Patricia McGarry Drake, former Essex County Clerk, dies at 82 November 29, 2021 3:31 pmNovember 30, 2021 9:10 am Patricia McGarry Drake, who rose from a secretarial position to serve as Essex County Clerk from 1991 to 1996, died on November 25. She was 82. Drake worked in the county clerk’s office for 22 years — six years as... Read More