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Also on today's calendar: First Touch Soccer Academy In Partnership With MKA Presents - Mini Kickers Academy - Fall 2026 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Around Bloomfield: Mail Votes + Fossil Fuel + Flock + Data Centers (patch.com) — Essex County readers get a roundup of major political, legal, and community stories, including mail-in voting guidance and environmental debates that affect local residents. Bloomfield features prominently, with a highlighted vigil held in town and a reminder that the first day of school is approaching, along with key calendar dates families need to know.
2. New Montclair Steakhouse, Bloomfield Schools Mull Cell Phone Ban + Plus More News You Missed in Montclair + Essex County (themontclairgirl.com) — Bloomfield parents should know the Board of Education is weighing a strict "bell-to-bell" cell phone ban that would bar student use throughout the school day. The weekly roundup also highlights new restaurants, airline routes, school tech changes, and other Essex County developments that could shape local commutes, dining, and classrooms.
3. Bloomfield couple, Princeton Junction woman missing after Nepal disaster (nj.com subscription) — A Bloomfield couple, Bimalbhai and Jaiminaben Patel, are among the Americans missing after catastrophic flooding in Nepal, prompting concern and outreach efforts from Mayor Jenny Mundell and township officials. As search efforts continue overseas, local neighbors are being urged to support the family and stay tuned for updates on their status.
4. Anti-ICE Protesters Rally In Montclair, Bloomfield After Latest Arrests (patch.com) — Bloomfield residents recently gathered for a candlelight vigil at the Historic Park on the Green, protesting federal immigration crackdowns and conditions at Newark's Delaney Hall detention center. The event, led by the Bloomfield Immigrant Justice Network, followed ICE arrests of local restaurant workers in Montclair and featured calls to defund ICE and close the facility.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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