Want to understand how to submit news tips or share a local event/classified on Patch Bloomfield? It's easier than you imagine!

At Patch, we believe that local news and information have the energy to unite a residential area. We also have confidence in giving neighbors the power to inform their own stories and help to keep one another informed about what's happening at the neighborhood level.

There are a few various ways to reach out.

News tips and pr announcements can be sent to your neighborhood Patch editor. Tips/releases for Bloomfield, NJ can be delivered to eric.kiefer@patch.com.
Including small attachments is fine, but PLEASE include all important info directly in the body of your email (so it can be easily "cut and pasted").
Add a single, high-quality photo or image (preferred format is really a .jpg). Tell us who we ought to credit for the photo (you must own the rights or have permission to use it for a news article).
Because of high volumes of submissions, it's not always possible to create all releases or respond individually ? but we try our best!

More of a "take charge" personality? Can't wait to acquire a tip online?
In the Neighbor Posts section, you can ask a question, share a news tip, recommend something to your neighbors or take up a local discussion. (Also you can write a more traditional press release, column, letter to the editor or obituary in the form of an article.)
On the Events calendar, you can add your own events to the neighborhood lineup.
In the Classifieds marketplace, it is possible to sell or give away your old stuff; find housing, tenants or roommates; find job candidates or offer your services; and make other local business announcements.

Log in or sign up to start posting.
You want to post a:
Question about your community
News tip about something going on in a nearby
Recommendation for an area business or service
Opinion about a local issue
Photo you took in town
Other quick local updates

Post a Neighbor Post

The Neighbor Posts section is a online community and social platform designed to connect one to other neighbors ? and Patch reporters, local officials, nonprofits, businesses and experts in your town.

Once you post in this section, your post will appear at the top of the Neighbor Posts page. If it receives enough attention and engagement, it could likewise appear on the homepage for the community or within an email sent to local readers.

You can also reply to any other posts you see on Patch, to help reply to your neighbors' questions and take part in local discussions. We encourage neighbors to come together to help one another understand their community better ? because Patch reporters can't catch everything, and it takes a village to keep track of what's happening on the floor.

Always remember to help keep your posts and replies local, clean, friendly and factual, in keeping with the Patch Community Guidelines. And to make Patch an improved place for neighbors, please flag any other posts or replies that don't follow these rules.


(Are you a local official? Make sure to obtain a local official badge, therefore the community knows to trust your posts and replies.)
Articles

You want to post a:
Press release
Column or op-ed
Letter to the editor
Obituary

If you're looking to contribute in a far more formal or traditional way, you have the option to perform one additional verification part of order to post a press release, column, op-ed, letter to the editor or obituary by means of an article.

When you publish articles on Patch, it'll be labeled as "Neighbor News" and can arrive in the Neighbor Posts portion of your home community. If your local Patch editor sees fit, they are able to also elect to share it with nearby communities or include it in an email to readers.

Patch also welcomes vetted contributors thinking about sharing their expertise and reporting on their communities more deeply. To use, email contributors@patch.com with a link to your Patch profile, some examples of your work and a few sentences on why you would like to contribute.
Events

You would like to post a:
Fundraiser
Yard sale
Open house
Festival or parade
Other local activities

Post an Event

Adding your event to the Patch Community Calendar is a fantastic way to boost attendance and let neighbors find out about fun stuff happening near them. If the thing you're posting about has a date and time, it should always be posted as an event.

Once posted, your event will appear in the main Calendar section for the community, and sometimes in other event preview sections across Patch and in emails to readers. To boost free colorado classifieds and give it extra visibility, you can even pay to promote it as "Featured" over the region for $1 each day per community. (Plus, your money will help support more local journalism in the communities you value!)
Classifieds

You would like to post about:
Lost & found pets or other items
Housing (seeking or offering)
Gigs & services (seeking or offering)
For sale items
Free stuff you need to get rid of
Announcement about your organization or org

Post a Classified

The Classifieds section serves as a local marketplace where you could sell or give away your stuff, look for work, find roommates or tenants and make other local business announcements.

Once posted, your classified can look in the primary Classifieds section for the community, and sometimes in other preview sections across Patch and in emails to readers. Interested parties can use a contact form that may appear within your post to email you directly about your offer.

To boost your listing and give it extra visibility, also you can pay to market it as "featured" over the region for $1 per day per community.

Still have questions about posting on Patch? Read more in our FAQ section, or contact our support team anytime at support@patch.com.