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Simon Galperin

Simon is the founder and Executive Editor of The Jersey Bee. He is a Bloomfield resident who grew up in Bergen County and leads our editorial, engagement, product, and business development efforts.

Simon's Latest Articles

Bloomfield police participated in the funeral of a former detective who died this week

From Bloomfield Public Safety

Owners of Akwaaba, Black-owned art gallery in Newark, are crowdfunding to keep the West Ward art hub open amid pandemic

From Newark Patch

Oklahoma company asks federal regulators for more time to build natural gas pipeline that would carry fuel from P.A. to N.Y. through Raritan Bay

From Associated Press

A member of the Oathkeepers, an extremist anti-government group, is running to become a N.J. state assemblyman representing parts of Bergen County

From Politico New Jersey

Number of school districts in N.J. fully in-person amid pandemic reaches new high of 148 as of Mar. 29, 535 districts were hybrid and 85 still all-remote

From NJ.com

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Essex County’s Apr. 8 food distribution will be in Newark

Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., and the Essex County Board of County Commissioners will present an Emergency Food Distribution Event on Thursday, April 8th at the Essex County Donald M. Payne, Sr. School of Technology in Newark to help families negatively impacted by the Coronavirus. The 500 boxes of food that will be distributed are meant to benefit families who have been forced out of work and are not able to afford food. Residents will receive one box of non-perishable food items.

Bloomfield High School student Danny Nichol named to North Jersey’s Paul Robeson all-star high school football classic

From TAPinto Bloomfield

Bloomfield police will increase enforcement of distracted driving rules during April

From Bloomfield Public Safety

Bloomfield schools’ tech help desk will be closed beginning Apr. 2 for spring break, reopen Apr. 12 with new hours

From Bloomfield School District

Former Hoffmann-La Roche site on Route 3 at Nutley-Clifton border expects 5,500 employees by end of year, has its own power plant

From Belleville Patch

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