Around Verona: 70% Vaccinated|Primary Election|Inner Circle

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Coronavirus:

Livingston Hits Big Number For Coronavirus Vaccines: 70 Percent

Montclair Cancels July 4th Celebration For Second Year In A Row

COVID Shut This NJ Theater Company Down. Now It's Back – Big Time

Sherrill, Jasey Praise West Orange Businesses For Enduring COVID

Primary Election:

NJ Republicans Try To Rally GOP Voters Ahead Of Primary Election

Essex County Voters Will Leave New 'Verified Paper Trail' In 2021

NJ Needs To Change Its Weird, 'Biased' Primary Ballots, Advocates Say

More Black, Hispanic Voters In NJ Willing To Get Vaccine: POLL

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey:

New Jersey Moves Closer To Banning Prison Contracts With ICE

Criticizing 'Inner Circle,' Maplewood School Board Member Resigns

West Orange Officials: 'We Condemn Antisemitism In All Forms'

Bloomfield Will Celebrate Juneteenth With Two-Day Festival

Montclair Will Celebrate Juneteenth As Public Holiday

For These Artists, BLM Exhibit In West Orange Has Special Meaning

Officer Made False Report After Inmate Assault In Essex County: Feds

Bear Spotted Near North Caldwell, Cedar Grove On Memorial Day

Columbia HS In Maplewood To Induct 2 Alumni Into Hall Of Fame

Belleville Residents Honor Memorial Day With Flags, Tributes

Pride Month In Montclair: Flag Raising, 'LGBTQ Equality Agenda'

Livingston Celebrates Pride Month: Flag Raising, Events For Kids

Got Styrofoam? NJ Town Launches Recycling Pilot Program

Stumpy's In Essex County Opens Outdoor Hatchet-Throwing Pit

Montclair Girl, 11, Wants Her School To Give Day Off For Eid

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