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Essex County College Awarded $819,000 To Train Students for Jobs in Healthcare
Senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez were on hand to present the funding which will be critical for workforce development.

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Senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez were on hand to present the funding which will be critical for workforce development.

Senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez were on hand to present the funding which will be critical for workforce development.
Senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez were on hand to present the funding which will be critical for workforce development.
Senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez were on hand to present the funding which will be critical for workforce development.
Senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez were on hand to present the funding which will be critical for workforce development.
Senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez were on hand to present the funding which will be critical for workforce development.
The Congressman, who represents most of Morris County, met with Drew University's new president and toured the campus.
A series of events entitled “Sanctuary: A History of Queer Club Spaces in Newark” will be held throughout the month of October.
A series of events entitled “Sanctuary: A History of Queer Club Spaces in Newark” will be held throughout the month of October.
A series of events entitled “Sanctuary: A History of Queer Club Spaces in Newark” will be held throughout the month of October.
A series of events entitled “Sanctuary: A History of Queer Club Spaces in Newark” will be held throughout the month of October.
A series of events entitled “Sanctuary: A History of Queer Club Spaces in Newark” will be held throughout the month of October.
A series of events entitled “Sanctuary: A History of Queer Club Spaces in Newark” will be held throughout the month of October.
A series of events entitled “Sanctuary: A History of Queer Club Spaces in Newark” will be held throughout the month of October.
A series of events entitled “Sanctuary: A History of Queer Club Spaces in Newark” will be held throughout the month of October.
The Maxwell Place barber shop, owned by five Hoboken residents, is celebrating 5 years this month serving Hoboken customers.
Paper Mill Prep will provide audition coaching and other educational services for local high school students who participate in November.
Seventh grade students Ryan Weber and Megan Robinson, and Eighth graders, Cameron Marino and Noah Rombough are this month's star students.
Brendan Tevlin, a Seton Hall Prep alum who was murdered last June, will forever be remembered on the fields where he loved to play lacrosse.
Brendan Tevlin, a Seton Hall Prep alum who was murdered last June, will forever be remembered on the fields where he loved to play lacrosse.