Emergency responders were seen at Columbia High School on Monday, according to a report.
N.J. provided a list (see below) of 208 contractors, and their towns, who were fined the most in 2015 in consumer restitution and penalties.
Charles Puryear admitted that he approached a group of men, pulled a handgun and fatally shot a 21-year-old, prosecutors say.
17 N.J. doctors were involved in a $11 million bribe-for-blood scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Full list and towns below.
The vehicle may have been used in an attempted robbery that took place on Fairview Avenue, South Orange police say.
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent top police, fire and EMS stories.
The two students allegedly reported that a cell phone robbery took place on the Seton Hall campus, police say.
Authorities arrested a suspect in South Orange in connection with the shooting of a 19-year-old Maplewood man in early February.
South Orange police arrested an 18-year-old Orange resident and four juveniles in connection with an alleged bias crime.
The National Weather Service's estimations of snow, wind and temperatures, broken down hour-by-hour, for the region.
The man was walking home on Fairview Avenue in South Orange when three alleged robbers approached him, police say.
The 90-year-old man’s death was caused by compression of the throat and fracture of the larynx, authorities say.
A gun-wielding man allegedly robbed the Valley Street store and made his escape, police say.
The 52-year-old neurologist has practices in Newark, Perth Amboy, Clifton, Elizabeth, South Orange and Paterson, prosecutors say.
The National Weather Service has released an alert, saying more snowstorms could be coming to New Jersey within the next few days.
Three Essex County moving companies were charged during a multi-agency sting operation, authorities say.
Yes, your town and many others may have been ranked among the 100 most dangerous towns in N.J. You won't believe who made the list.
A former NJ man says he was abused several times more than 30 years ago at a Catholic Church in Essex County.
The East Orange man was hiding under the bed when police arrived to arrest him, authorities say.
Accidents and disabled vehicles were reported on the NJ Turnpike, GS Parkway, US 1 and 9 and I-78 on Saturday.
Authorities arrested an East Orange man in Newark for allegedly selling heroin and crack-cocaine, police say.
A long nor’easter winter storm is expected to intensify before striking N.J. and PA late Friday. How much will we get, and for how long?
A West Whiteland man accused of raping and impregnating a young girl was arrested at Newark Liberty Airport.
An East Orange man was found dead in his car in Newark, police said.
Details were released on a nor'easter packing 50 mph winds. If the storm develops to its full potential, a blizzard could unfold.
A winter storm is supposed to hit the region on Friday, and it's supposed to be a "big one."
The man allegedly drove into the toll worker’s lane, handed her a bag and demanded money, police say.
A Hazardous Weather Outlook is in place in almost all N.J. counties.
The East Orange city administrator allegedly failed to provide water for almost two dozen dogs and cats, authorities charge.
A 20-year-old man was allegedly assaulted and struck in the face as he was walking on Sloan Street in South Orange, police said.
The Meeker Street resident told police that he looked out his window to see a man with a black backpack in one of his vehicles.
South Orange police are warning local business owners about several recent alleged attempts to pass off counterfeit bills.
The East Orange woman allegedly tested at twice the legal alcohol limit after she drove through a safety zone, police said.
A fire gutted a historic church in N.J. on Friday morning.
Patch recaps some of Essex County’s top police, fire and EMS stories from 2015.
A fatal shooting may have taken place on Essex Street in East Orange, prosecutors say.