West Essex Top Stories
By LAURA LAB
January 27, 2025
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell Borough Council agreed to accept the Department of Community Affairs' fourth round of Affordable Housing requirements for the current and future needs of the borough. The borough has committed to the present need of 57 units and the prospective need of an additional 79 ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell University is launching theCaldwell Summer Academy, which is designed for incoming students in grades 3-11. With a wide variety of classes, ranging from esports and STEM to theater, music, SAT prep, and college and career readiness programs, the Summer Academy offers ...
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ – As the Real ID deadline of May 7, 2025 approaches, many New Jersey residents are feeling the pressure to get compliant with the federal government’s new travel and identification regulations.Starting in 2025, a Real ID-compliant driver’s license or identification card will be ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex jumped out to a 10-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 64-56 boys basketball victory over Hanover Park on Saturday.Gaetano Iavarone scored 25 points for West Essex (7-7), which outscored Hanover Park, 22-12, after a quarter on its way to a 35-22 halftime ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Tea Fiore scored 20 points, handed out five assists and grabbed five rebounds to lead Caldwell to a 65-22 girls basketball victory over Columbia on Thursday.Elena Kearns scored 12 points for Caldwell (13-1), which led, 29-13, at halftime.Addison Keenan contributed 10 points and ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Gaetano Iavarone scored 24 points to lead West Essex to a 71-56 boys basketball victory over University on Thursday night.Max Garcia finished with 18 points for the Knights (6-7), who outscored University, 22-11, in the second quarter to take a 36-29 halftime lead.Chris ...
NEWARK, NJ – Caldwell placed second and West Essex was third among all the teams in the Essex County wrestling tournament that was contested Wednesday and Thursday at Essex County College.Seton Hall Prep was the team champion with a score of 236.5. Caldwell (215) and West Essex (195) rounded out ...
ROSELAND, NJ – Mayor James R. Spango swore Brandon Barth into service during Tuesday’s Roseland Borough Council meeting. Barth will be joining the Roseland Police Department, after having served as a police officer for a year in Jersey City. Roseland’s finest were out in force to welcome Barth as ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- In a game matching one of the most prolific guard tandems in suburban Essex County against one of its deepest and most balanced teams, Caldwell's depth and interior strength won out in a 64-58 boys basketball victory over Millburn on Thursday afternoon.Caldwell (12-1) had a ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – improvements to the Mountain Avenue Field is under consideration by the North Caldwell Borough Council.The borough reports that it is considering partnering with Essex County to secure a multimillion dollar investment without imposing a tax impact on North Caldwell ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Caldwell rallied from an 11-point deficit early in the fourth quarter and came back for a 50-47 boys basketball victory over Ridge on Tuesday night.With an 11-point lead at halftime and things clicking in almost all facets, the Ridge boys basketball team came back out of the ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell staged a rally late in the second quarter and then carried that momentum through the second half for a 71-52 girls basketball victory over West Essex on Tuesday.Tia Fiore scored 18 of her 24 points in the second half, when Caldwell (12-1) broke away from a four-point ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Jenna Villani, the new Director of Alumnae Relations at Mount St. Dominic Academy, is the embodiment of a “people person.” With nearly 15 years of experience in alumnae relations, she brings an unparalleled ability to foster connections and strengthen community bonds. Her warm and ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex Middle School R.O.G.A.T.E. (Resources Offered for Gifted and Talented Education) placed second on Tuesday, Jan. 14 in the Essex County Interpretative Forensics Competition.From brain-busting math games like Challenge 24 to intense quiz battles, dramatic readings, ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Sussex County girls basketball teams have seen quite enough of the Caldwell Chiefs for awhile.For the second time in three days, Caldwell knocked off a highly regarded team from Sussex County, defeating Sparta, 63-49, on Saturday. The Chiefs had beaten Pope John of Sparta on the ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Sasha Resnick scored 30 points to lead West Essex to an 87-51 girls basketball victory over East Orange on Saturday.Resnick, a senior forward, finished with 14 rebounds, four steals and two assists for West Essex (7-4) and was one of four Lady Knights to score in double ...
