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Jun. 27 Bloomfield Town Council agenda includes resolution for La France Ave. emergency sewer repair, final votes to allow short term rentals, prohibit left turns at McDonald’s on Broad St.
Township of Bloomfield
U.S. Supreme Court rules 6-3 to overturn Roe vs. Wade, 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion, cutting off access to 36m people in 13 states with trigger laws restricting reproductive rights
BBC
Abortions rights in N.J. remain protected by state supreme court decision as clinics prepare to expand hours, hire more staff in anticipation of out-of-state demand
NJ.com
New Jersey Abortion Access Fund, nonprofit providing financial assistance to people seeking abortions at clinics in Montclair and Hackensack accepts donations
New Jersey Abortion Access Fund
Local News
Mixed-use development at 620 Bloomfield Ave. named “The Royal” after former theater expected to be completed in 2023 with 225 apartments, 14 townhomes, public garage, and retail space with liquor license planned
Bloomfield Pulse
20th century photos show Bloomfield’s 1920s-era, 1,700-seat Royal Theater demolished in 2000 at site of new mixed-use redevelopment at 620 Bloomfield Ave.
Cinema Treasures
Bloomfield resident plans yards sale at 93 Walnut St. on Jun. 25
Community contribution from Bloomfield Pulse
Bloomfield resident plans yards sale at 44 North Spring St. Jun. 25-26
Community contribution on Citizens of Bloomfield
Bloomfield High School consumer science teacher Diane Bentley retires from the district after 25 years
Essex News Daily
Free food and music event in Glenfield Park in Montclair will be Jun. 26 with free distribution of groceries, menstrual products, diapers, clothing, and toiletries
Community contribution from Bloomfield Pulse
Watchung Booksellers is hosting local author James Broderick to discuss his new novel “The Last Words of James Joyce” with playwright Bruce Benway on Jun. 29
Baristanet
I-280 eastbound ramp from Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange will be closed until around Aug. 24 to repair a sinkhole
West Orange Patch
Other News
Crowdsourced list of abortion funds in U.S. includes those focused on improving access for Indigenous communities, minors navigating judicial system, states with restrictions on reproductive rights, Black and Latinx people
Abortion Funds in Every State
U.S. Supreme Court rules 6-3 to overturn N.Y. law requiring “justifiable need” for permits to carry guns in public, easing access to concealed carry permits in N.J.
The Philadelphia Inquirer