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Around Bloomfield: Texas Shooting + Workers On Strike + George Floyd
Check out some of our top stories this week in Bloomfield and Essex County.

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Politics/Government:
Let's Change The Way We Talk About Mass Shootings: Rutgers Experts
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Newark Schools Were Already At 'Heightened Alert' Before Texas Shooting: Official
Belleville, Nutley Police Patrol Near Schools After Texas Shooting
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Don't 'Bully' Republicans Over Buffalo Shooting, Montclair GOP Says
Hundreds Of Nurses, Techs At Essex County Hospital Go On Strike
NJ Bill Would Create Board To Fight High Prescription Drug Costs
Newark Group Says NJ Should Have Done More After George Floyd's Death
NJ Dems Praise Retail Packaging Bill; GOP Lawmaker Calls It 'Stupid'
NJ Would Spend $45M On Electric School Buses If New Bill Passes
Other news in Essex County and New Jersey:
Essex County Dispensary Gets OK To Sell Recreational Cannabis
Without Rescue Training, 2 Saved 6 From Ida Floodwaters In Essex County
Newark Airport Will See Huge Lineup Of New Restaurants, Businesses
Tour The Historic Ely Cemetery In Livingston On Memorial Day
Broadway Star Will Sign, Read Pandemic Memoir At West Caldwell Library
Ukrainian Relief Workers Put Montclair Police Donations To Good Use
New Jersey Innovation Institute Sells BioCentriq For $73M
'Famed Montclair Architect' Crafted This $1.6M Home For Sale: Photos
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