BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Brookdale Reformed Church and five Clifton churches are meeting as a single congregation for Wednesday services during this Easter season with each of the participating churches taking a turn as host. It is the second year the Bloomfield church has joined with the Clifton Clergy Group for Lent. Pastor Susan Dorward, of […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge School District reported 12 offenses during the school year 2015-2016, according to the latest NJ Department of Education Violence, Vandalism and Substance Abuse annual report for public schools. All 2015-2016 offenses were for bullying. In the remaining four categories — violence, vandalism, weapons and substance abuse violations — there […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — For a little over a year now, the Bloomfield Police Department has been deploying a police mobility vehicle on downtown-area sidewalks. Known as a PMV, the mechanism is a 375-pound, electric-powered, three-speed tricycle, with a throttle, that can travel 30 miles per hour. Narrow enough at 30 inches to a enter store, and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The public referendum to issue $24 million in bonds to upgrade existing school facilities and acquire a building for expansion was passed by Glen Ridge voters by a margin of 2 to 1. The uncertified results had 1,024 voting for the referendum and 505 against it. Three provisional ballots remain to be […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield School District reported 52 offenses during school year 2015-2016, according to the latest NJ Department of Education Violence, Vandalism and Substance Abuse annual report for public schools. The total includes weapons and bullying incidents. The annual report is comprised of self-reported information provided by school districts. It was issued Feb. 13. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Department of Health has received funding to conduct an audit of the accessibility of parks, schools, and mass transit destinations by pedestrians and bicyclers. The money is part of a Partners in Health “Healthy Communities” grant for $20,000. “We’re going to actually study walking paths,” said Karen Lore, the health department […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — A tentative budget for the school year 2017-2018 was discussed Monday by the Glen Ridge Board of Education. The budget will raise taxes $329.46 on the average-assessed home of $543,553. The tax levy is an increase of 2.54 percent over the 2016-2017 levy. State aid is $780,892, the same as the previous […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — A program on bee sustainability and beekeeping is scheduled for Tuesday, March 28, at the Glen Ridge Public Library, at 7 p.m. The talk was originally scheduled for the train station. The location was changed because the Glen Ridge School District referendum vote had to be postponed due to the snowstorm last […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Spring and its unpredictable early weather arrived with warming temperatures Monday following a blizzard last week in the Greater New York area. Bloomfield came through the storm OK, according to Anthony Nesto, the director of Bloomfield Public Works and Parks. About 8 inches of snow dropped on Tuesday, March 14, in the local […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Leo Donaldson, the former Bloomfield High School coach and teacher charged with aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, was released from the Essex County Correctional Facility on March 13 after posting a bail of $300,000 with no 10 percent. Donaldson was arrested Oct. 27 and incarcerated for 134 days. […]