Around Bloomfield: Election|Vaccine Challenge|Women’s March

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Election 2021:

4 Takeaways From The First Murphy, Ciattarelli Debate

'Big Money' Rules NJ Governor Debates, Third-Party Candidates Say

Murphy Tops Ciattarelli In Latest Stockton Poll

Murphy, Ciattarelli Have Gotten $15M In Public Funds For Election

Coronavirus:

NJ Vaccine Megasites Reopening As COVID Booster Shots Arrive

Essex County COVID Update: Case Totals, How To Get Vaccine

Newark Vaccine Mandate For City Workers Survives Court Challenge

2,500 NJ Security Guards Fight For Pandemic Raises – And Get Them

Millburn Bus Driver Shortage Leaves Many Students Without Rides

Kids 'Not Susceptible' To COVID? Wrong, NJ-26 Candidate Says

Livingston School Board: Public Needs Masks, Vaccines To Attend Meetings

Less Than 10 COVID Cases So Far In Montclair Schools, Official Says

Bloomfield Commuter Shuttle Bus Restarts After COVID Hiatus

West Orange School COVID Update: What To Do If Showing Symptoms?

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey:

Montclair Rally Planned: Women's March For Reproductive Rights

Bloomfield College Gets $3M Grant To Educate Black Students

Newark Library Permanently Closes Branch Due To 'Hazardous Conditions'

Leaf Collection In Essex; County Releases 2021 Pickup Schedule

NJ Assemblyman John McKeon Cheers Demise Of PennEast Pipeline

Essex County Official 'Sickened' By Haitian Refugee Crisis

Millburn To Create Flood Committee, Will Hold Virtual Meeting

West Orange Supermarket Sells Lottery Ticket Worth $10K

Caldwell Republicans Back Buechner, Alonso For Council

Newark Airport Reopens Crucial Runway Ahead Of Schedule

Maplewood Gets 'Main Street New Jersey' Designation, Support

'I Hate School' Class Reaches Out To Young Men Of Color

$5.2M Upgrade At Hendricks Field Golf Course Hits Finish Line

Longtime Owner Sells Bloomfield Apartment Building

15 NJ Companies Change Hiring Policies After 'Ban The Box' Sweep

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