Claudia Ceva

Roxbury High School quarterback Connor May, right, gets his game face on while waiting to take to the field for the start of the Gaels' season opener at home against Parsippany Hills on Friday, Aug. 30. Photo by P.C. Robinson

FAIRFIELD TWP. - A homeowner with an average home value of $539,753 will pay $142.21 more on the municipal portion of their tax bill than in 2023, under the 2024

Grover Cleveland Middle School Principal John Bertollo shows off the bench the school received from Trex this year for its recycling efforts. Photo by Claudia Ceva

WATCHUNG - The borough's youth services commission is now a formally codified entity, as of Thursday, Sept. 5, through an ordinance unanimously adopted by the Borough Council that day.

The preliminary plans for the grades PreK-12 Caldwell-West Caldwell School District bond referendum project were presented at the latest school board meeting on Monday, Aug. 26, by Greg Somjen of Parette Somjen Architects of Rockaway. Pictured is a rendering of the proposed new athletic field house on James Caldwell High School's campus. Rendering by Parette Somjen Architects

The grades preK-6 Essex Fells Board of Education met on Wednesday, Sept. 4. From left are Board Vice President John Toth, Superintendent Michelle Gadaleta, Board President Amanda Haber, Business Administrator Steven Lella, and board members Raj Mehta and Caragh Lavoie. Photo by Claudia Ceva

Wide Sun, a jam band, draws a large crowd at Grover Cleveland Park in Caldwell to close out the fourth annual Caldwell Porchfest on Saturday, Sept. 14.

Eclectic folk, pop, country and indie artist David C. Schwartz performs on Gould Place during Caldwell Porchfest.

The Caldwell Borough Council held its latest meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 3, in the Trinity Academy Gymnasium next to St. Aloysius Church on Bloomfield Avenue. From left, are Councilman Darren Daniolowicz, Mayor Garrett Jones and Council President Kris Brown.

Millenium Strategies Director of Business Development Peter Blanos, bottom row, center, speaks at a Watchung Borough Council meeting on Thursday, Sept. 5, about the grant consulting services his company offers.