Around Bloomfield: Ida Anniversary + MTV Awards + Powered By Poop

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Get caught up with some of last week’s top stories in Essex County (click headline to read article). Want more local news? Sign up for Patch email newsletters.

Government/Politics:

'We Woke Up Today With Heavy Hearts': Maplewood Mayor On Ida Losses

When Main Street Flooded: Millburn Still Recovering From Storm Ida

From Poop To Power: Sen. Booker Tells Feds To Rethink 'Biogas' Plans

4 Republican NJ Senators Hold Hearing On Sex Education In Schools

Queen Latifah To Host '24 Hours Of Peace' Event In Newark

NJ Protesters Decry Poverty, Lack Of Housing At MTV Awards

Monkeypox In Essex County: New Case Numbers Show Slow Spread

NJ Assemblyman Urges Boycott On States With Abortion 'Trigger Laws'

Family Files Lawsuit After Fatal Police Shooting In Essex County

'The Pandemic Has Become Endemic,' Livingston Superintendent Says

Brakes Slammed On New High School In Newark: Reports

Church In North Jersey Takes Big Step Toward New Future As 'Oratory'

Court Hearing Pushed Back For Man Charged In Death Of Maplewood Teen

3 NJ Transit Train Lines Will See Weekend Delays In September

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey:

MTV Comes To NJ: Watch Highlights From Video Music Awards

NJ Restaurants Offer Incentives, Remove Menu Items To Combat Inflation

NJ City Hires 600 Teachers Ahead Of School Year To Combat Shortage

37 New Teachers, Staff Members When Millburn Schools Reopen

Oysterfest Honors Essex County Dad Who Died Young, Raises Cancer Funds

'Sudden Loss' Of Beloved Sea Lion Stuns Staff At Turtle Back Zoo

North Jersey Fitness Studio Closes After Fire, Struggles With Landlord

Newark Sees Record Heat For August, Weather Forecasters Say

Essex County Cop Retires After COVID Takes Both His Lungs

Essex County To Hold 9/11 Memorial Ceremony In West Orange

Caldwell Native Met Eleanor Roosevelt, Blazed Trails, Died At 100

Montclair State University Welcomes Largest Enrollment In Its History

Liquor License For Sale In Nutley: 'Good For Bars, Restaurants'

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