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Around Bloomfield: Abortion Rights + Gun Bill + Nurse Strike Ends

Check out some of our top stories this week in Bloomfield and Essex County.

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Government/Politics:

Court's Abortion Ruling Stirs Fierce Controversy In Essex County

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NJ Congresswoman Blasts 'Right-Wing' Supreme Court Abortion Ruling

NJ Bill Would Help Women Pay For Abortions, Planned Parenthood Says

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2 Essex County Congress Members Back Landmark Federal Gun Bill

Rep. Mikie Sherrill Votes To Boost Military Spending For 2023

NJ Senate Passes Bill That Would Help Veterans Get Mental Health Care

Essex County Will Take Over Irvington Police Internal Affairs Unit

Newark Repeals Ban That Fought Controversial NYC Homeless Aid Program

After Affordable Housing Plan Hits Snag In Millburn, Meeting Scheduled

Demonstrators protest about abortion outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

In The Workplace:

Nurse Strike At Essex County Hospital Ends With New Contract, Wage Hike

Essential Workers Deserve Hazard Pay – And NJ Has The Cash, Advocates Say

NJ Paratransit Workers Push For Equal Pay In 'States Of Emergency'

300 Cargo Workers At Newark Airport See Long-Awaited Pay Boost

'Unfair And Humiliating': NJ Temp Workers Deserve More, Advocates Say

Dozens of New Jersey workers and representatives from several unions and pro-worker organizations pay a visit to Trenton to deliver a letter to state legislators, demanding “hazard pay” for essential employees. (Photo: Make The Road NJ/32BJ SEIU)

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey:

Rutgers University Will Raise Tuition; $5.1B Budget Approved

Mask Mandate Issued For Graduation At Columbia High School

Major Airline Cutting Flights From Newark Airport: Reports

Last Day Nears For Longtime Essex County Shoe Store That Opened In '50s

Beloved Student, Livingston Native Passes Away At 24

Two More Candidates Will Run For 2 Millburn Township Committee Seats

Concert And Art Exhibit Will Help Essex County Families In Need

3 COVID Updates In Nutley: 'Area Of Hope,' Testing, Boosters

Bloomfield Seniors Pen Crowd-Pleasers In County Writing Contest

$2.2M English Manor In Essex County Has 'Huge Dose Of Hip,' Seller Says

Jay Wickner, 19, in 1954, when his family-owned store Jay's Shoe Box opened. His son Ted, who runs the store now, said the business will soon close, in part because of lack of staff. (Courtesy Jay's Shoes)

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