Glen Ridge post office: It’s busy, busy, busy

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Just promoted a month ago from acting supervisor to supervisor at the Glen Ridge post office, John Gonchar, 57, said that during the holiday season, the U.S. Postal Service delivers 850,000 parcels and 15 billion letters. The borough has its share of that, too. “Today we delivered 18,000 cards and letters,” he […]

Margaret Dunigan, 75, is laid to rest at Sacred Heart

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A requiem Mass for Margaret Dunigan was celebrated Tuesday, Dec. 19, at Sacred Heart Church. Dunigan, who held many honorary civic titles, served on the Bloomfield Township Council 2002-2007 and 2010-2013. She died Dec. 13 at the age of 75. Delivering the homily was Bishop Paul Bootkoski, retired from the Archdiocese of Metuchen. […]

Demarest students learn about net neutrality on the web

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Keeping up with current events, Demarest Elementary School fifth- and sixth-graders were given a lesson in net neutrality by media instructor Rosemary Vetrano on Friday, Dec. 8. The policy of net neutrality is the ability for an individual to have equal access to all websites regardless of the data it may contain. The […]

The Bloomfield post office: busy, busy busy

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Letter deliveries are not peaking during the holiday season anymore, according to Bloomfield post office Officer-in-Charge Jason Kagle, but package deliveries more than make up for it. “I’ll go to the dock and you look at the back of a 2-ton truck with at least 200 parcels and you cannot believe one man […]

New building coming to Foley Field

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A logistical problem with overhead electrical lines has been resolved, allowing for the construction of a multi-purpose building at Foley Field in the near future. According to Mike Napolitano, president of the Foley Field Foundation, the delay for a $300,000 building at the south end of the field was a PSE&G power line […]

Councilman Pomares looks back on his tenure

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A strong voice on the township council for preserving Bloomfield history will be departing next month. Carlos Pomares will be resigning as an at-large councilman to become an Essex County freeholder. Pomares won the uncontested District 5 seat in November when incumbent and Bloomfield resident Cynthia Toro chose not to run. District 5 […]

As 2017 ends, DeMaio looks at the crime stats

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Public Safety Director Sam DeMaio is warning residents that theft is one crime that spikes during the holiday season, and he advises anyone having a package delivered to make certain someone is at the final destination to accept it. Cyber Monday, the first Monday after Thanksgiving when shoppers go online for sales […]

Teacher wins a visit by an educational show for kids

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A theater troupe from the George Street Playhouse came to Watsessing Elementary School on Friday, Dec. 1. Four performers and a stage manager/sound engineer presented an age-appropriate musical comedy, “Austin the Unstoppable.” This was a 45-minute show about the importance of making healthy eating and recreational decisions. The troupe has been touring the […]

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