New Jersey has hiked the minimum age for buying tobacco products and electronic smoking devices to 21.
Patch reviews this week’s top stories in Montclair and Essex County.
Internet trolling takes place on both sides of the blue/red divide in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District.
New Jersey’s frenzied attempt to woo Amazon includes astoundingly large tax breaks. Here’s why that idea is “insane,” critics say.
NJ residents face big rate hikes in health insurance premiums now that the uncertainty in the Affordable Care Act's future looms large.
NJ Transit riders on the Montclair-Boonton line have some unlucky numbers for October: "6273."
Want a ticket to the fundraising event for Democrat governor hopeful Phil Murphy? Find out how much it’ll set you back here.
Montclair’s Mikie Sherrill and Verona’s Tamara Harris, both Democrats, may be facing an uphill financial battle against Rep. Frelinghuysen.
Is Phil Murphy's “Sanctuary State Plan” dangerous for NJ? Or is Kim Guadagno “peddling hatred?” Watch the video and decide for yourself.
Democratic lawmakers have produced gun legislation in the wake of the Las Vegas massacre, and Gov. Chris Christie is willing to consider it.
Millennials are the largest generation in American history. Here’s why they love (or hate) your New Jersey town, a study says.
A huge crowd of Hillary Clinton fans - and a few foes - greeted her at a book signing in Essex County, N.J.
Is the "kneeling during the national anthem" debate getting too ugly? Maybe the missing factor is "respect."
She may not have won the presidential election, but Hillary Clinton can still draw a crowd. See why she's headed to Montclair.
Read the all-Democrat Essex County Freeholders' “impeachment resolution” here.
Are you a blue-collar worker upset about rising taxes in New Jersey? Maybe you’re not the one who needs to tighten your belt, a study says.
There’s a disturbing yearly trend developing in Essex County for the local animal population, according to a state survey.
Potential pope successor: “Catholic teaching calls all people to make a commitment to uphold the dignity of every person.”
Will the tragic scale of Hurricane Harvey affect a proposed $876 million cut to FEMA’s relief funding?
New Jersey’s diners are the “cornerstones of gathering and good times,” 11th District congressional candidate Mikie Sherrill says.
New Jersey’s 28th legislative district includes Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Irvington, Newark and Nutley.
The fate of the Lackawanna Plaza redevelopment plan in Montclair is still a roulette ball in mid-spin. Where it will land is anyone’s guess.
The St. Francis of Assisi American National Catholic parish is inviting the community to “join in praying for peace” on Aug. 15.
Essex County residents answered a call to stand up to bigotry, amassing in Brookdale Park, Newark and Maplewood to make their voices heard.
“Montclair’s upgrade from AA- to AAA in a little more than four years is unprecedented,” Mayor Robert Jackson said.
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen may be breathing a little easier knowing that he faces one less opponent for his congressional seat in 2018.
Christie’s government shutdown didn’t stop these New Jerseyans from trespassing in state parks and calling for civil disobedience.
The Green Party of New Jersey says there’s a fake Greenie using their party’s endorsement for the 2017 general election.