East Orange News

The Plainfield Fire Division's annual holiday party has grown into one of the city's must-attend annual events for two reasons, according to its organizers.

They're exchanging guns for cash again in Essex County. A gun buyback program was suspended last month after local authorities burned through the $50,000 allocated for the program in the first two days.

A New Jersey contractor has admitted he accepted thousands of dollars in corrupt cash payments to bribe a construction code official.

A contractor pleaded guilty today in federal court to helping extort an East Orange store owner who was working as a government informant.

The mayor emerged from his black SUV beaming Tuesday afternoon, seconds after the vehicle drove through a red light at one of the city's busiest intersections.

The gun buyback program takes place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on both days, at Metropolitan Baptist Church in Newark, 149 Springfield Ave., 642-2267; Saint Paul AME Church in East Orange, 15 Sanford St., 677-1797; and Christian Love Baptist Church in Irvington, 830 Lyons Ave., 375-5823. Residents can turn in all types of firearms to police officers - ...

By the time she was 3 years old, Leeana had been expelled from multiple day care centers.

Learn about Jon Sarkin by viewing the story, photos and video. >> PHOTOS MORE STAR-LEDGER PHOTOS >> ARCHIVED STAR-LEDGER PHOTOS >> STAR-LEDGER VIDEO More than 140 students are preparing for careers in the horse industry at Centenary College's equine studies center in Long Valley-- one of the few places in the country where nearly an entire ...

Theater matters to the minions of the North Ward Center, who learnedA political stagecraft in part from master director Steve Adubato , Sr., who sat in the front row of a sectioned off basketball court this afternoon and observed hisA longtime friend, ally and protege Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo launch hisA bid for an unprecedentedA third ...

Police found a handgun under a seat, near a latex glove, when they searched the SUV of four people heading to the new 501 Lounge on Bloomfield Avenue, which replaced Rascals Comedy Club, authorities said.

A state corrections officer shot and wounded an alleged armed robber on Monday night.

Ledger Live for Monday December 7th, 2009 - Ledger Live with Brian Donohue. On today's show: We visit the home of Frank Lancellotti of Brick Township in time to see him ship an overdue library book back to the Jersey City Free Public Library.

Twice a week, 94-year-old Shirley Flax leaves her apartment in East Orange, slips into a car driven by her son and makes her way to the lobby of Overlook Hospital.

East Orange's #8 Damien Thomas intercepts the ball over Roxbury's #6 Kevin Baker in the first half.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Gunman fires at girl, 15, doesn't get away, cops say By MICHAELANGELO CONTE A 15-year-old Jersey City girl is lucky to be alive after an armed felon opened fire on her early yesterday morning and she was saved by her brother, who pushed her aside as the handgun went off, officials said.

Share + Nov 30, 2009 12:08 am US/Eastern Reporting Dave Carlin EAST ORANGE, N.J. 1 of 5 Sundays are synonymous with two things - church and football.

Essex County authorities will announce the second gun amnesty buyback program in three weeks, this one for East Orange, Irvington and Newark.

A gun buyback program is up and running in Newark again after more money was found to fund it.

The Rev. Dwight Gill figures if there is one thing that will bring more men to church, it's football.

The duo posted their banns along with five other couples at the Tunapuna District Revenue Office.