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A veteran New Jersey political consultant who has run into controversy before was charged today with impersonation and violation of the Fair Campaign Practices Act.

For nine months, Leroy Hayes has viewed the Pompton Avenue road work as a boon to business.

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The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, along with local police, has issued an advisory to drivers to watch out for deer.

Stocking up on Purell, obsessive hand-washing, searching the web for H1N1 clinics and buying your own yoga mat.

A group of local church leaders are striving to make sure no one is alone or hungry on Thanksgiving.

Cedar Grove's William Gonzalez finds a hole in the first half as Cedar Grove hosted New Providence.

AlreadyA state Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr.'s appointee to the congressional redistricting commission and more than a forward observer in the legislative redistricting process, state Sen.

The entertainment industry pays up to $1,000 a day to record and broadcast images from inside the buildings at the Essex County Hospital Center on Fairview Avenue in Cedar Grove, according to documents released last week.

Two Essex County residents are suing the Township of Cedar Grove and former Mayor Paul Lee, claiming they were not allowed to speak during public meetings last spring.

"The Heart of Hollywood: Chicago in LA" : Chicago's Brenda Sexton produced this special about Chicago talent gone west, featuring Harold Ramis, Bonnie Hunt, Joe Mantegna, Jeremy Pivena and more.

A 13-year-old girl told Cedar Grove police a stranger tried to lure her into his van on Monday.

Parents and guardians should be grateful to their local schools. A new state report says Verona and Cedar Grove schools had few violent incidents in 2007-2008. Local educators say they had even fewer in 2008-2009. Last week was School Violence Awareness Week and both districts took stock of how they deal with incidents before and after they happen.

The large map of the 2,099-acre South Mountain Reservation was propped up for all to see, its vast expanse of parkland shaded green.

Boy Scout Troop 65 and Cub Scouts Pack 2 will hold the Cedar Grove Zombie Walk for Food at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Syfy's hit series Ghost Hunters will perform a live Halloween 2009 investigation from Essex County Hospital located in Cedar Grove, New Jersey.

Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. on Monday will seek support for his deer management program from Cedar Grove residents.

Police arrested a 40-year-old man and charged him with stealing more than $10,230 from his Cedar Grove employer.

Upcoming flu clinics Due to nationwide shortages, the seasonal flu vaccine will be offered by the Montclair Health Department to residents in Montclair, Cedar Grove, Glen Ridge and Verona who are 65 and older, or those who are 18 to 64 with chronic medical conditions, according to a release to The Times.

The Rev. Reginald Jackson, head of the Black Ministers' Council of New Jersey, threw his support behind Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver in her bid to become the first African-American woman Assembly Speaker.