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Good News In Essex County: Inspiring Barber + Boxing + High-Achievers
The world is filled with humor, inspiration and kindness. Here are seven stories to make you smile from Essex County, New Jersey.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The world can be a scary place. But it’s also filled with humor, inspiration and kindness. Let’s focus on that second part. Take a look at some recent good news stories in Essex County below (click the headlines to read).
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Your Kind of Cuts has been a godsend for many grateful children and their parents. To the shop's owner, he's just "being Billy."
Irvington Boxers Will Get Chance To Shine At Prudential Center
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Jean Pierre Valencia and Ghandi Romain will be fighting at the Prudential Center in February.
West Orange Teen Earns Amelia Earhart Award From Civil Air Patrol
Several Civil Air Patrol cadets from Essex County earned awards.
Montclair College Student Earns Competitive British Scholarship
Emily Springer of Montclair will be continuing her studies in the United Kingdom as a winner of a Marshall Scholarship.
NJ Sorority Donates Clothes, Preps Meals On MLK Day Of Service
New clothes and bedding – and hot meals – were the order of the day at a Martin Luther King Jr. day of service event in Essex County.
Millburn Lunar New Year Festival 2025: Street Fair, Food, Culture
Get ready for the Year of the Snake in Millburn.
Essex County College Students Earn Spot On All-Academic Team
"I see nothing but great things ahead for them," a supporter said about two college students from Newark and the Oranges.
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