Orange News

Bob Rourke, 72, can remember ditching high school at lunch time to go back to the gas station in Orange where he worked and pumped gas as a teenager.

A map view of Cleveland Street in Orange, where 18-year-old Hameek Thomas was fatally shot Aug.

May 23: West Orange police are investigating the theft of a UPS package from a Bayowski Road home.

Police responded to a report of a shooting on the 100 block of Taylor Street just before 1 a.m. and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, authorities said.

Orange resident 19-year-old Malcolm Bagley was found shot to death early this morning on the 100 block of Taylor Street in Orange, according to authorities.

City of Orange Township two-term Councilman Hassan Abdul-Rasheed joins Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca and Irvington Councilman David Lyons in endorsing Newark Councilman Ron C. Rice in the 10th District Congressional race.

Whether it's a historical novel, fiction or non-fiction, chances are Millburn resident Michelle Barnea has read a book in one of these genres.

Jean Graves, only daughter of Edward and Jean Graves of Scotland Road , was a debutante who made headlines.

A doctor from Franklin Lakes admitted in federal court Friday that he took cash payments in exchange for patient referrals, the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey said in a release.

A Larry Irons is going to be a busy man next week, if the weather holds up. Township officials have arranged for the longtime Bayville contractor to cleanup the old Santo Marina site.

A doctor from Franklin Lakes admitted in federal court Friday that he took cash payments in exchange for patient referrals, the US Attorney's Office in New Jersey said in a release.

Two Newark men admitted their roles in a gunpoint carjacking in Elizabeth on Jan.

John Staten, of Orange, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and weapons offenses in connection with the beating death of a Maplewood man he met through a telephone chat service.

EAST ORANGE - A carjacking suspect opened fire on East Orange police after leading officers on an inter-city chase through Essex County this afternoon, authorities said.

An Orange man shot during a drive-by shooting in Jersey City Monday night told police he could not remember where he was standing, when he was shot, and could not describe anyone involved, officials said yesterday.

Cranford Police arrested an Orange man on May 2 for alleged possession and distribution of heroin.

In State v. Shaun Ward , of Jersey City, the State charged defendant with driving while his license was suspended on March 20th.A Defendant pleaded guilty to the charge.

A Third Ward losing candidate Chris Swenson-who has worked on Democratic campaigns for the US Senate, Congressional seats as well NJ Senate and Assembly races-answers a few questions now that the local election is over.

The Rev. Reginald Jackson preaches to church members in 2008 at St. Matthew's African Methodist Episcopal Church in Orange.

Voters are coming out in the crucial final hours of voting for local races in Essex County tonight as 66 candidates vie for 27 seats in Belleville, Irvington, Montclair, Nutley, Orange and West Orange.