WEST ORANGE, NJ – Essex County will present an Emergency Food Distribution Event on Thursday, June 4, at 10 a.m. at Codey Arena, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange, to help families negatively impacted by the coronavirus. The 1,000 boxes of food that will be distributed are meant to benefit families who have been forced […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Health Department is offering free COVID-19 tests to residents starting June 4. Testing will be done Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at varying locations. “As the state and our township slowly begin to reopen, it is imperative that our residents are able to be tested for […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Since the COVID-19 shutdown in March, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Bloomfield began videoing Sunday mass and posting the videos on the parish website at www.stachurchbloomfield.com/web. On May 19, St. Thomas and many other New Jersey Catholic churches entered Phase 1 of reopening. St. Thomas began opening the church on […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Telephoto lenses have been coming in handy for Elzbieta Kaciuba over the past couple of months. The Bloomfield-based photographer has been using them to take photos while staying socially distant for the Front Porch Project, an archive of pictures documenting how families in town are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Health and Human Services Department is offering a number of critical services to residents to aid them in navigating the COVID-19 crisis. Residents requiring assistance may call the department at 973-680-4017 and leave a voicemail including their name and telephone number so that a social worker can call them back. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Municipal Clerk’s Office has released crucial information for pet owners in the township to remember. “Over the next month there are a number of important dates to keep track of if you own a pet,” municipal Clerk Louise Palagano said. “It is important for the safety of your pets and […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ – Essex County will present an emergency food distribution event on Thursday, May 28, at 10 a.m. at the Charles H. Bullock School, 55 Washington St. in Montclair, to help families negatively impacted by the coronavirus. The 1,000 boxes of food that will be distributed are meant to benefit families who have […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs is offering a free virtual programming series to all residents. The series will allow residents to participate in a wide variety of classes for children, adults and the whole family from the comfort of their own home. The classes that will be offered […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. announced that Essex County is expanding its COVID-19 testing initiative to include satellite testing sites throughout the county in addition to continuing to operate its drive-through testing center in Weequahic Park in Newark. The satellite sites, which opened May 21, offer saliva tests; the Weequahic […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the country inside out and upside down over the last two months, forcing the closure of workplaces, nonessential businesses and the humdrum of normal life. It also forced schools to close and pivot to online learning for the rest of the year. All students are missing out […]