Around Essex County: Water Alert / Obamacare / ‘Unqualified’ Bosses / Animal Friends / Ponzi Scheme

Patch reviews this week’s top stories in Essex County.

Headlines (click to read):

Newark’s Water Supply Causes Alert In Belleville

Field Renovations At Verona School Put Workers In Danger

Essex County Man’s Story Highlights Need For Obamacare

Newark Teachers Union: Our Bosses Are ‘Unqualified’

Big Pharma Company Settling Into New Millburn Digs

Cedar Grove, Verona Cops Get Body Camera Grants

Millburn Day School: New Jersey Will Sell Property Rights For $3.55M

Essex County Animal Shelter: Should Bonded Pairs Be Separated?

Essex County Jewish Center Steps Up Security After Multi-State Bomb Threats

South Orange Water Projects Include New Pump Station, 6K Feet Of Main

Maplewood Man Ran Ponzi Scheme In Jersey City

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