BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Watsessing Elementary School held its first duct tape fundraiser on Friday, April 13. The event was originated by sixth-grade math and science teacher Athena Giordano. She was assisted by sixth-grade language arts and social studies teacher Alexandra Gramescu. Funds were raised from selling strips of tape, and from a bake sale. A yard-and-a-half […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield residents will be paying $50 more in taxes on the average assessed home, according to Township Administrator Matthew Watkins. Watkins spoke during a 2018 budget preview at the township conference meeting Monday evening. The total budget is $95 million. The average assessed home in Bloomfield is $270,600. Watkins acknowledged that it was […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield resident Ruth Kliwinski, a newcomer to the Nutley Little Theatre, will appear at that venue in the upcoming production of “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress.” The comedy, about a group of discontented bridesmaids during a Knoxville, Tenn. wedding reception, is by Alan Ball, the screenwriter for “American Beauty” and creator of […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Kiwanis Club of Glen Ridge clothing and household goods drive conducted semi annually from the back of Glen Ridge High School was notable this past Saturday morning. There was still coffee and SUVs with a parent and a kid or two driving up with donations that Kiwanis and GRHS Key Club […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Educational Foundation will be celebrating its 25th anniversary Saturday night, April 7, at the Glen Ridge Country Club with the festivities overlooking the NYC skyline. There will be a cocktail hour with music by the South Side Quartet followed by a three-course dinner and dancing to the group Clancy’s […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 2018-19 proposed Bloomfield school budget submitted to county authorities for approval will increase 1.5 percent over last year — and not the allowed 2 percent cap — while beefing up school security. The vote to send the budget to the county was approved 6-3. Dissenting were BOE members Daniel Anderson, Ruth Hidalgo […]
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 […]