BLOOMFIELD, NJ — During the span of a handful of days, the Bloomfield Department of Public Works and Parks faced problems resulting from a dramatic change in temperature, from Arctic freeze to springlike weather. On Monday of this week, which was Presidents Day, Anthony Nesto, the DPW&P director, was preparing for more snow preceding an increase […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Department of Health has several new projects that it hopes will promote healthy eating and exercise habits. One is a contest among fifth- and sixth-graders at Fairview and Carteret elementary schools. Two convenience stores, one near each school, have agreed to set aside a small area where only fresh fruit, unsalted […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Art Garage, which holds classes for seniors every Tuesday morning, from 10 a.m. to noon, has moved those classes from Montclair to the Glen Ridge train station on Ridgewood Avenue. A new instructor has also been in place for the last several months. His name is Max Fuchs and, according to […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The township of Bloomfield has filed papers with the New Jersey Supreme Court challenging several requests made to the court by a Bloomfield resident. The resident, Pat Gilleran, had submitted an OPRA request to the town in 2014 to obtain a video surveillance tape. The township denied her request, and Gilleran brought them […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A mother of two children attending Watsessing Elementary School, and the media specialist there, recently created the first Engineering Night at the school. The event was held Thursday, Feb. 11, in the gymnasium. It was planned to commemorate the Feb. 21 to 27 observance of National Engineering Week, which focuses scholastic attention on […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Children, ages 2 to 12, from Bloomfield and surrounding communities, had the opportunity Friday, Feb. 5, to receive free dental care at the Give Kids a Smile community oral health fair. Sponsored by the KinderSmile Foundation, the event, which occurs on the first Friday of February, was held for the ninth consecutive year […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Middle School recently won first place at the Essex County Forensics Tournament, held at Heritage Middle School, in Livingston. Four other schools competed. They were Caldwell, Orange, East Orange and Livingston. BMS also won individual honors, with eighth-grader Elizabeth Nucci taking first place; seventh-grader Emma Morse, second place; and eighth-grader Anna Haraka, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Home and School Association of Oakview Elementary School received two checks totaling $10,735 at its recent monthly meeting. The donation was from Bloomfield businessman Sanj Patel, owner of Sanj’s Smoke Shop, located on Broad Street, in the North Center. In January, to commemorate his 24th year in business, Patel held an invitation-only, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Although the final figures are not tallied, the 70th Glen Ridge Antique Show is projected to have a 10 percent revenue increase over last year, according to Dorothy Waldt, the show manager. Last year, the show garnered about $20,000 for charitable causes, before expenses. The fair this year had a festive air, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — An effort to remove 1st Ward Councilman Elias Chalet from office was recently turned aside, while another effort for removal awaits a possible showdown in November, on Election Day. Chalet, who has been indicted by a state grand jury for official misconduct and bribery, was asked by Mayor Michael Venezia, on Sunday, Jan. […]