Essex County

Christie’s crowing about the best jobs report in years. But he demurs on a bill to make officials release their tax returns. A bill that would let police and firefighters manage their own pensions ...

Survey results show law enforcers see their jobs as more dangerous now than in previous years.

A civil rights icon generates a tweetstorm from Trump. Might some New Jersey representatives boycott the inauguration in solidarity? Police say they're finding their jobs more difficult and dangerous. ...

The impetus is the bail reform law that took effect Jan. 1 in New Jersey.

The governor signs a bill creating a raft of new judges. Now are there enough to keep up with the tight timetables of bail reform? Brick-and-mortar stores like Sears may be following its catalog into ...

In Essex County, pretrial detention hearings were supposed to begin at 9 a.m. Instead, proceedings began at 3 p.m.

It's the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, but priorities aren't equal on both sides of the Hudson. Is funding? A cash-strapped municipality privatizes its water company. Now the pipes are ...

For more serious crimes the defendant goes to jail with a court hearing within 48 hours.

New reforms governing who makes bail could keep people awaiting trial out of jail. But could they also cause chaos in the courts? The new Congress gives new clout to New Jersey's representatives. ...

The poor can't be kept in jail for failing to make bail. Reformers applaud the changes. But some counties and companies claim it won't pay. Voice-activated technology linked to the cloud can control ...

It costs $25,000 a month to run. Since 2008, the number of clients has almost tripled.

NJDEP is sending money from pollution settlements to build up the waterfront near Lower Passaic River and Newark Bay.

A holiday rush to pass measures on salary hikes and outside income for the state's top tier. Could one of them torpedo your newspaper? A push to resist immigration enforcement tactics that allow local ...

Grant money will be used to work with 75 ex-offenders to keep them out of jail and alive.

Uncertainty and fear among DREAMers. Unauthorized immigrants candidate Trump threatened to deport. Will he make good on the threat? The unprecedented presidential campaign was fueled by an ...