Around Maplewood: Homeless Count / Police Complaints Decrease / Summer Of Hell / Snapchat Safety / Airport Wage Battle

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

Headlines (click to read):

More PATH Trains May Give NJ Transit Riders Some Relief From 'Summer Of Hell'

Newark Police Seeing Less Citizen Complaints, 1 Year After Civil Rights Settlement

Essex County Had Most Homeless In New Jersey For 2017, Study Says

Livingston Police Offer Snapchat Tip: Keep Kids Safe With ‘Ghost Mode’

Essex County Rally Supports Black Professor Fired After Fox News Show

Schools Host Sharon Robinson, Daughter Of Baseball Legend

Essex County Sheriff Offers $10K Reward In Unsolved Murder

Newark Truck Driver Logs 2 Million Accident-Free Miles

Newark Airport Wage Bill Advances In New Jersey

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Immigrants Celebrate Independence Day: Can You Pass A U.S. Citizenship Test?

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