Around West Orange: Marijuana + Foreclosures + Budgets + Bird Flu

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Patch reviews last week’s top stories in Essex County (click headline to read article). Want more local news? Sign up for Patch email newsletters.

Politics/Government:

Every NJ House Democrat Votes To Decriminalize Marijuana

Cory Booker Moves Judge Jackson To Tears At SCOTUS Hearing: Video

NJ Families Deserve Fair Shot At Foreclosure Sales, Lawmakers Say

Montclair Takes Another Stab At Rent Control Law

Newark Airport Workers Join National Day Of Protest

Rep. Sherrill Seeks 15 Community Projects To Pitch For Federal Bucks

No Tax Increase In Massive Newark School Budget: What To Know

Budget Season Heats Up In Nutley: Town, School Updates

Belleville School Board Approves Preliminary Budget

Board Of Education Member Sought For North Caldwell

2 More NJ Towns Oppose Power Plant Proposal In Essex County

Port Authority Expects Full Recovery From COVID By 2024, Audit Says

NJ Ready To Help Resettle 100K Ukraine Refugees, Menendez Says

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey:

Turtle Back Zoo Closes Some Exhibits Over Bird Flu Concerns

Ex-Staffer Embezzled From Newark Housing Authority, Pleads Guilty

Livingston Woman Died Of Rare Cancer At 40, But Started A Movement

Caldwell To Sue West Caldwell Over Sewers

West Orange Is Buzzing About New Starbucks At Essex Green

After Death Of Maplewood Student, High School Offers Counseling

What's Happening In Ukraine? Essex County Temple Hosts A Talk

Relic Of Ukraine's Patron Saint On Display At Bloomfield Church

Short Hills Church Helps Sister Parish In Ukraine

'George To The Rescue' Is Back, With Essex County Star At Helm

Newark Will Pay For 40 Students To Attend Saint Elizabeth University

Essex County Four Bridges Project To Begin In Millburn In Mid-April

Belleville Police Offer 'Home Visits' To Help Prevent Crime

Should You Say Gay On College Applications? Maplewood Panel Discusses

NJ Hikes Pay For Election Workers To Cope With Staffing Woes

Kids With Disabilities In Livingston Can Get Free Mentors

'One Of A Kind' Home Near Montclair Golf Club Selling For $939K

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