Tuesday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 52 degrees.
Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 65, low: 51.
Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 68 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bloomfield Supermarket Sells $30K Lottery Ticket: See Other Recent Winners (patch.com) — Residents may want to check their tickets after a $30,000 winning Loteria scratch-off was sold at the Stop & Shop on Franklin Street in Bloomfield on Sept. 14. The New Jersey Lottery also reported more than a dozen other big winners statewide during the same week.
• Bloomfield Seniors Earn Awards In County Art Contest: Here's Who Won This Year (patch.com) — Bloomfield seniors are bringing home top honors from the 2026 Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show, with four local artists winning first or second place in major categories. Their works, ranging from acrylics and oils to mixed media and drawing, were celebrated at a recent county ceremony in Cedar Grove.
• Inaugural Hope Hustle 5K in Bloomfield to benefit breast cancer research (binje.com) — Bloomfield residents can join the new Hope Hustle 5K at Brookdale Park on Saturday, Oct. 3, supporting breast cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering. The family-friendly race welcomes all ages and abilities, with affordable registration and team options that turn a fall morning in Bloomfield into a powerful show of community support against breast cancer.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Adoptable Pet of the Week: Sunkist! —Strety Read on Patch
Juniper Communities Skilled Care Communities Among Top 1% Nationwide with Five-Star CMS Rating —Sofia Fiorita Read on Patch
Can anyone recommend the cleaner for an apartment for one time they can come in the evening or the weekends? I get done work pretty late in the afternoon and there's an apartment in my building getting ready to rent for my Landlord and I need a cleaner to… (Nextdoor Hendricks Pond)
Equipment outage prompts ground stop at Newark International Airport, New Jersey. 9:37AM on Sep 21: An equipment outage has prompted a ground stop at Newark International Airport in New Jersey, per FAA. A resumption time has not… (Nextdoor )
Cedar Grove School District posted a job opening for Custodian for Public School - Substitute and Part Time Hourly Positions available; Black Seal Preferred in Cedar Grove. Apply here.
Wendy's posted a job opening for Team Member in Clifton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bloomfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
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