Around Maplewood: Christie vs. Communist / Frelinghuysen Probe / Job Fair / Kosher Plant Shutting Down

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

Headlines (click to read):

Christie Calls Essex County Man ‘Communist’ On Radio After ‘Fat’ Insult (WATCH)

Frelinghuysen Lawyers Up For Ethics Probe, Allegedly Targeted Activist: Report

Essex County Job Fair: Whole Foods, UPS, FedEx Looking To Fill Positions

NJ Transit Riders Say 'Thanks For The Water, Delays': Summer Of Hell

Montclair State: Media Building Will Be ‘Most Technologically Advanced’ In Nation

Nation’s ‘Largest’ Kosher Food Manufacturer Shutting Down Essex County Plant

Clara Maass Hospital Gets Go Ahead For Expansion

Essex County Juvenile Detention Students Graduate, Show ‘Education Is Liberation’

Montclair Studio Recovers From Fire With New Location, Grand Opening

Short Hills Mall Gymboree To Close, Company Says

SOMA Parents Group: Release Police Video Of ‘Fireworks Incident’

N.J. Permanently Revokes Essex County Doc’s License

Frelinghuysen Challenger Mikie Sherrill Says Campaign Donations Are Rolling In

Millburn High School Robotics Team Captures N.J. Championship

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