West Essex Top Stories
By MOUNT ST. DOMINIC ACADEMY
May 26, 2025
CALDWELL, NJ – Mount St. Dominic Academy Class of 2010 alumna Emilie Stewart returned to speak with students in the Mount’s Social Justice Concentration about advocacy, leadership, and finding purpose through service and unexpected opportunities. Now a manager of Policy Advocacy for the Newark ...
ESSEX FELLS, NJ – Essex Fells resident Michael Cetrulo, a senior at Newark Academy, signed a letter of intend to attend Wesleyan University, where he will continue his wrestling career.“I am so honored to be able to continue wrestling at the collegiate level so I can continue playing the sport I ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Benji Josefsberg's two-out RBI double in the bottom of the eighth inning capped a three-run rally – and three hours and 22 minutes of general baseball mayhem – to give Columbia a 12-11 victory over West Essex in the final game of the regular season Saturday at Underhill Field.West ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ –The Fairfield Police Department has been taking the month of May to educate the whole community on the operation of e-bikes, e-scooters, e-skateboards and skateboards, which are not permitted to be operated on any sidewalk or in any park. In addition, those 16 years or younger are ...
VERONA, NJ – The bottom of the order did the heavy lifting for the Caldwell baseball team on Friday, and the Chiefs will hoist a division championship banner as a result.The last three batters in Caldwell's starting lineup got on base 10 out of 11 times at bat and combined for five runs scored and ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Fairfield police have arrested a Flushing, N.Y. man in connection with the theft of $12,000 from a Fairfield resident's bank account.Xuan Jin, 50, has been charged with thefts that occurred on November 21 and 22, 2024. Police allege that he obtained personal banking information ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Four members of the West Essex Class of 2025 and the Knights' baseball program recently signed letters of intent to attend colleges where they will continue their athletic careers.Joe Panzarino will attend Rowan University, Chris Murano will attend Kean University, Aidan Burgos ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – An 18-year-old Montville man faces charges of leaving the scene of a crash after an accident in Fairfield on Wednesday night.At approximately 9:26 p.m., Fairfield police officers were dispatched to the area of 100 Horseneck Road for a report of a pedestrian who had been injured ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – On Monday, May 26 starting promptly at 8 a.m., the Mayor and Borough Council will hold a Memorial Day ceremony at the Veterans Memorial on Gould Avenue in North Caldwell. The ceremony will begin with a 21-gun salute. “Do not be alarmed by the brief gunshot noise,” the borough ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Councilman Michael Docteroff confirmed during Tuesday’s West Caldwell Township Council meeting that the Cedar Street pool will not be open for Memorial Day weekend due to a critical repair issue. The issue was not able to be identified until the pools were filled, and the ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The Fairfield Police Department announced the arrest of a 56-year-old suspect from Mexico in connection with a Bitcoin scam.Jose Renteria-Medellin, 56, of Guadalupe, Mexico, was arrested for theft by deception that occurred on Feb. 10, 2024. On that date, an employee of Care by ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – At Monday night’s meeting of the Fairfield Township Council, Aaron Lowe, a long-time Fairfield resident, posed questions to the mayor and council and to township business administrator James Gasparini. It appears that an employee received more than $48,000 in vacation pay when, in ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Mount St. Dominic Academy’s softball team felt confident they would face rival Cedar Grove a third time this season.The Lions had lost both regular season matchups, which ended their drive for another Super Essex Conference American Division title.But Mount head coach Rob Stern ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Anthony Drago scored seven goals and assisted on one to lead West Essex to a 12-11 boys lacrosse victory over Montclair-Kimberley Academy on Monday.Luca Tartara collected three goals and one assist for the Knights (10-6), who led, 10-8, after three quarters. Drago, a Duke ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex broke a tie with a run in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 2-1 softball victory over Caldwell on Monday.Gab Sia had two doubles and a run batted in and Erin Mah doubled in a run for West Essex (9-15), which scored runs in the third and seventh innings.Sophia ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- Libby Knight collected five goals and one assist to lead New Providence to a 15-9 girls lacrosse victory over Caldwell on Monday.Stephie Hughes finished with a season-high eight assists for New Providence (12-4), which outscored Caldwell, 5-0, in the third quarter to take a ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ – West Essex scored two runs each in the first, fourth and six innings and went on to a 6-2 baseball victory over Caldwell on Monday night at Yogi Berra Stadium.An RBI triple by Joe Panzarino and a sacrifice fly in the first inning gave the Knights a 2-0 lead.Caldwell (13-9) got a ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Fifteen-year-old Sanaya Mistry, a sophomore at Mount Saint Dominic Academy in Caldwell, recently earned international recognition by winning first place at the prestigious International Classical Music Competition. The young violinist performed on March 16 at New York City’s iconic ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Jackson Lodgek pitched six strong innings and West Essex scored three runs in the third on its way to a 4-3 baseball victory over Millburn on Saturday.Lodgek allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings for his second win over Millburn this season. He struck out six batters and ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Mount St. Dominic Academy celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week, honoring the faculty who make a lasting impact on students every day. The weeklong celebration, organized by the Parents' Association in partnership with Interim Head of School Lynn Burek, and Principal Dr. Karen ...
BELLEVILLE, NJ – Dean Tahbaz and Daniel Vybihal combined on a three-hitter to lead Caldwell to a 3-1 baseball victory over West Essex on Friday.Tahbaz got the win, going 4 ⅓ innings, allowing three hits and one run, striking out six and walking three. Vybihal struck out five batters in 2 ⅔ innings ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Mount St. Dominic scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning and held on for an 8-5 softball victory over Columbia in the semifinal round of the Essex County Tournament on Friday night at Ivy Hill Park.Carlee Perez went 2-for-5 with a home run and three runs batted in for ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex scored in every inning but the first and went on to a 16-6 softball victory over Sparta on Friday.Brooke Gillen and Gab Sia each drove in six runs. Sia hit two home runs and was 3-for-4. Gillen went 4-for-5 with a triple and two doubles for West Essex (8-14).Olivia ...
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ - Due to the large amount of rain recently, and seeing the LARVAL count going up, Essex County will be partnering with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Office of Mosquito Control in conducting an aerial larval control operation using granular BTI, on ...
NEWARK, NJ – Marco Sozio pitched a three-hitter to lead Caldwell to a 2-1 baseball victory over St. Benedict's Prep on Thursday.Sozio struck out 11 batters and walked two in seven innings and 107 pitches.In the sixth inning, Nick Arvanites led off with a single for the Chiefs (12-7). Courtesy ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex Regional School District has been recognized with the Best Communities for Music Education title by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM). The award is a signature program of the NAMM Foundation that recognizes and celebrates school districts and ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex scored a tiebreaking run in the bottom of the fifth inning and held on for a 4-3 baseball victory over Columbia on Tuesday.Aydan Sorrentino's RBI single in the fifth inning gave West Essex (11-7) a 4-3 lead.West Essex rallied from a 3-0 deficit with three runs in ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The Fairfield Police Department arrested a 19-year-old suspect from Liberty, N.Y. for receiving stolen property after an incident that occurred on Monday. At approximately 10:20 p.m., Corporal Jeffrey Dean observed an older model silver Honda Accord exiting from the Quick Chek on ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Mount St. Dominic Academy softball team is showing everybody that they’re a team to be feared this season in the Essex County Tournament despite being the third seed.The third-seeded Lions took care of business on Saturday with a dominating 14-1 victory over sixth-seeded West ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Valentina Dilanni collected three hits and Livingston went on to a 5-2 softball victory over West Essex on Monday.Sophie Rothfeld went 2-for-2 with three runs scored, two runs batted in and a double for Livingston (8-10), which scored single runs in three of the first four innings ...