Around Newark: 500 ICE Deportations|Bag Ban|Cop Academy

Patch reviews last week’s top stories in Essex County (click headline to read article).

ICE Newark Deported 500 People From Country In 3 Months: Feds

Protesters Rally At Cory Booker POTUS Fundraiser In Essex County

Plastic Bag Prohibition Begins In Maplewood

Court Date Looms For 2 Arrested At Essex County Pipeline Protest

Verona Resident Named 'Essex County Superintendent of the Year'

Search Ends For Montclair Couple Missing In Barbados: Reports

Law Will Give 'Angel Investors' Bigger Tax Breaks

Livingston Cops Bring Back Free 'Citizens Police Academy'

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