As we move forward under the leadership of our new President Joe Biden, I feel a palpable sense of optimism with respect to the direction of our country. While leading a nation has challenges on a larger scale than leading a county, I feel the same sense of optimism for Essex County as our legislative body - the Essex County Board of Commissioners - transitions to the leadership of ...

In September 1963, there was a church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his eulogy for three little girls who had died in the explosion.

“There is an amazing democracy about death,” Dr. King said. 

Those words reverberate fiercely today as we witness over 3,000 deaths every day in American from COVID-19. The total 394,000 deaths ...

January 11, 2021; Motor Vehicle Theft; At approximately 11:30 p.m., a vehicle left running at Wawa was stolen. It was later recovered in Newark.

January 14, 2021; Motor Vehicle Theft; At approximately 10:20 p.m., a vehicle left running at the Burger King on Springfield Avenue was stolen. It was later recovered in Howell Township.

January 15, 2021; Theft from Auto; Sometime over a ...

Residential Burglary: On Jan. 1, a Stirling Drive resident returned home and discovered their residence had been broken into. Suspect(s) entered the residence through a second floor window. Once inside, several drawers in the main bedroom were opened and jewelry and cash was taken. The South Orange Detective Bureau is currently investigating.  

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The members of the Youth Advisory Committee would like to state that we are extremely disgusted and horrified by the acts of domestic terrorism that occurred at our nation’s capitol on January 6th. We are teens of the great township of Maplewood, and refuse to ignore the hate, bigotry, and violence in our nation. No matter political affiliation, we will never stand by during violence in ...

Starting a small business from scratch is challenging in the best of times, and during COVID-19, perhaps even more difficult, but Allison Slater of Chatham, NJ decided it was the perfect time to take a leap of faith.  With the increase in people working from home and kids attending school remotely, Slater decided to make the ever-hectic daily lunchtime routine deliciously easier, ...

Author Renée Watson will speak at the South Orange Public Library via Zoom on Tuesday, January 26, at 7 p.m.

Renée is a New York Times bestselling author, educator and activist. Her young adult novel, Piecing Me Together,(Bloomsbury, 2017) received a Coretta Scott King Award and Newbery Honor. Her latest book, Love Is a Revolution, will be published in February. The New York ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ — Atlantic Health System, a leading provider of health care in New Jersey, recently received the New Jersey Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award, and was named among the organizations and individuals that have moved the state forward on significant issues, including climate change, recycling, clean drinking water, and environmental justice.

“We are truly ...