West Essex News
By KATE SULLIVAN
October 18, 2025
CALDWELL, NJ – Mount St. Dominic Academy, the private, Catholic college prep school for girls in Caldwell, has kicked off an exciting 2025-26 school year that features the launch of university dual enrollment for students, Bloomberg certification, and the debut of a brand-new physics lab and dance ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Undefeated Hanover Park survived a scare from West Essex and its former football coach before hanging on for a 29-28 victory over the Knights on Friday night.West Essex head coach Dan Fulton coached at Hanover Park before taking the Knights' job last winter.West Essex (4-3) was ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Mount St. Dominic field hockey team has started to pick up the offense and the wins have come along. The Lions defeated Koinonia Academy, 2-1, at home on Saturday as Mount St. Dominic raised its record to 5-6 on the season. And the win at Essex Valley School was also the ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Nick Moyano scored three touchdowns as Caldwell rolled to a 42-6 football victory over Millburn on Thursday night.Adam Sepe passed for three touchdowns and ran for another for the Chiefs (3-4).Sepe hit Santino Russo with a 13-yard TD pass in the first quarter and Matt Murtagh kicked ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex girls soccer team won its second game in a row with a 3-1 victory over Columbia on Wednesday.Jayla Walton scored two goals for West Essex (8-4), doubling her total for the season.Brooke Balzano had one goal and Ava Brignola and Mirolla Twdroos each had an ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – There was a standing-room only crowd in attendance at the West Caldwell Township Council on Tuesday.However, instead of what some members of the public thought was going to be a contentious meeting, it turned into a standing ovation for Mayor Joseph Tempesta and the council’s ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell boys soccer team shut out Newark Tech, 2-0, on Tuesday.Tyler Nappi scored one goal and assisted on the other, by Alex Morcom. Ryan Keenan had the assist on Nappi's goal.It was the third shutout of the season for goalie Brody Newman of Caldwell (4-8-1).The Chiefs' ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – ShopRite has announced the opening of a supermarket in West Caldwell next Tuesday, Oct. 21.The new market at 900 Bloomfield Ave. will replace the market formerly located on Passaic Avenue in the township.A grand opening celebration will kick off with a community parade at 8:30 ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell girls soccer team has won two of its last three games, most recently defeating Newark East Side, 7-0, on Saturday.Addison Keenan scored two goals in that game, giving her eight on the season. Mia Rodriguez had one goal and two assists.Callie Mayes finished with a ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Mount St. Dominic girls soccer team's offense has not been stopped so far in the 2025 fall season. The Lions have a scoring difference of 52-6 as Mount St. Dominic has raced out to a 10-0 record as of last week. For Lions head coach Angelo Del Vecchio is not that surprised ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Agenda items at the Caldwell Borough Council's Oct. 7 meeting included the passage of an ordinance that will increase the fees for certain permits such as for restaurants, vending machines and taverns. An ordinance was passed that will now require food establishments receiving a less ...
ROSELAND, NJ – Close to 1,000 people turned out for the 2025 Roseland Day festivities at the Harrison Complex on an unseasonably warm, sunny day last weekend.There were more than 20 tables of vendors and non-profits, have their children ride one of several amusements, and also support the Roseland ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ - The Caldwell football team was unable to defend its home turf against visiting Shabazz, losing, 27-21, on Friday night.In recent times, Shabazz and Caldwell have been some of the best Essex County has had to offer when it comes to football. Just last season, both teams had the ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The North Caldwell Police Department has received reports of bear sightings on Friday.A bear has been spotted in the area of Maple Drive and Spruce Road. Residents are advised to use caution when outdoors, especially if retrieving children from school bus stops this ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — New Jersey’s candidates for governor, Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill, accused one another of deceitfulness during their second and final debate Wednesday. Throughout the hourlong back-and-forth, at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, the candidates ...
