West Essex News
By MOUNT ST. DOMINIC
February 26, 2026
CALDWELL, NJ – The Mount St. Dominic girls basketball team is pinning the hopes that its difficult schedule this season will result in at least a couple of victories in the upcoming state tournament. The Lions will start their state voyage on Feb. 26 when they host 12th-seeded Holy Angels at ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex Regional Board of Education Superintendent Damion Macioci and Board President Maryadele Wojtowicz sent two emails to the West Essex community last Friday regarding the ongoing referendum process.The first informed families and community members that, at its February ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Fairfield police have placed two suspects under arrest in the wake of a bank fraud incident that took place at TD Bank on Sunday, Feb. 22.Alejandra Almanzar, 21, of Guttenburg and Ethan Mende, 19, of Palisades Park were charged after the incident after police were dispatched to the ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The Fairfield Police Department has issued a notice on its Facebook page reminding residents of the township's ordinance regarding snow removal.The owner, occupant or tenant of premises on Sand Road, Hollywood Avenue, Fairfield Road, Beverly Road, Long Acres Road and Knoll Road must ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Mount St. Dominic girls basketball team has shown great improvement in the last month. This was the case when they traveled to Arts in the Essex County Tournament quarterfinals. Unfortunately for the Lions, the advancement since January just fell a little short for the ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell boys basketball team built a 14-point lead after a quarter and went on to a 59-26 victory over Pope John on Saturday.Senior guard Ryan Keenan scored a career-high 24 points for the Chiefs (17-8), who outscored Pope John, 19-8, in the second quarter to take a 41-16 ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – February is American Heart Month, a time to raise awareness about heart disease and honor those who have received the lifesaving gift of a heart transplant, those still waiting, and the organ and tissue donors and donor families whose selfless decisions help save and enhance ...
CALDWELL, NJ – With Essex County included in the blizzard warning the National Weather Service has issued for Sunday and Monday, Caldwell Mayor Garrett Jones issued this statement late Saturday night:The Caldwell OEM, DPW, Fire and Police are ready for the snowstorm that is coming our way.Here is ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – In its last game of the regular season, the Caldwell girls basketball team defeated a formidable Colts Neck squad, 53-37, on Friday. Junior guard Addison Keenan scored 21 points, handed out four assists and made three steals for Caldwell (22-2), which outscored Colts Neck, ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – A Hudson County woman faces forgery charges after an incident at TD Bank in Fairfield on Thursday.Fairfield Police Department announced the arrest of Chynna Simon-Hess, 30, of Bayonne after an incident that occurred on February 19. On that date at approximately 2:12 pm, Fairfield ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Fairfield police arrested a Passaic man after a cookie store employee was held at knifepoint on Monday morning.Danilo Suero, 24, of Passaic was charged with aggravated assault stemming from an incident that occurred on February 16.At approximately 9:40 am that day, the victim ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – West Essex opened a 10-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 47-36 girls basketball victory over Randolph on Thursday.Jordan Salisbury scored 20 points, pulled down eight rebounds and blocked two shots for West Essex (8-17), which led, 18-8, after one quarter.Riley Guevara ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex wrestling team won the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 championship with a 38-32 victory over Morris Hills on Wednesday.The Knights (20-4) wrapped up the triumph with pins in the last two bouts of the evening.190 West Essex Joe Cutruzzula (WE) — Pin 2:00Tyler ...
LONG VALLEY, NJ – The Caldwell wrestling team won its third consecutive sectional championship Wednesday night, defeating West Morris, 49-29, in the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 final.Caldwell (16-5) is the first program from Essex County to win three straight public school sectional ...
ROSELAND, NJ – Due to a large funeral that is scheduled at Farmer's Funeral Home, be advised of the following closures and detours taking place Thursday and Friday. Roseland Avenue southbound will be closed at the intersection of Harrison Avenue from 3pm to 8pm Thursday. Higher than usual traffic ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – A suspect from Paterson is the subject of a manhunt after Fairfield police issued a notice seeking the public's help in determining his whereabouts after an assault incident.Jheyson Condori-Campos, 31, is wanted on weapons related charges stemming from an incident that occurred on ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Brad Pankiewicz scored 13 points to lead Caldwell to a 54-46 boys basketball victory over Newark East Side on Tuesday night.Michael Arvanites finished with 11 points for the Chiefs (16-7), who outscored East Side, 14-9, in the second quarter to take a 25-17 halftime lead.Ryan ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The West Caldwell Police Department has promoted Sergeant Daniel Potucek and Sergeant Anthony Kazoun.“Their dedication, professionalism, and unwavering commitment to serving the West Caldwell community have earned them this well-deserved recognition,” the West Orange Police ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – London Caldwell scored 29 points, passed for six assists and came up with four steals to lead West Orange to a 77-61 girls basketball victory over West Essex on Tuesday.Rhyan Watt finished with 19 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals for the Mountaineers (23-3), ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange built an eight-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 59-46 boys basketball victory over West Essex on Tuesday night.Jaden Then scored 24 points and came down with 13 rebounds for West Orange (15-10), which outscored West Essex, 14-8, in the second quarter to ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell girls basketball team clinched the co-championship of the Super Essex Conference's American Division with a 57-32 victory over Mount St. Dominic on Tuesday.Junior guard Addison Keenan collected 22 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals for Caldwell (20-2), ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Fairfield police have charged a motorist with driving under the influence after an incident in which a vehicle was traveling the wrong way on Route 46.Charles Florance, 68, of Wanaque, was arrested on Saturday, Feb. 14. On that date at approximately 8:55 pm, Officer Andrew VanderWal ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex wrestling team advanced to the sectional finals for the first time since 2020 with victories over Roxbury and Nutley in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 tournament on Monday.Second-seeded West Essex (19-4) will wrestle against ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell wrestling team advanced in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 tournament with victories over Bernards and Hackettstown on Monday.The second-seeded Chiefs (15-5) will wrestle against top-seeded West Morris in Long Valley Wednesday ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The West Caldwell Police Department welcomed Leonel Lopez, who was officially sworn in as a patrolman on February 11.Prior to joining West Caldwell, Lopez served with the Newark Police Division for two years.He brings “valuable experience and dedication to our community,” the ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Four players scored in double figures to help Millburn to an 82-61 boys basketball victory over West Essex on Saturday.Chase Plotkin led Millburn (20-4) with 19 points. The Millers ran out to a 21-6 lead after one quarter and led by 25 points at the half.Chace Redler finished ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Adelaide Minnella, a member of the West Essex field hockey team and the Class of 2026, has been named New Jersey State and Region Player of the Year.The West Essex senior forward led the state with 54 goals and 22 assists, finishing as New Jersey’s leader in both goals and ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Arielle Edwards didn't even become eligible to play for University High School until less than two weeks ago, but she led her fourth-seeded team to a 48-46 girls basketball upset of top-seeded Caldwell on Saturday in the Essex County Tournament semifinals.Edwards, a transfer who ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Junior guard Addison Keenan tied her career high with 31 points in Caldwell's 76-35 girls basketball victory over West Morris on Thursday.Keenan had one other 31-point game in her sophomore season. She finished with six assists, six steals and five rebounds against West ...
ROSELAND, NJ – On January 15, 2026, a Roseland resident reported that two business checks were stolen from his mail. Both checks were subsequently altered and fraudulently cashed. One check, in the amount of $2,340.00, was cashed at a TD Bank branch in Edison, and the second altered check was ...