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We’re hiring an associate civic info producer

The Jersey Bee is hiring an associate civic info producer for a six-month contract. The new deadline to apply is Nov. 3.

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Welcome to The Jersey Bee, useful local news and information for East Essex County

Local news isn’t working for most people. The Jersey Bee is here to change that.

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Bloomfield Info to relaunch as The Jersey Bee in September

Bloomfield Info Project will take a brief hiatus from daily publishing until September to reemerge as The Jersey Bee.

Bloomfield Info marks 28 months of daily service to community with strategic pause, return to publishing planned in September

It's been 28 months since the Bloomfield Information Project launched at the start of the pandemic. Along the way, we've taken short, strategic breaks to recalibrate our work. This year the pause is even more meaningful – as we enter our second year with staff.

Apply for our first Community Reporter training series

The Bloomfield Info Project seeks five Bloomfield residents with experience writing to join our first paid community reporter training series.

Bloomfield Info Project seeks input for community ambassador program encouraging civic participation

The Bloomfield Info Project is seeking input for its community ambassador program to encourage civic participation in Bloomfield.

Bloomfield Info Project expands food access news services, aiming to reduce food insecurity near Bloomfield Center

The Bloomfield Info Project is expanding its food access news service and is looking for people to help us distribute flyers letting people know about food assistance available in the neighborhood. 

Meet the Bloomfield Info Project’s newest team members
We’re taking a strategic pause this August. Here’s what that means.

It's been 16 months since the Bloomfield Information Project launched at the start of the pandemic. And this August, we're taking a strategic pause to recalibrate our work.

Apply to become a civic info producer with the Bloomfield Info Project

The Bloomfield Information Project is seeking a community member with a passion for local news and civic engagement to support our public service journalism lab as a Civic Info Producer.

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