heffernan III Dies at 53
Heffernan worked as a broker on the New York Stock Exchange for more than 20 years.

Nicole Bitette is the editor for the Westfield and Cranford Patch sites. Nicole began at Patch in August 2012. Prior to covering Westfield and Cranford, Nicole was the Assistant Editor for Union County, focusing mostly on Scotch Plains-Fanwood and briefly Summit. She also spent several months covering Woodbridge Township. Nicole graduated from Seton Hall University, Cum Laude, with a B.A. in Journalism.
Before starting at Patch, she tried out the New York magazine world, by working as an Editorial Assistant for the national shelter magazine, Traditional Home Magazine, due to her interest in design and home decorating. However, Nicole came back to her love for local news at the number one place for it, here at Patch!
In the past few years she has worked for The Setonian, the official campus newspaper of Seton Hall and WSOU, the award winning radio station at Seton Hall.
She has also written for an online local news publication, The Alternative Press, in Maplewood and South Orange.
Right now she is trying to get to know who's who in Westfield and she looks forward to meeting you. Please do not hesitate to email or call her with any possible stories or concerns.
Email her at: nicole.bitette@patch.com
Heffernan worked as a broker on the New York Stock Exchange for more than 20 years.

Rice graduated Westfield High School in 1964.
Santa delivers toys in town, Rahway River cleanup also make headlines.
A local coffee shop and a WHS teacher team up to send coffee to a high school administrator in Afghanistan also made headlines this week.
Author Lodro Rinzler will discuss his book 'Walk Like a Buddha: Even if your boss sucks, your ex is torturing you and you're hungover again' on Sunday.
The Gatehouse is located at 120 Wychwood Road.
Four vehicles entered sometime during the overnight hours of Nov. 26.
The current outage is not related to the earlier PSE&G call scam.
McSweeney lived in Westfield for more than 50 years.
The restaurant is one of Westfield's latest additions in dining.
A holiday house tour, holiday flea market and much more this weekend in Cranford.
A look at what homes sold this week in Cranford.
A look at what homes sold this week in Westfield.
The children's chorus will join the New Jersey Festival Orchestra on Dec. 7.
'Play-Hem' is a non-musical version of the high school's production, 'May-Hem'
The Cranford High School freshman was in the Dec. 6 production on NBC.
The Garwood Police Chief sent a letter to Mayor Andy Skibitsky thanking him for the use of the Town’s mobile command center.
Members of the Y will provide gifts for children of families in need this holiday season.
The township is offering free 3-hour parking from Dec. 12 through 25.
A recent report from the state for the 2012-13 school year shows minimal reports in the Cranford School District.