Bloomfield HS STEM Club works to generate electricity

Bloomfield HS STEM Club works to generate electricity

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School hosted a STEM competition on Dec. 16, with eight high school science, technology, engineering and mathematics clubs invited.  On the day of the meet, each team was given the same problem to solve: Provided with rudimentary material, including a tiny electric generator, a light bulb and a whiffle ball, […]

Venezia sworn in for fourth term as mayor of Bloomfield

Venezia sworn in for fourth term as mayor of Bloomfield

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Democratic Mayor Michael Venezia was sworn in for his fourth consecutive term on Friday evening, Jan. 6, at Town Hall, before a full chamber of family, friends and spectators. Sleighing into office on the popular mayor’s runners were familiar faces, all at-large members: Councilwoman Wartyna Davis, commencing her fourth term, and Councilmen […]

Glen Ridge HS Writing Club inspires students to create

Glen Ridge HS Writing Club inspires students to create

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Meeting twice a month with adviser Smita Ganatra, the Glen Ridge High School Writing Club is a student-directed activity with club members determining how to facilitate the process of writing.  Ganatra, who teaches eighth- and ninth-grade English, and is also the middle school yearbook adviser, acknowledged in a recent telephone interview […]

Hughes sworn in again as Glen Ridge councilman

Hughes sworn in again as Glen Ridge councilman

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Peter Hughes, who has served on the Glen Ridge Borough Council since 2001 and who served as the borough’s mayor from 2008 to 2016, was again sworn into office as a council member on Tuesday, Jan. 3.  “We in Glen Ridge pride ourselves in volunteerism, and Peter is the epitome of […]

Glen Ridge residents are ready to tackle 2023

Glen Ridge residents are ready to tackle 2023

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The start of a new year is naturally the time to make resolutions. Below are some made by individuals who appeared in stories in The Glen Ridge Paper in 2022.   Elizabeth Baker, Glen Ridge Shade Tree commissioner  “Maximize the town’s vital green infrastructure and strive to do even better to […]

Refol retires after decades of making a difference for special needs students in Bloomfield

Refol retires after decades of making a difference for special needs students in Bloomfield

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Aissa Refol, a special education teacher at Berkeley Elementary School, has retired. Her final day was Friday, Dec. 23. Born in the Philippines, Refol grew up in Jersey City and attended St. Michael’s Regional High School in Union City. She received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University and […]

Riedl hangs up her teaching hat at Berkeley School in Bloomfield

Riedl hangs up her teaching hat at Berkeley School in Bloomfield

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Karen Riedl, a special education inclusion kindergarten teacher at Berkeley Elementary School, has retired. Her final day was Dec. 23. Riedl grew up in Rutherford and attended St. Mary High School and Fairleigh Dickinson University, both in her hometown. She received her special education certification from Bloomfield College. Her desire to pursue […]

Watsessing School in Bloomfield bids farewell to longtime lunch aide

Watsessing School in Bloomfield bids farewell to longtime lunch aide

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Lunch will be a little different today at Watsessing Elementary School because yesterday, Dec. 22, after 42 years, Jean Gomes, 78, lunchtime aide, retired. Before coming to Watsessing, Gomes worked for her in-laws at Kosher Supreme Bakery, in Belleville. Her home was on Harrison Street, smack on the boundary line between Belleville […]

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