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Government/Politics

New Jersey Prison Population Is Creeping Up After A Decade Of Decline

NJ City Sees Huge Drop In Unsheltered Homeless Population, State Says

This NJ Town Has Spent $14K On Legal Battle With Bagel Shop Owner

Caldwell Council Election Update: Dems Score Narrow Victory In 2023

Newark Is Struggling To Afford Internet – But This Program Is Helping

Belleville Schools Will Switch Child Care Providers In 2024

New Nonprofit Honors Legacy Of Late Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver In NJ

'Pizzagate' Posts On X Spiked Dramatically After Musk Boosted Conspiracy: Study

Downtown Caldwell Redevelopment Plan Still Being 'Fine-Tuned'

Livingston School Board To Present 'Equity Audit' Results At Meeting

NJ Law Will Improve Transport For People With Disabilities: Senator

Don't Ambush Bus Riders With Abrupt Service Cuts, NJ Senator Says

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey

Work On Long-Awaited Gateway Tunnel Finally Begins In New Jersey

Essex-Hudson Greenway Takes Leap Forward: Here's Where It Will Begin

Major Construction Begins At Port Newark, Elizabeth Terminal

$10M Cherry Blossom Center At Branch Brook Park Opens In Essex County

$2M In Upgrades Coming To Yanticaw Park Athletic Fields In Nutley

Essex County: Get Help With Medicare Questions During Open Enrollment

NJ Hospital Pioneers 'Super' Oxygen Therapy For Heart Attacks

Newark Apartment Building Is 1st In City With 'Preference' For Locals

Surgery Sidelines Stephen Colbert From 'Late Show' Hosting Duties

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