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Bloomfield recreation plans summer camps for children in grades Pre-K-7 this summer, registration opens May 5
Bloomfield Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs
Local LGBTQ+ support organizations are seeing more demand for housing, other resources from young adults seeking shelter from domestic abuse tied to their sexuality, gender identity amid pandemic
NJ.com
Hunger strike over pandemic relief for undocumented immigrants reaches 22nd day, calls on N.J. legislature, governor to pass aid package
NJ.com
New CDC guidance on outdoor mask use won’t change rules in N.J. so wear a mask outdoors if you’re vaccinated and can’t social distance
NJ.com
Local News
Watsessing HSA Krispy Kreme fundraiser ends Apr. 30
Watsessing Home and School Association
Bloomfield High School baseball is 2-3 with two games left in the season against Seton Hall and Morris Knolls
TAPinto Bloomfield
Photos from 1940 Bloomfield South Junior High exhibit showcasing township’s industries and community groups added to Bloomfield Historical Society website
Essex News Daily
New East Orange Black Lives Matter mural is 9k square feet in size, created by nearly two dozen artists
NJ.com
Group of Montclair residents will seek referendum to transition school board appointed by mayor to one elected by popular vote
Montclair Local
Van Vleck Gardens in Montclair hosting plant sales Apr. 30 to May 2
Van Vleck Gardens
Newark seeks submissions for plans to build housing developments with onsite social service offerings for city’s unhoused population
TAPinto Newark
Virtual trap, neuter, release workshop will teach residents how to support area feral, stray cats May 1
CPAW NJ
Highlawn Pavilion restaurant and bar atop Eagle Rock Reservation will be run by a new restauranteurs
NorthJersey.com
Learn about a new initiative to help fathers in Essex County develop their parenting skills, improve job prospects on Apr. 30 on Facebook Live
Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern N.J.
Other News
N.J. will allow day and sleepaway camps to operate this summer
WHYY
Two more prison guards at N.J. women’s prison charged in connection to January attack on inmates
Associated Press
Princeton University apologizes for handling of remains of Black children killed by 1985 police bombing in Philadelphia as community groups call for accountability
Princeton Patch
PennEast will reconsider plan to build new natural gas pipeline through N.J. if state wins U.S. Supreme Court case
NJ Spotlight News