Around Bloomfield: Elections + Prisons + COVID Uptick

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

Belleville Mayor's Slate Claims Election Victory, Team Rovell Concedes

NJ Bill Would Require Schools To Have Free Tampons In Bathrooms

Montclair School Board Approves Budget; Staff Cuts Loom

Booker, Menendez Want To Give Teachers A Raise With Tax Credits

Build 3 New Youth Prisons In NJ? Proposal Sees Support, Criticism

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

West Orange Schools Will 'Strongly Encourage' Indoor Masks

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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