GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School senior Stephen Hoebee-Elardo will be performing in his seventh consecutive “New Voices,” at the Paper Mill Playhouse later this month. “I love musical theater,” Stephen said in a recent interview. “I love the ability and the chance to get up in front of people and sing and dance.” […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield has concluded the first phase of a project to eliminate dead ends in the town water system. The engineering department will be sending out a request this month for contractors to begin the second phase, according to Township Engineer Paul Lasek. Lasek anticipates the second phase will be completed by the end […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — At the Glen Ridge Community Pool on Independence Day, there was a good crowd and the rain that was in the forecast for the evening was not suggested by the sky. Bob Silvera, the pool’s assistant manager, was at the gate to admit people to the pool. He said a new boroughwide […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Middle School promoted 444 eighth-graders on Wednesday, June 22. As is customary, two separate ceremonies, in the auditorium and the gym, were held to accommodate the class. The ceremonies started 15 minutes apart, which gave speakers the opportunity to attend both functions. For the most part, what was said to both audiences […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield resident Nicholas Comasco, 27, was sentenced in Newark Superior Court on Monday, June 26, to three years in state prison for vehicular homicide. He had been charged in the death of Bloomfield High School junior Christina Lembo, 16. Comasco was led from the courtroom in handcuffs by Essex County Sheriff officers. “We […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Imaginative parents of some Glen Ridge High School 2016 graduates did their own star turn last week when they created a “Star Wars”-themed party for Project Graduation. The event is an annual celebration in three parts for students following the graduation ceremony. Sandwiched between a dinner-dance at the Women’s Club of Glen […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Bloomfield Zoning Board member and a Bloomfield Cultural Commission member resigned Monday night at the Township Council meeting to protest the decision of Mayor Michael Venezia and the council to not reappoint Michelle Davidson as the chairwoman of the BCC. Davidson’s five-year appointment ends today, Thursday, June 30. Resigning from the Zoning […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Watsessing Elementary School guidance counselor Diane Giachetti, one of four Bloomfield School District educators to retire this year, ended her teaching career in January. Giachetti’s decision not to wait until June was helped along by a long commute from Asbury Park, where she lives Giachetti received her BA in social work from St. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The retail portion of Glenwood Village has been sold by Bloomfield Center Urban Renewal for approximately $19 million, according to Bill Colgan, a BCUR principal. The buyer was Cedar Realty Trust, of Port Washington, NY. The BCUR is located in the Leo Building, Bloomfield. According to its website, Cedar Realty is an investment […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Fairview Elementary School held its second Relay for Life on Friday afternoon, June 17. Relay for Life is a global fundraising event to combat cancer. Communities and organizations raise money through donations which are then contributed to the American Cancer Society. Events are held at various times throughout the year. Fairview Elementary School […]