Bloomfield mayor: 30% of households refusing to update water meters

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Bloomfield 2nd Ward community meeting: Venezia says 30% of township households refusing water meter replacements, Lion Gate Park helped lessen impact of flooding from Ida, replacement planned for pedestrian bridge on Lakewood Dr destroyed by storm
TAPinto Bloomfield

Montclair NAACP, township’s civil rights commission ask mayor, council to investigate fire department after reports of unfair, biased promotional practices
Baristanet

Abnormally warm temperatures in the upper 60s expected Thursday in the Bloomfield area with cold front likely to bring rain overnight into Friday
NJ.com

After consistent declines, new COVID cases continue to rise in N.J. amid increases nationwide with two-thirds of state’s residents fully vaccinated
NJ.com

Local News

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Bloomfield High School to host fundraiser to benefit theater department, fall play Nov. 19 at Town Pub
Bloomfield Pulse

Bloomfield Kiwanis Club chapter to distribute 100 boxes of fresh and shelf-stable food Nov. 20 at Bloomfield High School
Bloomfield Public Schools

Demarest Elementary School snack sale has been rescheduled for Nov. 18
Demarest Home and School Association

Local bar and pizzeria chain Porta plans to open Montclair location in early 2022
NJ.com

Construction will lead to security delays expected at Newark airport’s Terminal A this holiday season, travelers urged to arrive 2-3 hours before scheduled flights
Associated Press

F45 Training in Bloomfield to host potluck meal, food drive Nov. 20, seeking contestants for coquito contest
F45 Training Bloomfield

Other News

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Food recall: chicken used to make two different Trader Joe’s products may contain fragments of bone
Bloomfield Patch

NJ Transit completes installation of contactless payment ticket machines at rail stations as PATH looks to tap-to-pay technology for turnstiles
NJ.com

Drug overdoses in the U.S. topped 100k, ranked as 8th leading cause of death in 2020, but N.J. among 4 states not to see increase
NJ.com

Federal regulation mandates all staff at most medical facilities get COVID vaccine by Dec. 6 or seek exemption, including home health agencies, residential facilities, dialysis centers
NorthJersey.com