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Need to Know
Bloomfield hosting period product drive at 7 locations in the township for Women’s History Month
Township of Bloomfield
You can report potholes on town roads through Bloomfield’s portal for road, sidewalk service requests
Bloomfield Pulse
Historians document the enslavement and sale of Black people across North Jersey, including Meadowlands slave market, Bergen County plantation, homes of free or escaped Black people in Montclair, Jersey City
NorthJersey.com
COVID-19 vaccine eligibility in N.J. expands beginning Mar. 15, to include teachers, childcare and transportation works
NJ.com
Local News
Bloomfield’s alternate side parking rules are back in effect starting Mar. 1 following extended suspension over snow accumulation
Bloomfield Public Safety
Bloomfield police seek missing 16-year-old
Bloomfield Public Safety
Bloomfield recreation releases virtual exhibit of Black and African American leaders, final installment of Black History Month series
Bloomfield Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs
Bloomfield High School boys’ basketball team wins county conference championship in wins against Verona, Livingston last week
TAPinto Bloomfield
ICYMI: First Ward Councilwoman Jenny Mundell and BloomfIeld Mayor Michael Venezia are holding a virtual community meeting Mar. 3 for First Ward residents
Township of Bloomfield
Cat found in parking garage during a snowstorm named Lucky, seeks adopted family
Bloomfield Animal Shelter
New housing center under development in Newark will provide emergency shelter 24/7, year-round services to those experiencing homelessness in Essex County
Newark Patch
Need to report a pothole on an Essex County road? See the roadways in Bloomfield managed by the county and contact info for reporting potholes
Bloomfield Pulse
Essex County’s Mar. 4 food distribution will be in Orange
Essex County
Video shows Essex County College COVID-19 vaccination site, outlines process for residents receiving vaccinations
Newark Patch
More than 35k Essex County residents are full vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Feb. 28, 40k await second dose
County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr.
Other News
FDA grants emergency use approval to Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, 70k doses heading to N.J. in coming days
ROI-NJ
N.J. wants school districts to submit student performance data to track pandemic learning loss
NJ Spotlight News
Filing deadline to run in Democratic, Republican party primaries N.J. is Apr. 5
Planet Princeton
Cuomo agrees to attorney general’s call for broad investigation into sexual harassment allegations against him
Gothamist
FDA grants emergency use approval to Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, 70k doses heading to N.J. in coming days
ROI-NJ
N.J. wants school districts to submit student performance data to track pandemic learning loss
NJ Spotlight News
Filing deadline to run in Democratic, Republican party primaries N.J. is Apr. 5
Planet Princeton
Cuomo agrees to attorney general’s call for broad investigation into sexual harassment allegations against him
Gothamist