Eight housing authorities across NJ-11 will split $719,000 in federal funds to help low-income families amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Here are the candidates who filed to run for the Bloomfield Board of Education.
About 1,000 boxes of food will be distributed at the Bloomfield Public Library parking lot to help families impacted by the coronavirus.
Essex County awarded more than $3 million in grants to 21 municipalities. Here's how Bloomfield will use the money.
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No arrests have been made as of Thursday, authorities said.
The project was funded by a Community Development Block Grant in the amount $347,662.20.
The big facelift at the Pulaski Park Tot Lot Playground was funded through a community development block grant, Bloomfield officials said.
A pair of teens told a woman to hand over her pocketbook. Instead, she refused and began to yell for help, Bloomfield police said.
For the second time in a year, an Essex County resident tried to foil a carjacking by leaping onto the hood of a moving vehicle, police say.
The Bloomfield event, which draws thousands of people, is too large to carry out safely, organizers said.
Bloomfield will hold a community conversation on race via Zoom. It’s open to the public.
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent police, fire and EMS stories.
The Bloomfield Community Conversation On Race is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. via Zoom.
Three construction trailers in Bloomfield were burglarized. About $830 worth of tools was stolen, police said.
A pair of Bloomfield residents with a flair for the written word earned honorable mentions in this year’s contest.
A pair of teens put their academic aptitude to the test and scored a scholarship from the Suburban Essex Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
Have you ever found yourself saying “This place should be a historical landmark?” Here’s your chance to make it so, Bloomfield.
The survey will identify properties that have a significant architectural, cultural and historic value.
If you ignore a sign to wear a face mask in a New Jersey store, it could cost you up to $500 and 30 days in jail under a proposed law.
An armed robber hit a deli worker over the head with a shotgun and made his escape in a Jeep, Bloomfield police said.
Free coronavirus testing was set take place in Bloomfield on Aug. 4. It's been rescheduled to Aug. 5 due to the weather forecast.
Eight township playgrounds will reopen on Saturday after being closed as a precaution against COVID-19.
Social distancing and face masks will be required. All children must be accompanied by an adult, Bloomfield officials said.
Gas line repairs temporarily shut down a section of Broad Street in Bloomfield, officials said.
Bloomfield police arrested an Essex County man after he allegedly robbed a victim at a local gas station, authorities said.
Garage sales? Fundraisers? Job openings? Learn how create articles, events and classifieds on the Bloomfield Patch.
Does it seem like you can’t afford an apartment in Bloomfield, even though you have a full-time job? You’re not alone, a study says.
The $808K synthetic grass surface will help meet a growing demand for fields in Bloomfield, East Orange and Glen Ridge, officials say.
The coronavirus has changed the way businesses operate in Bloomfield. But that doesn’t mean a good time is out of reach, too.
As part of a series of community conversations about race, the township will be holding its next one on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00pm.
Bloomfield Teen Dominic Dominguez is Awarded Top Scholarship From NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome
Bloomfield Public Library has extended its free WiFi coverage to cover outside the library, the State Street lot and the library courtyard.
Director: "During this time of COVID-19 and lockdowns, the library wanted to find a way to offer increased free WiFi services to residents."
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A man was shoved to the ground during a carjacking in Bloomfield. The suspect is still at large, authorities said Wednesday.