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Confirmed cases
Infections
Bloomfield: 1,057 (+0%)
Essex County: 18,206 (+<1%)
New Jersey: 165,346 (+<1%)
Deaths
Bloomfield: 62 (+3%)
Essex County: 1,723 (+<1%)
New Jersey: 12,377 (+1%)
As of 6/11/20 at 12:01 PM EST. Percentage indicates day-to-day change from 6/10 to 6/11. Total number of infections in Bloomfield has been lowered due to updated data from Essex County. Sources: State of New Jersey and Essex County.
Top news
At least 100 people joined Bloomfield community meeting on race and policing
Township of Bloomfield
Petition to reallocate Bloomfield police funding to social services, public infrastructure gains hundreds of signatures
Change.org
Bloomfield plans Black Lives Matter street chalking event Sunday, June 14 in Bloomfield Center
Lovlee Art Studios
Governor Phil Murphy lifts state’s stay-at-home order, eases restrictions on outdoor gatherings
Wyckoff Patch
1 in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail election
NJ Spotlight
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Bloomfield Board of Education meeting sees dozens of community comments asking board to address structural racism in schools
Bloomfield School District
Virtual public meeting on improvements to Lackawanna Transit Station, Bloomfield Center planned for June 24 at 7 PM
Township of Bloomfield
Bloomfield park fees waived for fitness studios as tennis courts re-open and non-contact organized sports can resume June 21
TAPinto Bloomfield
Bloomfield recreation’s drive-in movie series beginning June 16
Bloomfield Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs
Bloomfield Steakhouse is hiring for positions of server, bus person, and host
Bloomfield Steakhouse
Bloomfield High School to hold virtual graduation ceremony June 23, plans in-person event after July 6
TAPinto Bloomfield
Second round of classic car coloring contest upcoming, hosted by Bloomfield Center Alliance, Bloomfield Cruisers, township’s recreation department
Bloomfield Center Alliance
Bloomfield’s Antique Annex II to re-open June 15 for going-out-of-business sale
Antique Annex II
Bloomfield post office seeking carrier assistant, apply by June 15
Community contribution on Bloomfield Pulse
Bloomfield, Essex County officials hosted virtual voter information session
Township of Bloomfield
Montclair YMCA continues weekly food distribution every Friday in June at 9 AM
Human Needs Food Pantry
Other news
Ronald Rice, N.J. state senator representing Bloomfield, publishes comments on the killing of George Floyd
Bloomfield Patch
N.J. outlines plan for contact tracing as the state has 900 contact tracers, plans to hire additional 1,600 in June
Holmdel-Hazlet Patch
Tolls on N.J. Turnpike, Garden State Parkway to increase September 13
Cinnaminson Patch