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Need to Know
Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one-hour Saturday night as Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday morning
Bloomfield Pulse
Toni’s Kitchen plans area-wide food drive, will pick up donations from homes in Bloomfield, Montclair, Glen Ridge Apr. 18
Toni’s Kitchen
Biden says he will direct states to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all adults by May 1, U.S. expects to have enough doses for all 225m adults that month
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Landlords in Newark, throughout the state are still locking out tenants despite N.J. eviction moratorium
NorthJersey.com
Local News
Bloomfield library hosting webinar on how to apply for U.S. citizenship Mar. 15
Bloomfield Public Library
Bloomfield girl scout troop to host pop-up cookie booth Mar. 13-14 across from Brookside Park
Community contribution on Bloomfield Pulse
Bloomfield fire stations collecting non-perishable food and toiletry donations for state military veterans network
Community contribution on Citizens of Bloomfield
Bloomfield College launched an online apparel store
Bloomfield College
Community member collecting diapers for donation Toni’s Kitchen
Community contribution on Citizens of Bloomfield
Developer of Montclair’s Lackawanna Plaza shares priorities: small to midsize grocery store, historic preservation, accessible rental units
Baristanet
Montclair recycling pickup to restart Mar. 15 after COVID-19 outbreak forced 28-day shut down
Montclair Local
Nearby Route 21 and I-280 were among the roads with the highest number of crash fatalities from 2016 to 2019
Newark Patch
Registration open for Essex County technical schools’ career academy for middle school students every Saturday beginning Apr. 17 to June 19
Essex County Technical Schools
Webinar on COVID-19 hesitancy and access for the Black community is planned for Mar. 15
Community contribution on Bloomfield Pulse
Other News
New weekly unemployment claims in N.J. have dropped below 10k for the first time since pandemic began but thousands of layoffs still expected in next few months
Moorestown Patch
Family of unarmed Black man killed by N.J. trooper last year files civil rights lawsuit
NJ.com
Domestic travelers flying into N.Y. won’t be required to quarantine beginning Apr. 1
Gothamist
More than 50 Democratic state lawmakers in N.Y. published a statement Thursday demanding Cuomo step down over sexual harassment and misconduct allegations
Gothamist
N.Y.-based Tate’s Bake Shop is trying to prevent workers’ unionization by threatening undocumented workforce with deportation
Gothamist