West Essex Top Stories
By MOUNT ST. DOMINIC ACADEMY
April 11, 2025
CALDWELL, NJ – The Board of Trustees of Mount St. Dominic Academy has announced the appointment of Juliette M. Picciano as its next Head of School, effective June 1. With more than a decade of experience spanning educational leadership, development, strategic planning, and enrollment management, ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ – Santino Russo went 5-for-5 to lead Caldwell to a 9-4 baseball victory over Cedar Grove on Wednesday.Caldwell (3-2) was getting shut out, 1-0, before scoring five runs in the fifth inning, three in the sixth and one in the seventh.Nick Arvanites went 3-for-5 with a run batted in, ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – On Friday, April 4, the New Jersey gubernatorial candidates answered questions at the annual Meet the Mayors event – which became more of a Meet the Gubernatorial Candidates --at the Wilshire Grand Hotel.Candidates who attended the event included (in the order they were seated) ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – The predominant weather story in Tuesday's baseball game between West Essex and Livingston may have been the fierce and frigid wind at The Oval, but it also could have been the late-inning Lancer lightning that has become a distinct pattern early in the 2025 season.Livingston ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Agenda items at the Tuesday, April 1 meeting of the Caldwell Borough Council included the approval of a bond for $742,000.The bond covers multiple capital projects, including replacement of the flooring in the firehouse and garage, rehabilitation and replacement of sewer mains, ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Dan Fulton, who had been the coach at Hanover Park in Morris County, has been named the new head football coach at West Essex High School.The West Essex Board of Education gave official approval to Fulton's appointment at its meeting on Monday night.In seven seasons at Hanover ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Senior right-hander Marco Sozio allowed one hit over six innings in the cold and the rain to lift Caldwell to a 6-0 baseball victory over West Orange on Monday.Sozio struck out 10 batters and walked three, throwing 98 pitches before Sean Skikus relieved him in the seventh inning ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Sean Murtagh scored five goals and had three assists to lead Caldwell to a 15-4 boys lacrosse victory over Columbia on Saturday.Riley Danilowicz finished with three goals for the Chiefs. Skyler Brown had two goals and two assists, and Jordan Gruzas and Jeremy Rodriguez each totaled ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The varsity softball field at Caldwell High School was renamed and dedicated to Mike and Mark Teshkokyan as Teshkoyan Brothers Park on Saturday, April 5.Mike Teshkoyan, in his 39th year, has 747 career wins and is second among all softball coaches in New Jersey. His brother, ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex High School has named the following students its ShopRite Stars for the third marking period:Matthew Capra has received the ShopRite Star award for Leadership. If you are looking for Matt around the halls, he can often be found helping those most in need. Our faculty ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Columbia scored four runs in the third inning and went on to a 7-3 baseball victory over Caldwell on Saturday.Zac Calveric had two hits in the first three innings for Columbia (2-1), driving in a run with a double in a two-run first inning and singling and scoring a run in the ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell girls lacrosse team will play its second game of the season on Monday against Glen Ridge, but, although the Chiefs lost their opener, 12-10, to Mount Olive on Tuesday, the game included a big milestone.Junior forward Abby Anemone scored seven goals, giving her 101 ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – On Friday, April 4 at approximately 9:56 p.m., a Horseneck Road resident contacted police stating someone had just removed mail from their mailbox. The suspect vehicle appears to be a silver Infiniti sedan according to security video. The caller stated the vehicle had a loud ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Tempers flared during public comment at Tuesday's meeting of the Caldwell Borough Council when former councilman Henderson Cole asked a series of questions regarding the administration’s plans for the original library building, 80 Bloomfield Avenue, and transparency regarding plans ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Daniel Vybihal and Christian Wigley combined on a three-hitter to lead Caldwell to a 4-1 baseball victory over Nutley on Thursday.Caldwell (1-1) only had three hits, as well, but the Chiefs scored three runs in the second inning to take a 4-1 lead, and that was more than enough ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex scored seven runs in the first inning and went on to a 12-7 baseball victory over Montclair on Thursday.Max Garcia and Caden Lozito each went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and one run batted in for the Knights (2-0). C.J. Fogg was 1-for-3 with two RBI for West Essex ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Livingston and Caldwell baseball programs both won sectional championships in 2024.But when they met on Wednesday in Caldwell's opening game -- and Livingston's second game -- of the 2025 season, Livingston's lineup was populated with a lot more veterans than ...
