West Essex Top Stories
By TAPINTO WEST ESSEX STAFF
May 13, 2025
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell scored six runs in the first inning and held on for a 9-6 baseball victory over Barringer on Monday.Chris DePrenda's RBI triple and Marco Sozio's two-run double highlighted the six-run first inning as the Chiefs erased a 2-0 deficit.Sozio and DePrenda each had two hits ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The building in which the Caldwell Public Library had been housed for decades before being destroyed during Tropical Storm Ida in late August 2021 will undergo renovation.The Caldwell Borough Council approved an ordinance on second reading to appropriate usage of $957,993.97 in FEMA ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 7-6 baseball victory over Sparta on Saturday at the Kiwanis Oval.Caldwell (10-7) trailed, 6-4, going into the bottom of the seventh. After Sean Skikus scored on the front end of a double steal to cut the ...
CALDWELL, NJ – On May 2, 2025, Mount St. Dominic Academy in Caldwell debuted its much-anticipated 2025 Lip Dub, igniting a wave of school spirit and creativity across campus. The vibrant, choreographed music video unites students, faculty, and staff in a joyful celebration of the Mount community’s ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Livingston doesn't bludgeon opponents with Division 1 bats or overwhelm them with turbo-velocity arms the way some other Top 20 baseball teams in the state do, but, get the Lancers into the late innings of a close game of any consequence, and they've proven themselves to be ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Kate Colello scored four goals to lead West Essex to a 12-8 girls lacrosse victory over Caldwell on Friday night.Sienna Tilton, Adelaide Minnella and Alex Agostini finished with two goals apiece for West Essex (3-10). Samantha VanNess had one goal and two assists and Elyana ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Three members of the West Essex High School Class of 2025 recently signeds letters of intent to attend colleges where they will continue to play football.Brady Phillips will attend Middlebury College, Mikey Cerisano will attend Muhlenberg College and Yeshua Cuello will attend ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ – In about 13 months, the first games of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ will kick off. Canada, Mexico and the United States are hosting the biggest World Cup ever, with a total of eight games to be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, including the final match of the ...
NEWARK - The controversial $6 billion Newark Bay Bridge replacement has received a permit and “finding of no significant impact” from the U.S. Coast Guard, clearing the way for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to proceed with the construction of an extension between Interchanges 14 in Newark and ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell advanced in the semifinal round of the Essex County boys lacrosse tournament with a 16-6 victory over Montclair-Kimberley Academy on Wednesday.Sean Murtagh and Jeremy Rodriguez scored five goals apiece and Murtagh added two assists for Caldwell (6-7), which led, 10-4, ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Mount St. Dominic Academy softball team got off on the right foot in what the program hopes will be a dozen county championships when the smoke clears in less than two weeks.The third-seeded Lions took care of 14th-seeded Newark Academy, 11-1, on Saturday in the Essex County ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – West Essex rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh for a 4-3 baseball victory over Columbia in the quarterfinal round of the Greater Newark Tournament on Wednesday night.West Essex (10-4), the third seed, trailed, 3-1, going to the bottom of the sixth, scored one run that ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Mount St. Dominic Academy, in partnership with Success Street, LLC, invites the public to Empowering Middle School Girls to Lead with Confidence, a seminar designed for middle school girls and their parents on Monday, May 19 at 7 pm in the Doris M. Byrne Performing Arts Center at ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament with a 13-5 boys lacrosse victory over Livingston on Monday.Jordan Gruzas collected four goals and three assists for Caldwell (5-7), which was never headed after winning the opening quarter, 5-0.Skyler ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Talia LeBorgne, a member of the West Essex High School Class of 2025, signed a letter of intent last week to attend Kean University, where she will continue her athletic career.LeBorgne was a guard on the West Essex girls basketball team. As a senior, she