Around Livingston: Sopranos Star Dies / Airport ‘Rape Table’ Arrests / Rapper Runs For City Council

Patch reviews this week’s top stories in Essex County (click headline to read).

Headlines (click to read):

Big Pharma Company Allegedly Paid Docs To Prescribe Opioid

Famous New Jersey Hip-Hop Artist Planning Run For City Council

Frank Vincent Of 'Sopranos,' 'Goodfellas' Fame, Nutley Resident, Dies At 80

Essex County Has Some Of Worst Income Gaps In New Jersey: Census

Arrests In Newark Airport 'Rape Table' Probe, Hazing Of Male Customs Officers

Millburn Busing Routes Are ‘Colossal Failure,’ School Superintendent Says

Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee Team Up For Montclair Film Fest Event

Verona BOE Hopeful, 20, Among Youngest Candidates In N.J.

Newark’s Diverse Arts Scene Generates Big Bucks For City, Study Says

Essex County Brothers Will Fight Crime In The Caldwells

N.J. Astronauts Give West Orange Students Back-To-School Advice

Newark Animal Shelter Undergoes Inspection, Will 'Retrain' Staff

NJIT Student Investigates Energy Source More Potent Than Jet Fuel

Maplewood Teen To Tim Tebow: How’s Life In The Bush Leagues? (VIDEO)

Short Hills Mall Event: Oyster Festival 2017

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