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Need to Know
Montclair schools will go fully remote when classes start this fall
Montclair Patch
Newark mayor promises full review of how city police handled death of Black trans woman Ashley Moore
NJ.com
N.J. schools must go remote-only if they can’t follow new state guidance on reopening
Toms River Patch
Every registered N.J. voter to receive mail-in ballot for November election
NJ.com
Local News
Human Needs Food Pantry in Montclair seeks donations, Amazon wishlist purchases as it wraps up school supply drive
Human Needs Food Pantry
Working class advocates in N.J. call for raising taxes on wealthiest residents to pay for COVID-19 recovery
Montclair Patch
West Orange Youth Caucus, Young Democrats to hold Black Lives Matter march in West Orange Saturday
West Orange Patch
New physical therapy office opens in Bloomfield Center
Professional Physical Therapy
Bloomfield Youth Band seeks donations to support upcoming season
Bloomfield Youth Band
Bloomfield receives $150k grant from Essex County to improve tennis, pickleball courts
Bloomfield Pulse
Bloomfield’s Flic Spa reopens with new COVID-19 precautions in place
Community contribution on Citizens of Bloomfield
Upcoming Essex County COVID-19 testing satellite locations include Branch Brook Park, Essex Fells
County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr.
Saint Barnabas Medical Center to host webinar on return of school sports amid COVID-19
Bloomfield Pulse
Detained immigrant in Newark was punished for exposing poor medical conditions
Gothamist
Two or more COVID-19 cases in N.J. school could close school for at least 14 days
Ridgewood-Glen Rock Patch
Other News
More N.J. schools will go all-remote after Gov. Phil Murphy announces revised reopening rules
NJ.com
N.J. Department of Agriculture releases instructions for residents to help slow spread of lanternfly, an invasive species
NJ.com
How 50 N.J. community leaders want to make Black lives matter in the state
NJ.com