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Two Verona official win settlement in lawsuit under Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act

October 22, 2020 8:14 pm

In what looks to be the first action under the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act, two Verona officials have received hefty settlements for spending years being paid less because of their gender. Township Clerk Jennifer Kiernan and Municipal Court...

Newark Councilman Joseph McCallum charged with wire fraud

October 20, 2020 4:35 pm

Federal authorities charged Newark West Ward Councilman Joseph McCallum for allegedly accepting bribes and kickbacks from developers, contracting companies and other businesses in exchange for access and aid obtaining public contracts. McCallum faces charges of wire fraud to defraud Newark...

Union County man pleads guilty to making corrupt payments

October 14, 2020 5:04 pm

A Union County man admitted to making corrupt payments to a former Essex County assemblyman in exchange for a $350,000 public contract, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced Wednesday. Jeanmarie Zahore, 56, pleaded guilty to paying former acting Orange business administrator...

Postal carrier charged for dumping mail, ballots in dumpsters

October 7, 2020 12:46 pmOctober 7, 2020 7:49 pm

A Postal Service mail carrier faces up to five-and-a-half years in prison after allegedly dumping nearly 1,900 pieces of mail, including almost 100 mail-in ballots, in dumpsters in North Arlington and West Orange, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced Wednesday. Authorities...

West Orange residents weren’t told their mail was in a dumpster

October 5, 2020 9:12 pmOctober 5, 2020 10:06 pm

West Orange isn’t getting answers to how some their mail wound up in a dumpster in North Arlington. “We haven’t heard from the post office yet,” said Robert Parisi, the mayor of West Orange. “I think we should have heard...

Essex progressives praise freeholders’ Medicare for All resolution

September 10, 2020 2:31 pmSeptember 10, 2020 6:02 pm

Two months after their attempt to topple incumbent Essex County Freeholders ended in crushing defeat, Our Revolution Essex County is applauding their former opponents for passing a resolution in support of Medicare for All. “Not only will Medicare for all...

Essex 9/11 ceremony will be held remotely

August 31, 2020 11:25 amAugust 31, 2020 11:25 am

Essex County’s annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony marking the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania will be held remotely and livestreamed this year, County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo announced today. “The events...