NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- North Caldwell resident and holocaust survivor Michael Bornstein and his daughter and co-author Deb Holinstat shared his story of loss and survival to West Essex seventh-graders and 10th graders last Thursday.

West Essex students read their book Survivors Club in seventh grade.

The 10th-graders read their book Survivors Club in seventh grade and a visit ...

WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education at its meeting on Monday unanimously passed the 2023-2024 tentative budget, which will increase taxes by 4.5% from the current school budget.

The proposed budget will now be submitted for approval by the Essex County Superintendent of Schools. 

The amount of taxes to be raised will be $53,047,411, which includes ...

CALDWELL, NJ -- To honor the legacy of the late James Brown, Grover Cleveland Middle School will hold its annual “Make A Difference Day” of service on Thursday, April 6 to highlight those members of the community who are making a difference to others. 

More than 40 presenters will be at Grover Cleveland Middle School for this event.

Brown was the principal at ...

FAIRFIELD, NJ -- The Fairfield governing body introduced an ordinance to authorize the permanent closing of the Fairfield pool and the dissolution of the pool utility. 

Because of the major repair work needed to maintain the pool, about $600,000, and the lack of interest of township citizens, the governing body is planning on a permanent closure. 

At ...

FAIRFIELD, NJ -- The Fairfield Police Department unveiled its new mobile application, Atlas One, at its community meetings on March 14. Fairfield is the first police department in New Jersey to use this application which is used nationwide.

Fairfield Mayor William Galese reported at Monday's Township Council meeting that the Fairfield Police Department ...

ROSELAND, NJ -- Councilman Chris Bardi and business administrator Maureen Chumacas introduced the 2023 municipal budget during last Tuesday’s meeting. The proposed total municipal budget for Roseland in 2023 will be $16,134,973.57, which equates to an annual increase of $42.33 for the average home which is assessed at $470,365. 

The budget hearing will be April 18.

The ...

NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- The recreation and travel basketball team champions of the 2022-23 winter basketball season received recognition at the most recent Borough Council meeting.

The North Caldwell mayor and council honored the Suns (3-4 grade boys), Swish (3-4 grade girls), Duke (5-6 grade boys), Thunder (7-8 grade boys) and West Essex Suburban sixth-grade girls on their ...

NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- The West Essex girls lacrosse team will open its 2023 season under first-year head coach Gianna D’Urso on Tuesday, April 4 at home against Chatham.

D'Urso served as the program's interim head coach in 2021 and then was an assistant last season, when the Lady Knights finished with a 13-7 record.

"We are excited that we have a large group of girls ...

WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Caldwell boys lacrosse team will open its season on Tuesday, April 4 at Montclair.

Last season, the Chiefs lost three of their first four games before recovering to reach the semifinal round of the Essex County Tournament and then the final round of the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 1 tournament.

In fact, the boys' athletic teams at Caldwell the last two school ...

FAIRFIELD, NJ -- The Fairfield Police Department unveiled its new mobile application, Atlas One, at its community meetings on March 14. Fairfield is the first police department in New Jersey to use this application which is used nationwide.

Fairfield Mayor William Galese reported at Monday's Township Council meeting that the Fairfield Police Department ...

FAIRFIELD, NJ -- Three suspects from upstate New York have been charged with shoplifting after an incident Sunday night at the Target store in Fairfield.

The Fairfield Police Department announced the arrest of Michaela Farquharson (25), of Selkirk, N.Y.; Reggie Lloyd (41), of Albany, N.Y.; and Christine Swart (20), of Saugerties, N.Y. for shoplifting on March 26.
On that date at ...

NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- A suspect who fled the scene after a traffic stop and subsequent crash was tracked down and detained by North Caldwell police Sunday night.

At 9:26 p.m. March 19, North Caldwell Police Department responded to assist Caldwell Police with a motor vehicle that fled from a traffic stop. The vehicle crashed on Andover Drive in North Caldwell and three suspects bailed out, ...

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ— “It felt like a literal punch in the gut,” Christina Thompson, of Rockaway, said about her first cancer diagnosis. 

After her mom died from colon cancer at the age of 45, Thompson was determined to do everything she could to keep her and her family healthy. From 1993 to 2011, Thompson got a colonoscopy every three years. 

“I ...

FAIRFIELD, NJ -- The Friends of the Van Ness House is having a kick-off fundraiser at the Van Ness House on 236 Little Falls Road in Fairfield on Saturday, April 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tulips, daffodils, hydrangeas, herb plants, breads, honey, jams and T-shirts will be sold. The Friends of the Van Ness House is a Federal ...

CALDWELL, NJ -- As Caldwell’s governing body celebrated Women’s History Month, the 2023 recipients of the Women’s Community Impact Awards were presented with awards honoring women for their commitment and service to the borough. 

Council member Barbara Buechner confirmed there were 25 names submitted and ultimately five were chosen to receive the award, which ...

WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Jefferson Elementary School Second Grade Brownie Troop 20079 recently earned their “Caring for Pets” badge at Animal Emergency and Referral Associates (AERA) in West Caldwell.

Members of the troop, their parents/chaperones and a Cub Scout related to one of the girls spent more than an hour at AERA. They toured the 45,000-square-foot facility, and ...

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ -- Decamp Bus Lines has announced that it will end commuter services to and from New York City effective April 7, 2023.

The decision to cease commuter services comes as a result of "the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily commuting to New York City."

The company will no longer operate service on bus routes: 33, 66/66R, 44, 99, 88, 32, and 100. However, ...

FAIRFIELD, NJ -- The Fairfield governing body introduced an ordinance to authorize the permanent closing of the Fairfield pool and the dissolution of the pool utility. 

Because of the major repair work needed to maintain the pool, about $600,000, and the lack of interest of township citizens, the governing body is planning on a permanent closure. 

At ...

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- Essex County Eagles Field, a little league/softball facility, officially opened with a ribbon-cutting on Thursday.

The $2.1 million project to modernized the field with a synthetic grass playing surface. The new field was unveiled for one of the first practices for the Essex County West Caldwell School of Technology’s Girls’ Softball Team, which will ...

CEDAR GROVE, NJ – Local customers won’t be able to buy produce at Morgan’s Farm this summer.

Following an unresolved dispute between the Historical Society and the retired farmer who had been harvesting vegetables and operating the farmer's market there each year from May to October, the market will stay shuttered this summer.

This summer looms as the first in ...

ESSEX FELLS, NJ -- Real estate website Niche.com released its 2023 ranking of Best Places to Live in New Jersey this week, and gave Essex Fells an overall grade of A+ in its evaluation.

Essex Fells was ranked No. 2 in Essex County. Upper Montclair was the No. 1 town in Essex County, according to Niche.com.

Statewide, Verona was ranked 13th of all the municipalities in New Jersey.

Essex ...

NEW JERSEY - Daylight Saving Time makes its return on Sunday, March 12 at 2 a.m., which means it's time to move the clocks forward one hour. While most people welcome the addition of more daylight hours, the loss of an hour's sleep brings grumbles and issues for some. 

The much debated annual process of changing clocks back in fall and ahead in spring began during World War I as a ...

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- The Archdiocese of Newark will hold its Business and Labor Recognition Reception benefiting the archdiocesan Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry on Tuesday, March 7 at The Grove in Cedar Grove. 

This year, Cardinal Tobin will honor Joseph S. Colalillo, chairman of the board and CEO of Wakefern Food Corp. and president of ShopRite of Hunterdon ...