BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Former Bloomfield High School teacher and coach Leo Donaldson, 32, received the maximum prison term of seven years from Judge Richard Sules in Newark Superior Court, on Monday, July 30. Donaldson, who was indicted on 37 counts stemming from sexual contact with minors, had pleaded guilty to four counts and must serve 85 […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey State Council on the Arts recently awarded more than $15.7 million in grant funding to support 700 arts organizations, projects and artists throughout the state. The awards were announced at the Arts Council’s 52nd annual meeting, held at the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton. “The New Jersey […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and Essex County Bar Association President Raj Gadhok announced July 19 that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Essex County Bar Foundation, the related charitable arm of the ECBA, are co-sponsoring a one-day gun buyback program this fall. The initiative is the first time in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Township Administrator Matthew Watkins has confirmed that a $1.6 million lawsuit settlement has been reached between all parties and a motorist involved in a 2012 traffic stop with Bloomfield police officers. The incident involved Bloomfield resident Marcus Jeter who, according to court papers, was punched and taken from his car on the Garden […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A plaque honoring Dominick Ferrara III, the former Bloomfield Civic Band conductor and director, was unveiled on the grounds of the Civic Center this past Monday evening, July 9. Ferrara, who conducted the civic band for 43 years, was 78 when he died Feb. 13, 2017. The dedication attracted about 100 people and […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Department of Recreation presented an Independence Day celebration at Foley Field on Wednesday, July 4. The sky was overcast the entire day and rain seemed imminent, but did not fall. A good crowd, on blankets and beach chairs, were spread over the field or filing up to the food stands behind […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Louis Venezia will be promoted to fire chief Tuesday, July 10, in a ceremony scheduled for 6 p.m., at Town Hall. He will be replacing former fire chief Joseph McCarthy who retired earlier this year. Venezia, who is brother to Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia, received the highest […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Former Bloomfield Public Librarian Robertina “Ina” Campbell, 95, was laid to rest Monday, July 1, in Bloomfield Cemetery. She died June 5. Campbell lived in Job Haines Home for the last three years. She had been a long-time resident of Troy Towers. A former president of the Historical Society of Bloomfield, Campbell was […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Middle School promoted its eighth-graders on Thursday, June 21, in two separate proceedings. One group of students were given their certificates in the gym. The other half of the class were handed theirs in the auditorium about five minutes later. Together, 481 students became high school freshmen. Principal Alla Vayda-Manzo told […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A party recognizing the contributions of volunteers to residents of Job Haines Home was held at the facility on Thursday, June 21. Among them was a group of Rosary Society members from Sacred Heart Church in Bloomfield who have been coming regularly to pray the Rosary with the aged. According to Danyette Randolph, […]