Patch reviews this week’s top stories in Bloomfield and Essex County.
In the wake of a recent mortgage and foreclosure scandal, Essex County is taking the money and running… far away from Wells Fargo.
Ex-Bloomfield Councilman Elias Chalet promised a local business owner he’d use his clout to influence a real estate deal, prosecutors said.
Veteran lawmaker Donald Payne Jr. faces a challenge for the Democratic nomination. The winner will duke it out with the GOP’s Agha Khan.
Bloomfield Civil Rights Commission: “We invite all eligible students to register so that they may have their voices heard."
Frelinghuysen: “I was pleased we were able to boost funding for this important program, even as the President proposed eliminating CDBG."
It works for Hoboken, according to Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia.
Bloomfield Deputy Fire Chief Louis Venezia was cleared of charges that he made derogatory comments to firefighters, a report says.
Essex County officials plan to carry out a $930,000 renovation at Brookdale Park in Montclair and Bloomfield.
A local advocacy group is planning to hold a rally for gun law reform in Essex County Brookdale Park on Friday, April 20.
Bloomfield’s bond rating with Moody's Investors Service recently got a boost to Aa2. Here’s why local residents should care.
Bloomfield was among several New Jersey towns that received rebates from the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission.
How many riders use NJ Transit's train station in Bloomfield on an average weekday? Find out here.
Do you think state officials’ “short-term” ideas to fix rail car shortages and overcrowding at NJ Transit will work?
Bloomfield municipal officials have suspended Deputy Fire Chief Louis Venezia, the brother of Mayor Michael Venezia, reports say.
The 2017 Ford F450 bus can accommodate 11 passengers and has a wheelchair lift compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
“The Bloomfield feral cat problem is one we cannot ignore,” Director of Public Safety Samuel DeMaio said.
N.J. may be on the brink of legalizing marijuana, but some cannabis advocates are urging the state to keep the movement growing… literally.
A New Jersey lawmaker is trying to slow down the effort to legalize marijuana. Do you agree?