BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School Robotics Club held a fundraiser on Thursday, Jan. 18, in the first-floor gymnasium known as “the Pit.” Billed by club advisor Michael Warholak as the first-ever drone race at the school, students had the opportunity to try out the high-tech whirligigs that are not easy to fly. “We’re trying […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Rich Rockwell, 64, the vice-president of the Historical Society of Bloomfield, has been appointed to the township council. He was sworn-in Monday evening, Jan. 22, as an at-large member. Rockwell fills the vacancy left by Carlos Pomares who was elected Essex County freeholder, District 5, in November. There are two years left in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Bloomfield High School senior headed for the U.S Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Grace Perrotta, daughter of Stephen and Kate Sheehy Perrotta, of Essex Avenue, learned the good news last week in an email. “I told my older sister first,” Grace said about her reaction to her acceptance. She spoke last weekend […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The 72nd annual Glen Ridge Antiques Show will be held Friday, Feb. 2, and Saturday, Feb 3, at the Glen Ridge Congregational Church. According to Debbie Turi, the dealers’ manager for the second consecutive year, the show is the longest-running one of its kind in the state. Turi is also a dealer […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A township couple has started a nonprofit organization with the hope of saving family pets caught in house fires. “We obviously love animals,” David Tucker Jr. said of himself and his wife, Elaina Unnasch, in the living room of their Mill Street home Sunday, Jan. 21. “We wanted to do something to help […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The sentencing of former Bloomfield Councilman Elias Chalet, scheduled in Newark Superior Court for Friday, Jan. 19, has been adjourned to Friday, Feb. 23. No reason for the postponement was provided by the state Office of the Attorney General, when contacted. The sentencing has been delayed numerous times. Chalet, 55, was indicted Jan. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield residents, assisted by those from surrounding communities, paid homage on Saturday morning, Jan. 13, to the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by taking part in the fourth annual MLK/Bloomfield Day of Service. The event was an opportunity for volunteers to make a difference by improving the township infrastructure. In the past, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Ridgewood Avenue School received 48 tickets at the beginning of the 2017 professional football season from the New York Jets. The tickets were for students who exhibited outstanding behavior. The “Upstander of the Week Program” is in its second year for the Jets. It is an effort to recognize schools that combat […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 16th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Celebration was held Monday, Jan. 15, in its customary setting, the New Light Baptist Church. The proceedings were hosted by Bloomfield Councilwoman Wartyna Davis on the exact date of what would have been King’s 89th birthday. The invocation was given by Deacon Robert […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A third-grade class teacher at Watsessing Elementary School is using a behavioral communications computer program that allows parents to log in and find out if their child is being naughty or nice, in real time. The system also allows the parent to respond to the teacher about reported behavior. The program, which essentially […]