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ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Patch reviews last week’s top stories in Essex County (click headline to read article). Want more local news? Sign up for Patch email newsletters.

Coronavirus:

COVID In Essex County: Latest Case Totals, How To Get Vaccine

New Jersey Marks Anniversary Of First COVID Vaccine In Newark

COVID Survivor Sues Essex County College To Work Remotely: Report

Boosters In East Orange: City Keeps Trying To Get Shots Into Arms

Politics/Government:

Third Wave Of Gun Control Laws Possible In NJ Package

Menendez, Booker Split Vote On U.S. Military Spending Bill

Newark Will Require Permits To Feed Homeless People; Here's Why

$12K For Free: Essex County City Ramps Up 'Guaranteed Income' Experiment

Belleville Officials Pan Anonymous Flyer About ‘High-Rise’ Project

NJ Tackles 3 Hot-Button Policing Issues With New Directives

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey:

Turtle Back Zoo Construction Continues, But So Does Criticism

Anti-Violence Plan In Newark Paying Off With Arrests, Police Say

‘Call Us Cooperman,’ Former Saint Barnabas Medical Center Says

Jazz Man And Alumnus Of High School In Maplewood Dies At 94

West Orange Yoga Studio Closing Doors, But Will Survive: Owner

Can These 'Tiny Houses' Help Ease Homelessness In New Jersey’s Largest City?

Donate To Help Tornado Victims At These Livingston Locations

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