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Essex County

Stephen Sweeney.
Dec 11

NJ Politics Digest: Sweeney Targets Currie With Lame Duck Bill

Roundup of daily news.
By Christian Hetrick and Steve Cronin
Joe DiVincenzo
Dec 8

DiVincenzo Preps for Monday Re-Election Announcement

Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo will announce his re-election bid at a large press event on Monday
By Alyana Alfaro
Joe DiVincenzo.
Dec 6

DiVincenzo Settles Campaign Finance Case for $20,000

After fighting ELEC for years, DiVincenzo agreed to settle charges that he misused campaign funds on personal expenses.
By Christian Hetrick
NJ Transit train.
Sep 11

NJ Politics Digest: NJ Transit Sues Ex-Worker Over Explosive Testimony

By Christian Hetrick and Steve Cronin
Joe DiVincenzo
Aug 31

NJ Politics Digest: Essex County College in Turmoil

By Christian Hetrick and Steve Cronin
A judges gavel rests on top of a desk.
Jul 17

NJ Jail Population Down Almost One-Fifth After Bail Overhaul

By Christian Hetrick
Rodney Frelinghuysen.
Jul 14

Frelinghuysen Has Almost $1 Million in His Campaign Accounts

By Alyana Alfaro
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.
Jun 22

Baraka Announces 2018 Re-election Campaign With Support of NJ Democrats

By Alyana Alfaro
A judges gavel rests on top of a desk.
Jun 21

Laurino Replaces Murray as Acting Essex County Prosecutor

By Christian Hetrick
Paul DiGaetano at the Bergen County GOP Convention, March 23, 2017.
Jun 12

DiGaetano, Traier Call for Unity After Bitter NJ Senate Primary

By Alyana Alfaro
Carolyn Murray.
Jun 12

NJ Judiciary Committee Approves Murray for Court

By Christian Hetrick
Kristin Corrado
Jun 7

Corrado, Thompson Win Key GOP Primaries for NJ Senate

By Alyana Alfaro
Toro was elected in 2014. She is the first Latina to ever serve on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
Apr 3

Essex Freeholder Toro Will Not Pursue Re-Election

By Alyana Alfaro
Voters line up to cast their ballots on Super Tuesday March 1, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
Mar 14

New Jersey Legislative Primaries to Watch This June

By Alyana Alfaro and JT Aregood
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (left) and U.S. Senator Cory Booker say they will fight to protect NJ urban communities.
Jan 9

Booker Claims Trump Presidency Could Hurt NJ’s Urban Communities

By Alyana Alfaro
DePhillips, Corrado and Rooney: the LD40 ticket opposed by DiGaetano.
Nov 23

After Rooney’s Election, What’s Next in NJ’s 40th Legislative District?

By Alyana Alfaro
SEN. M. TERESA RUIZ. The district 29 state senator.
Aug 26

Singed by Christie, Joe D’s Only 2017 Sweeney Play: Ruiz for Senate President

By Max Pizarro
Baraka Payne Jones
Aug 22

Democrats Converge on Essex County Casino Fundraiser

By Alyana Alfaro
From Left: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Essex County Freeholder President Britnee Timberlake, and Sweeney.
Aug 17

2017 NJ Gov Race: Essex and Union in the Room at ‘Anybody But Fulop’ Powwow

By Max Pizarro
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