Around Bloomfield: Schools + New Gov’t Officials + 9/11 + Voting Age

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Government/Politics

NJ's New Lieutenant Governor Is Tahesha Way

Striking RWJ Nurses To March In Maplewood, Where RWJBarnabas CEO Lives

North Caldwell Gears Up For $51M School Bond Referendum (VIDEO)

More Than 2,000 Livingston Residents Sign Petition Against Development

Bloomfield Will Get $17M In School Construction Funds From NJ

NJ Clean Energy Advocate, Utility Board President Dies: Joe Fiordaliso

Biden Taps Prosecutor With Essex County Ties For Federal Judge Seat

Essex County Resident Nominated To Lead NJ Finance Department

NJ School Board Candidate's Campaign Signs Stolen From 4 Homes

Newark Tries To Jumpstart Downtown Business Growth With New Program

Bloomfield 2023 Election: Early In-Person Voting At Community Center

21 Counties In 7 Days: Cory Booker Concludes NJ Summer Road Trip

Expanded NJ Law Allows Parents To Surrender Babies At Hospitals

NJ Should Lower Its Voting Age To 16 – Here's Why, Advocates Say

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey

9/11 Ceremony In Essex County Will Mark 22nd Anniversary Of Attacks

7 Livingston Residents Who Died On Sept. 11 To Be Remembered At Event

Some Essex County Schools Close Early As Heat Advisory Continues

Violations Found At NJ School Several Months Before Fire: Report

Wu-Tang Clan Rapper Gives Peek Inside His NJ Weed Dispensary

Career Fair Coming To Newark Airport; Jobs Start At $19 Per Hour

Bloomfield To Eliminate 10 Crossing Guard Posts, Authorities Say

Nutley Cops Beef Up Patrols After Increase In Thefts From Vehicles

Essex County Is Moving Pickleball Courts At Brookdale Park

West Orange Library Now Due To Open In October (Take An Early Peek)

Road Work Begins Along Nutley, Belleville Border

Soccer Field, Track At Riverbank Park Get A Facelift

5 New Restaurants To Try That Opened In North Jersey In August 2023

Free Exercise Classes In Essex County: 'Women In The Weight Room'

Montclair Jazz Festival: What To Expect At 2023 Grand Finale

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