West Essex News
By LAURA LAB
August 19, 2025
CALDWELL, NJ – Mayor Garrett Jones swore into service Andrew Apicella as a lieutenant for the Caldwell Police Department during Tuesday’s Borough Council meeting. Accompanied by Police Director Nichele Patrick, Apicella took the oath of office. He has been a member of the department for 21 years ...
ROSELAND, NJ – Roseland police are investigating multiple burglaries to motor vehicles in the borough over the weekend.According to Roseland police, on Saturday, Aug. 16 from approximately 11:30 p.m. into the early morning hours of Aug. 17 at 12:30 a.m., multiple motor vehicles were burglarized in ...
CALDWELL, NJ -- The Caldwell Borough Council approved the acceptance of $50,000 in state funding under the Essex County Division of Housing and Community Development at its Aug. 12 meeting.The funds will be utilized for the road reconstruction of Chestnut Street. Jonathan Sagalow, a resident of ...
CALDWELL, NJ -- The Caldwell Borough Council rescinded a contract to Caravella Demolition for $44,000 for Phase One of the rehabilitation of the old library building.In its place, the council approved a contract with Jovin Demo New York, Inc. for $52,000 for the interior demolition of the ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Information regarding the November referendum that offers a scaled-down version of the previously defeated field house at James Caldwell High School is available on the district’s website.The new plan will be presented by the district’s architect, Greg Somjen, in September. The ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Fairfield police have arrested three men on separate weapons-related charges within the last week.The Police Department announced the arrest of Jahari Pearson, 28, of Hiram, Ga.; Ivan Dyal-Guzman, 25, of Paterson; and Marion Polo, 36, of Parsippany; on weapons related charges within ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Agenda items at the Aug. 11 meeting of the Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education included the approval of a freshman girls’ soccer team at James Caldwell High School (JCHS).Emily Blackenship was approved as the coach for the team. Also approved was a field trip for the ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – West Caldwell police have arrested a New York man after concluding an investigation into the theft of a motorcycle from an Ellis Road residence last spring.On April 15 at approximately 4:10 a.m., West Caldwell officers responded to a reported residential burglary on Ellis Road.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ – Students from Fairfield and Roseland were named to the Honor's List at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus for the Spring 2025 semester.Four students from Roseland were named to the Honor's List at FDU-Florham: Alissa Gallion, Vanessa Borg, Lillian O'Boyle and ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – As the district’s administration and staff prepare for the school year’s first day of classes on Sept. 3, the Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education met on Monday to approve multiple curriculum items, professional development plans and personnel appointments.Interim ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Fox Run will be closed from Mountain Avenue to York Place during the day for the next week while work on storm drains is ongoing.Drivers should use Roosevelt Boulevard or Windridge Drive as detours. The road will be closed, and open to local traffic only. “For the safety of ...
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ – Students from Caldwell, West Caldwell and North Caldwell were named to the Honor's List at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus for the Spring 2025 semester.The Honor's List recipients from the Caldwells are: Mark Stefanelli (West Caldwell), Brett Knapp (Caldwell), Sam ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Pack Attack Parties will be sponsoring a free community Trade Night event for youth trading card collectors on Thursday, Aug. 21 from 6 - 9 p.m. at Blue Rose in Caldwell. This event will give kids an opportunity to meet like-minded collectors, whether they like sports or Pokemon or ...
ESSEX FELLS, NJ – The Essex Fells Board of Education approved the hiring of a new kindergarten teacher and voted to accept a grant at its July 15 meeting.The school board approved the appointment of Veronica Matullo to teach kindergarten at a salary of $65,010.The BOE also accepted and approved the ...
VERONA, NJ - The Township of Verona announced broken ground at Everett Field, marking the beginning of a highly anticipated renovation project of a longtime community staple. New features to be installed during the project include: Natural grassEnhanced training facilitiesInclusive and accessible ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The Fairfield Police Department has filed charges against Altamir Thornton, 22, of Newark and a 17-year-old juvenile for their roles in an incident that occurred almost 16 months ago. At the time of the incident, Thornton was 21 and the juvenile, whose name is being withheld, was ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Jaime O’Donnell was hired as the new Fairfield library director. O’Donnell has worked as Fairfield youth services librarian for many years.At the July 28 meeting of the Fairfield Township Council, Mayor William Galese said it would be “a smooth transition.”Councilman Michael McGlynn ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ - The Fairfield Police Department welcomed its newest probationary police officer to the department on Monday July 28.Officer Carmelo Caramanna was sworn into his new position by Mayor William Galese in front of family, friends and fellow officers at the monthly meeting of the ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The Fairfield Township Council passed three new ordinances at its July 28 meeting.One bond ordinance provides an appropriation of $1 million for various capital improvements and authorizes the issuance of $950,000 bonds or notes for financing part of the appropriation. The money ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell Police Department is accepting applications for new officers until Aug. 19.The requirements for consideration of hiring are:U.S. CitizenshipHigh school diploma or equivalentNew Jersey residencyA valid New Jersey driver's licenseMinimum age: 18Ability to read, write and ...
CALDWELL, NJ – CALDWELL, NJ -- National Night Out will be observed at Caldwell University on Tuesday, Aug. 6.From 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., the public event will include food, a DJ, bounce houses, balloon animals, obstacle courses and first-responder vehicles.Attendance is free.National Night Out is a ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The Fairfield governing body passed the 2025 municipal budget at its July 28 meeting. Fairfield Mayor William Galese reported that Fairfield residents will see a decrease in taxes of $476.43 on the average home valued at $530,788.At the June council meeting, Fairfield’s Business ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The Borough of North Caldwell recently closed on a $1.7 million loan from the New Jersey Water Bank to replace approximately 3,000 linear feet of aging water main in the area of East Greenbrook Road, Central Avenue and Mountain Place. The project is part of the borough's ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education accepted three resignations at its July 14 meeting.Special Education teacher Ruth Kentner-Lootah resigned from her position at James Caldwell High School (JCHS).District behaviorist Douglas Stracquadanio and Harrison school ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The West Caldwell Police Department will be joining the Caldwell Police Department for National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 5 from 5-8 p.. at the rear parking lot of Caldwell University.Non-perishable food items will be collected there for the Caldwell Food Pantry. Bring a donation in ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – A Bergen County man is facing charges of attempted theft by deception after a possible fraudulent attempt to purchase tires. Fairfield police arrested Wolfgang Justice-Webber on July 25. Representatives of U.S. Auto Forces, a tire distribution business located at 67 Route 46, ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The West Caldwell Township Council unanimously approved multiple ordinances that will provide the funding for upgrades supporting the municipality’s infrastructure. Ordinance No. 1893 appropriates $6,724,200 and authorizes the issuance of a bond for $6,387,990 that provides ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The resignations of five staff members in the district were approved by the West Essex Regional Board of Education at its July 16 meeting.The board accepted the following resignations:Stacy Casais, Supervisor of English, Reading and LibrariesStephanie Vallone, Teacher of World ...
ROSELAND, NJ – Due to a downed power wire, traffic on Passaic Ave heading into West Caldwell is closed late Tuesday afternoon. Police cautioned motorists in a post at 5:46 p.m. to avoid the area for the remainder of Tuesday evening and use Roseland Avenue instead.
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Dr. Lydia Furnari took part in her first meeting as the interim superintendent of the Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education on July 14.Furnari, an adjunct professor at Caldwell University since 2012, previously served as interim superintendent at the Sandyston-Walpack School ...