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Good News In #EssexCounty #NJ: Bagels + Roses + International Friendships patch.com/new-jersey/montcla…
Good News In Essex County: Bagels + Roses + International Friendships

Good News In Essex County: Bagels + Roses + International Friendships

New Jersey is filled with humor, inspiration and kindness. Here are seven stories to make you smile from Essex County.

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NJ Bagels Changed This Austrian Student’s Life. Now She Runs Her Own Shop patch.com/new-jersey/montcla…
NJ Bagels Changed This Austrian Student’s Life. Now She Runs Her Own Shop

NJ Bagels Changed This Austrian Student’s Life. Now She Runs Her Own Shop

A 75-year-old international friendship between Montclair and Graz has inspired yet another good news story – and it's a delicious one.

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Planning Begins For Montclair’s Next Town Budget After ‘Challenging’ Year patch.com/new-jersey/montcla…
Planning Begins For Montclair’s Next Town Budget After ‘Challenging’ Year

Planning Begins For Montclair’s Next Town Budget After ‘Challenging’ Year

Montclair homeowners are being invited to learn about the town's next spending blueprint as it takes shape.

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Free Event In Caldwell Will Teach Local Gardeners How To Attract Pollinators patch.com/new-jersey/caldwel…
Free Event In Caldwell Will Teach Local Gardeners How To Attract Pollinators

Free Event In Caldwell Will Teach Local Gardeners How To Attract Pollinators

Want to attract more bees, butterflies or birds to your garden? This free presentation may be right up your alley.

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West Caldwell Residents Get Fake Texts About ‘Delinquent’ Property Taxes patch.com/new-jersey/caldwel…
West Caldwell Residents Get Fake Texts About ‘Delinquent’ Property Taxes

West Caldwell Residents Get Fake Texts About ‘Delinquent’ Property Taxes

The phony text messages are being sent as West Caldwell undergoes its first property revaluation in nearly 16 years.

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‘Global Craft Showcase’ In Millburn Draws Hundreds To Celebrate Culture, Creativity, Community patch.com/new-jersey/millbur…
‘Global Craft Showcase’ In Millburn Draws Hundreds To Celebrate Culture, Creativity, Community

‘Global Craft Showcase’ In Millburn Draws Hundreds To Celebrate Culture, Creativity, Community

PHOTOS: Millburn's second Global Craft Showcase of 2026 brought an even bigger crowd to the Bauer Center.

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Black Americans Of Millburn-Short Hills Commissioning Event Offered ‘Powerful Reminder’ About Diversity patch.com/new-jersey/millbur…
Black Americans Of Millburn-Short Hills Commissioning Event Offered ‘Powerful Reminder’ About...

Black Americans Of Millburn-Short Hills Commissioning Event Offered ‘Powerful Reminder’ About...

"Our differences are not barriers, but strengths."

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Nutley Will Hold COVID Vaccine Clinic For Local Residents, Workers patch.com/new-jersey/bellevi…
Nutley Will Hold COVID Vaccine Clinic For Local Residents, Workers

Nutley Will Hold COVID Vaccine Clinic For Local Residents, Workers

Walk-ins are welcome, but advance registration is strongly suggested.

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Newark Residents Protest After Black College Student Found Dead: ‘What Happened To Nolan Wells?’ patch.com/new-jersey/newarkn…
Newark Residents Protest After Black College Student Found Dead: ‘What Happened To Nolan Wells?’

Newark Residents Protest After Black College Student Found Dead: ‘What Happened To Nolan Wells?’

"We marched because no mother should ever have to fight alone for the truth about her child."

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NJ Woman Shot 2 Siblings During Robbery, Then Shot Herself By Mistake: Prosecutors patch.com/new-jersey/newarkn…
NJ Woman Shot 2 Siblings During Robbery, Then Shot Herself By Mistake: Prosecutors

NJ Woman Shot 2 Siblings During Robbery, Then Shot Herself By Mistake: Prosecutors

She faces up to 20 years in prison. Here's what happened, authorities say.

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Newark Will Host Eastern Regional Pop Warner Football Playoff Games patch.com/new-jersey/newarkn…
Newark Will Host Eastern Regional Pop Warner Football Playoff Games

Newark Will Host Eastern Regional Pop Warner Football Playoff Games

Newark Pop Warner has 10 football teams competing in the Eastern Region Playoffs.

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Latinos Of Montclair Will Host NJ Premiere Of ‘Mataron A Pedro’ patch.com/new-jersey/montcla…
Latinos Of Montclair Will Host NJ Premiere Of ‘Mataron A Pedro’

Latinos Of Montclair Will Host NJ Premiere Of ‘Mataron A Pedro’

The event will include a screening, a live Bomba performance and a talkback with members of the film's creative team.

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Newark HS Flag Football Team Learns Rugby Skills From International Stars patch.com/new-jersey/newarkn…
Newark HS Flag Football Team Learns Rugby Skills From International Stars

Newark HS Flag Football Team Learns Rugby Skills From International Stars

West Side High School's Lady Rough Riders got a visit from members of England's Red Roses women's rugby team.

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Vigil In Newark Mourns Detainees Who Died In ICE Custody patch.com/new-jersey/newarkn…
Vigil In Newark Mourns Detainees Who Died In ICE Custody

Vigil In Newark Mourns Detainees Who Died In ICE Custody

The gathering was held at Delaney Hall in recognition of Día de los Muertos – the Day of the Dead.

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Giant Soccer Ball Artwork In West Orange Was Inspired By World Cup patch.com/new-jersey/westora…
Giant Soccer Ball Artwork In West Orange Was Inspired By World Cup

Giant Soccer Ball Artwork In West Orange Was Inspired By World Cup

Here's where the unique art installation can be found.

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Unique Rose Garden Is Getting An Upgrade In Montclair, Bloomfield patch.com/new-jersey/montcla…
Unique Rose Garden Is Getting An Upgrade In Montclair, Bloomfield

Unique Rose Garden Is Getting An Upgrade In Montclair, Bloomfield

"We've always believed the gardens were one of the jewels of Brookdale Park."

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4 Candidates Claim Wins In West Orange Mayor, Council, School Board Elections patch.com/new-jersey/westora…
4 Candidates Claim Wins In West Orange Mayor, Council, School Board Elections

4 Candidates Claim Wins In West Orange Mayor, Council, School Board Elections

Read post-election statements from Joyce Rudin, Jackie Hendy, Justin Goldsman, and Larry Weintraub.

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Christmas-Themed Bars Will Be Popping Up Across NJ For The Holidays patch.com/new-jersey/verona/…
Christmas-Themed Bars Will Be Popping Up Across NJ For The Holidays

Christmas-Themed Bars Will Be Popping Up Across NJ For The Holidays

The seasonal bars feature festive decorations and creative cocktails like the "Sugarplum Stampede" and the "Christmapolitan."

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Christmas-Themed Bar Will Return In Nutley: 2026 Holiday Events patch.com/new-jersey/bellevi…
Christmas-Themed Bar Will Return In Nutley: 2026 Holiday Events

Christmas-Themed Bar Will Return In Nutley: 2026 Holiday Events

The seasonal pop-up bar features festive decorations and creative cocktails like the "Sugarplum Stampede" and the "Christmapolitan."

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Blue Wave Hits NJ: 12 Key Takeaways From 2026 Midterm Election patch.com/new-jersey/montcla…
Blue Wave Hits NJ: 12 Key Takeaways From 2026 Midterm Election

Blue Wave Hits NJ: 12 Key Takeaways From 2026 Midterm Election

If the projected results hold up, New Jersey will soon have only one Republican representing the state in Washington DC.

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