Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent public safety, police, fire and EMS stories.

A judge this week ordered teacher Amir Doctry, accused of making terroristic threats, to be held in Essex County Jail pending his trial.

Justice Lassiter committed suicide in March 2023. His family has filed a lawsuit against the state, DOC commissioner and ...

Justice Lassiter died by suicide in March 2023. His family is suing the state, corrections commissioner and Northern State Prison head.

Delaney Hall, a detention center surrounded by truck stops and warehouses in an industrial area across from the Essex County ...

An owner of an Essex County-based school bus company has been ... are banned from doing business with the state of New Jersey for a decade. His wife, Faiza Ibrahim, 50, is also a co-owner of ...

The award of the Torreón facility reinforces the company’s broader efforts to lead the industry in its ESG practices. Essex was the first magnet wire manufacturer to participate and achieve the ...

Caron had been held in Cape May County Jail since Wednesday, Jan. 15, when she was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The fifth-grade ...

RECRUITMENT for a new squad of wholetime firefighters at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is now open. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is taking applications for wholetime firefighters.