BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Church on the Green held a special service Sunday, April 24, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its merging with three other Bloomfield Presbyterian churches. The merger happened 50 years ago to the day, but it happened in two parts. On April 24, 1966, the church held its first service with the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Councilman Joseph Lopez held a public forum at Carteret Elementary School on Tuesday, April 19, to discuss the recently released Seton Hall Law School report of Bloomfield Police Department ticketing patterns. The report alleged that the department is engaged in racial profiling. This was determined in the report by the summonses that were […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Township Council made a proclamation Monday for the Bloomfield Recreation Department’s eighth-grade girls’ traveling basketball team. This past season, it had a 14-1 record and won the Essex County Suburban Basketball League championship. The team members were coached by Wolfver Jean-Pierre, who announced he will not be returning for another season. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Township Council approved its 2016 municipal budget on Monday, April 18. A property owner with an average-assessed home of $270,700 will see an increase of $16 for the year. The total budget will be $78.7 million. The amount to be raised by property taxes is $58.6 million. The Bloomfield Public Library […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Six Department of Education NJ County Teacher of the Year 2016’ award recipients visited Oak View Elementary School last month to provide professional development credit to Bloomfield teachers. From left are Oak View Principal Mary DiTrani; Janice Marsili, Union; Cheryl Zanone, Morris; Chelsea Collins, Salem; Jessica Picciuto, Essex and Oak View; Brittany Bucco, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Christ Episcopal Church in Glen Ridge presented an organ recital Sunday, April 17. Aside from the music, enjoyed by a modest yet appreciative audience of 40, the event was noteworthy for two reasons: It was an opportunity to hear the newly restored Moeller organ belonging to the church played by a first-prize […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Nicholas Comasco, 27, the Bloomfield resident behind the wheel of a speeding car that struck a car carrying Bloomfield High School junior Christina Lembo,16, killing her, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide on Wednesday, April 13, in Newark Superior Court before Judge Verna Leith. Charged with second-degree vehicular homicide, Comasco negotiated a prison term […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A four-alarm fire involving three Charles Street buildings broke out Saturday, April 16. The location of the buildings are 42 , 44 and 46 Charles St. Bloomfield Fire Chief Joseph McCarthy said the cause was still under investigation. The fire call came in at 6:19 p.m., he said in an email. “All three […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — According to Bloomfield Township Administrator Matt Watkins, a tentative trial date of May 26 has been scheduled in Bloomfield Municipal Court for Vincent Ascolese, the former director of the North Jersey Humane Society Shelter located in Bloomfield. Ascolese has been charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty. Ascolese appeared in court in early […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Spring vacation is under way this week for Bloomfield school children. On Friday last week, at Carteret Elementary, the students were visited by a representative of the American Heart Association. She hoped to drum up some enthusiasm from the children to solicit donations during a three-week long fund drive supporting the heart association. An […]