The Progress

ROSELAND - Borough police gave a public statement on an alleged extortion case against a Roseland resident this past September. On Sept. 25, the Roseland Police Department Detective Bureau investigated a report of an alleged extortion involving an adult male victim and a suspect later identified as a 29-year-old woman named Johnquil N. McRae of Trenton. kAm%96 :?G6DE:82E:@?

CALDWELL - Local West Essex activists and organizers will join communities across all 50 states and Washington, D.C., for the fourth No Kings protest since the beginning of the second Trump administration on Saturday, Oct. 17. No Kings: Vote Early, as it is being called by activist groups, is planned as a nationwide day of action focused on nonpartisan voter participation and election protection ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

CALDWELL - The Mount St. Dominic girls volleyball team is preparing for its upcoming tournaments and are on a four-match winning streak. The Lions defeated Lawrenceville 3-0 on Monday, Oct. 6 in the Prep A Tournament, Millburn 2-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 7, Clifton 2-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 8 and Montclair 2-0 on Monday, Oct. 12. kAmQ(6 24EF2==J 92G6?’E 8:G6? FA 2 D6E :?

NORTH CALDWELL - Taylor Del Risso and Amelia Rasko each scored to lift the West Essex High girls soccer team to its first victory of the season – a 2-0 win over New Providence – on Saturday afternoon in New Providence. Marlo Derian made four saves to post her first shutout of the season for the Lady Knights, who improved to 1-7-2 this season. kAm(6DE tDD6I H2D D66565 `aE9 7@C E96 tDD6I r@F?EJ %@FC?2>6?E 2?5 :D D=2E65 E@ A=2J 2E 7:7E9\D66565 |@F?E $E] s@>:?:4 :? 2 7:CDE\C@F?5 82>6 2E bicd A]>] @?

WEST CALDWELL TWP. - Elena Kearns placed second in a time of 21:56.40 and Yavier Rodriguez was 14th in 18:22.10 to pace the James Caldwell High girls and boys cross country teams, respectively, at the fourth Super Essex Conference Batch Meet on Thursday afternoon at Cedar Grove Park in Cedar Grove. Other top 30 place-winners for the Caldwell boys included Colin Kearns (26th place in 19:43.50) and Leonardo Cotto (30th in 19:54.50).

ROSELAND - Local fire crews responded to a potential natural gas leak on Tuesday, Oct. 6. On that day at 8:26 p.m., Squad 662, Truck 665, and Command 660 responded to Everly for a report of a natural gas odor.

CALDWELL – Mount St. Dominic Academy will be welcoming prospective students and families to campus for a Fall Open House at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25. Students currently in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades along with their families, as well as prospective transfer students, are invited to visit the Mount’s tree-lined campus located in the heart of Caldwell. kAm':D:E:?8 72>:=:6D H:== 92G6 2?

CALDWELL - The Chabad of the Caldwells is holding its annual LoveHeartBabka babka-baking workshop on Thursday, Oct. 22 at Blue Rose Venue in Caldwell. In collaboration with the Jewish women's health group Sharsheret, the Chabad is inviting the local community to learn how to bake babka, a traditional Jewish braided cake originating in Eastern Europe.

ROSELAND - At Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2619 on Eisenhower Parkway, a group of local Republicans and curious residents filed in for a town hall with Republican congressional candidate Joe Hathaway at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Hathaway, a Randolph town councilman, is running to unseat Rep. Analilia Mejia, D-11th, in this year's midterm election on Tuesday, Nov. 3. kAm%96 4@?E6DE :D 2 C6>2E49 27E6C |6;:2 H@? 2? pAC:=[ a_ae DA64:2= 6=64E:@? 282:?DE w2E92H2J E@ DF44665 ?@H\v@G] |:<:6 $96CC:== :?

CALDWELL - The history of the Caldwells will be highlighted in presentations at 6:30 and 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23 at the Grover Cleveland Presidential Library & Museum in Caldwell. The library is located in the Visitors Center next to the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Historic Site, 207 Bloomfield Ave. kAm%96 AC6D6?E2E:@?D 3J 3@2C5 >6>36CD y2>6D v2C5?6C[ vC68 rCF>A 2?5 !2F= |2=@?6J H:== 4@G6C E96 9:DE@CJ @7 q=@@>7:6=5 pG6?F6 2?5 @E96C DEC66ED :?