Around Essex County: Bully Battles / Defying Christie / Cool Science / Union Settlement / Body Cam Captures Cop

Patch reviews this week’s top stories in Essex County (click headline to read).

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2 Years Of Bully Battles Cost This Essex County School District $100K

Frelinghuysen Has One Less Challenger: Essex County Democrat Says He Won’t Run

Body Camera Catches Newark Cop Letting Wanted Suspects Go Free

Essex County College Preps $4M Student Center (Get A Sneak Peak)

West Orange Prepares For Phase 2 Of Edison Redevelopment Project

Solar Eclipse Inspires Cool Science Experiments In NJ: Ham Radio, Sunspots

Essex County Remembers '3-Second Stories' Of Sign Maker Killed By Car

Maplewood Tax Lien Sale: Dozens Of Local Homes At Risk

Essex County Workers Allegedly Fired For Union Activity Reach Settlement

Bloomfield’s ‘Bad Frank’: Kevin Interdonato Fights PTSD With Acting

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Defying Christie's State Park Shutdown: Trespassers On The Beach

New Ranking Of New Jersey's Best School Districts Released

Feds Eschew Test For Sleep Disorder Linked To Hoboken Train Crash

After NASA Rejection, Liberty Science Center Offers NJ Boy 'Science Advisor' Gig

Chris Christie Signs 50 Bills Into Law, Changes Driver's License, Motor Vehicle Expiration

17 New Jersey Hospitals Get $36.4M To Improve Patient Care

NJ Homeless Man Dies In Busy City Square, Nobody Notices, Report Says

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