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Need to Know
You can still register for Bloomfield recreation’s winter programming, including dance, fitness, arts and language classes
Bloomfield Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs
N.J. launches new portal for COVID-19 vaccine information,
State of New Jersey
Latest round of COVID-19 relief direct payments to begin being disbursed this week
IRS
World Health Organization says COVID-19 may become endemic, permanently circulating in population for years
Gothamist
Local News
Food pantry at Park United Methodist Church is open tonight from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Community contribution on Bloomfield Pulse
Watch, listen, or read the transcript from last night’s Bloomfield town council meeting
Bloomfield Information Project
COVID-19: Bloomfield confirmed cases continue to rise by dozens daily, reaching 2,948 as of Dec. 30, deaths remain at 90
Essex County
Bloomfield collecting Christmas trees from curbside on recycling collection days until Feb. 1
Bloomfield Public Works and Park Maintenance
East Orange filmmaker Yucef Mayes is working on his third movie, telling story of illness and empathy during AIDs epidemic
West Orange Patch
Local chain The Salad House to open new store in Montclair Jan. 4
Montclair Patch
Montclair community groups ask council to return library funding to pre-pandemic levels
Montclair Local
Montclair councilman reminds residents that heavy trash bins are a worker safety hazard, may be costing town through workers compensation claims
Montclair Local
Nutley mayor, real estate developer outline claims against one another in dispute over attempt to block Route 3 traffic on Clifton border
TAPinto Nutley
Other News
N.J. extends filing deadline for senior property text reimbursement to Feb. 1
State of New Jersey
Murphy announces indoor organized sports suspended for the last four weeks will be permitted to resume beginning Jan. 2.
Asbury Park Press
Immigrants detained in Hudson County jail began a hunger strike Monday demand release amid COVID-19 outbreak at facility
NJ.com
Black N.J. resident is suing Woodbridge police after they used now-banned facial recognition software to misidentify, imprison him
NJ.com
N.J. left in-school COVID-19 testing up to local administrators but logistics a challenge for universal implementation
NJ.com