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Patch reviews this week’s top stories in South Orange and Essex County.
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It was “muffin madness” for religious school students at TSTI in South Orange, who baked more than 400 pastries for a local food pantry.
A burglar stole $7,000 of furniture from an Irvington Avenue business, South Orange police said.
Combines legal, business and fundraising experience for JVS' continued expansion and growth
“We may not have a lot of $1K donors like the NRA but we have strength in numbers," a SOMA volunteer said.
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A pair of antique, wooden doors disappeared from a church in South Orange, police say.
Do you think state officials’ “short-term” ideas to fix rail car shortages and overcrowding at NJ Transit will work?
A 27-year-old man was killed by gunfire this past weekend in Newark, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.
Sometimes you work hard, but life throws you a curveball. And that’s when people like Anthony Bygrave of Essex County dig deep.
The Belleville hospital added a South Orange resident and a “noted expert in obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health” to its staff.
The Purim retelling in Essex County will be set to live rock music from the Queen songbook.
A longtime education researcher who hails from a family of teachers will open a Best In Class center in South Orange.
The SOMA school community is treating a principal “like the FBI treated Hillary Clinton over her email server,” a parents group says.
The South Orange principal’s alleged text makes fun of a substitute teacher’s height, parents say.
Departing governor Chris Christie appointed an East Orange resident to the state board of architects.
Sirens will sound near Seton Hall University on Tuesday, Jan. 23, but there’s no need to worry, school administrators say.
From Christmas to New Year’s Day, PSE&G responded to more than 15,300 “no heat calls,” its busiest holiday week in nearly 20 years.
Two people were killed in a double-homicide on New Year's Day in Essex County, authorities said.
The weekend service in South Orange, which fell during Hanukkah, was dedicated to “building bridges of understanding and unity.”
Congregation Beth El: The word zug is Hebrew for “pair” or “couple.”
A pair of separate robberies took place within 35 minutes of each other on the day after Christmas, South Orange police say.
Businesses in or close to South Orange open on Christmas
Monica Chulewicz and Gianna Paniagua; two emerging artists making work directly related to their physical disabilities.
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A taxi driver reported that a group of strangers tried to pull him out of his car during a robbery in South Orange, police say.