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Around Montclair: Taxes + Water + Development + Heartbreak

Check out some of our top stories this week in Montclair and Essex County.

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Government/Politics:

NJ Insurance Hikes Cause Grumbling In Essex County About Tax Impacts

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Rally For Abortion Rights In Montclair Sees Support From NJ Democrats

Time To Close This Loophole For Convicted NJ Politicians: Sen. Corrado

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Montclair Water, Schools, Budget Among Topics At Town Hall: Video

Bloomfield Man Extorted Contractors While Working For OSHA: Feds

Livingston Council Meets Monday To Vote On Easement, Surplus

Inflation Is Eating Up NJ's Unspent Pandemic Funds, GOP Lawmakers Say

A coalition of advocates and a high-profile roster of Garden State Democratic leaders gather at a “March to ROEvember” rally to support reproductive rights, including abortion, in Montclair, New Jersey. (Photo courtesy of BlueWaveNJ)

Development/Real Estate:

Essex County Home Prices Remain Unaffordable, Report Says

$57M Renovation At East Orange Housing Complex Is Complete

$10M Upgrade Will Fuel Cherry Blossom Craze At Branch Brook Park

Big Upgrades Coming To Brookdale Park In Montclair, Bloomfield

Bakery Cafe Chain Paris Baguette To Open In Livingston

NJ Bill Would Inform Home Buyers, Renters Of Flood Risks: Sen. Codey

Buy 'Quintessential American Architecture' For $1M In Essex County (PHOTOS)

Essex County officials announce plans to construct a “larger, modern” Cherry Blossom Welcome Center in Branch Brook Park on Thursday. (Photo: Glen Frieson)

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey:

Heartbreak, Outrage Over Slaying Of Student-Athlete In East Orange

Mental Health Care Race Gaps Developing In NJ Schools: Study

Help My Mom As She Recovers From Breast Cancer, NJ Resident Pleads

Bloomfield Restaurant Doles Out 700 Free Burgers For Grand Opening

Public Hearing On Special Housing Units At Essex County Prison

Body Cameras Issued To Millburn Police: Here's Why

Have Leaves In Maplewood Changed Color Yet? NJ Has A Map For That

Kids And Gun Safety: Library In The Caldwells Will Hold Seminar

Bloomfield College Earns $1.3 Million McNair Grant From US Dept. Of Ed

Free Computer and Electronics Recycling Day Returns In Essex County

Mourners gather for a vigil on Monday in East Orange to honor Letrell Duncan, 16, who was fatally shot on Oct. 3. (Photo courtesy of the East Orange Office of Public Information)

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