ORADELL, NJ – The West Essex boys basketball team built an eight-point halftime lead and held on for a 61-60 victory over River Dell on Saturday in Bergen County.Gaetano Iavarone scored 23 points for West Essex (5-7), which had a 33-25 lead at the half.Max Garcia finished with 21 points for the ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Mount Saint Dominic Academy alumna Grace Hanna is a recipient of the Television Academy Foundation’s $10,000 Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarship, which recognizes a student-produced project that best portrays disability issues or helps emerging artists with a disability gain ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The West Caldwell Police Department has issued a warrant for the arrest of a Newark man in connection with a burglary that occurred in the township last summer.Alexander Colon, 20, of Newark is being sought in connection with a residential burglary last July 5, 2024, in the ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Mayor William Galese took the Oath of Office on Monday, Jan. 6 after being elected Fairfield's mayor for a three-year term through Dec. 31, 2027.Councilman Peter Campisi was nominated as council president for the year 2025. Mayor Galese swore in and recognized the fire department ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell remained undefeated with a 30-29 wrestling victory over rival West Essex on Friday night.Carmine Sipper, at 113 pounds, and Michael Mignone, at 215 pounds, each recorded pins for Caldwell.D.J. Fiore, at 285 pounds, had the only pin for West Essex ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The Fairfield Police Department announces the arrest of Christopher Barnes, 65, of Morristown on multiple charges stemming from an incident that occurred on Friday morning.On Jan. 17 at approximately 7:38 a.m., Fairfield police received an alert from its Automated License Plate ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – A Forest Avenue home was invaded before dawn on Friday morning and a vehicle stolen from the residence, according to West Caldwell police.At approximately 5:24 a.m on the morning of Jan. 17, a West Caldwell resident awoke to find three masked individuals fleeing from inside his ...
NEW JERSEY - Nearly 14,000 U.S. women are diagnosed with cervical cancer annually, costing an estimated 4,360 women their lives. January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which puts new emphasis on the need for regular screening and vaccination to reduce these numbers.While cervical cancer can ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – A local woman has been charged with shoplifting after an incident at the Route 46 Target on Wednesday.The Fairfield Police Department announced the arrest of Paola Moncada, 54, of Fairfield on charges of shoplifting on Jan. 15. At around 8:10 p.m. Wednesday night, officers were ...
SPARTA, NJ – Caldwell erased a four-point deficit in the fourth quarter to rally for a 55-45 girls basketball victory over Pope John on Thursday.Addison Keenan scored 17 points, dished out five assists, made four steals and grabbed three rebounds for Caldwell (10-1), which outscored Pope John, ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Sasha Resnick scored 22 points, grabbed seven rebounds, handed out five assists and came up with five steals to lead West Essex to an 83-54 girls basketball victory over Columbia on Thursday.Talia LeBorgne finished with 19 points and five rebounds for West Essex (6-4), which ...
ESSEX FELLS, NJ – Officer Anthony Barisciano was officially sworn in as a member of the Essex Fells Police Department on Wednesday.Barisciano will start as a recruit at the Essex County Police Academy on Friday.“Congratulations! We wish you a safe and successful career with our EFPD family,” Essex ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Undefeated Caldwell fell behind by eight points after a quarter, then stormed back and rolled to a 55-33 boys basketball victory over Bloomfield on Tuesday.Sophomore guard Joe Diorio scored a career-high 15 points for Caldwell (10-0), which rallied to take a one-point lead at the ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Mount St. Dominic Academy, an independent Catholic college preparatory school for girls nestled in the picturesque town of Caldwell is proud to announce that we have won the Gold "Best of Essex" Medal in the Private School category for the second consecutive year—2023 and now ...