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Essex County News
By MATT KADOSH
April 21, 2024
NEWARK — The soil and groundwater of a 7.6-acre industrial park on the banks of the Passaic River in the North Ward remain contaminated — the result of “historic site operations,” accidental spills, illegal dumping, and improper waste disposal, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. A ...
Newark is renowned at this time of year for the annual burst of color in the North Ward at Branch Brook Park, where its cherry trees erupt in shades of pink and white, purple and red, magenta and mauve. But only two miles away in Newark's downtown, the tourist agency that works to promote the city ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - An investigation is currently underway following a shooting incident in Montclair on Monday afternoon, which resulted in the injury of a police officer. The incident occurred in the 100 block of Forest Street shortly after 1 p.m. According to authorities, the encounter transpired ...
NEWARK — Just as 3:24 p.m. approached, the crowd in front of the Newark Museum of Art counted down from 10 to mark the 90% eclipse that was seen from Horizon Plaza on Monday, April 8. Organizers counted over 1,000 people gathered for the eclipse-watching event for which folding chairs were ...
Ten families comprising 25 adults and three children in Newark were displaced due to structural damage resulting from the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that was felt across the region on Friday morning, the city's public safety director said. Firefighters responded to 313, 315, 317 7th Avenue on a ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The eighth annual Montclair Literary Festival will take place from Saturday, April 27 to Saturday, May 4, 2024, organizers have announced. According to a release, there will be TWO Festival Days with 90+ authors and 40+ events, with events held at partner Montclair State ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - A 23-year-old man found himself in legal trouble after assaulting a Montclair resident who confronted him for disregarding a school bus stop sign, according to Montclair Police officials. According to Lieutenant Terence Turner of the Montclair Police Department, the incident ...
NEWARK, NJ - Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II has announced that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has been notified of an incident in Cedar Grove, NJ on Friday, March 22, 2024, in which Anthony F. Ambrose, III, the former chief of the detectives in the Prosecutor’s Office, was ...
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ - In response to the ongoing challenges of food insecurity and the financial strain caused by inflation, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced the organization of a Spring Emergency Food Distribution Event. Aimed at supporting families in need, the event ...
The Center for Politics and Race in America at Rutgers-Newark is now the Sheila Y. Oliver Center for Race in Politics in America. University officials, along with state and local officials, renamed the school at a ceremony attended by family members of the late lieutenant governor on Friday, ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--For any fan of The Sopranos, Bloomfield holds a place in their heart whether they even realize it or not. Anyone who watched the show clearly remembers the final episode where the Soprano family gathers one by one for dinner at Holsten's, a place that Tony claimed had "the best ...
BELLEVILLE, NJ — International politics landed on the front porch in Belleville, where Mayor Michael Melham received an unexpected letter from the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China. Somehow, the Chinese government learned that the Township was planning to raise the Tibetan flag ...
NEWARK, NJ — Two soul food-inspired fine dining projects, a shared working space for Black and Brown women, men, and those in the LGBTQIA+ community, along with the land purchase for the planned expansion of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center are among the $15.3 million in local real estate ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Lady Edwina of Essex, Essex County Turtle Back Zoo’s resident groundhog, did not see her shadow during Turtle Back’s Annual Groundhog Day celebration on Friday and is predicting an early spring, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr. announced Friday morning. During the ...
NEWARK, NJ — A longstanding practice of offering top executives at the Newark Housing Authority personal use of taxpayer-funded vehicles is being discontinued in what is a series of changes, the agency’s executive director said this week. Executive Director Leonard J. Spicer, whose leadership of ...
NEWARK, NJ — Trey Johnson, a 30-year-old Newark resident, was among 77 people who took a first step in clearing their criminal cannabis records on Monday, Jan. 15. Johnson, who showed up for the cannabis expungement clinic at the Newark Museum of Art with his guitar slung across his back, said ...
NEWARK, NJ — A 20-bed “bridge housing community” is open for people in immediate need of shelter, the city announced on Monday, Jan. 8. Officials celebrated the opening of the transitional housing center, “Hope Village II,” built out of seven shipping containers at 51-63 Elizabeth Ave. Several ...
NEWARK, NJ — Funeral services for Imam Hassan Sharif, of Masjid Muhammad-Newark, are scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 6, the mosque said. Sharif was shot dead outside his mosque around the time of morning prayers on Wednesday, Jan. 3. His death prompted an outpouring of support from the community, ...
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ __ Essex County is opening warming stations and shelters starting Thursday night to help the county’s homeless as temperatures are forecast to drop below 32 degrees. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A physician from Colonia, and the manager of his Perth Amboy medical office, are now charged with conspiracy to defraud a patient’s insurance company, reportedly to conceal the doctor’s other alleged crimes. Dr. Gurvindra Sinh Johal, 56, affiliated with Amboy Urgent Care in ...
NEWARK, NJ — The new headquarters of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation will soon overlook Harriet Tubman Square in downtown Newark, the philanthropic organization announced. The foundation on Wednesday, Dec. 13, said that it will move its headquarters to the building at 550 Broad St. and that ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo announced that a special Holiday Food Distribution will be held on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at 9 a.m. at Codey Arena in the Essex County South Mountain Recreation Complex, 560 Northfield Avenue in West Orange. The event is rain or ...
NEWARK, NJ — Livestock on the train tracks near Newark Penn Station on Thursday morning prompted delays of up to 45 minutes, authorities said. "There was a bull on the tracks," Jim Smith a spokesperson for NJ Transit, told TAPinto Newark shortly before noon. "The bull is no longer on the tracks.
NEWARK, NJ — A 15-year-old boy injured in a drive-by shooting outside of Central High School on Monday remains hospitalized in “stable condition,” according to police and school officials, who said an unidentified suspect fired into a group of students who had evacuated the building due to a ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo has announced that the Annual Holiday Lights Spectacular at the Turtle Back Zoo and in the surrounding Essex County Recreation Center in West Orange will begin on Sunday, November 17. According to a press release, admission is free and the ...
Newark Penn Station will receive $59 million for improving passenger circulation — one part of a $4.5 billion package of federal funding that officials described as a historic investment in public transportation for New Jersey and the region. U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, with state and local officials ...
NEWARK, NJ — Police have arrested a 40-year-old woman for allegedly carjacking a vehicle with a 3-year-old child inside, according to Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé. The car theft triggered a region-wide Amber Alert for the child, who was found unharmed hours later inside the missing car ...
NEW JERSEY: The New Jersey State Police Missing Persons and Human Trafficking Unit and the Nutley Police Department are seeking the public's assistance with locating Derek Estrella, 16, of Nutley, NJ. The Nutley Police Department report that he may be evading a change of foster care with help ...
NEWARK, NJ — The goal is to make technology more accessible, especially for diverse people. Enthusiasts and creative entrepreneurs are gathering for Newark Tech Week, which has an agenda of free events that range from a talk about artificial intelligence and podcasting held at a local brewery on ...
TRENTON, NJ - A state grand jury has voted not to file criminal charges in the deaths of Gregory Dukes, 42, and Cecil Richardson, 47, both of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who were killed on May 10, 2022, when the vehicle they were in crashed after fleeing the scene of an attempted motor vehicle stop ...
