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Youngest Elected Official In NJ Begins Term In Millburn

Essex County Pays $3.8M For New Voting Machines As Election Nears

Newark Water Showing 'Steady Decrease' In Lead, Officials Say

Millburn Middle School Among 12 In NJ To Launch LGBTQ Program

New Rescue Policies At Newark Animal Shelter Draw Praise, Scorn

Caldwell University 'Hoodwinked' Vets With Online Classes: Feds

West Orange Councilwoman: Here's Why I Voted Yes On PILOT

Montclair Planning Board Member Pitches Plan To Fund Skate Park

NJ Socialists Protest Outside Army Recruitment Center In Essex County

Peaceful 'No War With Iran' Protest Planned in Maplewood

Essex County Protesters To Gov. Murphy: Halt Compressor Expansion

Doorway Opens For 65 Affordable Housing Units In West Orange

COs At Essex County Prison Tampered With Records: Prosecutors

Belleville Police Join Neighbors By Ring, May Seek Videos

Deer Cull Will Return To Essex County For 2020: Dates, Locations

Montclair Mayor: 'Hate, Anti-Semitism Have No Place Here'

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Sen. Pennacchio: 'NJ Film Tax Breaks Only Help Hollywood Elites'

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