New Jersey is filled with humor, inspiration and kindness. Here are seven stories to make you smile from Essex County.

Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent public safety, police, fire and EMS stories.

A 22-year-old New Jersey resident wanted for manslaughter was arrested on Monday, May 26 at a U.S. border crossing, ...

A Superior Court Judge tossed a wrongful imprisonment claim against Essex County and its corrections department.

The bizarre swarms of drones the size of cars that have been flying over New Jersey for weeks have finally made it to heavily populated Essex County — home to Newark Liberty International ...

Firefighters were continuing to battle a 140-acre wildfire in Essex County, New Jersey Sunday morning. And with nearly no rain in the forecast, it’s unclear how long it might take to extinguish ...

according to Essex County officials. “She was never near visitors or in a location accessible to the public,” said a county spokesperson. “At no time were visitors or staff in any immediate ...

A live poultry market in Essex County is under quarantine and more than 1,000 birds killed after a case of bird flu was detected, state agriculture officials said.

Hospitalization data is a daily average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Essex County, an area which may be larger than Essex County itself. The number of daily ...

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