GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The 10th anniversary of “Art in Bloom,” an exhibition of flower arrangements inspired by holdings of the Montclair Art Museum, will have a five-day exhibition at the museum beginning May 16. The floral displays will be created by designers and garden clubs from the tristate area. One designer will be Glen Ridge […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — With township schools closed this week for spring break, the entire Bloomfield Police Department, from patrol officer to deputy chief, have been practicing how to react to an active shooter at a Bloomfield school. The drill has been held annually for about 12 years and a different district school is used each year […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — You may need a geiger counter of sorts to find this out-of-the-way dance studio, but once you discover it you’ve struck gold. And the gold is on the shoes of the tap dancers at the New Jersey Tap Dance Ensemble. Located in Bloomfield, the company was recently named the 2018 People’s Choice in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Fire Department Chief Joseph McCarthy will be retiring at the end of this month. He has been 39 years on the job and fire chief for seven. McCarthy, 59, grew up in a fire department family. Both his father and grandfather were members of the East Orange Fire Department and both retired […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — A joint meeting of the Glen Ridge and Montclair planning boards was held at Montclair Fire Headquarters on Monday, March 26. The topic was the proposed medical office building across Bay Avenue from Mountainside Hospital and how to make it fit into a residential neighborhood. No vote was taken. A key speaker […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Former Bloomfield High School running coach and teacher Leo Donaldson accepted a plea deal in Newark Superior Court on Tuesday, March 20, for seven years in prison. He was indicted on 36 counts stemming from sexual contact with minors. Donaldson, 32, must serve 85 percent of his sentence, or five years, 10 months […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Women’s Club of Glen Ridge hosted its annual “My Favorite Doll Tea Party” on Sunday afternoon, March 18. Although there is no recorded date of when the fundraiser began, several women involved this year estimated 15 years. Proceeds from ticket sales and raffle prizes were to be donated to various charities. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Artists painting under the radar? Who knew there was an open artists studio in Bloomfield at the Brookdale Reformed Church every Tuesday morning? There is and has been for about 20 years. It is an easy-going environment, according to the man who oversees it, Belleville resident and former commercial artist Richard Toglia. An […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The topic of school safety was presented at Bloomfield High School by the school district on Monday evening, March 12. The guest speaker was Thomas Gambino, from the Office of School Preparedness and Emergency Planning, of the state Department of Education. He was introduced by Schools Superintendent Sal Goncalves who called him an […]
BLOOMFIELD and GLEN RIDGE, NJ — A winter storm coupled with a nor‘easterner deposited up to 12-inches of snow in Bloomfield and Glen Ridge on Wednesday, March 7. The combined results of snow and moisture produced the toughest storm the public works departments of both communities have faced in memory, according to their directors. “As far […]