NJ graduation turned into a total disaster
Long speeches and ceremonies caused delays for the name-reading ceremonies in different ceremonies for Stephens Institute of Technology grads.
Essex County
Scooter rider fatally dragged by dump truck in Montclair
Aaron Minkov, 41, was struck by a dump truck and dragged along Bloomfield Avenue in Montclair.
NJ corrections officer nearly loses eye after attack by inmates
A 16-year veteran corrections officer at the Essex County Correctional Facility was bumped "aggressively" by an inmate. Ither prisoners joined in and punched, kicked and stabbed the officer.
Video: Thieves brazenly steal luxury purses from Short Hills mall
Four suspected thieves were caught on video running out the Mall at Short Hills clutching the purses to a waiting SUV.
Hot spill deprives NJ man of wife's 'companionship', suit says
An Essex County couple is suing Dunkin' after a tea spill that severely burned the wife at a location in East Orange in September 2022, according to a lawsuit.
Another Montclair University, NJ student faces child porn charge
For the second time in days, a university student was arrested involving child sexual abuse material — this time, Sean Lynch of Summit.
Not even used cooking oil is safe: Grease thieves busted in NJ
A man charged in connection with stolen cooking oil urinated and spit in the back of a police vehicle and threatened to kill the officer who stopped him.
Another fatal quadruple shooting in Newark leaves NJ man dead
A quadruple shooting in Newark early Sunday morning has left three people injured and killed a man identified as Julius Ferguson.
East Orange 20-year-old shot dead in Newark, police say
No arrests have been made.
4 shot, 3 dead including child in Newark — reports
Three people including a child died as a result of the shooting, according to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and the Essex County Prosecutor's Office