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 […]
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 […]
As millions of people watch Super Bowl LIX, they will hear and watch Bloomfield native Kevin Burkhardt perform the play-by-play for the broadcast on FOX. Super Bowl 59 between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will be played on Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Superdome in New Orleans. Burkhardt, 50, has been the main […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
Hear ye, hear ye! Now is the time for New Year’s resolutions.l Befitting the moment, a fair number of local personages, distinguished by their appearance in The Independent Press during the most recently concluded year, were queried as to their 2025 resolutions. This request is far from precedent. According to the Pew Research Center, 30 […]