WEST CALDWELL, NJ — The Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education met Thursday night for a special meeting despite threatening tornado warnings at precisely the time the meeting began. 

A group of parents whose children attend Lincoln and Wilson elementary schools advocated for their position regarding whether the students would be required to wear masks as the new school year ...

NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- Ryan Gupta, director of Curriculum and Instruction, presented an update during the July 21 West Essex Board of Education meeting highlighting the summer programming offered to students. 

The district had received funds from the CRRSA ESSER II Consolidated Sub grant through the New Jersey Department of Education for Coronavirus Response & Relief Supplemental in ...

NORTH CALDWELL, NJ — Andrew Kim, a student from Montclair-Kimberley Academy and a resident of North Caldwell, was among 12 New Jersey high school and middle school students honored by New Jersey Human Services for their winning entries in the 2021 New Jersey Child Support Teen Media Contest.

The contest "celebrated the support of family, friends and loved ones ...

ROSELAND, NJ — The Borough Council adopted an ordinance by a 4-1 vote to prohibit the operation of any class of cannabis businesses within the borough at its July 27 meeting. Councilman Roger Freda did not support the ordinance.

In part the ordinance noted that two prominent non-profit organizations who advise New Jersey municipalities on legal matters, the New Jersey State ...

FAIRFIELD, NJ — The Essex County Division of Community Health Services, along with the Office of Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Addiction Services, has introduced a new program called Reach for Recovery.  Fairfield Mayor James Gasparini explained that it provides mobile outreach services in the community to support residents with substance abuse disorders.

The program offers ...

FAIRFIELD, NJ — “Once again, the township is not increasing your local taxes,” said Fairfield Township Mayor James Gasparini at Monday night’s open public hearing on the 2021 municipal budget. The $15,872,961.14 local municipal budget will be officially adopted pending approval of the New Jersey Division of Local Government Services.

Gasparini said that the zero ...

PHILADELPHIA — Konrad Cyzewski of Caldwell, N.J. recently won a bronze metal representing the NJ Fencing Club at the U.S. National Championships.

Cyzewski, a high school state champion, at Newark Academy for fencing.

At the U.S. National Championships, he won his bronze in Cadet in the event individual and won Gold with the Men’s Saber Senior Team.

WEST CALDWELL, NJ — Five members of the 2021 Caldwell baseball team were selected to the Super Essex Conference All-Liberty Division First Team, as selected by county coaches.

Nick Bergamotto, Owen Ayers, Gil Prial, Zach Hirshorn and Ryan Lill of Caldwell all were named to the first team.

Bergamotto, a junior infielder, batted .417 with team-highs of 13 extra-base hits and 24 runs ...

NORTH CALDWELL, NJ — Two players from the West Essex High School baseball team were selected to the Super Essex Conference's All-American Division First Team for 2021.

Tyler Sorrentino and Vincent Panzarino each were chosen as first-team members in a poll of the coaches across Essex County.

Sorrentino, a senior, batted .397 with 13 runs batted in and 24 runs scored for the Knights ...

VERONA, NJ — Thursday evening's thunderstorms touched off a tornado that was confirmed on the ground in Verona.

According to the National Weather Service, the twister was an EF-0 with maximum winds of 65 mph. EF stands for Enhanced Fujita Scale, which is used to rank a tornado’s wind speed and damage on a scale of zero to five.

The twister was on the ground for less than a ...

ROSELAND, NJ — A car operated by a female driver crashed into the front window of the Roseland Convenience Store shortly before noon on Wednesday.

According to an eyewitness from TAPinto.net, at 11:50 a.m., the vehicle smashed through the front of the business at 180 Roseland Ave.

No major injuries have been reported, but the Roseland Police Department was on the scene treating what ...

WEST CALDWELL, NJ — The West Caldwell Police Department will be hosting its first National Night Out on Tuesday, August 3 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bonnel Field at James Caldwell High School.

Police vehicles, fire trucks and EMS equipment will be on display on Woodmere Road.

There will be music, food (provided by Boy Scouts, West Caldwell Troop 9), a jump house, and games for kids.

TRENTON, NJ -- Gov. Phil Murphy announced at his regular COVID press briefing on Monday, July 19, that over 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in New Jersey and that more than 5 million individuals who live, work, or study in the state are now fully vaccinated.

Among the 4,432,769 fully vaccinated individuals (as of June 28), only a small fraction of ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Lung cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States; and according to experts at Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC) in Livingston, detect it early dramatically improves the chances of survival and even cure.

Since 2012, SBMC has been catching lung cancer early in people who are at high risk by offering free screenings and testing. Now SBMC ...

FAIRFIELD, NJ — North Jersey Chamber of Commerce President Michelle Vernuccio and Chairwoman Cheryl Mucha on Tuesday presented the Rocco Donatiello Foundation of Fairfield with a $3,678 donation.

The presentation was made at the Chamber's 38th annual Golf Invitational at Ballyowen Golf Course at Crystal Springs Resort in Sussex County. 

Each year the NJCC raises money ...

WEST CALDWELL, NJ — The West Caldwell Police Department will be hosting its first National Night Out on Tuesday, August 3 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bonnel Field at James Caldwell High School.

Police vehicles, fire trucks and EMS equipment will be on display on Woodmere Road.

There will be music, food (provided by Boy Scouts, West Caldwell Troop 9), a jump house, and games for kids.

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — All non-professional and professional senior citizen artists residing in Essex County are invited to participate in the 2021 Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show and Exhibition. The deadline to submit artwork is Wednesday, September 1.

Artists must be at least 60 years old and a resident of Essex County to participate. Senior citizens will be ...

WEST CALDWELL, NJ — The municipality of West Caldwell filed a Verified Complaint against the Borough of Caldwell on July 21 in the Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division: Essex County.  The nature of the action addresses violations of Caldwell’s failure to respond to two Open Public Records Act (OPRA) requests submitted on June 2 and June 22.

Stated in the ...