Around Belleville-Nutley: Pot Sales + Food Trucks + Queen Latifah

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Politics/Government:

$2M Of Weed: NJ Sees More Than 12K Customers On First Day Of Sales

NJ Women Still Earn Less Than Men, And COVID Made It Worse: Feds

North Jersey Mayor Blasts 'Attempted Coup' Of Local Planning Board

Newark Schools May Go Mask-Optional In May If COVID Case Numbers Remain Low

'Excluded' NJ Immigrant Workers To March In Essex County On May Day

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey:

Queen Latifah Ushers In Newark's Latest Housing Development

Wonder Food Trucks Bring Meals And Debates To Maplewood, Nearby Towns

Livingston Parents Hope To Shatter Asian Stereotypes With New Books

Bloomfield College Earns Accolades For Its Game Design Program

Church On Rutgers-Newark Property Has Ties To Underground Railroad

NJ Bag Ban Will Expand Next Month, Livingston Reminds Residents

New North Indian Restaurant Brings Kebabs To Caldwells Area

Veteran's Gravestone Restored In Belleville On Anniversary Of Death

Festival In Millburn Will Celebrate Town's Founding, History

Mother's Day 2022 Gifts: What Do Essex County Moms Really Want?

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