BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 16th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Celebration was held Monday, Jan. 15, in its customary setting, the New Light Baptist Church. The proceedings were hosted by Bloomfield Councilwoman Wartyna Davis on the exact date of what would have been King’s 89th birthday. The invocation was given by Deacon Robert […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A third-grade class teacher at Watsessing Elementary School is using a behavioral communications computer program that allows parents to log in and find out if their child is being naughty or nice, in real time. The system also allows the parent to respond to the teacher about reported behavior. The program, which essentially […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Jan. 12, PSE&G filed its first regulatory rate review in more than eight years, asking for an adjustment in electric and gas base delivery rates that would increase overall revenues by approximately 1 percent, according to a recent release from the company. According to the company, the increase is necessary to […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Do you enjoy singing and would like to be a part of an organization dedicated to enriching the lives of others through music? The Bloomfield Chorale is seeking all voices — soprano, alto, tenor and bass — for its spring 2018 season. Drop in at one of the chorale’s January rehearsals on […]
The following release was provided by the township of Bloomfield. BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A total of 125 feral cats were humanely neutered in 2017 by the Bloomfield Animal Shelter, which is operating with more resources and a renewed mission to Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate and Release based on the international Trap-Neuter-Return program popularized worldwide in the […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Wednesday, Jan. 10, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. presented a proposed 2018 budget of $725.9 million that, according to a press release from the county, stabilizes the county’s financial plan and addresses challenges stemming from ongoing national economic conditions. According to the county, layoffs have been avoided since 2004 […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The New Year brought the tri-state region its first snowstorm on Thursday, Jan. 4, and according to the director of Bloomfield Public Works and Parks, Anthony Nesto, his department did “relatively well.” Bloomfield traffic and pedestrians were kept moving, but with temperatures constantly in the teens or below, there were some mechanical problems […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Miss Essex County Area Scholarship Pageant is getting a second chance. Originally scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Bloomfield Middle School, it abruptly had to be cancelled because a contestant dropped out. The new date is Feb. 3. It will again be held at the middle school, but it will also […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Dec. 4 letter alleging discriminatory and dangerous working conditions in the Bloomfield Fire Department has resulted in an investigation into the conduct of Deputy Fire Chief Lou Venezia, the brother of Mayor Michael Venezia. The investigation, by an outside law firm, was confirmed in a Jan. 5 email to this newspaper by […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. recently outlined plans for the 2018 Essex County Deer Management Program in South Mountain Reservation and Hilltop Reservation. This is the 11th year of the program, which is geared toward revitalizing the forest ecology by reducing the number of deer. “Controlling the population by removing […]