West Essex Top Stories
By TAPINTO WEST ESSEX STAFF
July 1, 2025
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The Fairfield Fire Department battled to blazes – one of which resulted in a power outage in parts of the township – on Monday.At approximately 10:26 a.m. on Monday, the Fairfield Fire Department received a call for downed wires on Daniel Road East. Units arrived within minutes with ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – If the introductory budget is passed, Fairfield homeowners will see a reduction in their property taxes.The Fairfield mayor and council introduced the 2025 municipal budget at their meeting on Monday, June 23. Business Administrator James Gasparini reported that due to the decrease ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The West Caldwell Township Council on Tuesday, June 24 unanimously endorsed the Housing Element and Fair Share Plan adopted by the West Caldwell Planning Board in response to the municipality’s fourth round of housing obligations because of the Mt. Laurel decision. The ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Multiple utility poles and wires came down near Eldridge Road in Fairfield on Monday morning.The traffic light at Fairfield Road/New Dutch Lane was inoperable after the incident. Officers were on the scene at this location late Monday morning utilizing manual traffic control.
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The Fairfield annual Independence Day fireworks celebration will be on Wednesday, July 2 at the Hollywood Avenue recreation center. The fun will begin at 5:30 p.m. with food and music to follow at 7:30 p.m. by Eye to Eye Events. The fireworks will start after dusk.
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Fourth of July fireworks will take place on July 4 at dusk at the varsity baseball field at James Caldwell High School.The fireworks are presented in tandem by the communities of West Caldwell, Caldwell, North Caldwell, Roseland and Essex Fells.Gates open at 7 p.m., with ...
ROSELAND, NJ – Roseland Police Officer Mark Miller faces a long recovery following a serious accident in the borough on June 20.In its June 27 newsletter, the borough provided an update on Miller, who has been hospitalized ever since a vehicle crashed into his squad car while he was inside it at ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex Middle School School hosted the annual Academically Speaking competition last month.ROGATE students went head-to-head with peers from across Essex County in a fast-paced academic showdown. ROGATE -- Resources Offered for Gifted and Talented Education -- offers middle ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – A total of five Caldwell High School softball players were recognized on the Super Essex Conference's American Division Team for 2025.Lucia Luzzi, Ava Rodriguez and Sophia Rodriguez of Caldwell were all named to the American Division second team in a vote of the conference's ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Two members of the Caldwell boys lacrosse team were recently named to the Super Essex Conference All-American Division First Team.Sean Murtagh and Will Swift of Caldwell were both selected to the first team in a vote of the conference's coaches.Murtagh, a senior long-stick ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Two members of the West Essex boys lacrosse team were recently named to the Super Essex Conference All-American Division First Team.Anthony Drago and Teddy Skopak of West Essex were both named to the team in a vote of the conference's coaches.Drago, a senior attack and ...
ROSELAND, NJ – A GoFundMe page has been set up for the family of Roseland Police Officer Mark Miller, who was seriously injured in an auto accident while on duty on Friday, June 20.The fundraiser, which has been set up by the officer's co-workers at the Roseland Police Department, is intended to ...
CLARK, NJ – Jackson Lodgek of West Essex High School and Dante Placenti of Caldwell each appeared in the New Jersey Quad-County Underclassmen All-Star Baseball Game last week.The game matched a team of all-stars from Essex and Union counties against a team from Middlesex and Hudson counties in a ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Three young artists from Caldwell were the winners of the Essex County G’ART’bage Contest at the Essex County Environmental Center. Charlotte Greenstein, Emma Petersen and Eleanor Greenstein of Caldwell took first place in the Pre-K to 2nd Grade Category.The contest combined lessons ...
ROSELAND, NJ – A Roseland police officer who was injured in a traffic accident on Friday afternoon in the borough is in serious condition, according to Mayor James Spango.In a Facebook post updating the public on the unnamed officer's condition, Spango wrote on Saturday morning,“Surgery was ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Agenda items at the Caldwell Borough Council meeting of June included multiple infrastructure and renovation projections. The council awarded a contract to Caravella Demolition Inc., for the first phase of the rehabilitation of the old library building for $44,000. Business ...
ROSELAND, NJ – At approximately 4 p.m.on Friday, a motor vehicle accident occurred involving a Roseland police officer in the area of Livingston Avenue and Becker Farm Road. The officer was transported to University Hospital for evaluation and treatment. “The borough asks that you keep the officer ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell Police Department welcomed a new sergeant to its ranks as Micheal Kraynanski was promoted from acting sergeant to a full-time sergeant during the Borough Council meeting on Tuesday. Mayor Garrett Jones administered the oath of office.Kraynanski was promoted to Acting ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ -- After a diverse and consistently successful career that has included an NCAA Division 3 national championship, Mickey Ennis has announced his retirement after 10 years as the Livingston High School baseball coach.Ennis plans to continue working in the district in his role as the ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – At this week's meeting of the Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education, during public comment, Liz Hart asked for an update on plans for the November referendum as the Board of Education seeks approval for a revised fieldhouse plan. Board president Julianne Grosso and business ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- Brian Chapman, one of the most successful and universally respected baseball coaches in New Jersey in the 21st century, has retired from Millburn High School.Chapman took over the Millburn baseball program in 2011 and, in the 14 years since, the Millers won two Group 4 state ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Richard Garcia, a former Fairfield Police Officer and most recently Hudson County Sheriff’s Department Lieutenant, passed away earlier this week.Lt. Garcia passed away on June 16 after a valiant battle with September 11th-related cancers.Garcia began his career with the Hudson ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education thanked and acknowledged retiring staff and those who have reached milestones with the district.Board president Julianne Grosso presented the Superintendent’s report in lieu of outgoing Superintendent of Schools Dr. Christopher ...
ROSELAND, NJ – Work on the bridge in Roseland over the Passaic River near Exit 4A is scheduled to begin this week.On Tuesday night, from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m., a lane shift will be implemented for eastbound traffic. One eastbound lane will be shifted to the westbound side of the bridge with ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Mount St. Dominic Academy softball team captured the 2025 Non-Public A State Championship with a 4–3 victory over Donovan Catholic, ending an 11-year title drought and delivering a long-awaited triumph for the program. The Lions had fallen short in five straight Non-Public A ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Dillon Almeida (second from left) from Caldwell caught the most fish in the boys’ ages 6-10 category at the Essex County Fishing Derby in Essex County Grover Cleveland Park in Essex Fells on Thursday, June 5. Dillon caught a total of eight fish. Pictured with Dillon is Essex County ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – As the 2024-2025 school year winds down, the West Essex Board of Education acknowledged and thanked retiring West Essex High School librarian Rosemary Rich at its meeting last Monday. Multiple student recognitions took place, highlighting student academic achievements. Students ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Reagan Copeland of North Caldwell caught the first fish in the girls’ category at the Essex County Fishing Derby in Essex County Grover Cleveland Park in Essex Fells on Thursday, June 5. Reagan is joined in this photo by Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo Jr. and Essex ...
ESSEX FELLS, NJ – Brody Carnahan of Essex Fells caught the most fish in the ages 11-15 boys’ category at the Essex County Fishing Derby in Essex County Grover Cleveland Park in Essex Fells on Thursday, June 5. Brody caught a total of nine fish. Pictured with Brody are Essex County Executive Joe ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Two teens, one adult and one juvenile, were arrested by Fairfield police on Tuesday on shoplifting charges.Police arrested a 19-year-old female from Endicott, N.Y. and a 17-year-old juvenile whose name is being withheld due to their age, for shoplifting at Target on June 10. On that ...