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By LAURA LAB
April 7, 2024
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The West Caldwell Police Department welcomed a new probationary police officer to its ranks after the council unanimously approved the appointment of Christopher W. Ripoll during Tuesday’s council meeting. Mayor Joseph Tempesta swore in Ripoll as family and friends ...
CLARK, NJ -- The West Essex baseball team generated almost as much traffic on the basepaths as they encountered heading to Exit 135 on Garden State Parkway South on Saturday, but the Knights weren't able to convert all that activity into runs. Despite getting seven hits to just two for its ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- West Essex rallied from a two-goal deficit after one quarter for an 11-7 girls lacrosse victory over Caldwell on Friday. Alivia Lugo scored three goals and passed for two assists, and Adelaide Minnella also scored a pair of goals for West Essex (1-2), which outscored ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ - The Fairfield Police Department announced the arrests of Jonathan Rosario, 35, of Miami, Fla. and Byron Cooper, 30, of Stockbridge, Ga. for theft and other charges which occurred on April 4. On that date at approximately 9:22 am, a resident on Glenroy Road South witnessed a ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Sophia Rodriguez pitched a five-inning one-hitter and delivered two hits and drove in two runs to lead Caldwell to a 10-0 softball victory over Boonton on Friday. Rodriguez struck out 11 batters and walked none. Michayla Rodriguez drove in four runs for the Lady Chiefs ...
An earthquake measured at 4.8 on the Richter Scale centered in Hunterdon County was felt in Springfield at 10:23 a.m. Friday. Police departments in Essex County are acknowledging the tremors. Fairfield Police Dept.: "We (as most of you are as well) are aware of what appears to be an ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Caldwell boys lacrosse team built a four-goal lead after three quarters and held on for a 7-5 victory over Montclair on Thursday. Jack Goldbach scored a team-high three goals for the Chiefs (2-0), who went into the final quarter holding a 5-2 lead. Sean Murtagh ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- West Essex scored a run in the top of the seventh inning and hung on for a 3-2 baseball victory over West Orange on Thursday. Aidan Burgos pitched four shutout innings of one-hit relief for the Knights (2-0). He struck out three and walked three. Jake Long pitched a hitless ...
VERONA, NJ -- A fire at The Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Church early Thursday morning is being invesigated as a possible arson case. Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Verona Police Chief Christopher Kiernan have announced that authorities are investigating an arson at the ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- The West Essex girls lacrosse team has been preparing for the 2023-2024 under the guidance of head coach Gianna D’Urso and assistant varsity coach Carissa Franzi. The Knights' senior captains are Alli Simmons, Morgan Perini and Evangeline Minnella. The team has been ...
ESSEX FELLS, NJ -- Roseland Avenue was closed in both directions on Wednesday evening between Forest Way and Fells Road due to a downed tree with primary wires. Rensselaer Road was also closed from Roseland Avenue to Welsh Road, according to a statement from Essex Fells Police Chief Darren ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- The Fairfield Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in helping to identify two suspects in a diversion theft that occurred in Fairfield on Tuesday afternoon. At approximately 1:35 p.m., an individual described as a Hispanic male in his 30s approached two ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Chatham scored seven unanswered goals in the second quarter to take control of a rain-soaked opening day en route to a 14-9 girls lacrosse victory over West Essex on Tuesday. Ashlyn Carpenter scored four goals for the Cougars, who were tied with West Essex, 3-3, before reeling for ...
MARLTON, NJ -- The Caldwell boys lacrosse team opened its season in South Jersey with an 8-3 victory over Cherokee on Tuesday. Jake Gruzas scored three goals for Caldwell, which scored four unanswered goals in the second half (two in the third, two in the fourth) after clinging to a 4-3 halftime ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- Fairfield Chief of Police Anthony Manna addressed the Fairfield mayor and council at the March meeting about the rising rate of mail theft in town. Manna had this to say: Mail theft has reached epidemic proportions in our area. Over the last few years, residents and business ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Elizabeth Tartakovsky, a Livingston High School Class of 2018 graduate and recent Harvard alumna, is heading to Paris this summer after qualifying to represent Team USA at the 2024 Olympic Games as a fencer in the Women’s Saber Individual & Team event. According to USA ...
NEWARK, NJ -- The West Essex baseball team opened its season with a 4-3 victory over Barringer on Monday. Caden Lozito went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, a double and an RBI for the Knights, who led, 4-1, going to the bottom of the sixth inning. Devin Fogg went 2-for-4 and Joe Panzarino and ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Caldwell rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 5-4 baseball victory over Millburn on opening day Monday. Millburn had taken a 4-3 lead with a run in the top of the seventh before the Chiefs came back with a pair in the home seventh to walk it off on ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- A Lodi man was arrested for possessing a stolen motor vehicle in Fairfield on Saturday. Fairfield police arrested Robert Hollingsworth, 31. AT approximately 1:02 p.m. on March 30, officers were notified by the Automated License Plate Reader system (ALPR) that a stolen vehicle ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The following students have been named the James Caldwell High School ShopRite Stars for the third marking period. Four times during the school year, ShopRite asks the local high schools to identify outstanding students who contribute to the school environment in the areas ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- Some of the things that might cause some high school baseball coaches to stay up late through some sleepless nights are the very things that make Brian Chapman eager to get back out on the field the next day. The veteran Millburn coach, whose team is scheduled to open its season ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Caldwell baseball team will open its season at home against Millburn at 4 p.m. on Tuesday. The Chiefs remain a member of one of northern New Jersey's toughest baseball divisions, the Super Essex Conference's American Division. The schedule will once again be ...
BOONTON, NJ -- North Stars Gymnastics Academy captured the Level 10 New Jersey State Championship team award and two of its gymnasts earned first place all-arounds in their respective age groups at the annual competition held this year at Will Moor Gymnastics in Mount Laurel. Emma Roppatte, 15, ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Caldwell boys lacrosse team will open its season in South Jersey on Tuesday with a game against Cherokee in Burlington County. The Chiefs are coming off a 15-9 season as head coach John Timan enters his 22nd season guiding the program, in which time he's accumulated a ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- The West Essex baseball team, coming off a season in which the program made great strides, will open its 2024 campaign Monday against Barringer at Branch Brook Park in Newark, weather permitting. The Knights improved from three victories to 16 in Joe Cardinale's first ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education met this week at Lincoln Elementary School and were welcomed by principal Adam Geher and a host of students, families and staff. Geher provided information regarding building initiatives and successes, noting that the school’s ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The 2024-2025 Caldwell-West Caldwell school budget is being prepared, and it is expected that an increase of 1.8% for the operating budget will be realized. Board member Danielle Mack reported that the school budget is permitted to rise 2% annually. The budget will be ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- At Monday’s Township Council meeting, Fairfield Mayor William Galese acknowledged that Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill has announced that 17 Essex County municipalities in the 11 Congressional District, including Fairfield, will be sharing $963,000 to help fund the purchase of ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- Fairfield is experiencing residential burglaries of occupied homes, and Fairfield Police Chief Anthony Manna stated at Monday’s council meeting, “I certainly want our community to know that these types of crimes are not unique to Fairfield but remain a problem in many ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ -- In advance of its opening game against Nutley at the Oval on Monday, April 1, the Livingston baseball team hasn't had nearly has many repetitions in scrimmages and practices as veteran head coach Mickey Ennis would have hoped for. "Between the shortened pre-season and having ...
