BLOOMFIELD, NJ — This past Tuesday, Dec. 13, it was expected that the Bloomfield Board of Education would discuss the residency qualifications of two newly elected board members, Gladys Rivera and Lillian Mancheno, at their regular meeting of that night. While Mancheno was interviewed during the summer by The Independent Press and said she has been […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A longtime Brookdale barber thinks he may see the writing on the wall and has started a petition campaign to send out his own message. Fred Ardizzone, owner of Brookdale Barber Shop, has brought to the attention of other business owners and their customers, in the most-northern section of Broad Street, that the […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Council heard from a court-appointed special master Monday evening, Dec. 12, who explained the affordable housing requirements being forced upon the borough. Special Master Elizabeth McKenzie told the council and 30 audience members, an exceptionally large showing for a Glen Ridge Council meeting, that the municipality is far better […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School students of David Simonetti’s filmmaking class distinguished themselves recently at the Ramapo College High School Film Festival which featured student short movies from all over NJ. The movies were screened at the college and students were encouraged to bring their family and friends. “I thought is was very classy,” […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Bloomfield bar was attacked with a barrage of gunfire Friday night, Dec. 2. Sports in the City, a nightclub located on the corner of North 13th Street and 1st Avenue, was hit by a minimum of 33 rounds of gunshot, according to Bloomfield Police Director Sam DeMaio. The club is located on […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Maybe this story does not have a moral, but a former Glen Ridge resident has been reunited with a signet ring that flew off his finger 40 years ago and landed somewhere in a Cambridge Road backyard in Glen Ridge. The ring was found by another former Glen Ridge resident, now living […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Two unsuccessful candidates in the recent Bloomfield Board of Education elections are questioning the eligibility of one of the winners. Incumbent Shane Berger and challenger Ben Morse, who polled the fourth- and seventh-highest totals, respectively, in a race for three seats, are questioning the residency status of the candidate with the second-highest total, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School Key Club hosted a pre-Thanksgiving dinner for seniors on Tuesday, Nov. 22, in the high school cafeteria. Helping out with serving dinners and beverages was the Builders Club, the Bloomfield Middle School version of the Key Club. Both groups are sponsored by the Bloomfield Kiwanis Club. The Builders Club […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Next Wednesday, Dec. 7, is the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise attack on American naval and military forces was undertaken by Japan. The next day, President Franklin Roosevelt, reacting to what he described as “a date that will live in infamy,” asked Congress for a declaration […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Vincent Ascolese, the former Bloomfield animal-control officer charged with allegedly euthanizing a fawn by slitting the animal’s throat, had a hearing in Bloomfield Municipal Court on Nov. 23 with Chief Municipal Court Judge John Paparazzo presiding. A casually dressed Ascolese was in the courtroom seated on a bench with unidentified individuals while the […]