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Need to Know
Bloomfield continues taking calls for COVID-19 vaccine transportation requests from elders and people with disabilities Monday and Tuesday mornings
Township of Bloomfield
Bloomfield’s pre-K-6 public school students begin return to classrooms for hybrid learning today, upperclassmen return to in-person learning still undetermined
TAPinto Bloomfield
Everyone 16 and older in N.J. is eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as of Apr. 19
NJ.com
N.J. attorney general ends mandatory minimum sentencing for non-violent drug offenses seeking to address racial disparity in state prisons
NJ.com
Local News
Seed library opens at the Bloomfield Public Library Apr. 19
Bloomfield Public Library
Six Points Pub hosting fundraiser for Watsessing HSA Apr. 20
Watsessing Home and School Association
COVID-19: Bloomfield’s confirmed cumulative cases rise to 5,196, deaths to 118 as of Apr. 19
Essex County
Bloomfield installs no smoking signs in Brookside Park, plans to add signage to other township parks
Bloomfield Health and Human Service Department
Bloomfield Little League opened its 2021 season over the weekend
TAPinto Bloomfield
Kiahna Malloy, owner of Bloomfield’s Kreme and Krumbs ice cream shop, was profiled in Baristanet
Baristanet
Reverend Andrew Onyemaobi returns to Bloomfield to lead St. Valentine Church
Essex News Daily
Bloomfield College undergraduate game design program ranked 12th in the country by Princeton Review
Essex News Daily
Apr. 22 webinar will discuss mental health issues related to COVID-19 for those with school-aged children, adults and elders
Mountainside Medical Center
Newark fund that provides no-interest loans for new homeowners, those seeking to make improvements to their property will see increased payouts
Newark Patch
This week’s Essex County food distribution will be in Independence Park in Newark on Apr. 22
Essex County
Other News
Meteor shower may be visible overnight in N.J. Monday to Friday, with peak in early morning of Apr. 22
Hoboken Patch
New state-level data shows less than 1% of N.J. officers accounted for nearly one-fifth of all reported force used by police in N.J. from October to February
NJ.com
N.J. state police have seen the number of qualified job applicants drop by as much as 90% in the last year
NJ.com