BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Mayor Michael Venezia has announced that an application by Bloomfield to enter the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge has been accepted. The challenge is a competitive process whereby communities of all sizes, world wide, propose universal solutions to its own municipal problems. The winning municipalities would receive funding and technical support to implement their proposals. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — With another school year around the corner, principals and teachers pulled up stakes on their vacations and headed back to the classroom to prepare. We caught some of them hard at work going over schedules, decorating corridor walls, or, if they were a new hand, being given a primer by an old pro. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The field house at Hurrell Field is undergoing a transformation, thanks, in part, to the effort of the Glen Ridge Booster Club. It is hoped that all changes will be accomplished in a short time frame, just 18 months, according to Tania Liddy and Ellen Auborn, two “football parents” who are providing […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — A local theater camp had a visit last week from a Broadway actress who will be a Bloomfield High School sophomore this fall. Sofia Rubino, 15, who also attended Oak View Elementary School and Bloomfield Middle School, spoke at “12 Miles to Broadway,” the camp of Glen Ridge residents Heather Ballantyne and […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Former Bloomfield High School coach and teacher Leo Donaldson and his husband, Bradley, were indicted by a grand jury June 5 on 37 counts. Bradley Donaldson was indicted on just one count. According to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Leo Donaldson was indicted on multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Freeman Tennis Courts is having another popular year, according to court manager Peter DeCapua, with Glen Ridge and Bloomfield residents among an increasing membership drawn from all Essex County and New York. “It’s been a great year,” he said in a telephone interview earlier this week. “There’s been an increase in membership […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Rev. Damien Lake, 43, the interim reverend for the Congregational Church of Glen Ridge, knows about transitions. In addition to having worked with a church undergoing profound change, he has restored vintage cars. But he also acknowledges having “lost the calling” for 10 years. Born and raised in Michigan, Lake’s father […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Slowly but surely, according to several prognosticators, Bloomfield Center is moving in the right direction. At the redevelopment project located at Broad and Liberty streets, it is reported that 100 percent of the residences are occupied, although at ground level retail space remains nearly vacant. According to Jonathan Schwartz, a principal of BNE […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A township resident was shot and killed by Bloomfield police on Friday morning, Aug. 18. LeRoy Frank, 60, was shot following a domestic dispute with his wife, whose name was withheld. She is said to be 54 years old. A stabbing wound to her neck had been observed when police arrived. She was […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Mayor Michael Venezia and the Township Council recently voted unanimously to have Township Attorney Michael Parlavecchio research the process of how terms of office be extended from three to four years. Earlier this week, Venezia said he understood the NJ Legislature would have to be petitioned. What do Bloomfield residents think about extending […]