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Government/Politics

Highest NJ Property Taxes: See Where Your Town Ranks On New List

NJ School Aid 2023: Who's Getting More, Who's Getting Less

Arm Wrestling Match Over New Jersey's Business Tax Is Heating Up

Town's Beloved 6 PM Whistle Temporarily Stops Tooting In Livingston

Bob Menendez Joins Student Loan Protesters Outside Supreme Court

New Study Probes 'Segregation' In NJ Schools

PSEG Has $2.5B Plan To Rebuild Its Gas Infrastructure, Pipelines

NJ Democrat, GOP Lawmakers Team Up For 'Code Blue' Bill

Some Staff Will Lose Jobs In Bloomfield College, MSU Merger: Report

Rutgers Staff Say They're 'Fed Up' With Contract Talks At Newark Rally

NJ Activists Gather To 'Protest Ban On Black History'

Montclair Council Takes 'Stand Up For The Other Pledge' Against Hate

Latest Millburn Affordable Housing Hearing Adjourned

NJ Paratransit Workers To Get Pay Bump During States Of Emergency

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey

Wayne Shorter Dead At 89; Essex County Mourns Passing Of Jazz Titan

Staff Member Mourned By Millburn Schools

Livingston, West Caldwell Rank Near Top Of Essex Snow Totals

Women's History Month Kicks Off In Bloomfield With Series Of Events

Future Looks Bright For Montclair Home Steeped In Black History

Women Find Knives In Passaic River While Magnet Fishing

Say Goodbye To The Manor: Iconic West Orange Wedding Venue Is Closing

5 North Jersey Restaurants That Announced Openings In February 2023

2023 Water Flushing Schedule For Essex County Announced: NJAW

St. Patrick's Day Parade Will Return To Nutley For 2023

Dogs (And Humans) Can Walk Against Cancer In Millburn

Turtle Back Zoo To Hold 2023 Job Fair, Including Seasonal Work

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