Around South Orange: School Halloween Ban / ‘Blue Line’ Movement / Zoo Will Get Lions / Assisted Suicide Bill

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Around South Orange: Robot Avatar Helps Child / Cop Can’t Carry Gun / Discolored Water / Zoo Halloween

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Around South Orange: Clown Costume Ban / ‘Wealthiest’ Americans / Angel Bikers / Roche Site Sold / N.J. Casinos

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Around South Orange: Train Crash / Homeless Safe Haven / Prison Back Pay / Crime Rates / Haunted House / Awesome Sandwich

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Around South Orange: Hateful Comments / Water Toxin / Wawa Coming / Oldest Bishop Dies / Sopranos / Marijuana Legalization

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Around South Orange: UFOs / Teachers Boycott ‘Back To School’ / Newark’s Prostitutes / Cop Sex Assault Charges

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Around South Orange: $90M Tax Credits / Best Pizzerias / Prison Strike / Turtle Back Zoo Oktoberfest / Pipeline Fight

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Around South Orange: Obama Commutes Sentence / Dockworker Lawsuit / Olympic Boxer Returns / $18M School Referendum

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Around South Orange: Kid Mistaken For Robber / LGBT-Friendly Campus / New Shopping Center / Olympic Champs / Union Disputes

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Life, Death and Adoption: East Orange Animal Shelter Reports 2015 Statistics

What were the fates of the animals who entered the East Orange pound last year?

Around South Orange: DWI Crackdown / NeverEnding Story / Beloved Poet Dies / Taxi Driver Lawsuit / 9-1-1 Rescue Dogs Honored

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Feral Cats: South Orange Will Try TNVR, Partners With Hillside Group

What is Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate and Return, and how can it help South Orange address its “feral” cat population?

Around South Orange: ‘Best High Schools’ / Prairie Dog Exhibit / Siblings Reunite / Olympic History Set / Macy’s Closing

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Around South Orange: Pokemon Go Lawsuit / Major Mob Bust / Cop Sets Sail Against Cancer / Lipedema Queen / NeverEnding Story

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South Orange Awards $10M Contract To American Water

The 10-year, $10 million contract includes operations and maintenance for South Orange’s 4,750 connections, American Water says.

Around South Orange: Bride’s Illness Battle / Panhandling Crackdown / Animal Shelter Stats / Sesame Street Releases Gordon

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Around South Orange: USA’s Oldest Person / Colbert’s RNC Prank / Overbrook Asylum / Olympics / Port Protest

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Around South Orange: Roche Site Sold / Teen’s Killer Sentenced / Pokemon Go / ‘Fat Shaming’ Christie / Marijuana Reform

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Around South Orange: Police Shooting Reactions / Bear Spotted / MLB Signing / Road Project Shutdown / Immigrant Success Story

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State To Shut Down $242K Road Project In South Orange

Projects to be placed on hold include a repair on Academy Street in South Orange currently contracted at $242,000.

Around South Orange: ‘Richest People List’ / Homeless Count / Helicopter vs. ATV / Spy Home / Nanny Cam Attacker

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Around South Orange: Property Tax Cuts / Drug Addiction Bill / Mental Illness Struggle / Astronaut Photos / Fireworks Guide

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Around West Orange: Primary Election / Mom, Girl Found / Eminent Domain Battle / Trash Complaints / Police Body Cameras

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Around South Orange: Primary Election / Mom, Girl Found / Eminent Domain Battle / Trash Complaints / Police Body Cameras

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South Orange Primary Election 2016: Polling Place Locations, Sample Ballots

On Tuesday, registered voters across Essex County will turn out to support their candidates in the 2016 Presidential Primary.

Around South Orange: Leaf Blower Ban / Nanny Cam Verdict / Overbrook Hospital Video / Airport Bomb Threat / New Priests

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Around South Orange: Rare Leopard Dies / Welfare Agency Stats / Parkway Crash / PARCC Exam / Verizon Strike

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Around South Orange: Zoo Giraffes / Astronaut Twins / Overbrook Asylum / Church Merge / Rent Control / Gas Pipeline

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Around South Orange: Rembrandt Found In Basement / Teacher Of Year / American Idol Crash / Verizon Strike Updates

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In South Orange: Primary Election Voting Registration Deadline Nears

Reminder: Register to vote by May 17.

Legislator Honored Alongside 4 Female 'Movers and Shakers': Sheila Oliver

Oliver was honored for helping to “build the bench” in the 34th District, which includes Montclair, Clifton, East Orange and Orange.

Around South Orange: Frat House Shooting / March on Port / Racist Instagram Posts / Teacher Awards / Verizon Strike

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Around South Orange: Uber Megadeal / Moldy Classroom Lawsuit / Pit Bulls / Chicken Recall / Nanny Cam Racial Slurs

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NJDOT Announces 2016 Municipal Aid For South Orange

How much municipal aid will South Orange receive from the NJ Department of Transportation for 2016?

Around South Orange: Bear Sighting / High School Rankings / Dog Attack / Verizon Strike / PARCC Testing Issues / Uber Wars

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Around South Orange: Verizon Strike / Rutgers Student Slain / Fatal Crash / Onstage Marriage Proposal / $1M Lottery Ticket

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Around South Orange: Cherry Blossoms / Animal Shelter Fire / Michelle Obama Visit / St. Michael's Sale / Uber Wars

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South Orange, Essex County's Top Stories For March: Lead Water / Planetarium / New Shopping Center / Missing Girl Found

Check out some of our most viewed stories in South Orange and Essex County during March.

Around South Orange: Airport Strike, Brussels / Bears Stadium Sold / Zoo Pony Rides / Giant Water Slide / Archbishop

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Around South Orange: Largest Planetarium Coming / Missing Girls Found / Richest Man In NJ Moves / Newark Unions 'Segregated'

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