Essex County News

NEWARK, NJ — Testing for the COVID-19 will continue in Essex Weequahic Park throughout the month of May.

The additional dates for May are Mondays, May 11 & 18 (no testing on Memorial Day, May 25); Wednesdays, May 13, 20 & 27; and Fridays, May 15, 22, and 29. Screenings are for Essex County residents and are by appointment only. Residents can exhibit ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - In a grand display of gratitude, police, fire departments and EMTs from across Essex County recognized the staff of Hackensack Meridian Health - Mountainside Medical Center for their hard work and bravery. On Friday, the Montclair Police and Fire Departments, in conjunction with the Glen Ridge Police Department, led a procession of more than 50 police, fire and ...

NEWARK, NJ — Just two weeks after Essex County Correctional Facility became one of the first jails in the United States to test all ICE detainees for the coronavirus, U.S. Immigration and Customs officials are blocking Essex County Officials from reporting the results to the public. 

Essex County Chief of Staff Phil Alagia, who oversees the ICE detention program for the ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — As Seton Hall University is confronted by potentially more than a hundred million of dollars in lost revenue as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, University President Joseph Nyre and the University’s Executive Cabinet have volunteered to reduce their salary.

"Seton Hall’s Executive Cabinet announced Thursday that it would ...

NEWARK — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, is spearheading a salute to health care workers with support from Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose, Livingston Police Chief Gary Marshuetz, who organized a similar event for health care workers, and other local police departments.

The show of support for medical workers is scheduled for ...

NEWARK, NJ — Testing for the novel coronavirus will continue in Weequahic Park.

Three additional dates have been scheduled for Monday, April 20, Wednesday, April 22, and Friday, April 24. The screenings are for Essex County residents only who are symptomatic of the coronavirus and are by appointment only. They will be scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon; 250 ...

HILLSIDE, NJ - Hillside Democratic Committee Chairman Anthony Salters was charged today with allegedly filing a false tax return for tax year 2013, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

Salters, 57, of Hillside, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with subscribing to a false tax return. A summons was issued for Salters to appear in Newark federal court at a time to be scheduled by U.S.

LIVINGSTON, NJ — In an effort to recognize the hard work and bravery of medical staff battling the coronavirus at Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC), the Livingston Police Department (LPD) led a procession of more than 50 police, fire and first aid vehicles from more than 20 municipalities in a “Heroes Salute Parade” outside the emergency department on Tuesday ...

BELLEVILLE - Hundreds of children of all ages got a chance to wave hello to the Easter Bunny and take in some of the cherry blossoms.

Saturday’s Eastern Bunny and Cherry Blossom Caravan pop-up event was a huge success, with dozens of cars slowly making their way down charming tree-lined streets on a sunny spring day. 

Mayor Michael Melham said that in the midst of the COVID-19 ...

NEWARK, NJ — Essex County announced Monday that inmates and ICE detainees being housed at its correctional facility on Doremus Avenue will be screened for the coronavirus, making it one of the first jails in the United States to utilize the recently approved antibody rapid blood test to screen every inmate and detainee. 

Officials said the test will help its health provider, CFG ...