Politics & Government
In Essex County: Manhunt For Priest / Unaffordable Rent / Apartment Fire Photos / NJ Transit Stolen Ticket Ring / Biggio HOF
Patch reviews the top stories of the week.

Making headlines this week:
- Manhunt For N.J. Priest Accused Of Raping Teen, Then Hiding In Plain Sight
- Study: NJ Residents Can’t Afford Their Rents
- PHOTOS: Fire Engulfs Montclair Apartment Building
- NJ Transit Conductors Arrested For Selling Stolen Train Tickets
- Seton Hall Alum Craig Biggio Enters Baseball Hall Of Fame
- Essex County Companies To Pay $55K For ‘Predatory’ Towing
- Transgender Newark School Employee Alleges Discrimination
- Montclair May Cut Affordable Housing Quota In Half
- Group Says Newark Archbishop Mishandled Sex Abuse Cases
- Teen Swimmer With Autism Competes Nationally
- Essex County Prom Queen Murderer Gets 24 Years In Jail
- Man Falls Off Nutley Train Bridge Onto Jagged Rocks
- Mafia Takes Bookie Biz Online: NJ Man Sentenced To Prison
- Port Authority Approves $40 Million For Newark Airport Work
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