Essex County News

MONTCLAIR, NJ — An Essex County Emergency Food Distribution Event will be held on Thursday, May 28 at the Charles H. Bullock School in Montclair to help families negatively impacted by coronavirus.

The 1,000 boxes of food that will be distributed are meant to benefit families who have been forced out of work and are not able to afford food. 

The event will be held as ...

VERONA, NJ — The Verona Township Council opened the floor for community input during a recent meeting to gauge public opinion on a current proposal to open a medical marijuana dispensary at 30 Pompton Avenue. 

The proposal comes from Green Thumb Industries (GTI), a company working to expand legal ways to access cannabis products, which provided a preliminary ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ – Paddle boating at the Essex County South Mountain Recreation Complex will reopen on Friday with new procedures for sanitation and social distancing.  

“With the weather getting warmer and people looking for things to do outside, we are pleased to be able to reopen paddle boating for the Memorial Day weekend,” Essex County Executive ...

CALDWELL, NJ — Caldwell's Dave’s Delicious Deli, known locally for its made-to-order chicken salad and sandwiches, recently hosted a “Free Sandwich Bonanza” event, where former governor and Roseland resident Richard Codey paid the first $15 of every order received that day.

At Codey’s suggestion after he participated in a similar event in Boonton, owners ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ -- There were two new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Livingston as of Sunday morning, bringing the township's total to 405 cases.

There have been 53 deaths of Livingston residents associated with the coronavirus.

Essex County has a total of 14,624 coronavirus cases as of Sunday y morning, with 100 new cases reported since 5 p.m. Saturday. There have been 15,054 tests that ...

NEWARK, NJ – The Community FoodBank of New Jersey will present an Emergency Food Distribution Event Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Essex County Branch Brook Park for the benefit of families impacted by the coronavirus.

The 2,000 boxes of food that will be distributed are intended for families who have been forced out of work who are not able to afford to purchase food.

In ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ -- Essex County reported that Livingston had five additional confirmed COVID-19 cases as of 9 a.m. Friday, increasing the total number of coronavirus cases in the township to 365.

There have been 44 deaths in Livingston that have been attributed to the coronavirus.

Across Essex County, there have been 12,115 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Friday at 9 a.m. The county reports ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Essex County reported that Livingston had five additional confirmed COVID-19 cases as of 9 a.m. on Thursday, increasing the total number of coronavirus cases in the township to 360.

There have also been 45 deaths in Livingston that have been attributed to the coronavirus, according to the county reports. 

See also: Livingston Breaks Down Coronavirus ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ -- Essex County reported that Livingston had five more confirmed COVID-19 cases as of 9 a.m. Monday, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the township to 346.

There have been 39 deaths in Livingston that have been attributed to the coronavirus.

Across Essex County, there have been 10,713 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Monday at 9 a.m. The county reports 754 ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ -- Essex County reported that Livingston had two more confirmed COVID-19 cases as of 9 a.m. Friday, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the township to 326.

In the last seven days, there have been 75 new cases of the virus in Livingston, which has had a total of 37 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

Across Essex County, there have been 9,656 confirmed COVID-19 cases ...