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Opinion: Montclair will not be intimidated by white supremacists

February 18, 2021 1:36 pm

OPINION Over the course the last several months a group called “The Patriot Front” has been affixing propaganda stickers throughout Montclair. The Patriot Front is a white supremacist, neo-facist, and anti-Semitic organization, described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as...

Chuck Tahaney, former Livingston township manager, dies at 75

February 11, 2021 9:27 amFebruary 11, 2021 12:50 pm

Charles J. Tahaney, a hugely competent and likeable administrator who served as the Livingston Township Manager from 1985 to 2005, died on February 11. He was 75. He began his public career in 1969 when he was hired as assistant...

Harry McEnroe, 8-term Essex assemblyman, dies at 90

February 9, 2021 2:05 pmFebruary 9, 2021 7:55 pm

Harry A. McEnroe, Jr., a popular South Orange Democrat who served on the Essex County Board of Freeholders and in the New Jersey State Assembly during a political career that began as the Democratic challenger against Assembly Majority Leader Thomas...

Black History Month: Covid vaccine skepticism

February 4, 2021 6:23 amFebruary 4, 2021 12:24 am

OPINION There is a high degree of skepticism among minorities and especially Blacks regarding the Covid vaccine. I see it in my own ophthalmology practice. With Black history month this February, we reflect on historic Black mistreatment by governments and...

Newark, advocacy groups reach settlement over lead pipes

January 26, 2021 12:10 pmJanuary 26, 2021 12:11 pm

Newark and two advocacy groups who sued the city over aging pipes that leached lead into the city’s water supply announced a settlement agreement Tuesday. The settlement, which must still be approved by a judge, follows a suit brought by...

Fontoura seeking re-election to 11th term as Essex Sheriff

January 25, 2021 9:37 pm

Armando Fontoura, the longest-serving Sheriff in Essex County history, announced today that he will seek re-election to an 11th term. Fontoura became sheriff in 1991 after the incumbent, Thomas D’Alessio resigned following his election as Essex County Executive. In the...

The Essex County Board of County Commissioners: Proud of our Past and Optimistic on our Future

January 22, 2021 12:13 pmJanuary 23, 2021 6:24 pm

OPINION As we move forward under the leadership of our new President Joe Biden, I feel a palpable sense of optimism with respect to the direction of our country. While leading a nation has challenges on a larger scale than...