Around Maplewood: Shelter Needs Help / 3 Schools Must Shut Down / Jewish Center Threats / Christie Budget

Patch reviews this week’s top stories in Essex County.

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Essex County Shelter ‘Financially Tapped Out,’ 108 People At Risk

State Of Essex County 2017: Parks, Schools, Zoo, Roads

Bloomfield Welcomes Immigrants With ‘Sanctuary-Style’ Resolution (VIDEO)

Montclair Student's Accused Killer May Have Slain 2 Women In Orange

3 Newark Charter Schools Ordered To Shut Down: New Jersey DOE

Frelinghuysen's Teletown Hall: What You Need To Know

Short Hills Mall Carjacking-Murder: Jury Selection Begins For 1st Suspect

Newark’s 1st Whole Foods Opens For Business

South Orange Physician Lost License For Prescribing Painkillers: AG

Newark Cops Mourn Bloomfield Man’s Sudden Death

Support Grows For Essex County Jewish Center After National Wave Of Threats

Essex County Hospital: Black President and CEO Makes History

Livingston Teens Get Political, Visit Frelinghuysen’s Office

Verona Fatal Hit-and-Run: Alleged Undocumented Immigrant Gets 3 Years In Jail

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