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Need to Know
Lawsuit by group of landlords opposing rent control forces Montclair to share emails, phone numbers of residents
Montclair Patch
Bloomfield library receives grant to provide programs on elections, media literacy
Township of Bloomfield
N.J. gas tax to increase by 9 cents per gallon beginning Oct. 1
NJ Spotlight
Indoor dining in N.J. resumes with 25% capacity, dozens of other COVID-19 precautions to follow
Ocean City Patch
Local News
Bloomfield library has resumed fax, scanning, photocopying services after suspension due to COVID-19
Township of Bloomfield
Bloomfield recreation offering DIY s’mores kits for townwide campout Sept. 18-19
Bloomfield Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs
Bloomfield’s Kremeandkrumbs ice cream shop temporarily closed through Sept. 19
Kremeandkrumbs
Bloomfield’s Pure Love Pies celebrates third anniversary
Pure Love Pies
Bella Napoli restaurant in Bloomfield hosting live music and comedy Sept. 19
Community contribution on Bloomfield Pulse
Bucco Restaurant in Bloomfield temporarily closed through Sept. 10
Bucco Restaurant
Montclair principal known for racial insensitivity replaced after showing insensitive video during convocation
Montclair Local
Human Needs Food Pantry in Montclair seeking volunteers to pre-pack groceries
Human Needs Food Pantry
COVID-19 vaccine trials in Newark concern community members due to historically racist medical experimentation in U.S.
Newark Patch
This week’s Essex County food distribution will be at Payne School in Newark on Sept. 10
Essex County
Essex County to hold remote Sept. 11 memorial ceremony, will be livestreamed on Facebook, county website
Essex County
Other News
N.J. has stockpiled millions of items of protective equipment in preparation for COVID-19 surge this fall
Hoboken Patch
N.J. residents who were unemployed in August may qualify to receive additional $300 weekly benefit as backpay
NorthJersey.com
N.J. saw lowest daily death toll from COVID-19 Monday as transmission rate rose back above threshold for easing restrictions
Toms River Patch