Tag Archives: Essex County

The Salem Witchcraft Trials: A Social and Political Crisis

The Salem Witchcraft Trials is remembered by most as a time of the incrimination and death of many men and women who were suspected to be witches. From the drowning test of so-called witches to sick girls pointing their fingers at people of their community, the stories of hysteria in Salem have never been forgotten. […]

Best Places to Live in New Jersey (2012)

This article, the first in a 50-state series, ranks the best places to live in New Jersey based on three criteria: (1) median household income (adjusted for cost of living); (2) educational attainment (% of residents 25 years and over who have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher); and (3) property crime rates per 1,000 […]