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Around Bloomfield: Elections + Prisons + COVID Uptick
Check out some of our top stories this week in Bloomfield and Essex County.

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Patch reviews last week’s top stories in Essex County (click headline to read article). Want more local news? Sign up for Patch email newsletters.
Politics/Government:
Newark Election Results: Council Runoffs Loom, Baraka Claims Victory
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Belleville Mayor's Slate Claims Election Victory, Team Rovell Concedes
NJ Bill Would Require Schools To Have Free Tampons In Bathrooms
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Montclair School Board Approves Budget; Staff Cuts Loom
Booker, Menendez Want To Give Teachers A Raise With Tax Credits
Other news in Essex County and New Jersey:
Essex County Moves COVID Vaccine, Test Site: See Updated Locations
Masks Return To 4 Schools In North Jersey Town Amid 'Uptick' In COVID Cases
Are COVID Cases Rising In Livingston? Statistics Tell The Story
Millburn Group Launches Petition Against Affordable Housing Building
Rutgers Newark Professor Earns Pulitzer Prize: 'I'm Overjoyed'
Port Authority Agrees With Internet: $27 Airport Beer Is A Ripoff
Hospital In Livingston Says It's Working On Improvements
Bigger Book Building: Maplewood Seeks Bids To Construct New Library
NJ Scholar Who Escaped Taliban Finds Purpose In U.S. Academia
Essex County Youth Fishing Derbies Return For 2022
Essex County To Hold Free 'Computer and Electronics Recycling Day'
Eta Aquariids Meteors Peak Over NJ; Tau Herculids Shower May Be Next
West Orange Home For Sale Has Indoor Pool: 'Why Wait For Summer?'
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