Around Maplewood: Triplets Graduate Together / Frelinghuysen Targets Activist / Tree Crashes On Car

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

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Frelinghuysen Faces Probe After Allegedly Targeting Activist

Essex County Triplets Graduate College At Same Time, Make History

Tree Crashed On Woman's Car While She Drove In Montclair (Video)

Bloomfield College Goes ‘Test-Optional,’ Won’t Require SAT Scores

Mother-Daughter Duo Own 12 McDonald’s Restaurants Around Newark

Man Dies From 30-Foot Fall At Rutgers-Newark; Woman Killed At His Home

Helicopters Fly Over Essex County Area, Spray For Mosquitos

NJIT Adjunct Teachers Unionize In Newark, Criticize School's 'Uber Driver' Approach

Berkeley Avenue Bridge Repair Completed In Bloomfield

Marines Will Land At Millburn High School For Fleet Week 2017

Newark Teachers Union Agrees To New Contract, Salary Increases

West Caldwell Banker Quits Job After Congressman Sends Letter To Her Employer

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