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Government/Politics

2024 Democrat Primary Election: 3 Senate Candidates Will Debate In NJ

NJ Appoints State Monitor In Nutley Schools Amid Financial Woes

Campaign Flyer In Essex County Ignites Controversy As Election Day Nears

Donald Payne Update: Gov. Murphy Calls For Special Elections

West Orange School Budget: Tax Hike, Teacher Cuts Approved

Belleville School Board Sees Tie Vote On Budget, Potential Tax Hike

Caldwell Republicans Running For Council: 2024 Primary Election

NJ Bus Companies Could Face New Rules If They Plan To Cut Routes

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey

Picket Line, 'Thank You Parade' At Essex County Hospital On Nurses Week

1 Of 5 Youth In This NJ City Aren’t Working Or Going To School: Study

Affordable Housing In West Orange: Forum Draws Large Crowd

New Jersey Doctor Tries To Balance Western, Eastern Medicine

Sewerage Commission Re-Elects Tucci, Quintana At Annual Meeting

Essex County Mom, Daughter Are Surviving Breast Cancer – Together

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