December 2 is Giving Tuesday — time to support your local non-profit and charitable organizations around the globe and close to home. Here, we present 40-plus local causes for your …

The South Orange Police Department recently updated its Police Blotter page on its website with a list of police calls and incident reports from July through October. Many of the …

Bracing for extreme cold and reacting to Essex County’s Code Blue, Maplewood is encouraging residents seeking heat to visit its libraries and Town Hall during business hours and the Municipal …

Make a monetary donation, donate from the wish list, or drop off a new toy at any district elementary school through December 12.

82 district leaders — including more than 40 from South Orange & Maplewood — have signed a letter asking that the Dec. 2 Essex County Democrat endorsement convention for Gov.-Elect Mikie Sherrill’s former seat be delayed “to allow for the field of candidates to be finalized and for information to be received from the campaigns.”

Gov.-Elect Mikie Sherrill’s seat in NJ’s 11th Congressional District is considered a “safe” Democratic seat. “Whoever makes it through this primary could wind up being a decades-long incumbent. The machine knows that, and that’s why they’re hoping you don’t even notice the election is happening — or have fewer or even no choices if you do.”