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Caldwell softball team opened its season with a 3-1 victory over Glen Ridge on Tuesday.Sophia Rodriguez pitched a three-hitter, struck out 10 batters and walked four for the victory.Lyla Ulrich went 2-for-3 with a run batted in and Elle Busichio had a hit and two RBI for ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – The West Essex softball team opened its season with an 11-1 victory over Newark Academy on Tuesday.Briana Gillen pitched a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts and one walk.West Essex scored five runs in the second inning to take a 6-0 lead. Brooke Gillen knocked in six runs with a home ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Three pitchers combined on a three-hitter to lift West Essex to a 1-0 baseball victory in its opening game on Tuesday.Chris Murano started, went five innings, allowed two hits and a walk and struck out two batters in 59 pitches for the victory.Aidan Burgos allowed one hit and no ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – West Essex opened its boys lacrosse season with a 19-7 road loss to Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Monday.The first quarter ended with SPF (3-0) leading, 6-4. The Raiders would then start to take control of the game in the second quarter, outscoring West Essex 8-2 to go into ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- After an off-season like no other in recent years, the Millburn baseball team will open its 2025 season against St. Benedict's Prep Tuesday at Kasberger Field in Newark.One of the pre-eminent programs not only in Essex County but throughout New Jersey over the last 14 years under ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell baseball team will open its season on Tuesday at home against Livingston, the reigning champion of the Super Essex Conference's American Division.Caldwell was a member of the American Division last year, but, after realignment, the Chiefs will play in the Liberty ...
DENVILLE, NJ – The Caldwell boys lacrosse team evened its record with a 9-4 victory over Morris Knolls on Saturday.Jordan Gruzas scored four goals and passed for two assists for the Chiefs, who led, 4-0, at halftime.Jeremy Rodriguez finished with three goals and one assist for Caldwell and he also ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- The program's winning tradition has been restored in head coach Joe Cardinale's first two seasons at West Essex.The reward for the Knights' 40-14-1 record over the previous two seasons is an elevation back to the American Division of the Super Essex Conference, where West ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – This week marks the beginning of Mike Teshkoyan's 39th year as the head coach of the Caldwell softball team.The Chiefs are coming off a 19-9 season that boosted the legendary coach's career record to 746-254, a .746 winning percentage.The battery of twins Sophia Rodriguez and ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The state and local Police Benevolent Associations (PBA) attended the Fairfield mayor and council meeting on Monday night to express their concerns about Fairfield Police Chief Anthony Manna and the Fairfield Police Department (FPD).It has been alleged that the FPD is losing police ...
HILLSDALE, NJ – The Caldwell boys lacrosse opened its season with an 8-7 loss to Pascack Valley on Thursday. Sean Murtagh scored three goals for Caldwell, which had a 6-3 lead at halftime. Jordan Gruzas had two goals and one assist and Ryder Weintraub had one goal and two assists for the Chiefs.
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Two members of the division-winning Caldwell boys basketball team were recently selected to the Super Essex Conference's Colonial Division first team.Brodie Cook and Joe Giannetta, both senior guards, were named to the team in a vote of the conference's coaches.Cook averaged ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Firefighters spent about two hours on Tuesday night battling a blaze at a residence on Big Piece Road.At 7:33 p.m., the Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a working fire on Big Piece Road. Initial reports showed heavy fire in the rear of the structure, beginning ...