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Bloomfield library to host free weekly U.S. citizenship exam preparation classes Oct. 15 to Dec. 17 with preregistration by phone or email and green card required
Bloomfield Public Library
Bloomfield’s boil water advisory enters third day following Oct. 5 water main break near Nutley-Belleville border, with Nutley, Belleville, Newark, Montclair, and Glen Ridge releasing low pressure advisories
Bloomfield Patch
Bloomfield boil water advisory ongoing as crews work to fix water main break affecting three area aqueducts, 300K residents with regional water officials’ setting service restoration goal for Friday evening
NJ.com
Local News
Bloomfield Info director Simon Galperin will be the featured guest at the Bloomfield health’s Oct. 11 walk and talk from Bloomfield Farmers Market to Watsessing Park after rain canceled Oct. 4 event
Meetup
Oct. 11 Bloomfield Planning Board meeting to discuss approvals for expansion at Lynne’s car dealership, City MD construction at 677 Bloomfield Ave., ongoing construction at former Royal Theatre site
Township of Bloomfield
Green Grocer Food Hub has closed their Bloomfield location on Carteret St. after three years with new location now open in Somerset County
Green Grocer
Jersey Mike’s plans to open new location at 192 Bloomfield Ave. in Bloomfield, one of 14 new locations in the state, with date unannounced
NJ.com
Bloomfield Craft Group will be creating scarecrow projects at the Bloomfield Civic Center Oct.12 with preregistration required
Bloomfield Craft Group
Bloomfield schools will mark “Columbus Day” with closure Oct. 10
Bloomfield Public Schools
Bloomfield health department to offer free blood pressure screenings and heart health counseling at the Bloomfield Farmers Market on Oct. 11
Bloomfield Health and Human Services
Out Montclair to host free “Pumpkin Spectacular” Oct. 10 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church with pumpkin maze, family photos, crafts and games with preregistration encouraged
Out Montclair
Bloomfield-area residents that need assistance filling out forms to qualify for the Excluded New Jerseyans Funds can schedule an appointment online with Immigration and American
Citizenship Organization
Immigration and American
Citizenship Organization
Montclair library’s adult school plans free event celebrating Italian heritage through traditional Neapolitan music and culture on Oct. 12 with a performance from the Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra
Montclair Public Library
ICYMI: Oct. 11 is the deadline for vendors to apply to Sistahs in Business Expo, a Black women-owned business event in Newark Oct. 21-22
Sistahs in Business Expo
Other News
Make the Road New Jersey to host a free virtual discussion on monkeypox transmission and prevention in Spanish on Oct. 12 on their Facebook page
Make the Road New Jersey