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By TAPINTO WEST ESSEX STAFF
February 26, 2024
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- West Caldwell police have arrested a Caldwell man in connection with the Feb. 13 armed robbery of a convenience store on Bloomfield Avenue. On Tuesday, Feb. 13, shortly after 10 p.m., police say that Carlos Alberto Duarte, 64, of Caldwell, armed with a knife, allegedly ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- Three suspects in the theft of vacuums from the Target on Route 46 were arrested by Fairfield police on Friday. Hamza Attawwab, 43, of Queens, NY; Tory Kindred, 45, of Bangor, Mane; and Tiffany Kindred, 43, of Brooklyn, NY were charged with shoplifting on Feb. 23. On that date ...
CALDWELL, NJ -- Residents of Westville Avenue and the surrounding streets came out in force to oppose the proposed site for a new police headquarters in Caldwell. It was announced during the last Borough Council meeting that a borough-owned property on Westville Avenue near the First Presbyterian ...
STOCKHOLM, NJ – The second-seeded Kinnelon United high school ice hockey team is going to the semifinal state game after beating seventh seed West Essex-Caldwell, 2-0, on Thursday, playing on their home ice at Skylands Ice World. In net for Kinnelon United (17-4), Rylan Gibbons held the Knights ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Agenda items at the Feb. 20 West Caldwell Township Council meeting included the authorization for continued shared services with the Caldwell/West Caldwell Board of Education for lawn maintenance services. Shared services liaison Councilman Stephen Wolsky confirmed the ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- The borough has scheduled a special public meeting of the mayor and council to provide information regarding lease agreements with T-Mobile Northeast, LLC to erect cellular towers on borough-owned property at the corner of Mountain Avenue/Arbor Road and at the borough-owned ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- West Caldwell township Attorney Paul Jemas advised the municipal Council during this week’s meeting that the township has prevailed in two actions against the owners of 25 Dodd Road, Jonathan Ruhnke and Orchid Bellefantie. The first decision was handed down on Feb. 16 by ...
WAYNE, NJ -- The West Essex girls basketball team advanced in the first round of the Section 1, Group 3 tournament with a 47-41 victory over Wayne Hills on Thursday night. Sasha Resnick collected 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Madelyn Schlosser finished with 13 points and two steals, for West ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ -- Hanover Park advanced past the Caldwell girls basketball team in the first round of the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 2 tournament with a 50-40 victory on Wednesday night. Kayla Ishigami and Tea Fiore each scored 10 points for Caldwell (12-13), which had an 18-14 lead at ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- An alleged car thief was apprehended by Fairfield police after he attempted an escape by riding away on a bicycle. According to a police press release, on Tuesday afternoon at around 1:30 p.m., police headquarters received a call from the victim of a car theft that had just ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Township of West Caldwell was among 10 Essex County municipalities and 30 community organizations that received a total of about $5.7 million from the Community Development Block Grant program and the Emergency Services Grant program recently. The CDBG and ESG programs ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- Fairfield Mayor William Galese has sent a letter to Governor Phil Murphy, Senate President Nicholas Scutari and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin opposing senate bill A4S50, which is legislation on affordable housing. On Monday, Feb. 12, the mayor and council passed a resolution ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- Two new ordinances were passed last week by the Fairfield mayor and council that raise water and sewer rates. This increase in rates is due to the rising rates from both the Passaic Valley Water Commission and the Two Bridges Sewer Authority. According to Township ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- Fairfield police have charged a Bergen County woman with shoplifting close to $1,000 in merchandise from the Target on Route 46. Eda Baruh, 55, of Tenafly was charged on Saturday, Feb. 17. On that date at approximately 4:37 p.m., police headquarters was contacted by Target on a ...
ORADELL, NJ -- Carmine Sipper and Solomon Soriente of Caldwell came away with individual championships at the NJSIAA District 9 tournament at Bergen Catholic on Saturday. Carmine Sipper was voted the District 9 Most Outstanding Wrestler after winning the 106-pound championship with a pin of ...
