BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Residents with a cell phone may now text the Bloomfield Police Department and leave anonymous tips with a new app that was inaugurated Friday, April 28. The app is called “tip411” and can be downloaded on Itunes and Google play store. “This is not to replace 9-1-1,” said Lt. Vincent Kerney, of the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Demarest Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Jessica Barton has been selected as the 2017 Bloomfield School District Teacher of the Year. A Bloomfield High School graduate, Class of 2000, Barton attended Demarest as a youngster. She received her certification at Fordham University and a master’s in special education at Montclair State University. She has […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Taste of Bloomfield, the exploration of local restaurant fare, was held at Oakeside Cultural Center on Sunday, April 23. According to Kim Reilly, the director of the center, 19 food vendors from Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Montclair and Clifton were on hand. She estimated the diners at 250. “It’s just a gathering […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Renown runner and coach Tom Fleming, 65, died of an apparent heart attack Wednesday, April 19. It was reported by Montclair Kimberley Academy, where he taught and coached, that Fleming collapsed at an MKA track meet in Verona. Fleming, a Bloomfield High School graduate, Class of 1969, had also lived in Glen Ridge. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Board of Education is expected to present at its April 25 meeting a resolution opposing the establishment of a proposed charter school in Bloomfield. The school would serve middle-school students. The board will offer the resolution because an application to the NJ Department of Education has been made for a charter […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Department of Recreation said that its annual Easter egg hunt would begin at 9 a.m. sharp and they meant it: 500 plastic eggs hidden in plain sight for dozens of children to find at Carteret Park. It was all over in a matter of minutes. The burst of activity […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The construction of the proposed memorial arch in Crecco Plaza appears unlikely to happen, according to the former treasurer of the foundation that would pay for the arch. Also dubious of the original plan being realized is the daughter of John Crecco, the former Bloomfield councilman and mayor for whom the the arch […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — John Cerniglia, a former teacher’s aide at a Bloomfield special-needs school, returned March 1 to his old workplace on West Street as the supervisor of curriculum and instruction. Coming back to Westbridge Academy after 28 years, he is spending time getting to know the kids and staff. To everyone, he is “John.” “Building […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Back by popular demand, Van Tassel Funeral Home had its second annual Easter egg coloring class on Saturday, April 8. Whereas the class last year had about 20 people learning skills of traditional Polish egg decorating, there were about 60 people in attendance this year. Izabel Van Tassel, owner of the funeral home […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Brookdale Elementary School recognized Autism Awareness Day by having an online, interactive classroom lesson Friday, April 7. Because it was an online presentation, all classes could participate as one. Sunday, April 2, was the actual date of World Autism Day this year. The lesson was created by resource teacher Jason Triano. Its subject […]