Around Caldwell: NJ Budget|COVID Freezes|Fireworks Shows

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State Budget:

$500 Rebate Checks Coming For NJ Residents: What We Know

NJ Families May Be Eligible For Another Tax Credit In July

NJ Progressives, GOP Blast Lawmakers As Budget Vote Nears

These 3 Essex County Lawmakers Played Key Roles In NJ Budget

Equality For NJ Playgrounds: Spend $1 Billion, Sen. Rice Urges

Coronavirus:

Essex County COVID Updates: Vaccine Visits, Town-By-Town Cases

Free Coronavirus Testing: More Essex County Clinics

Coronavirus Freeze Ends: Rutgers Hikes Tuition, Fees By 2.6%

Pandemic Freeze On Rent Increases Will Continue In This North Jersey Town

Newark Has Plan To Jumpstart Local Businesses Amid COVID

Montclair Heath Official Retires, Earns Praise For COVID Response

Livingston Students Collect $4K For Coronavirus Relief In India

Thomas Edison National Park In West Orange Will Partly Reopen

Take Two For Vaccines At Zoo: Coronavirus Shots At Turtle Back

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey:

Essex County 4th Of July Fireworks Guide 2021: UPDATED

Sen. Cory Booker Praises NCAA Court Ruling: 'People Over Profits'

NJ Supreme Court Rules On Newark Charter School Expansions

Petition Gets 5K Signatures To Rename Maplewood Field For Fofana

Livingston Advances Potential Ban On Marijuana Businesses

George Floyd Statue In Newark Vandalized With White Supremacist Graffiti

Videos Cause Renewed Look At Bloomfield Police Shooting: Report

Montclair Passes 'Historic' Laws To Protect LGBT Community

Nonprofit Announces Plan To Reopen Clairidge Theater

NJ Bill Could Restore Subpoena Power For Newark Policing Board

Essex County Will Use Trucks To Spray For Mosquitos In 7 Towns

Montclair Schools Will Observe Eid Holiday After Girl's Petition

Superintendent Of Millburn Schools Has Message For Graduates

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