Want to understand how exactly 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 keep each other informed about what’s happening at the neighborhood level.
There are a few different ways to reach out.
News tips and press releases can be sent to your neighborhood Patch editor. Tips/releases for Bloomfield, NJ can be sent to [email protected]
Including small attachments is fine, but PLEASE include all important information directly in the body of your email (so it can be easily “cut and pasted”).
Include a single, high-quality photo or image (preferred format is a .jpg). Tell us who we should 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 isn’t always possible to publish all releases or respond individually ? but website try our best!
More of a “take charge” personality? Can’t wait to get a tip online?
In the Neighbor Posts section, it is possible to ask a question, share a news tip, recommend something to your neighbors or start a local discussion. (You can even write a more traditional news 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, you can sell or hand out your old stuff; find housing, tenants or roommates; find job candidates or offer your services; and make other local business announcements.
Log in or register with start posting.
You need to post a:
Question about your community
News tip about something going on in the neighborhood
Recommendation for a local business or service
Opinion in regards to a local issue
Photo you took in town
Other quick local updates
Post a Neighbor Post
The Neighbor Posts section is really a online community and social platform designed to connect one to other neighbors ? together with Patch reporters, local officials, nonprofits, businesses and experts in your town.
Once you post in this section, your post will appear near the top of the Neighbor Posts page. If it receives enough attention and engagement, it could likewise appear on the homepage for your community or in an email delivered to local readers.
You can also reply to any other posts you see on Patch, to greatly help reply to your neighbors’ questions and take part in local discussions. We encourage neighbors ahead together to help each other 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 ground.
Always remember to keep your posts and replies local, clean, friendly and factual, commensurate with the Patch Community Guidelines. And to make Patch a better place for neighbors, please flag any posts or replies that don’t follow these rules.
(Are you an area official? Make sure to apply for a local official badge, so the community knows to trust your posts and replies.)
Articles
You wish to post a:
Press release
Column or op-ed
Letter to the editor
Obituary
If you’re seeking to contribute in a more formal or traditional way, you have the choice to perform one additional verification step in 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 neighborhood Patch editor sees fit, they are able to also elect to share it with nearby communities or include it within an email to readers.
Patch also welcomes vetted contributors interested in sharing their expertise and reporting on the communities more deeply. To use, email [email protected] with a link to your Patch profile, some examples of your work and a few sentences on why you’d like to contribute.
Events
You wish 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 great solution to boost attendance and let neighbors know about fun stuff happening near them. If finished . you’re posting about includes a date and time, it should always be posted being an event.
Once posted, your event can look in the main Calendar section for the community, and sometimes in other event preview sections across Patch and in emails to readers. To improve your listing and present it extra visibility, you can even pay to market it as “Featured” across the region for $1 per day per community. (Plus, your money can help support more local journalism in the communities you care about!)
Classifieds
You intend to post about:
Lost & found pets or other items
Housing (seeking or offering)
Gigs & services (seeking or offering)
For sale items
Free stuff you would like to get rid of
Announcement about your business or org
Post a Classified
The Classifieds section serves as a local marketplace where you can sell or give away your stuff, look for work, find roommates or tenants and make other local business announcements.
Once posted, your classified will appear in the main Classifieds section for your community, and sometimes in other preview sections across Patch and in emails to readers. Interested parties may use a contact form that will appear within your post to email you directly about your offer.
To boost your listing and present it extra visibility, also you can pay to market it as “featured” across the region for $1 each day per community.
Still have questions about posting on Patch? Read more inside our FAQ section, or contact our support team anytime at [email protected]