Essex County is well represented in the New Jersey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026.
This year’s inductees include Maplewood-raised Grammy Award-winning artist SZA, Newark native Donald Payne Sr., the late congressman who became New Jersey’s first African American elected to Congress, and Montclair High School graduate Dr. John J. McMullen, the former owner of the New Jersey Devils and Houston Astros.
The New Jersey Hall of Fame announced the 13-member class Thursday. Inductees will be honored Sept. 24 at the Dream Live Performing Arts Center at American Dream in East Rutherford…