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

Widespread Flight Delays Impact Newark Airport Due To Gov't Shutdown

Rep. Mikie Sherrill Of NJ Joins Battle To Fund Gateway Tunnel

West Orange Schools Tested After Students Feel 'Drowsy' In Class

Cedar Grove Company Gives WARN Notice To 79 Workers

Famed Author Russell Baker, Ex-Belleville Resident, Dies At 93

Newark Offers Local Fed Workers $200 To Avoid Utility Shutoffs In Shutdown

NJ Climber Summits Mt. Kilimanjaro With Caldwell Univ. Flag

Watsessing Park Renovation Will Include ADA-Compliant Playground

GOP Senator In NJ Blasts Murphy's Tax Break For Film Industry

Belleville Pedestrian's Tragic Death Inspires New Traffic Signal

Livingston Schools Announce 'Teachers Of The Year'

Animal Welfare Group Sets Up Shop In Maplewood

Cal Ripken Baseball League Proposed For N. Caldwell, West Essex

Belleville Crime Rate Drops, Violent Incidents Down By 24%: Cops

TSA Screeners Call Out Sick As Newark Airport Sees Delays

Drone Sighting Causes Ground Stop At Newark Airport: Officials

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