Monday, May 20, 2013
Volunteers planted gardens and trees along Bloomfield Avenue and hung American flags this past weekend in an effort to spruce up the main thoroughfare.
Above, Matt Krayton made this video featuring this weekend's Caldwell Beautification Day. Krayton is a board member on Project Main Street. Dozens of volunteers rolled up their sleeves this weekend for Project Main Street's Caldwell Beautification Day and businesses committed to bringing a new look to their storefronts. A total of 81 volunteers — including residents and local officials — met at The Green early Saturday morning for a day of cleaning Bloomfield Avenue, planting trees and gardens and a general sprucing up of the main thoroughfare. Three perennial gardens were planted on The Green that day, as well as a dogwood tree. Further down the line, volunteers hung more than 30 baskets burgeoning with begonias on lampposts. Sixteen …
Orphaned Pets Inc., the local animal rescue agency, currently has a plethora of dogs and cats up for adoption.
This little puggle is looking to leave behind the shelter life for good. Max is an adorable, 12-pound puggle, or pug-beale mix, that can now be adopted from Orphaned Pets Inc. of West Caldwell. To adopt Max or see any of the other dogs and cats available, call (973) 882-8363 or (973) 865-6421. Max is 8 months old, calm and loves attention. He has been with the local animal adoption agency for about two weeks. he was rescued from a high-kill animal shelter in Kentucky. Max is neutered, fully vaccinated and microchipped. The adoption fee is $275. Orphaned Pets also sets up adoption clinics at local PECTO's around Essex County. To get more information or find out where Orphaned Pets will be this weekend, click here. Animal Shelter Wish …
The collision happend shortly before 3 p.m. today.
[This article was updated at 5 p.m. Monday] An SUV and four-door sedan collided Monday afternoon and closed down a portion of Westville Avenue soon after school was let out. A silver Hyundai was driving with another passenger when it collided with a black Porsche Cayenne SUV at the intersection of Westville Avenue and Gould Place shortly before 3 p.m. Monday, according to the Caldwell Police Department. The West Essex First Aid Squad took two people to the hospital with minor injuries, said a Caldwell Police Department spokesperson. Police, fire and emergency services personnel responded to the scene. A tow truck also began clearing the cars at around 3:40 p.m. The Hyundai's front end was severely damaged and ended up in the middle of …
Students will bring Broadway songs to the local high school's stage on June 8.
James Caldwell High School students in the theater arts club will take the stage and star in its first ever Cabaret. The cabaret will be a fundraiser for the theater club and feature more than 30 high school students. Mark your calendars for the show on Saturday, June 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the high school. The students will put on an elegant evening of Broadway songs while ticket holders can also enjoy coffee and dessert. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students and $100 for a table of six with preferred seating. For ticket information, send an email to JCHStheatre@yahoo.com. For more information on the theatre arts club, visit www.cwcboe.org/theatrearts.
Planning a vacation or just a day trip? Patch has all the information on the Shore's best beaches.
More than six months after superstorm Sandy caused unprecedented damage to the Jersey Shore, the beaches will be open in time for Memorial Day weekend. However, certain access points and facilities may be closed as municipalities continue to work on restoration. So as you prepare to stick your toes in the sand, are you wondering what will be accessible after Sandy? Need to know how much it will cost to buy badges to your favorite beach? Curious on where to park, if your dog is allowed on the boards, if you have to head back to the car for food and drink? All the answers are right here. Just click on the beach names below or on the right for full information on the Jersey Shore's beaches. Barnegat Light Barnegat Light sustained much less …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
See what's happening around the Caldwells this week.
These are some of the stories The Caldwells Patch will follow this week. If you know of an event or something happening that is not listed, let the editor know about it in the comment section below. The North Caldwell Planning Board will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. at borough hall, at 141 Gould Ave. The West Caldwell Township Council will meet Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. at town hall, located at 30 Clinton Road. Historian Phil Jaeger will offer a lecture on television pioneer Allen B. Du Mont on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the West Caldwell Public Library, at 30 Clinton Road. To register for this free lecture, click here. Du Mont was an electrical engineer and inventor who developed a durable cathode ray tube in 1931 in the garage…
Roger L. Jones, of West Caldwell, was named this year's Grand Marshal.
The West Essex annual Memorial Day Parade is Monday, May 27, and will be led by Grand Marsal Roger L. Jones of West Caldwell. The communities of Caldwell, Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell, Roseland, and West Caldwell will kick off the parade starting at 9:30 a.m. that day at Forest Avenue in Caldwell, next to St. Aloysius Church. The marching line will continue 1.1 miles west down Bloomfield Avenue to Crane Park in West Caldwell. Grand Marshal Jones was raised in nearby Bloomfield and graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1950. The following year he enlisted in the United States Air Force and reported to Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas for training. After his training, he was deployed from San Francisco, Calf., to the Korean…
The Caldwell Chiefs Camp will run from July 8-12.
Give your child the extra edge this fall football season by sending him to the Caldwell Athletic Club's week-long summer football camp. The Caldwell Chiefs Camp will run between July 8-12 from 8:45 to 11:30 a.m. at the Kiwanis Oval. The football camp is for students entering grades four through nine and the cost is $125 per child. The camp is designed to give every athlete a solid foundation in the basic fundamentals of the sport, whether he is playing offence, defense or special teams. The drills and techniques taught during the camp will help the young athletes in the upcoming football season in the fall. Students will be instructed by local high school football coaches, current James Caldwell High School football players also …
A list of eight best-paying summer jobs. Provided by Jobs at AOL.
The following story was provided by AOLJobs.com By David Schepp Getting a summer job is a rite of passage for many young people. In addition to earning wages to help pay for tuition or make car payments, it's where many first-time employees learn the fundamentals of work -- showing up on time, teamwork, communicating effectively, managing workloads and more. But summer jobs can also be fun, giving teenagers an opportunity to bond and hang out with a group of people beyond their schools and neighborhoods. In recent years, because of the recession and subsequent slow recovery in the labor market, summer jobs have been hard to come by for many teenagers. This year, many economic indicators point to an improved job market, suggesting that …
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Kim Burton
8:34 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
This intersection is not dangerous at all. The only problem I can maybe understand is people speeding on Westville. Other than that, it's not as bad as other intersections around town. As long as you drive patiently and cautiously, you shouldn't have a problem. more ›