Right up there with Britain’s most maligned counties, Essex has been the butt of many a joke about diamond geezers, fake tan, Towie botox and bling. But it can handle it. Because locals know that ...

Just down the road is The Olde Sweet Shop, where Sherry Dalton works as a shop assistant. Because they serve ice cream, in ...

Collegiate senior James Gurley will try to repeat as the Class A boys champion Assumption is looking for its third straight Class 3A girls team championship The Kentucky high school state ...

There are an unusually high number of write-in campaigns for this November’s election in Essex County; a New York State lawmaker is talking about distraction concerns from the modern LED headlights; ...

As we move into autumn and winter, families are looking for ways to get out and about that can't be dampened by any poor weather. Essex has many country parks worth exploring, full of fun activities ...

MANCHESTER - The CIAC crowned 12 boys cross country champions over six races Saturday at Wickham Park. Individual and team titles were determined over the 3.1-mile course in six classes: LL, L, MM, M, ...

A county's newest railway station has opened to passengers as train services get under way. The first scheduled departure from Beaulieu Park in north Chelmsford was the 07:20 GMT to London. The ...

Ground has been broken for a $2.7 million renovation project that will upgrade the playground, spray park and soccer field at Watsessing Park in Bloomfield and East Orange. The improvements include ...

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BLOOMFIELD/EAST ORANGE, NJ — Major improvements are coming to Essex County’s Watsessing Park. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and other local leaders were at the park on Monday to ...

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