Around Maplewood: Jail Inspection|Vaccinations|School Bus Crash

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

Jail Served Us Meatballs That Smelled Like Feces, Essex County Inmate Says

Belleville Councilwoman Fights New Jersey Vaccination Bill

GOP Lawmaker In Essex: Anti-Trump Ballot Bill Is Political Stunt

Newark's $75M Solution For Water Woes Moves Forward

Essex County Woman Who Crashed School Bus Wasn't Authorized To Drive: Report

Cory Booker Gets Blue Wave Of Support For Presidential Bid

Ex-Basketball Coach From Belleville Touched Player Sexually

Bloomfield College Has 1st Female, Black President In 150 Years

Malinowski To Talk Taxes In Millburn

Maplewood's Abril Cocina Closing After Four Years

Essex County To Build $23M Parking Deck At Government Complex

Millburn's Arlington Takes Kenilworth Superintendent Job

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