The Women’s Club of Glen Ridge is preparing to open its doors to the community for a final event celebrating the centennial of its clubhouse. The event is Saturday, Sept. 6, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and its slogan is “Celebrating a Century of Open Doors,” according to event chairperson and club vice-president Trisha Turiano. […]
Bloomfield High School Industrial Arts teacher Anthony Todaro retired at the end of the school year. A BHS graduate, class of ‘76, he taught for more than 30 years in the district and altogether was a teacher for more than 36 years. Most recently, he was co-advisor to the BHS class of ‘25. Born in […]
GLEN RIDGE — No doubt there will be a temperature record-breaker or two this summer, but fortunately, the Glen Ridge pool is open. Returning personnel are old hands manager Jodie Schnach, assistant managers Patricia Drudy, Mike Mazzeo and Bob Silvera, and swimming instructor Sarah Melnick. So what’s new? “The most exciting thing is we have […]
BLOOMFIELD — Bloomfield High School had its 171st commencement ceremony on Tuesday, June 24. There were 548 student names in the program and graduation, because of a torrid heatwave, took place in the gym. Nonetheless, the spectacle of students in caps and gowns moving in pairs to “Pomp and Circumstance” is always affecting and it […]
Bloomfield Middle School held its Promotion Ceremony on Thursday, June 19. “What is 180 multiplied by two?” Principal Alla Vayda-Manzo asked the students at the outset of the earlier event, a reference to the 180 days of annual schooling mandated by the state and the two years comprising the middle school experience. “You entered Bloomfield […]
Glen Ridge High School, class of 2025, held its commencement Wednesday evening, June 18. A chance of showers relocated the event to the Ridgewood Avenue School, but what was lost in the Hurrell Field tradition was made up by a definite increase in volume for the applause and cheers in the closed confines of an […]
The Glen Ridge High School History Club, runner-up in the states earlier this year and winner of the southern regional title also, traveled to Orlando, Fla., last month, for the History Bowl — the middle school championships for students of history. According to club advisor Dave Majewski, the competition was very tough, as you would […]
A high number of school district educators are retiring this month, 13, but none with more years of teaching service than Franklin Elementary School special education teacher Peter DiCanio. DeCanio’s decades of experience were all in Bloomfield, beginning at Forest Glen in 1981. He moved to South Junior in 1986, for its final year, before […]
A “Selected Works” art exhibit by Glen Ridge High School students is currently on display at the Ridgewood Avenue Train Station. There are 29 works in the show, all commendable but two blue ribbons were awarded. One blue ribbon went, and rightly so, to Emilia White’s “Castle in Ireland.” It is a narrow oil, maybe […]
Bringing the challenge and excitement of robotics to all grade levels has been on the mind of Bloomfield High School teacher Michael Warholak for some time. Starting off as an Industrial Arts teacher who transitioned into Technology Education and eventually became the BHS Robotics Team coach, his vision closed in on reality this spring when, […]