NEWARK, NJ – The controversial West Essex Highlands development was discussed at the Essex County Board of Commissioners meeting on Wednesday. Commissioners Brendan Gill, Carlos Pomares, Patricia Sebold and A’Dorian Murray-Thomas sponsored the resolution to deny the plan and permanently preserve ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell Police Department (CPD) welcomed a new officer to its ranks during Tuesday’s Borough Council meeting. Timothy Mitchell was sworn into service, taking the oath administered by Mayor Garrett Jones as his wife and parents stood with him during the swearing-in. Welcoming ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell scored all its goals in the middle two quarters of a 4-0 field hockey victory over Newark Academy on Tuesday.Morgan Manriquez scored two goals and assisted on one for Caldwell (8-3), which led, 2-0, at the half.Abby Anemone and Leila Siedler each scored one goal. Vivian ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex Regional School District has earned a spot among the top school districts in the nation in Niche's 2026 School District rankings. National RankingsTop 1% for Best Teachers: West Essex ranks in the top 1% of districts nationwide with the best teachers (#85 out of ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — An investigation is underway following the discovery of a woman's body in Livingston on Tuesday morning in the area of Cedar Hill Country Club, according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Livingston Police Chief Gary Marshuetz.The identity of the individual, whose ...
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Caldwell girls volleyball team came away with a 25-23, 25-19 victory over Belleville on Monday.Olivia DePiro and Catarina Coutinho each had a team-high five kills for Caldwell (4-8) and Coutinho also added two assists.Ava Geraci led Caldwell with five digs and also had four ...
NEW JERSEY — Eligible voters in New Jersey have three ways to cast their ballots in the 2025 General Election.According to the New Jersey Voter Information Portal, the three options are in-person early voting, at a polling place on Election Day and using a mail-in ballot.In Person on Election ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Mount St. Dominic girls volleyball team rebounded nicely last week in taking a pair of wins, both at home.The Lions defeated West Essex, 2-1, and St. Dominic, 2-0, on back-to-back days, Sept. 24 and 25. The victories come after a three-match losing streak.And with the pair of ...
NEWARK, NJ – After losing its first four games of the season, the West Essex boys soccer team continued its improved play with a 3-0 victory over Shabazz on Saturday.Charlie Agostini and Drew Cerqueira each had one goal and one assist for the Knights (3-6-1), and Ilias Skounakis scored a goal.Sal ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Fairfield police took a 15-year-old into custody after the teen led them on a chase on an e- bike.At around 6 p.m. Thursday, the juvenile, whose name is being withheld due to his age, was operating an e-motorcycle on Hollywood Avenue near the recreation complex. Police observed the ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex won its fourth consecutive football game, 14-0, over Passaic Valley on Friday night.It was the first shutout of the season for West Essex (4-2), which was held scoreless until a minute was left in the second quarter, when quarterback Jake Long ran 43 yards for a ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ – Adam Sepe threw three touchdown passes to lead Caldwell to a 29-14 football victory over Cedar Grove on Friday night.Matt Murtagh's field goal got Caldwell (2-3) on the board in the first quarter.Nicco Capaldo's 25-yard touchdown run on a draw play up the middle with 11:26 left in ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Fairfield police have arrested a Paterson man in connection with several incidences of thefts of scrap metal.Jonathan Warren, 41, faces charges relating to multiple scrap metal thefts that occurred in August and September. His brother Matthew Warren, 40, of Paterson has yet to be ...
ROSELAND, NJ – The Roseland Volunteer Fire Department doused a car fire in a residential garage early Friday morning.At 2:22 a.m., Engine 661, Engine 662, Truck 665, Rescue 664, Utility 668, and Command 660 responded to Kent Drive on the report of a car fire inside the garage. The fire was ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Montclair held West Essex scoreless for a half, but the Lady Knights scored twice in the second half to come away with a 2-0 field hockey victory on Wednesday.Adelaide Minnella broke the deadlock with a goal from 10 yards away after a faceoff with 10:32 left in the third ...