Essex County News
By JOSEPH FAGAN, WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP HISTORIAN
April 21, 2022ORANGE, NJ — The future of a historic, mixed-use building at 235 Main Street in Orange remains uncertain after a multiple-alarm fire destroyed the majority of the structure earlier this week. According to authorities, the cause of the fire is under investigation and is believed to have started in a first-floor business.
Fire units from several surrounding ...
EAST ORANGE/ORANGE, NJ — Three men were killed hours apart in three individual shootings on Wednesday in East Orange, Orange and Irvington, according to local authorities.
One man was fatally shot, while three other victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the East Orange shooting, which occurred early in the day on Hilton Street at an address in the 50s. A more ...
NEWARK, NJ — During its 2022 “Salute to the Irish” Celebration held virtually on Thursday, the Essex County Board of County Commissioners commemorated the heritage and traditions of the Irish community while recognizing the parade committees and honorees of the Newark, Nutley and West Orange St. Patrick’s Day Parades.
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ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County residents ages 60 and older are invited to submit an original story focusing on a special person, life-changing experience or significant period of their life to the 2022 Essex County Legacies Writing Contest.
Those who submit entries by Monday, April 11, will be invited to the Division of Senior Services Legacies Award Ceremony in May ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A man is facing charges, accused of stealing a car with a one-year-old baby inside and leading officers on a chase into South Orange. Police say he then jumped out of the car, tried to get away, and moments later, the car crashed into a mail truck. The baby was not hurt.
Police have identified the driver as 22-year-old Jaquan Shiggs, from East Orange.
It ...
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office (ECPO) is currently seeking high school juniors to participate in its annual three-week summer youth internship program designed to expose local high school students to potential careers in law, law enforcement and government.
According to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II, interns will be exposed to a ...
NEWARK, NJ – A 36-year-old East Orange man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose following an incident in which he shot an off-duty West Orange police officer earlier this week, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Grateful parents Jorkell Echeverria and Lynette Rente recently sent a note of gratitude to the Montclair Police Department to express thanks for all the officers did for their family earlier this fall.
At approximately 9:47 p.m. on Oct. 14, Montclair police officers responded to 37 Nishuane Road on a report of a six-day-old infant who was not breathing.
PARAMUS, NJ — The Bergen County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to help locate missing person Morgan Panzer, last seen Dec. 1 at Bergen Community College in Paramus.
Panzer was reported missing at approximately 11 a.m. on Wednesday. The Bergen County Sheriff reports that she had no known destination.
Anyone who recognizes Panzer ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair Township Attorney Ira Karasick has resigned from his position after issuing an apology for calling the leader of Montclair Branch of the NAACP "three-fifths of a human." The remarks, made in September, led the NAACP to call for an investigation into the racist nature of the comment.
Following a court appearance in September on an ordinance ...
