BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield inaugurated the opening of a police substation at Felton Field on Tuesday, Oct. 3, with a ribbon cutting. A non-binding public referendum had approved creating a substation in 2013. Bloomfield Public Safety Director Sam DeMaio said it was a good location to have the facility after hearing concerns from residents in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Newly appointed Chief Municipal Court Judge Wilfredo Benitez is a little embarrassed by the attention he has been getting. He understands that he will be the first Hispanic appointed to the Bloomfield Municipal Court, but he just wants to get to work. He sees himself as a public servant, but one who has […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A handful of Carteret Elementary School students who act in ways supportive of their classmates will be receiving free tickets to New York Jets home games this season. The ticket-giveaway is a part of an anti-bullying program called “Upstarter of the Week.” It is presented by Municipal Credit Union of NYC, through the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bang, zoom — to the moon, Alice! Bloomfield resident and Tony Award-winning actor Michael McGrath is not pulling any punches. As Ralph Kramden in the musical, “The Honeymooners,” beginning tonight at the Paper Mill Playhouse, McGrath said an assessment of the ‘50s-era Kramden as being a misogynist had to be addressed. “There has […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — With the recent dissolution of the Bloomfield Parking Authority and its functions being assumed by the township, parking enforcement has been passed to the Bloomfield Police Department and maintenance is being done by the Department of Public Works and Parks. According DPW&P Director Anthony Nesto, his department will be responsible for maintaining parking […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Three Bloomfield houses of worship addressed the mayor and council Monday night, Sept. 25, to express their concern with the need for the township to install solar panels. Representatives in attendance were from Temple Ner Tamid, the Brookdale Reformed Church and Park United Methodist Church. All three facilities have installed solar paneling but […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The long-awaited ribbon cutting for the new digital message board at Foley Field was held Monday, Sept. 25. With temperatures on the playing field probably around 100 degrees, the heat for the 2 p.m. ceremony would have tested anyone’s dedication. And some speakers did mentioned the brutal warmth. But for those individuals who […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Members of a recently formed activist group calling itself “Bloomfield Citizens Solar Campaign” will speak at the public hearing of the Monday, Sept. 25, Bloomfield Council meeting to announce their intentions of getting the township to go solar. One member of the group, Ted Glick, said that this is only the kickoff of […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Gladys Rivera, the Bloomfield Board of Education member whose legal residency was challenged after she was elected in November 2016, has resigned from the board. In a Sept. 6 letter to Schools Superintendent Sal Goncalves, Rivera cited as the reason for her departure “various unpleasant situations and emotional distress during and into my […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Halpin-Bitecola Brookdale Funeral Home, in Bloomfield, has received a 2017 Pursuit of Excellence Award from the National Funeral Directors Association. Only 165 firms from around the world received this recognition, placing Halpin-Bitecola Brookdale Funeral Home among an elite group of funeral-service providers. Pursuit of Excellence Award recipients raise the bar on funeral […]