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Around Bloomfield: Nurses Quit + Guaranteed Income + Flu Season

Check out some of our top stories this week in Bloomfield and Essex County.

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Government/Politics:

NJ Nurses Are Quitting In Droves, Union Says – Here's Why

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NJ’s Largest City Gave 400 People 'Guaranteed Income' – See How They Spent It

Fed-Up United Flight Attendants Protest At Newark Airport

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Mikie Sherrill 'Thankful' For Vaccines After Positive COVID Test

Ex-City Top Cop From Essex County May Become Minnesota's Next Police Chief

Fiery Debate As Essex County Town Renews Controversial Fire Contract: Videos

Belleville Considers Redevelopment On Washington, Valley

More Than 400 Listings In West Orange 2022 Tax Lien Sale

Wave Of 'New American Voters' In NJ Will Flex Muscles In 2022 Election

United Airlines workers represented by the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA) held demonstrations outside airports across the nation on Tuesday, including at Newark Airport in New Jersey. (Photo courtesy of AFA-CWA)

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey:

Rutgers Expert Cautions Against 'Hygiene Theater' As Flu Season Nears

Bloomfield To Hold Donation Drive For Hurricane Fiona Victims

Newark Nonprofit, Latino Lawmakers Set Up Hurricane Relief Fund

Donation Drive In Belleville For Puerto Rico: Here's What Is Needed

2 Essex County Schools Rank High On 'Best' Public NJ High Schools List

North Jersey Fire Captain's Death Spurred Dozens Of Transfers: Report

Corrections Officers From Essex County Indicted In NJ Prison Beating Scandal

Scholar Flees Ukraine, Finds Refuge At Montclair State University

Clara Maass Hospital Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

First Black Livingston Graduate Looks Back As 50th Reunion Looms

Spotted Lanternfly Will Bug You Through Fall: Bloomfield Forester

Essex County To Build New Community Center At Irvington Park

Throw Away 'Hazardous Household Waste' At Essex County Event

New Jersey Is 4th 'Most-Diverse State' In America, Study Says

Reggie Sims lettered in track for three years at Livingston High. Now he's looking forward to his 50th reunion, but expects there may be some "difficult" conversations about what life was like as one of the few Black men in town. (Livingston High School yearbook, 1971. Courtesy Reginald Sims.)

Fun stuff:

Best-Selling Authors To Speak At Free Book Fest In Maplewood

Popular 'Bee Day' In Public Garden In Essex County Will 'Bee' Educational

Food Truck Fest In Belleville Has New Home For 2022

Nutley Will Honor One Of Its 'Most Admired Residents' At Library Event

Bless Your Pets: Millburn Area Pet Blessing And Remembrance To Be Held

It's Camelot: Peek Inside Essex County Home Just Listed For $2.99M

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