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Need to Know
Outdoor dining hours extended in Bloomfield to midnight Thursdays through Saturdays
TAPinto Bloomfield
Review the transcript and audio from yesterday’s Bloomfield town council meeting with our Public Meeting Notes
Bloomfield Information Project
Gov. Phil Murphy says state is not ready to reopen indoor dining, gyms because of potential for inter-community transmission of COVID-19
NJ.com
Majority of N.J. school districts plan hybrid learning model with one quarter starting year fully remote
NorthJersey.com
Local News
Bloomfield’s last Cruise Night car show of the summer is Aug. 26, to include drive-in movie
Bloomfield Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs
Bloomfield Center Alliance, Cruisers Car Club donate $1,000 to Clara Maas Medical Center’s emergency response fund
Bloomfield Center Alliance
Bloomfield’s Brookdale Tavern has been sold, will remain bar and restaurant
Community contribution on Bloomfield Pulse
Bloomfield’s Fiesta Latino continues to seek Latinx artists for art show
Community contribution on Bloomfield Latino Community
Oakeside Cultural Center in Bloomfield continues Taste on Wheels daily food truck event
Bloomfield Pulse
Bloomfield Animal Shelter seeks donations of plastic terrariums to help respond to calls for sick or injured wildlife
Bloomfield Animal Shelter
Bloomfield library to host virtual concert Aug. 26 at 6:30 PM
Bloomfield Public Library
Montclair awards grants to 79 small businesses to cover unforeseen COVID-19 expenses
Montclair Patch
Montclair schools undergoing ventilation improvements in effort to prepare for eventual return to in-person instruction
Montclair Patch
Montclair State suspends housing privileges for 11 students found gathering in violation of university’s social distancing rules
Montclair Patch
Pop-up state motor vehicle inspection station coming to Cedar Grove Aug. 28
Montclair Patch
Nutley to host blood drive and free antibody testing Sept. 1
Belleville-Nutley Patch
Essex County extends deadline for submissions to virtual senior citizen art show
County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr.
Other News
Severe thunderstorms, damaging winds forecast in N.J. beginning Tuesday afternoon
NJ.com
Rise and fall in municipal COVID-19 case, death counts related to challenges in identifying residence of infected individual
Livingston Patch
Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed state budget seeks to cover COVID-19 budget shortfall through new taxes on wealthy, billions in borrowing
NJ.com