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Confirmed cases
Infections
Bloomfield: 974 (+1%)
Essex County: 15,824 (+%)
New Jersey: 142,704 (+1%)
Deaths
Bloomfield: 56 (+%)
Essex County: 1,496 (+2%)
New Jersey: 9,946 (+3%)
As of 5/14/20 at 09:47 AM EST. Percentage indicates day-to-day change from 5/13 to 5/14. Sources: State of New Jersey and Essex County.
Top news
Lakes and beaches throughout N.J. can re-open with new COVID-19 precautions in place
Bloomfield Patch
Nearly 1 in 4 deaths from COVID-19 in Bloomfield happened at Job Haines retirement home
Bloomfield Patch
Questions about how businesses can re-open for curbside pickup, answered
NorthJersey.com
Passaic Valley Water Commission advises that businesses reopening should flush out water lines
NorthJersey.com
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Local news
Demarest Home and School Association extends deadlines for thank you pictures for teacher appreciation week to May 18
Demarest Home and School Association
Bloomfield, Glen Ridge Rotary Clubs cancel 2020 golf classic, raising money to purchase food for essential healthcare workers
Suburban Essex Chamber of Commerce
Montclair, Orange residents await results of May 12 town council elections
Baristanet
Sean Spiller, vice president of N.J.’s teachers’ union and former science teacher, elected mayor in Montclair
TAPinto Nutley
Door-to-door COVID-19 testing begins in Newark’s North Ward
TAPinto Newark
Without additional federal aid, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka expects to begin furloughs of city employees in June
TAPinto Newark
Other news
Hudson Bergen Light Rail employees seek paid sick leave, hazard pay for COVID-19
NJ.com
N.J. labor department expects to clear 140k from the unemployment backlog in the next week
NJ.com
Restrooms at N.J. state and county parks to re-open after complaints of feces, urine-filled bottles
NJ.com
Despite promise of release, N.J. has highest COVID-19 prison death rate in the nation
WHYY