Essex County

Sweeney supports an audit of the mainly mail-in ballot election, as called for by state Senator Nia Gill.

A dispute between neighbors in Montclair over work being done at a Black couple's home sparked a brief anti-racism protest march.

An Italian American newspaper removed its own statue shortly after a city crew took a Columbus statue down last week.

Trenton's Christopher Columbus statue is covered; a woman who wants it removed is charged in connection with vandalizing a George Washington statue.

There's fresh criticism over statues and even a school in NJ honoring Christopher Columbus. Some with Italian roots call it "misguided."

As New Jersey slowly emerges from COVID-19 emergency directives, some family favorite spots are back in business.

The West Orange mayor said a monument will be replaced with a more "appropriate" message. Separately, there's a petition to remove a statue in Jersey City's Journal Square.

A candlelight vigil is planned Thursday to remember an Irvington college student who was one of the three people who died in fiery crash on Route 22 on Tuesday night.

The five people inside the car had been at a large gathering in Point Pleasant Beach earlier in the evening, according to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.

Prosecutors said the was no danger to the public but offered few details about what led to their deaths.