West Essex News
By AL SULLIVAN AND STEVE LENOX
July 16, 2024
JERSEY CITY, NJ - New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator, Bob Menendez, was convicted in a federal bribery case on Tuesday. Menendez was found guilty of 16 bribery, fraud and extortion charges that prosecutors say reflect his actions to sell his office to foreign nationals and local businessmen in ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- Essex County will be installing a traffic light at the intersection of Mountain Avenue, Gould Avenue and Knollwood Drive this week. Construction for the installation of the new traffic light is underway. This project is part of ongoing efforts to enhance road safety and ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education accepted the resignations of two district instructors at its June 24 meeting. Resigning as of June 30 were Nicole Bergen, a Special Education/Science teacher at James Caldwell High School; and Bridget Brown, an elementary STEM ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education approved the appointment of five new teachers in the district at its June 24 meeting. The board gave the nod to hiring the following instructors, three of them at Grover Cleveland Middle School: Alyzandro Rodriguez, Spanish ...
LONG VALLEY, NJ -- The 14U Caldwell-West Caldwell Chiefs won the Babe Ruth Baseball Association Northern New Jersey State Championship on Thursday, July 11. The Chiefs clinched the championship with a walk-off 6-5 victory over Westfield in Long Valley. The championship concluded an undefeated ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- Updates on cell tower construction in the borough and the associated agreements with T-Mobile will be part of the discussion when the Roseland Borough Council holds its regular meeting on Tuesday, July 16. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Borough Hall, 141 Gould ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Rob Fessock grew up in South Plainfield, graduated from South Plainfield High School and attended Towson University, where he joined ROTC. "I was partying and didn’t have direction until I joined the military. He continued with ROTC at Loyola College, and then I graduated ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- The North Caldwell Water Department will be working on the installation of a fire hydrant in the area of 55 Beachmont Terrace on Monday, July 15. Work will begin at approximately 7 a.m. with an impact to water service from approximately 8 a.m. through noon. Water may be ...
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey dropped six spots in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business in 2024” list, from No. 19 in 2023 to No. 25 this year. The Garden State’s overall ranking placed it below neighboring states New York (No. 22) and Pennsylvania (No. 17) on the list. New Jersey outranked ...
ROSELAND, NJ -- Junior middleweight prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr., a Roseland resident, recently signed a deal with Top Rank. Mielnicki, who has a record of 18-1 with 12 knockouts, is scheduled to make his Top Rank debut on Aug. 10 at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M. as part of the ...
NEW JERSEY — Dengue, a virus spread to people through mosquito bites, has infected at least 47 people in New Jersey this year, according to the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, as of Thursday, there have been at least 2,559 cases ...
ROSELAND, NJ -- The Roseland Summer Concert Series will continue with a performance by The Wood Vibrations on Wednesday, July 17. The concert will be at 8 p.m. at the Harrison Complex and is sponsored by Thomas O'Beirne. The band plays atmospheric background music, dance anthems and every ...
ROSELAND, NJ -- The gas venting which is occurring on Tuesday in the borough will also be taking place on Thursday, July 11. Between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. in Roseland, gas venting may emit an odor in town. Residents living near Eisenhower Parkway and Eagle Rock Avenue may notice a light "natural ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- The owners of Fairfield’s Busy Bee Academy, Susan DeAngelis, Lori Miller and Debra LaSala, are closing their pre-school business after 24 years of serving hundreds of families in the area. “Busy Bee has always prided itself on nurturing the whole child, academically, socially ...
ROSELAND, NJ -- Four players from the West Essex High School boys soccer team are members of the U17 Den of Lions team that will be playing in the U.S. Club Soccer 2024 National Cup XXIII held in Denver this summer. Rising seniors Gabe Adelsberg, James Fries and Kevin Rodrigues, and rising ...
CALDWELL, NJ -- Seven members of the Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department recently graduated from high school. The Fire Department extended its congratulations in a Facebook post to these Class of 2024: Seton Hall Prep: Nico Peepas James Caldwell H.S.: Caelan Cook, James Goodwin, Jake ...
ESSEX FELLS, NJ -- Police arrested a female motorist on drug possession charges after pulling her over early Wednesday morning. On July 3 at approximately 1:30 a.m., Essex Fells Det. Jonathan Berger and Officer Thomas Rigas were flagged down by a concerned motorist regarding a vehicle that was ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- The Fairfield mayor and council introduced an ordinance that would waive a four-year college degree for police officers in a lateral hire. They must have two years of service in another police department or two years of service as a special officer in Fairfield. “It’s becoming ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Board president Julianne Grosso confirmed that the Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education's negotiation team of Chris D’Ambola and Terri DiMartini-Greenlee have successfully come to terms with a Memorandum of Agreement and finalized the Custodial and Maintenance Association ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -- Three members of the West Essex High School baseball team, and one from Caldwell High School, took part in the Quad-County Underclassmen All-Star Games last Friday at Community Park in North Brunswick. Infielders Joe Panzarino and Max Garcia and outfielder Jack Epstein ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - Criminals are getting smarter and wiser these days, especially those who troll social media posts for opportunities to rob a home, Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler said in a social media post recently. Kemler went on to advise residents to refrain from posting their travel ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- Fairfield police have charged a Morris County man with burglary after a case of theft from a vehicle on Daniel Road East. Police charged Matthew Logan, 29, of Rockaway with burglary and other offenses that occurred on Tuesday evening. At approximately 9:35 p.m., officers ...
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ -- Centenary University awarded degrees to 348 graduates at its 149th commencement recently. Two of the ceremonies recognized graduates who earned associate and undergraduate degrees, while a third event showcased academic accomplishments of master’s and doctoral ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- A tractor-trailer fire Tuesday morning on Stewart Place is under investigation. At 9:39 a.m., the Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to Stewart Place, and, upon arrival, the vehicle was already fully involved and had live wires and a transformer on top, causing ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- During the Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education meeting on June 24, parents asked the members of the board to revise a policy that excludes graduating eighth-grade students from attending end of the year activities based upon academic failures. Michelle Quick addressed ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Mary E. Olsen, 87, of West Caldwell passed away on June 25, 2024. Mrs. Olsen started as a crossing guard on Ravine Avenue in West Caldwell near Harrison School when her son Eric was in first grade. Approximately five years later, the Harrison school closed, and she moved to ...
ESSEX FELLS, NJ -- On June 27 at approximately 11:15 p.m. Sgt. Murphy and Officer Gonzalez of the Essex Fells Police Department responded to Bloomfield Avenue in Caldwell on a report of a theft that had occurred in Essex Fells. Upon arrival, Caldwell police advised that they had received a call ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- Fairfield's Independence Day Celebration will take place on Tuesday, July 2 at the township's recreation complex at 221 Hollywood Ave. Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. A large menu of food will be available to purchase. DJ Music by Eye to Eye Events will start at approximately ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- There will be a fireworks display on July 4 at James Caldwell High School. The event will begin at dusk, and is a joint effort of West Caldwell, Caldwell, Roseland, North Caldwell and Essex Fells. Gates will open at 7 p.m. DJ Danny Duca will provide the entertainment ...
The following is a partial list of fireworks displays taking place in Essex County over the next few days: Caldwell/West Caldwell/Roseland Date: July 4 Location: Bonnel Field, James Caldwell High School Fairfield Date: July 2 Location: Fairfield Recreation ...