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Need to Know

Heat wave to peak Monday with real feel temperatures as high as 110 degrees in N.J.
Bloomfield Pulse

Bloomfield COVID-19 cases rise to 1,106, deaths at 68
Bloomfield Pulse

N.J. COVID-19 transmission rate continues to fluctuate, rises to 1.11, above high-risk threshold
Mendham-Chester Patch

COVID-19 symptoms may fall into six categories, indicate likelihood of serious illness
The Guardian


Local News

July 21 Bloomfield BOE meeting to include discussion of re-opening plan, viewable to the public online
Bloomfield School District

Bloomfield’s Wabi Sabi restaurant to re-open August 4 for takeout only
Wabi Sabi

GreenGrocer Food Hub to temporarily close this week
GreenGrocer Food Hub

Virtual active parenting classes available through East Orange Family Success Center
East Orange Family Success Center

Bloomfield library extends free WiFi coverage to library courtyard and parking lot
Bloomfield Patch

Bloomfield’s Boy Scout Troop 22 removed more than 2,200 invasive plants from Morris Canal Park
Councilman Rich Rockwell

Bloomfield receives donations of period products for distribution through food pantries from I Support Girls
Councilwoman Jenny Mundell

Last week’s Bloomfield High School graduation ceremony now viewable online
Community contribution on YouTube

105-year-old resident of Bloomfield’s Job Haines nursing home recovers from COVID-19
Essex Daily News

WBGO launches mini-grants for Newark area storytelling on pandemic
WBGO

Essex County emergency food distribution to be held July 23 in Newark
County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr.

Essex County’s mobile COVID-19 testing site coming to Montclair July 21
County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr.


Other News

Federal emergency food benefits for children delayed in N.J. begin to be released to EBT card holders
Chalkbeat Newark

N.J. to begin tracking air travelers from COVID-19 hot spots across the country
TAPinto Camden

N.J. unemployment rate rises to 16.6 percent
Planet Princeton