West Essex News
By TAPINTO WEST ESSEX STAFF
September 26, 2024
ALLENTOWN, NJ – The West Essex field hockey team again hit the road in search of a challenge, coming away with a 5-0 victory over Allentown on Wednesday.Adelaide Minnella scored four goals and also had an assist for West Essex (8-1). Sophia Sisco provided two of her assists.Sasha Resnick had one ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – In an account of the township's finances, Fairfield Council President Joseph Cifelli said at Monday's Town Council meeting that the municipality is financially stable. Cifelli explained that the net debt ratio is what is used to rate stability. It’s the ratio of debt in relation to ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell Borough Council approved on second reading during its meeting last week an ordinance legislating that the Caldwell Police Department have a total of two captains in the department in addition to a chief of police. Under the definition of “members” the ordinance said, ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex boys soccer team has still lost just one game after defeating Newark Academy, 1-0, on Tuesday.Kevin Rodrigues scored the only goal for West Essex (4-1-3). Tyler Gordon and Sebastian Bladek split time in goal for the Knights, combining for seven saves (Gordon 4, ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex High School held its first ever club fair on September 11-12 during the lunch block. Students had an opportunity to learn about the dozens of extracurricular activities offered at the high school, and how they can get involved. WEHS Principal Dr. Kimberly Westervelt ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Columbia girls volleyball team defeated Caldwell, 25-17, 25-16, on Monday.Sinnika Reynolds-Vickberg led the Cougars (4-1) with 11 kills and she also had four aces. Columbia Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesCorynna Manjos2022053Maddy Casto2100000Sinikka Reynolds-Vickberg21100124Ava ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell Mayor Garrett Jones announced during last Tuesday's Borough Council meeting that, pending council approval on Oct. 1, Nichelle Lynn Patrick will be appointed as the borough’s new police director. The consulting firm of The Ambrose Group, LLC., (TAG) of Cedar Grove had been ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Carrying her passion and talent for soccer to the national stage, Mount St. Dominic Academy junior, Lena Tusche '26, of Montville, midfielder for the Mount's varsity soccer team, the Lions, has been turning heads. In spring 2024, Lena earned a coveted spot on the U.S. U-17 Women’s ...
ROSELAND, NJ – Robert Bell Jr. was sworn in at Tuesday night's Borough Council meeting to become the newest officer in the Roseland Police Department.“It's a long career. Thirty years,” Roseland Mayor James Spango said before swearing Bell in. Spango pointed to Bell's family members and to the ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The North Caldwell Department of Public Works/Water Department will be performing hydrant flushing in the evenings beginning Monday, Sept. 23. Flushing will be conducted Monday through Thursday from 7 pm through 11 pm for approximately three weeks. Residents can expect ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- During public comment at last week's West Caldwell Township Council meeting, longtime resident Mildred Salsano, a Hollywood Drive resident who was joined by neighbors and family members, implored the governing body to address the ongoing problem of flooding.Salsano said that ...
WESTWOOD, NJ – Steve Klein scored four touchdowns to power Westwood to a 35-13 victory over Caldwell on Friday night.After two long TD runs by Klein in the opening quarter, Nick Mignone unleashed a 72-yard TD run for Caldwell (0-3) to cut the Westwood lead to 15-6.Adam Sepe completed a 34-yard TD ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The West Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department (WCFD) welcomed three new junior firefighters to its ranks during Tuesday’s Township Council meeting. Rocco Raimo, Luis V. DaCosta, and Samuel A. O’Hern will now begin their training to serve the community. Also appointed as a ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Jake Long threw three touchdown passes and West Essex won its third football game in a row, 40-7, over Lakeland on Friday night.Mikey Cerisano intercepted Lakeland's first pass of the game to set West Essex (3-1) up in great field position before Long connected with Justin ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – A man fell 25 feet from the roof of a Fairfield business on Friday morning and was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries, according to Fairfield police.The incident occurred at the Robinson Tech International Corp. building at 310 Fairfield Road.Shortly before 11 a.m., a ...
