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Bloomfield schools to see additional $45m in state aid this year, 28% increase included in state budget signed last week
Bloomfield Patch
Bloomfield Animal Shelter is hosting a cat adoption event Jul. 10 at the Bloomfield Civic Center with those interested in adopting kittens required to complete online application, receive pre-approval beforehand
Bloomfield Animal Shelter
Gov. Murphy signs laws guarding against enforcement of other states’ forced-birth laws in N.J., including preventing extradition, medical disclosures, and law enforcement cooperation in out-of-state investigations of people seeking or facilitating abortions in state
New Jersey Patch
Local News
Bloomfield Animal Shelter is accepting volunteer applications by email through Jul. 6
Bloomfield Animal Shelter
New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts in Bloomfield is fundraising to send 10 children to their summer camp for free
New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts
Maplewoodstock music festival returns to Maplewood Memorial Park July 9-10 with headliners Galactic, Funk Yeah!, and Friends of the Brothers
NJArts.net
Mental Health Association is hosting two-part art therapy workshop for school-aged youth who have a family member with mental illness on Jul. 11 and 18 at Verona library with registration available online
Mental Health Association
Nearly 40 workers at Medieval Times in Lyndhurst will vote on whether to unionize over low wages, dangers posed by animals, acrobatics, and drunk guests
HuffPost
Other News
N.J. Department of Education seeks English and Math educators to join the state’s student learning standards review process beginning in late July with applications due Jul. 11
N.J. Department of Education
N.J. Assembly committees unanimously advance bills to improve state’s demographic data collection to include Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian and Indian diaspora
New Jersey Monitor