From teenage trespasser to adult author, Antabanez has spent more than half his life exploring the former mental institution in Essex County ... who is also a Weird NJ contributor.

BELLEVILLE — The former isolation hospital in Belleville that later fell into disrepair sold at auction for $3.7 million, Essex County officials ... before becoming New Jersey’s much-heralded ...

Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. NEWARK, NJ—Essex County has acquired the former bank building on University Ave. here and will relocate leased operations to have the property ...

DiVincenzo Jr. and the Art Educators of New Jersey welcomed 36 students from throughout Essex County to the Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Building in Newark for the Art Educators of New Jersey ...

First responders made significant progress Sunday in the ongoing wildfire that began Saturday in Essex County. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said the blaze was 90% contained as of Sunday ...

DiVincenzo Jr. is requesting the Board of Freeholders to name the Sheriff’s Patrol Building ... and New Jersey departments of Homeland Security; the New Jersey State Police, and Essex County ...