Most Read Essex Stories of 2014 You Might Have Missed

2014 went by in a flash, but not without some major news-worthy moments. All around Essex County, local residents combatted major crimes, the threat of an ebola academic, and tackled topics such as the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown at a local level. Below you will find a list of some of the most read stories around Essex County this year.

• Maplewood High School Student Armed with Brass Knuckles, Alumni Conspirator Arrested after School Lockdown

• 23-year-old Woman Dies on Flight to Newark Airport

• Nurse: Ebola Quarantine In Newark ‘Preposterous,’ Posts Photos Of Living Conditions

• UPDATE: Passenger Removed From Plane At Newark Liberty Airport Is Ebola-Free

• Newark Airport, NJ, PA Hospitals Prepared to Fight Ebola Outbreak

• UPDATE: Yogi Berra’s World Series Rings, MVP Plaques Stolen From Montclair Museum

• Essex Freeholder: “The Color of Your Skin Should Not Determine Whether You Live or Die.”

• Essex County Man Identified as One of Two Killed in Fiery Belleville Tractor Trailer Crash

• Essex County Restaurant Robbed at Gunpoint

• Essex County Man Convicted of Aggravated Sexual Assault on a 13-year-old Boy

• Essex County Man Sentenced to Life in Prison After Killing Baby Daughter

• Police Seek Help in Investigating Death of 77-Year-Old Nutley Woman Killed in Hit and Run

• Belleville Fire Inspector Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes for Assisting Prostitution Businesses

• Essex Police Bust New Jersey Drug Ring That Sold $1 Million in Heroin and Narcotics

• Livingston Teen’s Killer Apprehended, Prosecutor Says

• Hoboken Driver Catches Intoxicated Essex County Driver on Dashboard Camera

• Essex Home Catches Fire After Contractor Lights Torch

For a round up of the top stories in the Caldwells, click here.

For a round up of the top stories in Millburn-Short Hills, click here.

For a round up of the top stories in West Orange, click here.