West Essex Top Stories
By TAPINTO WEST ESSEX STAFF
August 14, 2025
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ – Students from Fairfield and Roseland were named to the Honor's List at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus for the Spring 2025 semester.Four students from Roseland were named to the Honor's List at FDU-Florham: Alissa Gallion, Vanessa Borg, Lillian O'Boyle and ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – As the district’s administration and staff prepare for the school year’s first day of classes on Sept. 3, the Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education met on Monday to approve multiple curriculum items, professional development plans and personnel appointments.Interim ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Fox Run will be closed from Mountain Avenue to York Place during the day for the next week while work on storm drains is ongoing.Drivers should use Roosevelt Boulevard or Windridge Drive as detours. The road will be closed, and open to local traffic only. “For the safety of ...
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ – Students from Caldwell, West Caldwell and North Caldwell were named to the Honor's List at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus for the Spring 2025 semester.The Honor's List recipients from the Caldwells are: Mark Stefanelli (West Caldwell), Brett Knapp (Caldwell), Sam ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Pack Attack Parties will be sponsoring a free community Trade Night event for youth trading card collectors on Thursday, Aug. 21 from 6 - 9 p.m. at Blue Rose in Caldwell. This event will give kids an opportunity to meet like-minded collectors, whether they like sports or Pokemon or ...
ESSEX FELLS, NJ – The Essex Fells Board of Education approved the hiring of a new kindergarten teacher and voted to accept a grant at its July 15 meeting.The school board approved the appointment of Veronica Matullo to teach kindergarten at a salary of $65,010.The BOE also accepted and approved the ...
VERONA, NJ - The Township of Verona announced broken ground at Everett Field, marking the beginning of a highly anticipated renovation project of a longtime community staple. New features to be installed during the project include: Natural grassEnhanced training facilitiesInclusive and accessible ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The Fairfield Police Department has filed charges against Altamir Thornton, 22, of Newark and a 17-year-old juvenile for their roles in an incident that occurred almost 16 months ago. At the time of the incident, Thornton was 21 and the juvenile, whose name is being withheld, was ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Jaime O’Donnell was hired as the new Fairfield library director. O’Donnell has worked as Fairfield youth services librarian for many years.At the July 28 meeting of the Fairfield Township Council, Mayor William Galese said it would be “a smooth transition.”Councilman Michael McGlynn ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ - The Fairfield Police Department welcomed its newest probationary police officer to the department on Monday July 28.Officer Carmelo Caramanna was sworn into his new position by Mayor William Galese in front of family, friends and fellow officers at the monthly meeting of the ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The Fairfield Township Council passed three new ordinances at its July 28 meeting.One bond ordinance provides an appropriation of $1 million for various capital improvements and authorizes the issuance of $950,000 bonds or notes for financing part of the appropriation. The money ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell Police Department is accepting applications for new officers until Aug. 19.The requirements for consideration of hiring are:U.S. CitizenshipHigh school diploma or equivalentNew Jersey residencyA valid New Jersey driver's licenseMinimum age: 18Ability to read, write and ...
CALDWELL, NJ – 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 ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The Fairfield governing body passed the 2025 municipal budget at its July 28 meeting. Fairfield Mayor William Galese reported that Fairfield residents will see a decrease in taxes of $476.43 on the average home valued at $530,788.At the June council meeting, Fairfield’s Business ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The Borough of North Caldwell recently closed on a $1.7 million loan from the New Jersey Water Bank to replace approximately 3,000 linear feet of aging water main in the area of East Greenbrook Road, Central Avenue and Mountain Place. The project is part of the borough's ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education accepted three resignations at its July 14 meeting.Special Education teacher Ruth Kentner-Lootah resigned from her position at James Caldwell High School (JCHS).District behaviorist Douglas Stracquadanio and Harrison school ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The West Caldwell Police Department will be joining the Caldwell Police Department for National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 5 from 5-8 p.. at the rear parking lot of Caldwell University.Non-perishable food items will be collected there for the Caldwell Food Pantry. Bring a donation in ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – A Bergen County man is facing charges of attempted theft by deception after a possible fraudulent attempt to purchase tires. Fairfield police arrested Wolfgang Justice-Webber on July 25. Representatives of U.S. Auto Forces, a tire distribution business located at 67 Route 46, ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The West Caldwell Township Council unanimously approved multiple ordinances that will provide the funding for upgrades supporting the municipality’s infrastructure. Ordinance No. 1893 appropriates $6,724,200 and authorizes the issuance of a bond for $6,387,990 that provides ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The resignations of five staff members in the district were approved by the West Essex Regional Board of Education at its July 16 meeting.The board accepted the following resignations:Stacy Casais, Supervisor of English, Reading and LibrariesStephanie Vallone, Teacher of World ...
ROSELAND, NJ – Due to a downed power wire, traffic on Passaic Ave heading into West Caldwell is closed late Tuesday afternoon. Police cautioned motorists in a post at 5:46 p.m. to avoid the area for the remainder of Tuesday evening and use Roseland Avenue instead.
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Dr. Lydia Furnari took part in her first meeting as the interim superintendent of the Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education on July 14.Furnari, an adjunct professor at Caldwell University since 2012, previously served as interim superintendent at the Sandyston-Walpack School ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell Borough Council met last week and swore into service Jacob Pohlman as the new Superintendent of Public Works. Pohlman has been with the department for 17 years. Mayor Garrett Jones administered the Oath of Office. Pohlman replaces Mario Bifalco, who retired June 30 after ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell High School will be adding freshman girls' soccer to its list of sports programs this fall.Lydia Furnari, the interim superintendent of the Caldwell-West Caldwell School District, made that announcement at the boards July 14 meeting.“We understand from both the ...
ROSELAND, NJ – The violent thunderstorms that were responsible for three fatalities in Union and Somerset counties on July 14 spared Roseland the worst of their wrath, but Roseland Mayor James Spango admitted that the borough was “very lucky.”Wayne McCullough, a resident of 41 years, asked the ...
ROSELAND, NJ – The Roseland Borough Council approved the awarding of the following contracts at its July 15 meeting:Grove Contracting, $1,878,500 for the Roseland Community CenterReivax Contracting Corp., $158,225 for upgrades to Cooper AvenueACCSES NJ, $43,323 for janitorial services through next ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – A New York man was arrested by Fairfield police on three counts of receiving stolen property.Luis Reyes, 32, of the Bronx, N.Y. was charged on July 15 after Fairfield Officer Rick Alves, who was working cooperatively with the Clifton and New York City Police Department, received ...
MADISON, NJ -- Jacob Young pitched a two-hitter as Bayonne scored three early runs and went on to a 5-1 victory over Caldwell in the championship game of the High School Developmental League on Wednesday evening at FDU-Florham.Bayonne (11-0) went undefeated this summer en route to its first overall ...
TRENTON, NJ – An Essex County surgeon has agreed to a seven-year suspension of his medical license after allegations that his practice of endovascular surgery deviated from the standard of care.Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced the suspension on ...
ROSELAND, NJ – The Roseland Borough Council at its July 15 meeting passed two ordinances to approve upgrades to roads and capital improvements, and another ordinance for the acquisition of vehicles and equipment.Ordinance 21-2025 calls for the appropriation of $427,000 and the authorization of the ...