West Essex Top Stories
By LAURA LAB
March 25, 2025
CALDWELL, NJ – Joined by Police Director Nichele Patrick, Caldwell Mayor Garrett Jones swore into service the borough's newest police officer, Willy Figueroa, who was accompanied by his wife and son as he took the oath. A full complement of police officers attended last Tuesday's Borough Council ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The 2025-2026 Caldwell municipal budget was introduced by Chris Battaglia, the borough’s chief financial officer, during last Tuesday’s council meeting and passed unanimously.General appropriations are $15,837,239.91, which includes the library tax that increased by $29,403.13 to a ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – Montville Township Police are asking for information from the public following a body being found in the Passaic River in Pine Brook, according to Police Chief Andrew Caggiano.The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, Montville PD, Morris County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene ...
ROSELAND, NJ – The 2025 Easter Egg-Stravaganza and Bunny Hop Trail is scheduled for Saturday, April 5 from 10 a.m. to noon.Registration is due by April 2. The rain date is Sunday, April 6.The event includes a face painter and a bubble entertainer. The snack shack will be open. Kids will also be ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – A Brooklyn man was arrested on charges of vehicle theft in New York state on Thursday.Fairfield police arrested Davon Miller, 29, and charged him with being in possession of a stolen motor vehicle on March 20. At approximately 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Fairfield officers were alerted by ...
ROXBURY, NJ – The emergence of another sinkhole along Route 80 forced the state on Wednesday to close both lanes of the highway in Wharton, prompted it to hit the brakes on other road projects statewide and sidelined its plan to build a “crossover” lane that could have lightened traffic through ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex Board of Education approved the preliminary budget for the 2025-2026 school year. The proposed budget totals $49,874,794 with a local tax levy of $44,124,503, which includes debt service and general fund line items. The current year’s budget is $48,014,485 with a ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — During a recent meeting of the West Orange Township Council, Essex Fells resident and President of We Care, Joseph Pannullo, spoke about the proposed development near West Essex Highlands. Pannullo, who lives “within 200 feet of the notice area,” talked about the last Planning ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Discover the opportunities awaiting students at Mount St. Dominic Academy’s Spring Open House on Wednesday, April 2 at 6:30 p.m. Families of students in Grades 6-8, as well as prospective transfer students, are invited to explore MSDA’s academic programs, athletics, arts, and service ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The Essex County School Boards Association held its Unsung Hero Program, and cited Thomas Ruane, a senior at West Essex High School, as an “Unsung Hero.”The award recognizes and celebrates “the exceptional contributions and service of Essex County students within their high ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – John Timan, the only coach the Caldwell High School boys lacrosse program has ever had, recently announced that he would be retiring.Timan, who launched the Chiefs' lacrosse program more than two decades ago, leaves with an overall record of 234-135. He has been a Physical ...
ROSELAND, NJ – According to an article on worldatlas.com, Roseland was named one of the top nine "charming New Jersey communities" to retire to in this area.According to the publication, Roseland "is the ideal small town that is still within easy reach of the big cities", that it "has one of the ...
VERONA, NJ – One victim was in critical condition Sunday evening, one night after four were shot in a parking lot in Verona.According to Verona police, one male victim, 41, remained critical at a local hospital suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen, while the other three shooting ...
VERONA, NJ – Four people were shot in a Verona parking lot on Saturday night. According to Verona police, multiple 911 calls came in at around 11 p.m. reporting gunshots in Municipal Lot 1, adjacent to Park Place. Upon arrival, Verona officers encountered a large crowd leaving a party at the ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bob Fetterly, a resident of North Caldwell, will be inducted into the 2025 Bloomfield High School Hall of Fame. Fetterly will be honored at the BEF Annual Gala at Nanina’s in the Park in Belleville on April 30 at 6 p.m. Reservations to attend this event can be made ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Once again, in a championship game, the New Providence girls basketball team flirted with danger, but never succumbed to it.Threatened, but never rattled, the Pioneers held off a late charge by Glen Ridge to win the NJSIAA Group 1 state championship, 42-36, at Rutgers University ...
ROSELAND, NJ – Roseland students Michael Berger, Maggie Berger and Leonardo McCormick won the Grades 6-8 category in the annual Essex County Forest Friends Feeder Contest, in addition to winning the People's Choice Award.Participants were asked to create an edible, festive and unique wetland ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Mount St. Dominic Academy is making it easier than ever for students to get to the Mount with transportation options beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. With new routes designed to serve a wider range of students across North Jersey, the Mount is enhancing accessibility for ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Lisa Allen ran her hands back and forth over the surface of the wall-mounted plaything, determined to get its circles to light up. With some swipes of her hands, they glowed green. After a few more, they turned red.The sensory wall designed to occupy little ones that the Senior ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Fairfield police have arrested two Essex County men in connection with a case of mail theft last week in the township. Alioune Gueye, 25, of East Orange and Elijah Muhammad-Outen, 25, of Newark face multiple charges following an investigation that occurred on March 6.On that date, ...
ROSELAND, NJ – Roseland police recently announced the arrest of a second Essex County man in connection with a residential break-in last fall. During the early morning hours of Oct. 18, 2024, a residence on Ford Lane was entered by three unknown individuals in an attempt to obtain the key fob for a ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – By nearly a margin of almost 2-1, the voters have spoken and there will not be a new two-story, 16,000-square-foot field house constructed at James Caldwell High School. Question 2 proposed the construction of the field house at a cost of $15.4 million. A total of 3,297 votes ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Pool registration for the 2025 Season began on March 1. The early registration discount ends on Friday, April 25.The pools will open weekends only on May 24 and will be open on Memorial Day, May 27. The pools will open daily beginning on Saturday, June 21 until Labor Day, ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The West Caldwell Township council met last Tuesday and finance chairperson, Councilman Michael Docteroff, reported that the 2025-2026 municipal budget numbers "looked pretty good and ideas about how to get it down” were being discussed as they were close to finalizing the ...
CALDWELL, NJ – As we celebrate Catholic Sisters Week 2025, the Mount proudly honors Sister Peggy Ann Clinton, OP, whose 43-year journey as a Dominican Sister has been defined by passion, commitment, and a deep love for preaching, teaching, and fostering cherished traditions at Mount St. Dominic ...
CALDWELL, NJ – As Mount St. Dominic Academy celebrates Catholic Sisters Week 2025, which fittingly begins on International Women’s Day, March 8, and runs through March 14. The Mount proudly recognizes the profound contributions of Sr. Patricia Tully, OP. For nearly 50 years, Sr. Patricia has ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell Borough Council unanimously approved funding for the renovation of 80 Bloomfield Ave., which will be the new home of the municipal offices and Caldwell Public Library, during last Tuesday’s meeting. Approval was given to authorize a contract with Bismark Construction in ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – No team is ever happy to lose a championship game.But if there were ever an occasion to sound an optimistic note in the face of a season-ending loss, it would be a team in the position of the Caldwell girls basketball program.Second-seeded Madison, with one of the top players in ...
WAYNE, NJ -- When Chris Benacquista was an assistant football coach at West Essex (2001-2010), he learned quite a bit from then-West Essex head coach Dave Drozjock. The key takeaway, though, may have actually had nothing to do with football or coaching or x’s and o’s. It may, actually, have had to ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Isa Rosa, a sophomore at James Caldwell High School, is raising funds for breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) to help people with Type 1 Diabetes and to raise money for research to find a cure.Isa, who is 15 years old, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at age 6.“It is challenging ...