Essex County
NJ Transit accelerates its plan to rid trains of cloudy windows
NJ Transit will accelerate replacement of opaque multilevel train windows to have them replaced with new ones by 2028.
N.J.’s answer to SXSW: North to Shore festival announces 2025 lineup
Comedy and music headliners range from Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to LL Cool Jay's Rock the Bells Fest.
Huge N.J. concert series North to Shore is back for 2025. See the full lineup.
Details for the festival were announced at a press conference in Newark on Tuesday.
‘A Case for the Existence of God’ offers a profound look at masculinity on N.J. stage | Review
Men cry, too.
South Orange Watershed Literary event set for March 9
The spoken-word series will feature award-winning writers Claudia Cortese, Isabel Cruz and Susanna Rich.
Newark approves $800M high-rise project with 1,400 apartments
About 283 units will be set aside for people making below the area’s median income and be priced at below-market rates.
N.J. property-tax bills reach stunning new height
The state has the nation's highest property taxes.
N.J. school district that cut 93 jobs could get big state aid increase
Gov. Phil Murphy's budget proposal would give the district its largest boost in nearly 20 years, local officials said.
What $350,000 can buy you in Essex County, Feb. 24 to March 2
Prospective homebuyers considering the real estate market had a range of options in various neighborhoods throughout the region between Feb. 24 and Mar. 2. In this article, we outline recent property sales in Essex County, all of which featured homes under $350,000.
See all homes sold in Essex County, Feb. 24 to March 2
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Essex County reported from Feb. 24 to March 2. There were 111 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,741-square-foot home on Coventry Drive in Nutley that sold for $620,000.
Code enforcement officer tried to extort bribes from N.J. business, officials say
Newark code enforcement officer Sonia Rogers ordered a business closed and told owners they need to pay her cash to reopen, authorities said.
NJ Transit bus strikes, kills pedestrian. Another person seriously injured.
The pedestrians were hit early Sunday in Newark.
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