Politics & Government
In Essex County: Statue of Liberty Bomb Scare, PARCC Opt-Outs and School Funding, Babysitter Pleads Guilty to Death of Child, State Trooper Fatally Shoots Carjacker, NJ Transit Budget Crisis
Patch reviews the top stories of the week.
Making headlines this week:
- UPDATED: Statue of Liberty Evacuated Due to Bomb Scare
- New Jersey Schools with High PARCC Opt-Out Rates May Face Slashed Funding
- American Water Experiments with Ultrasonic Algae Control
- Essex County Babysitter Pleads Guilty to Charges Stemming from Four-Year-Old’s Death
- Updated: NJ State Trooper Fatally Shoots Alleged Carjacker
- WATCH: Video Shows Thieves Driving Truck into Restaurant, Stealing ATM
- Budget Crisis Looming at NJ Transit: Nine Percent Fare Hikes and Service Cutbacks
- No Criminal Charges for Driver Who Hit Girl Scout Outside Montclair Toy Store
- Bloomfield: Three Family Pets Die in House Fire
- Millburn: Cops Arrest 21-Year-Old Man for Carjacking Mercedes Benz
- Widow of Slain Attorney Fights to Prevent Lawyers from Accessing Her Late Husband’s Employment Records
- NJ DEP Rules on Environmental Lawsuit Involving Livingston Property on Okner Parkway
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