South Orange

Police said a Seton Hall employee was carjacked on the campus at gunpoint of the university this morning, but South Orange police said there is no threat to the campus or the neighboring community.

There’s something magical about the first snow day of the year, isn’t there? Families are out in force, making the most of the winter wonderland.

Seton Hall University is helping to combat food insecurity by teaming up with Table to Table to donate extra trays of cafeteria food to churches and shelters in and around Essex County.

John Paul Fernandez of Middletown was last seen at Natco Lake on Route 36 south in Hazlet where his cell phone was found. Despite searches and media coverage he was never heard from again.

These are the top stories on New Jersey 101.5 for Monday, October 27, 2025.

There's a lot of tension brewing in South Orange. Mayor Collum's strong words against ICE are resonating with many who feel vulnerable.

South Orange mayor Sheena Collum confirmed a NJ Globe report that she will be named Steven Fulop's running mate ahead of the primary.

Pro-Palestinian protesters timed their protest outside Oheb Shalom to an appearance by two members of Israeli Defense Force (IDF) search and rescue team unit 669.

Benjamin Avrut was found guilty of first-degree murder by an Essex County jury in the beating death of 70-year-old Gwen Avrut, in her own condo in January 2021.

The black bear was in South Mountain Reservation on Monday, according to the Essex County Sheriff's Office.