BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Councilman Nicholas Joanow is attempting to warn Bloomfield residents not to park in the McDonald’s parking lot on Broad Street if they have a destination other than the fast food franchise. His warning is that the lot is only for customers of McDonald’s. If anyone who is not a customer should park there, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The township of Bloomfield reorganizational meeting was held Thursday, Jan. 5, at Bloomfield Middle School. Although the auditorium was only partially filled, the 300 spectators who did attend would have overwhelmed the council chamber at Town Hall had the ceremony been held in that space. Township Administrator Matthew Watkins served as the master […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Mountainside Hospital has a newbie. It is the newly renovated maternity ward which opened last summer and is now coming into the news because, well, a newly designed maternity ward goes hand-in-hand with the first arrival of the the New Year. According to Jennifer Waters, director of women’s services, the improvements at […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Bloomfield activist is currently fasting to gather support for a presidential pardon of a Native American. Broughton Avenue resident Ted Glick began a water-only diet, at home, on Monday, Jan. 2. He is hoping that concerned people and Bloomfield residents will contact the White House website and request that President Barack Obama, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Despite challenging weather conditions driving on snowy, North Jersey roadways this past Saturday, Jan. 7, choreography practice was under way at the Agape Worship Center on West Street in Bloomfield. The activity by six young women and two dance instructors was in preparation for the Miss Essex County Pageant, to be staged […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A hearing will be held Feb. 7 in Newark Superior Court’s Office of Administrative Law to determine if newly elected Bloomfield Board of Education member Gladys Rivera qualifies as a township resident. The action was brought by former BOE member Shane Berger. Berger filed a brief for emergency relief asking the court to […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Foley Field Foundation has collected or has received pledges totalling almost $175,000 toward its effort to construct a proposed multipurpose building at the southern end of Foley Field. According to Mike Napolitano, president of the organization, Brookdale ShopRite recently pledged $25,000 toward a budget of $300,000 for the building. He said ShopRite […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A court date has been set for today, Thursday, Jan. 5, to hear oral arguments by those concerned with the residency qualifications of Gladys Rivera, who won a seat on the Bloomfield Board of Education in the recent November elections. Rivera was scheduled to be sworn onto the board this past Tuesday, Jan. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Police Department’s application for a drone, according to Chief Sheila Byron-Lagattuta in a Dec. 15 email, was not approved. The department had been notified in June 2016, by the director of the Essex County College Public Safety Academy, Rocco Miscia Jr., that an organization called DAPS, an acronym for Drone […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — In a court hearing on Monday, Dec. 19, Newark Superior Court Judge Martin Cronin gave indicted 1st Ward Councilman Elias Chalet until Jan. 20 to make a choice: accept a trial date, or seek a plea bargain for allegedly accepting a bribe to use his political influence. Chalet is charged with official misconduct […]