Around Bloomfield: COVID Rise|Masks In Schools|Election 2021

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Coronavirus:

Essex County Has 'Substantial' COVID Transmission, CDC Says

Newark Schools Hold Firm On Masks As Delta Variant Hits NJ

Montclair Music Venue Will Require COVID Vaccines To See Shows

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey:

New Jersey Is Replacing Its Lead Water Pipes – All Of Them

NJ Nurses Will Visit Newborns At Home To Fight Baby Mortality Gap

NJ Governor Debate Coming To NJPAC In Newark: 2021 Election

Ruiz, Jasey Help Steer NJ's New School Civics Law To Finish Line

United Airlines Outsources Catering In Newark, Other US Airports

Saint Barnabas In Livingston On U.S. News 'Best Hospitals' List

Animal Shelter In Essex County Has 'Kittens Coming Out Of Its Ears'

Glut Of Belleville, Nutley School Board Candidates Run In 2021

Eight Vie To Run For 3 Seats On Millburn School Board

Decision On Marijuana Businesses In Bloomfield Nears For Council

Ex-Pharma Sales Rep In Essex County Indicted For Fraud: Feds

$44M Upgrade For Busy Roadway Between Port Newark, Elizabeth

Hotel, Rooftop Bar Approved For ON3 Complex On Route 3

Christmas In July? Trees To Be Trimmed Around Millburn This Week

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