Emily Everson has lived in Union County most of her life and has spent her career covering North and Central New Jersey. She started out as a reporter at a Union County LocalSource, before working as an editor for hyperlocal news websites and community magazines throughout the region.
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A Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School grad, Emily graduated Magna cum laude from Marymount Manhattan College. She lives in Clark with her Westie puppy, Basil.
26 law enforcement agencies worked together to take down this drug operation in several raids Sunday, confiscating 518 bricks of heroin.
26 law enforcement agencies worked together to take down this drug operation in several raids Sunday, confiscating 518 bricks of heroin.
26 law enforcement agencies worked together to take down this drug operation in several raids Sunday, confiscating 518 bricks of heroin.
26 law enforcement agencies worked together to take down this drug operation in several raids Sunday, confiscating 518 bricks of heroin.
26 law enforcement agencies worked together to take down this drug operation in several raids Sunday, confiscating 518 bricks of heroin.
26 law enforcement agencies worked together to take down this drug operation in several raids Sunday, confiscating 518 bricks of heroin.
26 law enforcement agencies worked together to take down this drug operation in several raids Sunday, confiscating 518 bricks of heroin.
26 law enforcement agencies worked together to take down this drug operation in several raids Sunday, confiscating 518 bricks of heroin.
Livingston's Regal Bank presented a check to the local shelter on Nov. 20. The annual Pawrade has raised more than $10,000 for the shelter.
Mount St. Dominic softball player Alexandra Dabroski, of Cedar Grove, signed a letter of intent to play at the University of Rhode Island.
Ralph Cozzino will serve 37 months for stealing stock certificates from an elderly woman's apartment, gaining fraudulent power of attorney.
In anticipation of this week's snowstorm, the City has issued a list of codes and rules residents must follow in the event of a snow storm.
Plowable snow is predicted to fall in this area on Thanksgiving. Here, Hoboken Police shed light on snow procedures and safety tips.
Free garage parking is available in select municipal garages during the holiday season. The City craft fair is scheduled for Dec. 6 and 7.
Students learned to have empathy for kids coping with deafness, cerebral palsy and learning disabilities from puppets and local handlers.
Rocco's Bar and Grill will host the fundraiser on Dec. 4 to raise funds for a scholarship to help students study business in college.
The Holiday Tea and House Tour is scheduled for Dec. 7 at Livingston's Force Homestead Museum. Countywide house tours are also planned.
The Madrigal singers, a group of talented JCHS students from West Caldwell, will open for the Rockettes at Radio City on Nov. 25.
Here's a selection of this week's local stories you might of missed on Millburn-Short Hills Patch.
Here's a selection of this week's local stories you might of missed on Livingston Patch.