TRENTON, NJ — Black bears are on the move in New Jersey, looking for food in preparation for the winter denning season.The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Fish and Wildlife is asking the public to secure their trash and food sources, to reduce the potential for ...
ESSEX FELLS, NJ – Essex Fells police arrested an Uber driver on charges of driving impaired after an incident early Sunday morning.A approximately 3:10 a.m. on Sept. 15, Sgt. Murphy and Officer Brogan were dispatched to the area of Essex Road on a report of a possibly intoxicated Uber driver. The ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex Board of Education approved on transfer within the district at its Sept. 16 meeting.Jarrod Cappello will be transferring from West Essex High School to the middle school, effective this week.The board also approved a leave of absence for middle school Social ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex scored two goals in each half to come away with a 4-1 boys soccer victory over Technology on Monday.Four different played scored goals, and Jake DeMarco assisted on two of those four goals for the Knights (2-0-3).Corey Rapkin had one goal and one assist, and Gabe ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Adelaide Minnella scored three goals and passed for three assists to lead West Essex to an 8-0 field hockey victory over Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Monday afternoon.Out of the five games that West Essex (4-1) has played, it is the third time that the Lady Knights have won by an ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – After three ties to start its season, the West Essex boys soccer team won for the first time, defeating Caldwell, 2-1, on Saturday.The Knights scored one goal in each half, as Adam Handzelek and Drew Cerqueira each had goals. Jake DeMarco had an assist.Shane Dilley scored for ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ – Artists who received awards in the Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show were recognized during an awards ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 12 in the Robert O'Toole Community Center in Essex County Cedar Grove Park.Caldwell • Matthew Fox received first place in the ...
BUTLER, NJ – The Caldwell field hockey team won for the first time this season, defeating Butler, 3-0, on Saturday.Jillian Logan, Chloe Logan and Gabrielle Hidalgo each had one goal for the Chiefs (1-4), who had a 2-0 lead at halftime.Tatumn Lattimer had the only assist of the day for Caldwell, and ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Jake Long's second touchdown of the game, a 1-yard sneak, gave West Essex a 20-14 football victory over Caldwell in overtime on Friday night.Long had scored the game's first touchdown, capping a long opening drive for the Knights (2-1) with a 1-yard run followed by Bob ...
NUTLEY, NJ – Caldwell scored two goals in the second half to come away with a 4-2 boys soccer victory over Nutley on Thursday.Brodie Cook scored two goals and passed for two assists for the Chiefs (1-1-1), which was tied with Nutley, 2-2, at the half.Vincent Goodwin, who had one assist, and Joe ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- The West Essex girls soccer team remained undefeated with a 1-0 victory over Kearny on Wednesday.Ava Brignola scored the only goal unassisted in the second half. Ashley Suhey made six saves to preserve the shutout for West Essex (4-0).On Monday, West Essex beat Kinnelon, 2-1.
ESSEX FELLS, NJ – Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is no longer detectable in the water that the Essex Fells Water System is supplying to customers in Essex Fells, Caldwell, North Caldwell and Roseland. Mayor Edward Davis of Essex Fells made that announcement in a recent public letter.“As you know ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Alex Agostini scored three goals and had one assist to lead West Essex to an 8-0 field hockey victory over Summit on Tuesday.Adelaide Minnella totaled two goals and two assists, and Julia Conforti finished with two goals and one assist for the Lady Knights (3-0), who scored ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Officer James Ciampi of the Fairfield Police Department died on Monday.The Fairfield P.D. announced Officer Ciampi’s passing in a Facebook post on Monday evening.Ciampi was surrounded by his family when he passed peacefully, according to the department.Arrangements are ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ – The West Essex girls volleyball team opened its season with a 25-16, 25-12 victory over Cedar Grove on Monday.Avalon Warmington collected five kills and five blocks for West Essex, and Olivia Blanco led the Lady Knights with 14 assists. West Essex Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesKatie ...