West Essex News
By TAPINTO WEST ESSEX STAFF
August 4, 2024
ESSEX FELLS, NJ -- Starting on Monday, August 5, roadwork will take place on Devon Road at Old Eagle Rock Avenue between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. This project will continue for several days. Detours will be in place. Drivers in Essex Fells are advised to plan an alternate route.
ROSELAND, NJ -- National Night Out will be observed in Roseland on Tuesday, Aug. 6. From 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Borough Hall and the Roseland Municipal Building, the public event will include face-painters, a caricature artist, balloon modeler, food and dessert trucks and a visit from a State ...
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 ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- West Caldwell police have arrested a juvenile from Irvington in connection with a number of burglaries in the township earlier this summer. The Detective Bureau announced the arrest of a 15-year-old male who has been charged with Receiving Stolen Property and 12 counts of ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- On July 19, Essex County Superior Court Judge Lisa Adubato ordered that defendants Jonathan Ruhnke and Orchid Bellefantie, owners of 25 Dodd Road in West Caldwell, are “enjoined and restrained from continuing to operate the Cooperative Sober Living Residence” (CSLR) as they are ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – During the recent West Orange Town Council meeting, the new owners of the former Manor spoke about the venue as they requested to transfer the Manor’s liquor license to them. They received the license transfer. Their attorney, Robert C. Williams, reported, “Both of my clients ...
WASHINGTON – The recall of Boar’s Head deli meats has been expanded to approximately 7 million pounds of deli meat and poultry products. The updated recall issued by Boar’s Head Provisions Co in Jarratt, VA, includes additional “ready to eat” meat and poultry products due to possible Listeria ...
CALDWELL, NJ -- Personnel items covered in the July 23 meeting of the Caldwell Borough Council included approval of the change of status from probationary police officer to full-time police officer for Chistopher Bernard, who was hired in July 2023. Christopher DePrenda was appointed as a junior ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The following residents of Caldwell, West Caldwell and North Caldwell qualified for the Seton Hall University Dean's List for the Spring 2024 semester: Kevin Cruz Caldwell Dareen Abukwaik West Caldwell Veronica Rzaca North Caldwell Scott ...
CALDWELL, NJ -- During Tuesday’s Caldwell Borough Council meeting, the council voted unanimously to table an ordinance for second reading that would have limited the allowable annual rent increases for senior citizens to 1 3/4% after listening to objectors. David Legow, who purchased the Carlye ...
FAIRIFELD, NJ -- Using a total of approximately $30 million in funding from the Infrastructure Law, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demolished the heavily contaminated building at the Unimatic Manufacturing Corp. Superfund site in Fairfield and has finished removing ...
CALDWELL, NJ -- Danny V's 52nd Street Band will give a concert on Wednesday, July 31 at Essex County Grover Cleveland Park at 7 p.m. Danny V's 52nd Street Band is a full-scale, six-piece, live concert show, re-creating the performances Billy Joel. Led by pianist, singer and showman Dan Vechesky, ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- Longtime resident Aaron Lowe addressed Fairfield's governing body and Business Administrator James Gasparini at Monday's Township Council meeting on their decision not to repave and to stop plowing and maintaining Martins Lane. This is the second time Lowe spoke to the council ...
CALDWELL, NJ -- The Caldwell Borough Council unanimously approved on second reading an ordinance that now legislates that there be a civilian police director who will serve for at least two years and will lead the Caldwell Police Department (CPD) instead of a police chief, which has been the case ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- The Fairfield governing body passed a resolution introducing the 2024 municipal budget at its Monday, July 22 meeting. According to Fairfield Business Administrator James Gasparini, even though inflation is soaring, the 2024 municipal budget will cost the average homeowner an ...
TRENTON, NJ/WASHINGTON, DC — New Jersey residents will soon be able to utilize IRS Direct File, which will let them submit their federal tax returns for free. Gov. Phil Murphy and U.S. Department of the Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo announced Wednesday that more than 1.3 million New ...
ROSELAND, NJ -- The Borough Council at its July 16 meeting adopted an ordinance appropriating $361,000 for upgrades to Choctaw Way and ADP Boulevard. The council also passed resolutions for the awarding of bids for other local infrastructure projects. A bid from Matina & Sons Inc. for ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Just days after being found guilty on 16 counts related to an international bribery scheme, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has announced that he will resign from the Senate on Aug. 20, Although he resisted resigning while his appeal was pending, Menendez faced a possible expulsion ...
ROSELAND, NJ -- Mayor James Spango said that a five-year old ordinance regulating short-term rentals in the borough will now be tightened to impose a full ban on these types of rentals in town. In 2019, the Roseland Borough Council passed an ordinance requiring a license in order to offer a ...
HOBOKEN, NJ -- The Livingston Little League 12U all-star baseball team defeated Hoboken, 3-2, on Thursday to win the New Jersey Section 2 championship at Sgt. William Feskin Memorial Field in Hoboken. Blake Simon pitched a complete game for the victory and also hit a home run. Cameron Roig of ...
TRENTON, NJ — Legislation that Gov. Phil Murphy says "is a monumental step toward building a health care system that is more affordable and more accessible for families all across New Jersey" was signed into law Monday in Trenton. The Louisa Carman Medical Debt Relief Act protects New Jerseyans ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- Roadway improvements in the area of Oak Pl and Beachmont Terrace this week will cause closure of those streets through Wednesday. To facilitate this work smoothly and ensure safety, residents should refrain from parking on these streets during the road work ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- On Tuesday, July 16, 2024, Patrolman Gregory Balzano was sworn in at the West Caldwell Mayor and Council meeting as the newest member of the West Caldwell Police Department. Balzano graduated from West Essex Regional High School, where he played soccer and wrestled. Balzano ...
ROSELAND, NJ -- The Roseland Borough Council at its Tuesday, July 16 meeting approved an ordinance authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with Essex County regarding the installation and maintenance of electronic pedestrian crossing signs. "They are going to be in the center of town and ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- A construction project to upgrade the Liberty Park tennis and pickleball courts will begin on Wednesday, July 24. The last day to use the courts will be Tuesday, July 23. According to the Borough of North Caldwell, the courts will be closed for approximately three ...
NEW JERSEY — Some businesses and travelers in New Jersey are feeling the impact of a global technology outage. Gov. Phil Murphy said businesses and banks are impacted and flights are grounded. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says Friday's outage happened when it deployed a faulty update to ...
ROSELAND, NJ -- Salvatore Cicatiello Jr. took the oath to become the newest patrol officer for the Roseland Police Department and the July 16 meeting of the Borough Council. Cicatiello is a recent graduate of the Morris County Police Academy. Mayor James Spango said, "It's not an easy road.
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- Two adults and one minor have been arrested by Fairfield police in connection with two separate burglaries that took place in Fairfield earlier this year. The first of these cases took place on Feb. 6. On that date, at approximately 1:56 a.m., officers were dispatched to a ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- The theft of a vehicle from a Stag Trail residence remains under investigation by Fairfield police. The incident occurred on Thursday, July 11 between 2:45 a.m. and 3:05 a.m. Two other vehicles in the neighborhood were burglarized on Angeline Court during that time frame, police ...
ESSEX FELLS, NJ -- The Essex Fells Borough Council passed on second reading a bond ordinance that appropriates $1.49 million for assorted capital improvement projects in the municipality. The ordinance, which was passed at the July 2 Borough Council meeting, also authorizes the issuance of $1.05 ...