BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Chorale presents “A Tapestry of Song” on Sunday, June 3, at 3 p.m. at the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green, 147 Broad St. This eclectic program ranges from the classical works of Brahms and Mendelssohn to the contemporary works of Jacob Narverud, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. “The Weaver,” […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Last week, in anticipation of Mother’s Day, flowers were abundant in supermarkets, farmers markets and roadway garden centers. Leading up to this special day, a number of Job Haines Home residents spoke about their mothers. One was Claire Graziano, 93. “Her name was Mary Vitelli,” Claire said. “She came from Sicily at the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield School District held its 41st annual elementary school chess championships on Saturday, May 5, at Fairview Elementary School. The tournament was under the direction of Fairview sixth-grade language arts teacher and chess club adviser, Mary Donovan, with the assistance of the Fairview Home & School Association. The championship is traditionally held […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A musical debut of sorts took place at Bloomfield Middle School on Sunday, May 6. In a scheduled concert by the Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra, a member of the orchestra performed on a mandobass. Easy to spot, the mandobass is the big, upright bass standing on an end pin in a field of handheld […]
The Bloomfield High School Class of 2020 is sponsoring a comedy and pasta night with Uncle Floyd. The event is on Friday, May 18, 2018, at VFW Post 711, 369 Broughton Ave., Bloomfield. Admission includes all the salad, pasta and meatballs you can eat. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with dinner being served at 7 […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The grassroots and defunct “Ice and Iron” proposal, which sought to rehabilitate the unused track bed of the former Boonton train line into a pedestrian and bicycle pathway, has resurfaced with some clout. The old line runs from Montclair, through Glen Ridge and Bloomfield, Belleville, Newark, to Jersey City. On May 1, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Brookdale Elementary School students celebrated Earth Day on Thursday, April 26, by planting flower seedlings. Each class participated and at around 1 p.m. the kindergarteners filed out the front door and down the steps. A number of parents waited on the lawn. The children were paired off and given trowels. The ground […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The fourth annual “Senior Prom,” sponsored by the Bloomfield Board of Health, was held Friday afternoon, April 27, at the Knights of Columbus hall on State Street. Residents from the township and Glen Ridge fed on a wide assortment of foods donated by 18 local restaurants while listening to Vince “The Prince” […]
NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit continues installation of positive train control equipment on its rail fleet. To accommodate this critical safety upgrade, weekday rail schedules are being adjusted to allow for hardware components to be installed on locomotives and cab cars. Beginning Monday, June 4, some trains will be temporarily discontinued or have changes of […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School has a nationally ranked fencer. Eleventh-grader Gareth Spiteri, 16, began the sport with the township recreation department during the summer after his promotion from the third grade at Oak View Elementary School. He liked the sport enough to take lessons that paid off. For the last three years, he has […]