West Essex News
By TAPINTO WEST ESSEX STAFF
October 26, 2024
NUTLEY, NJ – The Caldwell football team won its third game in a row, 35-7, over Nutley on Friday night.Adam Sepe ran for two touchdowns and passed for one, and Nick Mignone rushed for two touchdowns for the Chiefs (4-4), who led, 29-0, at halftime.Mignon scored on a 16-yard run and Sepe ran 52 ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – A week after ending one opponent's undefeated streak, the West Essex football team was unable to pull off the same feat again.Unbeaten Morris Knolls rushed for 269 yards and remained unbeaten with a 21-13 victory over the Knights on Friday night.West Essex (6-2) took the lead, ...
Join us for the 14th Annual MSDA Reindeer Run 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. in Caldwell, NJ! Whether you’re looking to sprint to the finish line or enjoy a festive walk, this USATF Grand Prix event is perfect for participants of all ages and fitness levels. Early bird ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Dayton and Caldwell boys soccer teams battled to a 2-2 deadlock on Thursday afternoon.Antonio Moccia and Sebastian Gaona scored the goals for Dayton (7-6-2), which received assists from Cristiano Richard and Nick Perez. Max Glazner of Dayton made five saves.Caldwell (6-7-4) ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – West Essex used a balanced offensive attack to hand Columbia a 3-1 boys soccer victory on Thursday afternoon.Corey Rapkin, Thaman Bhatti and Adam Handzelek each scored one goal for the Knights (9-5-3). Franky Daniil and James Fries each had assists in the win.Jesse Fryatt scored for ...
ESSEX FELLS, NJ – A fire at a residence in Essex Fells was quickly brought under control on Wednesday afternoon.At 1:55 p.m., the Essex Fells Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire. Along assistance from the Caldwell and West Caldwell Fire Departments, the fire was under control “in ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex' field hockey team advanced in the semifinal round of the Essex County Tournament with an 8-0 victory over Montclair-Kimberley Academy on Wednesday.Adelaide Minnella collected three goals and two assists and Julia Conforti had two goals and one assist for top-seeded ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Caldwell rallied from a halftime deficit for a 2-1 girls soccer victory over Bloomfield on Tuesday.Mia Rodriguez scored one goal and assisted on another for Caldwell (9-6). She assisted on a goal by Vivienne Tolchin.Juliana Procopio notched an assist on Rodriguez' goal, which was ...
TRENTON, NJ — The Assembly Education Committee passed a bill on Monday to require most public schools to provide sunscreen or sun-protective clothing for students at school events.“One blistering sunburn in childhood or adolescence can more than double a person’s chances of developing melanoma ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Business administrator Alex Palumbo presented a list of the administration’s actions and accomplishments since taking office in Jan 2023 during Tuesday’s Caldwell Borough Council meeting.Palumbo listed maintaining and upgrading infrastructure, cost-saving measures, litigation ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – The Livingston field hockey team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament with a 5-0 victory over Caldwell on Monday.Riley Schultz scored two goals and had two assists for the Lancers (13-2), who scored a pair of goals in the third quarter to open a 4-0 ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex High School Guidance Department hosted its annual College Fair on October 1. The event was packed with students from West Essex (and surrounding schools) and over 100 colleges and universities.“We had over 330 students attend and over 110 colleges, universities, ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Andrew Pollara, chief of the Caldwell Fire Department, confirmed that one occupant of the home on Gould Avenue that was heavily damaged by a fire late Thursday night, was hospitalized.At 10: 53 p.m. on Thursday, Pollara said that the fire department received a dispatch for a reported ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The West Caldwell Town Council met on Tuesday and authorized contracts for the rehabilitation of homes on Laurel Place and Sanderson Avenue pursuant to the West Caldwell Home Improvement Program to MCM General Contractor, LLC. The home improvement plan is funded by a grant from ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Firefighters from four towns battled a blaze on Gould Place in Caldwell for more than four hours from Thursday night into Friday morning.On Thursday evening at 10:53 p.m., the Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire at 32 Gould Place. Upon ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Thomas Carey from West Caldwell received second place in the Youth Category of the Essex County Parks Photography Contest.Carey was recognized for his “Orange Reservoir" photograph.The Essex County Parks Photography Contest was sponsored by the Essex County Environmental Center ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ -- After falling behind by 14 points in the first 10 minutes of the game, West Essex stormed back for a 22-21 football victory over previously undefeated Hanover Park on the road Friday night.The victory was the 114th in the career of head coach Chris Benacquista, making him the ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Nick Mignone scored four touchdowns to lead Caldwell to a 42-14 football victory over Millburn on Friday night.Mignone scored the Chiefs' first three touchdowns, breaking the scoreless tie with a 6-yard run off left tackle with 1:14 left in the first quarter followed by the ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – An Essex County man arrested for practicing unlicensed dentistry has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Fairfield this week.On Monday, Oct. 14, officers from the Fairfield Police Department responded to a reported sexual assault at 363 Route 46. On arrival, police ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell field hockey team advanced in the preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament with a 3-1 victory over Mount St. Dominic on Thursday.Abigail Anemone, Lia Fernandez and Chloe Logan scored goals for Caldwell (7-8), which had a 2-0 lead at halftime.Ella Pasquarelli ...
ROSELAND, NJ – During Tuesday’s Roseland Borough Council meeting, Mayor James Spango announced that Roseland has the lowest tax rate in Essex County for 2024. Roseland’s tax rate was $1.805. Property taxes are based upon the assessed value of a property that is divided by $100 and then multiplied ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex boys soccer team advanced in the preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament with a 1-0 overtime victory over Shabazz on Tuesday.James Fries broke the scoreless tie in OT with a goal off an assist from Franky Daniil. Sebastian Bladek made six saves to ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell boys soccer team advanced in the second preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament with a 3-0 victory over West Caldwell Tech on Tuesday night.Jordan Weinstock, Joe Giannetta and Shane Dilley each scored a goal for the Chiefs (6-5-2). Giannetta and Luca ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Longtime former Caldwell athletic director Ron San Fillipo will be inducted into the school's Chiefs Legends Park at halftime of Friday night's football game between Millburn and Caldwell at Bonnel Field.San Fillipo was the A.D. at Caldwell for 28 years, during which time the ...
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ – The West Essex and Cakdwell boys soccer teams will both be in action in the Essex County Tournament on Tuesday.West Essex (7-3-3), the No. 9 seed, will host Shabazz (24) in a preliminary round game. The winner of that game will play at eighth-seeded Glen Ridge on ...
ROSELAND, NJ – Last weekend's Roseland Day festivities at the Harrison Complex attracted close to 1,000 attendees.Underneath bright sunny skies, on the pickleball courts, an Intermediate, Advanced, and Women tournament took place as part of the Mayor's Trophy Pickleball Tournament. Vince Silva took ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Adam Handzelek scored two goals to lead West Essex to a 3-1 boys soccer victory over Nutley on Friday.Nutley (6-7) had a 1-0 lead before the Knights (7-3-3) scored all of their goals in the second half. Corey Rapkin had a goal, and Jake DeMarco had assists on all three West ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex girls soccer team prevailed in a 3-1 decision over Newark East Side on Thursday.Logan Goldstein scored one goal and assisted on another for West Essex (8-3-2) and Brooke Balzano posted two assists. It was Goldstein's first goal of the season, though she leads ...
NEWARK, NJ – Nick Mignone rushed for 144 yards and scored two touchdowns in the second half as Caldwell's football team defeated Shabazz, 21-6, on Thursday night.The Chiefs (2-4) took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on Adam Sepe's 25-yard pass to Solomon Soriente and Matt Murtagh's extra point ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – A Middletown, N.Y. man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a Fairfield resident at a Two Bridges Road hotel last weekend.Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Fairfield Police Chief Anthony G. Manna announced that Tyrone Malcolm, 39, has been ...