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Essex
county, New Jersey, United States
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Morning school buses cancelled in Essex County due to fog
• Dec. 16, 2024, 7:41 AM ET (CBC)
Newark crash kills 6 when car hits Pulaski Skyway column, investigators say
• Dec. 8, 2024, 9:08 PM ET (CBS)
Essex, county, northeastern New Jersey, U.S., bounded by Newark Bay to the southeast and the Passaic River to the east and west. The county’s topography ranges from coastal lowland in the east to hilly piedmont in the west. Although timberland is scarce, oak and hickory are the principal forest species. Essex is the home of the nation’s first county park system, which began in 1895. English settlers purchased lands from the Delaware Indians in 1666. Essex, one of the original New Jersey counties, was formed in 1683 and named for Essex, Eng. The industrial port city of Newark, the county ...(100 of 261 words)