NORTH CALDWELL Eight wrestlers from West Essex High School were crowned champions in the District 12 tournament at West Essex on Saturday. Knights who finished first in their weight classes were: Alex Esposito (106), Christian Bastante (113), Nick Bastante (126), Ethan Kerlin (132), Reid Clausi ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- The West Essex girls basketball team came back from a six-point deficit for a 43-33 victory over Montclair on Saturday. Talia LeBorgne scored 13 points for West Essex (14-12), which outscored Montclair, 31-22, in the second half. Sasha Resnick totaled 12 points and 10 ...
WESTWOOD, NJ -- Sophomore guard Tea Fiore scored a career-high 19 points to lead Caldwell to a 62-55 girls basketball victory over Westwood on Saturday. Kayla Ishigami connected for 18 points for Caldwell (12-12), which took a 19-9 lead after one quarter. Addison Keenan finished with 15 ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- The West Essex Regional Board of Education was provided with the annual update from the Mathematics and Business department’s supervisor Greg Aschoff. Aschoff at Monday's meeting. Aschoff addressed the department's initiatives and progress, incorporating the district and ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Senior forward Lance Jenkins erupted for a career-high 30 points to lead Caldwell to a 67-44 boys basketball victory over Kearny on Thursday night. Jenkins hit four 3-pointers in the game and the Chiefs (13-11) broke it open with an 18-7 run in the third quarter to take a ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ -- The Caldwell girls swim team won the NJSIAA Section 2, Group C championship with an 86-84 victory over Glen Ridge on Thursday at the Raritan Bay YMCA. Event winners for Caldwell: 200 Free: Caroline Murray (Caldwell) 2:01.92 200 IM: Ella Lepis (Caldwell) 2:20.50 500 ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- In hopes of capturing its first sectional title since 2020, the West Essex wrestling Knights would have to get past a familiar foe, Cranford. The Knights, who beat Cranford in close matches in each of their past two seasons, entered that match on Feb. 7 with a 15-1 record.
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- Officer Andrew VanderWal was sworn in as the newest member of the Fairfield Police Department on Monday, Feb. 12. Officer VanderWal began his law enforcement career with the Fairfield Police Department as a Class II Special Police Officer two years ago. He then graduated from ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- Fairfield Mayor William Galese read a joint legislative resolution by Senator Kristin Corrado and Assemblymen Al Barlas and Christopher DePhillips recognizing Robert Joseph Ober for his many years of service to Fairfield and his country. Ober passed away at age 88 on Jan.
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- West Essex senior guard Ethan Saccone tied his career scoring high in the Knights' 71-63 boys basketball victory over Roxbury on Saturday. Saccone finished with 25 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals for West Essex (9-11), which came back from a 49-45 ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ -- Keaton Ryder of Caldwell is the sectional shot put champion. Ryder won the shot put event at the North 2, Group 2 Sectional Championships over the weekend with a throw of 44-8.75. He is a repeat champion in the section, and will be moving on to the Group 2 ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Caldwell girls basketball team defeated Verona for the second time this season, 39-19, on Monday. Addison Keenan sank four 3-pointers and scored 17 points for Caldwell (11-10), which also beat Verona in December in the holiday tournament. Tea Fiore finished with 14 ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Township Council passed a resolution to recognize the 100th anniversary of the Kiwanis Club, presented to president Joy Scally, past president and past governor Dean Konner, and immediate past president and lieutenant governor Jessica Almeida. The Kiwanis Club of ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Mike Zamloot and Brodie Cook each scored 17 points to lead Caldwell to a 66-52 boys basketball victory over Becton on Saturday. Lance Jenkins, Dan Paris and Joe Giannetta each finished with 10 points for the Chiefs (12-10), who pulle away from a four-point lead after three ...
CALDWELL, NJ -- Caldwell’s police officer in charge, Captain Matt D’Angelo, gave a brief update at the Feb. 6 Borough Council meeting on the newly installed parking meters. Originally there were 209 meters within the borough and that has now been reduced to 126. The new meters are double meters, ...
