Around Montclair: Migrants Welcomed + Weird Lights + Viral Meme

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Government/Politics

Migrants Find Welcoming Arms In Church Parishes Across North Jersey

Videos Released Of Fatal Shooting, Police Chase In Essex County

Public Outcry Continues In East Orange As Coach Ends Bus Routes

Essex County Dad Fights For Change In Late Daughter's Name: 'Lulu's Law'

Jann Wenner Book Talk Canceled In North Jersey Amid Controversy

Rodriguez Drops Bid For Belleville School Board: 2023 Election

Newark Board Of Education Prez Resigns 2 Weeks Into New School Year

Montclair Schools And Union Contracts; District Offers Update

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey

Weird Lights Seen In New Jersey Skies: 'Elon Musk, Is This You?'

Pedestrian Bridge In North Jersey Will Reunite Long-Separated Neighborhoods

Viral Meme About $78 Meal At Newark Airport Stirs Up The Internet

$4.4M Alligator, Komodo Dragon Exhibit Opens At Turtle Back Zoo

Wife-And-Husband Team Open Hair Salon, Coffee Bar In Caldwell

This Major Bank Is Raising Its Minimum Wage To $23 In New Jersey

4 Big Events Coming Up From Livingston Committee For Disabilities

Montclair State University Celebrates Hispanic/Latinx Heritage With Month Of Events

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