Woman walking with child is fatally struck by bus in East Orange    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: The Jersey Journal
A map view of xxxxx in East Orange, where a woman walking with her child was struck and killed by a bus this morning.... Full story...

Two are charged in killing of Newark bodega owner    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: The Jersey Journal
Surveillance images show the shooter in a Newark killing is a black male wearing a black and white-striped Adidas jacket with his face covered by a hood.... Full story...

Essex Seniors Invited to Share the Stories of Their Lives    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: Patch.com
A Are you an Essex County senior with a story to tell about a special person, life-changing experience or significant period of your life? Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.... Full story...

Protesters Say Deer Management Program 'Not Working'    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: Patch.com
Roughly a dozen residents stood along Northfield Avenue in West Orange Sunday afternoon to demand the deer culling program come to an end.... Full story...

Police: Burglary suspect found sleeping on couch    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: NorthJersey.com
A tired burglary suspect was captured inside a central New Jersey home after authorities say he fell asleep on a couch.... Full story...

Youngest FuncoLand killer due to be freed    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: Daily Record
Ten years ago, two young workers at the Roxbury FuncoLand were gunned down during a video-game robbery.... Full story...

PSE&G offers $30M land buy to get Susquehanna-Roseland line through parkland    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: NJ.com
Environmental groups filed a motion asking the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to reconsider the Susquehanna-Roseland power line project.... Full story...

Essex County not responsible for bicyclist's death in Millburn, court says    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: NorthJersey.com
New Jersey's Supreme Court says Essex County cannot be held liable for the 2001 death of a bicyclist who suffered a massive head injury while riding on the shoulder of a county-owned road.... Full story...

N.J. Education Boss Leaves Montclair    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: Baristanet
This week, we learned that N.J. Education Boss Christopher Cerf has left Essex County, specifically his Montclair residence at 168 Union , and has relocated to Montgomery Township.... Full story...

Miniumum-wage-hike proposal hits sour note with business    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: PhillyBurbs.com
Democratic leaders in the Legislature are expected to push for an increase in the state's minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 and tie future yearly increases to economic performance data.... Full story...

Same Time, Same Place: Two 'Suspicious' Fires at Bloomfield Storage Facility    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: Patch.com
A fire at a Bloomfield storage facility is being treated as suspicious by investigators, an official told Patch on Saturday.... Full story...

Port Authority lawyer was promoted after 2004 guilty plea in harrassment claim    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: NorthJersey.com
Former Port Authority lawyer Christopher M. Hartwyk won a major promotion and a big raise less than four months after pleading guilty to a harassment charge relating to unwanted sexually explicit calls to a male job applicant at the bi-state agency.... Full story...

Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Area    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: Patch.com
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the area including Essex County, from 1 a.m to 4 p.m. Saturday.... Full story...

Paw Print: More than 200 dogs compete in annual obedience trials    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: The Jersey Journal
Betsy Scapicchio, center, and her dog, Breakout's Rev Em Up, won two categories at this year's Dog Obedience Trials at Verona High School.... Full story...

N.J. Supreme Court rules Essex County not liable for bicyclist's death    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: NJ.com
N.J. Supreme Court Justice Barry Albin entering the court in January, 2011. Albin and the other justices unanimously ruled in favor of the original trial court's ruling that Polzo's attorneys and experts failed to conclusively demonstrate the county...... Full story...

N.J. animal shelter seeking permanent custody of Patrick the pit bull    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: The Jersey Journal
Patrick the pit bull was allegedly starved, then thrown down a trash chute of a Newark high-rise apartment and found by a maintenance worker when the trash bag suddenly moved.... Full story...

Essex County Seniors Can Submit Entries in Legacies Writing Contest    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: TheAlternativePress.com
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and the Essex County Division of Senior Services invite Essex seniors ages 60 and older to submit an original story focusing on a special person, life-changing experience or significant period of their life...... Full story...

Help for Essex County Homeless Next Week    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: Patch.com
Homeless residents in Essex County will get a helping hand next Wednesday at the sixth annual Project Homeless Connect Day, an one-stop, all-day event aimed at educating the less fortunate about social services and other programs available to them.... Full story...

Snow to Hit New Jersey This Weekend    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: Patch.com
Forecasters are predicting the first significant snowstorm of the new year. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for Essex County today that will remain in effect through Saturday afternoon.... Full story...

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie must end standoff over Essex County judge vacancies    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: The Jersey Journal
Sometimes, a person has to stretch the truth a bit for a higher purpose, so have mercy on poor Christopher Cerf, the acting education commissioner.... Full story...

Essex County hosts regional citizen preparedness program in Verona    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: The Verona-Cedar Grove Times
Essex County Sgt. Rich Colabelli goes through his emergency travel kit in front of an audience of 100 during the Community College Citizen Preparedness Program at the Verona Community Center on Wednesday.... Full story...

Are You Ready? Citizens Receive Free Emergency Training From County    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: Patch.com
Emergency management has come a long way since the Cold War when students ducked under desks during air raid drills.... Full story...

In trial for 2007 Newark schoolyard killings, prosecutor focuses on machete used in attacks    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: The Jersey Journal
Assistant Essex County Prosecutor Romesh Sukhdeo points out a photo earlier this month, of Jose Carranza among the six co-defendants the Newark schoolyard triple killing.... Full story...

Millburn Officials: Police on Verge of Cracking Car Theft Ring    Posted on 2012-01-18
Source: TheAlternativePress.com
Township Administrator Timothy Gordon, right, explains measures police are taking to crack down on auto thefts and break-ins, as Mayor Sandra Haimoff looks on.... Full story...

East Orange to install spotlight camera surveillance system to fight crime    Posted on 2012-01-18
Source: NJ.com
A Los Angeles Police Department surveillance camera looks over the corner of Winson and Wall Streets in downtown Los Angeles, California in December.... Full story...