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Maria Estrela and Carol Jenkins, both female artists of color from Essex County, have a personal connection to a new exhibit in West Orange.
The Vanguard Theater is celebrating a grand opening weekend, capping off a long journey through the coronavirus pandemic.
“We wish to be clear: Antisemitism in all its forms is anathema to our beliefs and the values of our town.”
The Caldwell Environmental Commission will host a free webinar featuring author Richard Louv on June 10.
The congresswoman's push to lift an unpopular property tax change for homeowners continued when she met with the Livingston Old Guard.
Authorities are offering a $5,000 reward to help capture a hit-and-run driver who killed a 75-year-old woman in Nutley.
Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. Montclair will close town offices and suspend trash/recycling collection on June 18.
Caldwell PD: “Motorists traveling on the selected roadways will be asked to slow down and even stop during the course of a checkpoint.”
Livingston’s water supply comes from 14 production wells in the town, and water purchased from NJAW and the East Orange Water Commission.
Republican leaders in New Jersey are taking aim at Gov. Phil Murphy and a “tax-and-spend agenda” among other Democratic Party members.
Rep. Sherrill and Assemblywoman Jasey visited four local businesses in West Orange, praising the gumption they showed in the COVID pandemic.
Former ICE detainee: "I'll never be able to see justice for what I was subjected to, but this bill will bring some small bit of comfort."
VIDEO: Voting in the 2021 primary election? Learn how to use the new system, courtesy of the Essex County Board of Elections.
“Multiple supervisory officers watched the assault, but no one intervened to stop it,” federal prosecutors said.
A political oddity known as “the line” is likely to mislead many New Jersey voters yet again in the 2021 primary election, advocates say.
New Jersey is getting closer to the 2021 primary election, which takes place on June 8. Here’s where to vote in the Caldwells.
New Jersey is getting closer to the 2021 primary election, which takes place on June 8. Here’s where to vote in Nutley and Belleville.
New Jersey is getting closer to the 2021 primary election, which takes place on June 8. Here’s where to vote in West Orange.
New Jersey is getting closer to the 2021 primary election, which takes place on June 8. Here’s where to vote in Newark.
New Jersey is getting closer to the 2021 primary election, which takes place on June 8. Here’s where to vote in Bloomfield.
