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Need to Know
Bloomfield installed a secure drop box so residents can deposit their mail-in ballots if they prefer
TAPinto Bloomfield
Montclair Brewery to host outdoor beer garden to celebrate Oktoberfest Sept. 26
Montclair Patch
Know someone struggling with opioid addiction? Pick up a free naloxone dose this weekend at a local pharmacy
NJ.com
Plastic bag ban, early prison release, finalized state budget head to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk
WHYY
N.J. legislature passes the nation’s toughest ban on plastic, paper bags
NorthJersey.com
Local News
Today is the last night of the season for Bloomfield Center’s Dinner Under the Stars
Bloomfield Center Alliance
Khaliah Fitchette is an is an independent candidate running to unseat Rep. Donald Payne Jr in the 10th District
Newark Patch
Akil Khalfani is an independent candidate running to unseat Rep. Donald Payne Jr in the 10th District
West Orange Patch
Rep. Mikie Sherrill seeks reassurances from Pentagon amid Trump comments he may not leave office voluntarily if he loses the election
The Washington Post
Sticky traps and rodenticides are inhumane, community group warns as cooler temperatures begin driving small animals into homes
Save the Bloomfield/Bukowski Shelter
Kolby’s Styling Salon opens new location on Bloomfield Ave after downtown fire destroyed shop in January
Bloomfield Center Alliance
200 people, including Mayor Ras Baraka, joined yesterday’s protest in Newark following outcome of Breonna Taylor investigation
NJ.com
Newark opens center where students can take online classes while parents work
Chalkbeat Newark
Essex County has the greatest number of unhoused people in the state at 2,200 with evictions the leading cause
Montclair Patch
Historic Ballantine Gates restored at Branch Brook Park in Newark
County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr.
Essex County COVID-19 testing sites for Oct. 1-9 include Newark, West Caldwell, Caldwell
Essex County
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. to host sixth annual forum on the state of Black entrepreneurship Sept. 28
Congressman Donald Payne. Jr.
Other News
At least 22 schools have COVID-19 cases, but still no proof of in-class transmission, N.J. officials say
NJ.com
Five takeaways from Gov. Phil Murphy’s chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci
NJ Pen