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Carol Clark will challenge Juan Rivera for Essex register in Dem primary

February 22, 2019 6:34 pmMarch 28, 2019 5:33 pm

A pair of disgruntled ex-officials from East Orange are challenging the Essex County Democratic organization candidates for two countywide offices. Former Essex County Freeholder Carol Y. Clark has announced that she will run for Essex County Register of Deeds and...

Essex freeholder seat goes to Irvington school board president

February 6, 2019 10:39 amFebruary 6, 2019 10:56 am

Irvington Board of Education president Romaine Greer is expected to fill a vacancy on the Essex County Board of Freeholders. The at-large freeholder seat opened last month following the death of incumbent Lebby Jones (D-Irvington). Greer, a longtime Democratic county...

Funeral services set for Essex Freeholder

January 14, 2019 12:55 pm

Funeral services for Essex County Freeholder Lebby C. Jones will be held on Thursday, January 17 at the Franklin Saint John’s United Methodist Church in Newark. Jones passed away on January 9 after an illness. A viewing is set for...

Lebby Jones, Essex County freeholder, dies

January 9, 2019 8:58 pmJanuary 10, 2019 12:38 am

Lebby C. Jones, a two-term Essex County freeholder, passed away today after an illness. Word of her death came as the Essex County Board of Freeholders was holding their annual reorganization meeting tonight. Jones was elected freeholder in 2014 and...