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Two Students Robbed at Gunpoint and Man Faces Attempted Murder Charge in Sheriff's Officer Shooting in Top County News

Also in top Essex news: Seller of Historic House Defends Realtor; Essex County Sheriff Offering Reward for Info on Newark Bank Robber; 'Tan Mom' Plans to Move to London; North Caldwell Man Admits to Transporting Explosives Across State Lines;

More Than 50 Truck Batteries Stolen in Fairfield

More than 50 commercial truck batteries were reported stolen in Fairfield over the past two weeks, police said. The latest thefts took place between…

Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. invites Essex County fourth graders to participate in the "Why My Essex County Park is Important to Me"…

North Caldwell Man Admits to Transporting Explosives Across State Lines

A North Caldwell man the FBI depicts as being "obsessed with explosives," admitted to transporting explosive materials across state lines without a…

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Anne Hathaway's Oscar Dress Mess

Anne Hathaway's co-star in "Les Miserables", Amanda Seyfried, may have derailed the Millburn graduate's plan for what to wear on the red carpet...

[UPDATED] Nutley 'Tan Mom' Plans Move to London

Now that an Essex County grand jury decided not to indict Patricia Krentcil, better known as "Tanning Mom" on child endangerment charges for allegedly…

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Man Faces Attempted Murder Charge in Sheriff's Officer Shooting

An Essex County Sheriff’s officer was released from University Hospital Thursday after being shot during a confrontation with two men outside a Springfield…

Essex County Sheriff Offering Reward for Info on Newark Bank Robber

Law enforcement authorities have posted a cash reward offer for information leading to the arrest of a suspected serial bank robber. Essex County Sheriff…

More Security Approved For Millburn Schools

Millburn's Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution Monday night to install and expand video surveillance systems across the district. "The…

Two Columbia High School students walking home from a basketball game on Parker Avenue Monday night were robbed of a cell phone by two juveniles wielding…

Montclair Police are looking for a 22-year-old resident who led officers on a car chase and escaped into West Orange.  Police saw William Barba, of...

Sale of Historic Woman's Club Sparks Community Debate 

Last week's announcement by the Maplewood Township Committee that the township intends to purchase the Woman's Club property for $1 million…

Seller of Historic House Defends Realtor

The seller of the historic Dare House on Valley Street defended the developer who tore it down last week, saying the 1800s home was not salvageable. …


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