Safety first at Bloomfield Fire Dept.

Safety first at Bloomfield Fire Dept.

At the Bloomfield Fire Department, risk reduction is the name of the game. In November, the department participated in a cancer screening initiative, following a 2024 state law mandating free periodic screenings for full-time fire department personnel. “It was a two-part exam,” Deputy Chief Brian McDade said at headquarters last week. “There was a skin […]

Documentary to feature local animator

Documentary to feature local animator

Years after their completion, a Bloomfield animator has recently had his early works “rediscovered” by a VHS collector who will now distribute the compilation of short films under the title, “Death Laughs Among Us.” Township resident John Schnall, who started making animated films in the 1980s, and in 1997 established his own animation company, Quality […]

Seniors hang out and do what they want

Seniors hang out and do what they want

A senior group so brand new that it does not even have a name yet is currently meeting at the Oakeside Cultural Center on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, noon to 3 p.m. An outreach program run by the Bloomfield Department of Human Service, but also open to non-residents, it is a fully democratic endeavor whereby […]

Honoring MLK with a day of service

Honoring MLK with a day of service

A day of community service was held at Christ Episcopal Church of Bloomfield and Glen Ridge on Saturday morning, Jan. 18. The annual event, held in observance of Martin Luther King Day, benefitting local charities was initiated in Bloomfield, but the Glen Ridge church, as it often does, opened its doors to neighbors. “Our parish […]

Professor recalled as scholar, yeoman

Professor recalled as scholar, yeoman

Jean Alvares, a former member of the Bloomfield Open Space Committee who helped to establish community gardens at Pulaski and Milhouse parks, and was a Montclair State University professor of classics and humanities, died at home Jan. 16, after a long illness. He was remembered by residents and colleagues as an erudite, but a down-to-earth […]

Fair connects people to services

Fair connects people to services

Carteret Elementary School held its first Wellness Fair on Saturday morning, Jan. 11, in the school gym with about a dozen health care providers on hand. The event was sponsored by the school’s Cultural Committee and coordinated by sixth-grade special education teacher Gianna Allegretti. She cited a language barrier among the Carteret population as one […]

Lady Bengalettes in the house

Lady Bengalettes in the house

Recently inaugurated, a squad of Bloomfield High School girls called the Lady Bengalettes have taken to the gym floor during boys and girls basketball games to energize fans with majorette dancing. According to the group’s founder and advisor, Dorcas Allen, a business education teacher at the school, majorette dance combines a variety of styles — […]

Bloomfield HS Athletic Hall of Fame inductees for Class of 2025 unveiled

Bloomfield HS Athletic Hall of Fame inductees for Class of 2025 unveiled

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School Athletic Hall of Fame Association and the Bloomfield Educational Foundation are proud to introduce the Class of 2025 inductees. The induction reception and dinner will take place April 30 at Nanina’s in the Park, located at 540 Mill St., in Belleville, at 6 p.m. The following are the […]

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