averaged 8.1 points ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Chief Anthony G. Manna and the Fairfield Police Department introduced Officer Omar Qasem, who took the oath of office on Monday night. Officer Qasem graduated from the Essex County Police Academy in December 2024, where he received the Academy’s academic award for his class. Upon ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex advanced in the first round of the Essex County Tournament with a 4-1 softball victory over Bloomfield on Friday.Briana Gillen got the win and drove in a run, and Carmela Alagia went 2-for-3 for West Essex (7-11), which scored three runs in the fifth inning.Gab Sia ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – A young Caldwell baseball team passed its biggest test of the season, rallying for a 6-5 victory over West Orange in the first round of the Greater Newark Tournament under the lights on Friday night.Caldwell (9-6) rallied for three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Third-seeded West Essex advanced in the first round of the Greater Newark Tournament with a 10-0 baseball victory over 14th-seeded St. Benedict's Prep on Friday.Caden Lozito went 3-for-4 with a run scored and two runs batted in for the Knights (9-4), who scored two runs in the ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The 2025-2026 West Essex Regional school district budget unanimously passed at the school board’s meeting on Monday. Melissa Kida, the district’s business administrator, presented the final budget explaining the district’s revenue and expenditures that impact the overall budget ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The Fairfield mayor and council introduced three ordinances at their monthly Monday night meeting. The first ordinance deals with fixing the salary and compensation of the municipal engineer. The second one authorizes the township’s conveyance of the property of 9 Bodkin Road. The ...
CHATHAM, NJ – West Essex scored five runs in the fourth inning and went on to a 9-6 baseball victory over Chatham on Wednesday.Max Garcia drove in three runs and went 1-for-3 at the plate for West Essex (8-4), which broke a tie with its fourth inning uprising.Winning pitcher Caden Lozito went ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ – Brianna Gillen pitched a one-hitter and starred at the plate to lift West Essex to a 4-0 softball victory over Montclair on Tuesday.Gillen struck out eight batters and walked four in seven innings. She also went 3-for-4 with three runs batted in.Brooke Gillen was 1-for 3 with a ...
CALDWELL - The Mount St. Dominic Academy softball team's reputation proceeds itself as well as expectations. The Lions came into the 2025 season, off winning its 11th Essex County Tournament title and reaching the Non-Public A championship (losing to St. John Vianney) in 2024. With Mount St.
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Three pitchers combined on a two-hitter to boost West Essex to a 5-0 baseball victory over Morristown on Monday.Left-hander Aydan Sorrentino pitched four innings, allowed one hit, struck out five and walked two for the Knights (7-4), who scored two runs in the third inning and ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Anthony Drago, a senior on the West Essex boys lacrosse team, reached 200 career goals last week, surpassing the previous school record of 200 career goals set by Michael McWilliams (Class of 2000).Drago's 12 points in the 13-8 Knights victory over Columbia – on four goals and ...
ESSEX FELLS, NJ – A third suspect, a juvenile, has been charged in an auto theft incident that occurred six months ago.On Oct. 18, 2024 at approximately 5:50 a.m., Sergeant Cohen and Officer Rigas of the Essex Fells Police Department were dispatched to a residence on Windsor Place on a report of an ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ – West Essex rallied with three runs in the fifth inning and went on to a 4-3 softball victory over St. Mary of Rutherford in the Black & Gold Invitational on Sunday.Olivia Blanco and winning pitcher Briana Gillen each had two hits and drove in one run for West Essex (5-10), ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Jordan Gruzas and Sean Murtagh each scored two goals and had one assist as the Caldwell boys lacrosse team won its rivalry game over West Essex, 8-2, on Saturday night.Milo Ruggiero won nine of 13 faceoffs for Caldwell (4-5), which led, 5-1, after three quarters.Riley ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Julianne Grosso, president of the Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education, announced that the board will be presenting a referendum to the voters to fund a revised plan for a new field house at James Caldwell High School (JCHS) in November. Grosso said that achieving Title IX ...