Bloomfield Weekly COVID Update

NEW JERSEY — “Good trends,” as Gov. Phil Murphy put it Monday, will allow New Jersey to expand its COVID-19 gathering limits.

The changes go into effect immediately. Religious services at churches, mosques and other houses of worship will be allowed to run at 50% capacity.

Also in effect, two parents/guardians will be allowed to attend indoor and outdoor college sports practices, as long as ...

NEW JERSEY — Around midday Monday, Gov. Phil Murphy signed three bills to legalize recreational marijuana-use and establish a regulated cannabis market within the next six months.

The legislation will allow for adults to legally possess as much as six ounces of marijuana and mean relief for anyone previously subject to arrest for petty marijuana possession.

“As of this moment, New Jersey's ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bloomfield High School’s Mock Trial Team, who recently competed in the New Jersey State Bar Foundation Vincent J. Apruzzese Mock Trial Competition, had their achievements recognized by Mayor Michael Venezia and the Township Council at Monday night’s Council Meeting.

The competition is held annually in January, and the Bloomfield students put forth an impressive showing last ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans, and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in United States history.

To honor the occasion, Service Recognitions were made to several community leaders for their dedicated service to the township during Monday night’s Bloomfield Council Regular Meeting.

Recipients ...

LITTLE FALLS, NJ -- TAPintoTV’s Brian Brodeur spoke with NJ CannaBusiness Association President, Edmund Deveaux, in a wide-ranging conversation in December 2020. Today, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation to formally legalize marijuana in the state.

The NJ CannaBusiness Association was started by Deveaux and his colleagues at Burton Trent Public Affairs based in Trenton, NJ ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- Obal's Inn, a fixture in Bloomfield since the 1950s, is planning a comeback.  Most restaurants and bars have felt the squeeze since early last year with COVID restrictions greatly hampering the way food and beverage businesses were permitted to operate. 

In early February, reports started circulating that Obals was closing their doors for good as a result of the downturn in ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Jewish festival of Purim is almost here, which means it’s time for hamantaschen! 

The traditional triangle-shaped cookies have a reputation of being a little dry, but Shannon Sarna, cookbook author and editor of The Nosher, swears by the recipe below.

The South Orange mom of three said her children love getting creative while helping her bake lots of hamantaschen to ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- Due to a vaccine shipment delay, Essex County has rescheduled all appointments made for COVID vaccines both Sunday and Monday. If you were scheduled on either of these days, your appointment will be rescheduled to next week.

The shipment of vaccines comes from the Federal Government. If you were scheduled for Sunday or Monday you do not have to re-register. You will be ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- Essex County has announced an Emergency Food Distribution Event on Thursday, February 25th in the Bloomfield Public Library parking lot to help families negatively impacted by the Coronavirus.

1,000 boxes of food will be distributed, and they are meant to benefit families who have been forced out of work and are not able to afford food.

The event will be held rain or shine ...

PARSIPPANY, NJ -- TAPintoTV recently visited the brand-new facility of Caggiano Orthodontics and spoke with founder Dr. David Caggiano, who took us on a tour of their new center, highlighting the many improvements to enhance their patients’ safety and comfort. 

“I had a vision of what I wanted to build and what I wanted my patients to experience,” Caggiano said. Upon entering, one is greeted ...