BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The first-grade students of St. Thomas the Apostle School in Bloomfield last week learned about tornadoes and how they form. After gaining this knowledge, the students were able to take cleaned water bottles, fill them with soap, water, and glitter, and create mini-tornadoes. This is one of the first STEM Projects of the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Former Bloomfield Board of Education President Dan Anderson disagrees with the recent proposal by the NJ Department of Education that would require PARCC tests as the overriding factor in whether a student should graduate from high school or not. Anderson is still a member of the school board. In a May press release, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The National Council of Jewish Women, Essex County Section, have honored three Essex County high school students with the Nancy and Robert Eskow NCJW Volunteer Awards, according to a press release from the NCJW/Essex. Selected from a field of 36 applicants, the 2016 award-winners include Madeline Broderick of Glen Ridge High […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — In an effort to keep down the geese population in Bloomfield, the Board of Health is employing a vendor that uses Border collies to scare the birds, hopefully into another municipality far,far away. This effort is in conjunction with coating the eggs with corn oil by the Public Works Department. The name of […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Proving that the squeaky wheel gets the grease, a Hazelwood Road resident, dissatisfied with the township response to an hydraulic fluid leak in her neighborhood, contacted the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection about her concern. The DEP then alerted the Hazmat Unit of the Nutley Fire Department, which handles hazardous material accidents […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Historical Society of Bloomfield will present “The Role of New Jersey in the Civil War.” The program will treat the battlefront, enlistment motivations, training, camp experience, military discipline, combat and a comparative evaluation of the state’s military record. Home-front politics will also be discussed. The notion of New Jersey as a […]
Donald K Schweikert, 92, of Searsport, Maine, died peacefully at home on April 10th, in the morning light. Born in Brooklyn N.Y. on August 21, 1923, he attended Adelphi Academy before going to the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He was an active member of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. […]
Senior Amir Gamil
Amir Gamil is a senior on the Nutley High School varsity tennis team. He is a dedicated and respectable individual to his coach and his teammates. Amir has been with the team for four years and although not making the top seven starting lineup, he continues to come to all practices and wait around to play the extra […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Thirteen petitions have been filed in the municipal clerk’s office for the June 7 primary elections for mayor and council. Two Democrats are running for mayor; seven Democrats are running for three at-large council seats. The winners will run in the November general election against a Republican slate, which is uncontested in […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Steven Graff, piano recitalist, chamber musician, music history scholar and teacher will perform at the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge on April 5. His repertoire will include classical French works by Debussy, Saint-Saens, Rameau, Faure, and Satie, plus works written by Chopin in Paris, and French-inspired popular songs. Come hear favorites […]