VOORHEES, NJ — Beginning June 15, New Jersey American Water is implementing provisional rates for water and wastewater service while the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities reviews the company’s rate change request. New Jersey American Water’s rate request, which was filed Sept. 15, 2017, was driven by more than $868 million in needed investment […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Sheriff Armando Fontoura advised motorists in a recent press release that the Essex County Sheriff’s Office will join with municipal police from around New Jersey in cracking down on unbuckled motorists and passengers as part of the national “Click it or Ticket” campaign. Beginning May 21 and running through June 3, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The reason things happen may be in the stars, but by a confluence of worldly factors a Bloomfield High School graduate, Dawn Ferrara, Class of 1989, has created what may be the first bowling league in the state for people who are blind and visually impaired. The teams will be meeting every Wednesday […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Police Department arrested a suspect last week for “mail fishing,” a crime increasingly seen in north Jersey whereby a suspect removes envelopes from a mailbox and fraudulently cashes any checks. The arrest was made Tuesday, May 8, outside the post office at 1296 Broad St., shortly after midnight. According to Lt. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Aspiring Kindness Foundation, which has raised more than $200,000 for first responders, emergency service providers and fire prevention and education programs, will hold its sixth annual Charity Golf Outing at the Forest Hill Field Club in Bloomfield on Monday, June 18. Reflecting the origins of the charity that was formed in […]
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 […]