Last day at the pool to enjoy summer

Last day at the pool to enjoy summer

Why must summer end? Well, it must and at the Glen Ridge Community Pool on Labor Day weekend, particularly Monday, Sept. 2, folks were reconciled to a final splash. When asked if they had thoughts about the passing season and what it meant to them, they said they did. Adam Wasserman said that, during the […]

GOP candidates host a ‘meet and greet’ at restaurant

GOP candidates host a ‘meet and greet’ at restaurant

The two Bloomfield Republicans running for township offices in November’s general election hosted a “meet and greet” on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at Angelo’s Restaurant and Pizzeria, on Broad Street. David G. Tucker, who is running for mayor, and Russell Mollica, a candidate for an at-large council seat, attracted about 60 supporters to their first public […]

Bloomfield schools get ready for coming year during the summer

Bloomfield schools get ready for coming year during the summer

The school district never sleeps so, naturally, its personnel are kept busy during the summer. There was building maintenance to be done and envisioned changes to the curriculum enacted, according to the district’s business administrator, Vicky Guo, and the supervisor of buildings and grounds, Joseph Scazafave. At Bloomfield High School, there were installations of new […]

Fire Department hosts camp for girls

Fire Department hosts camp for girls

The Bloomfield Fire Department held its second annual Girls on Fire day camp for fourth- and fifth-grade girls on the mornings of Aug. 14 and 15 at its East Passaic Avenue fire station. With all the mental focus, exercise and teamwork involved, acquanting energetic 9- and 10-year-old girls with a firefighter’s job on a summer’s […]

New superintendent lays out plans

New superintendent lays out plans

Every new school year has its curriculum initiatives and with September knocking, first-year school superintendent Kyle Arlington gave this newspaper a heads-up on what parents can anticipate. Arlington, the former superintendent of the Kenilworth school district, naturally said he was looking forward to his new job. Starting out, he has been engaged in conversations with […]

Schools made ready for coming year

Schools made ready for coming year

School district rooms and hallways continue to be busy places this summer as the custodial staff of Robert Gomes, the schools’ supervisor of buildings and grounds, prepares for September and the arrival of students. Five buildings have work being done. At the high school, a new drop ceiling is in place in anticipation of the […]

Chinese students bring their culture

Glen Ridge High School has been playing host to a contingent of seventh- and eighth-grade Chinese students visiting the United States as part of a cultural program. The activity is sponsored by the International Partnership of Education, Research and Cooperation, a non-profit headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. It works with school districts in Columbus and Los […]