BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Democrats swept into municipal office on Election Day along with two of three Board of Education candidates endorsed by Mayor Michael Venezia. In the municipal elections, the uncertified results from the Office of the Essex County Clerk had the 1st Ward being taken by incumbent Jenny Mundell with 2,013 votes followed by […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Berkeley Elementary School fifth-graders were treated to a visit on Friday, Nov. 3, from the senior naturalist of the Essex County Park System. The naturalist, David Alexander, came with objects and photographs to illuminate local ecosystems and set up four discovery stations for the students to explore. Sitting on the classroom floor, the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Former Bloomfield High School teacher and running coach Leo Donaldson appeared with his husband and co-defendant, Bradley Donaldson, in Newark Superior Court before Judge Richard Sules on Friday, Oct. 27. It was a brief hearing. Sules said he understood that there was new electronic information. Leo Donaldson’s attorney, Joshua Forsman, standing in for […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Three Bloomfield Board of Education incumbents and two challengers met in a debate Monday evening, Oct. 30, at Bloomfield Middle School. The event was sponsored by the Bloomfield Home and School Association and the candidates, after introducing themselves, responded to audience questions. The incumbents are Emily Smith and Ellen Rogers, the current […]
NEWARK, NJ — Decorated in the festive Italian colors of red, white and green, the Hall of Records lobby was a standing-room only backdrop for cultural festivities on Monday, Oct. 30, as Essex County celebrated Italian-American Heritage Month. During the cultural event, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. recognized Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia, Belleville community […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield registered voters will have the opportunity to vote for the three ward seats on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Two Democrat incumbents and four challengers, three Republicans and a Democrat, are running. The incumbents are 1st Ward Councilwoman Jenny Mundell and 2nd Ward Councilman Nicholas Joanow. The challengers are Republicans Dave Tucker, 1st […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. welcomed dog owners and their pets to the county’s annual “Strut Your Mutt” canine costume parades and contests at the Brookdale Dog Park Bloomfield/Montclair and the South Mountain Dog Park in Maplewood/Millburn on Saturday, Oct. 21. At the Brookdale Dog Park contest, Dominique and Dana […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Two Bloomfield actors serious about community theater are currently preparing their latest roles in Ken Ludwig’s “The Fox in the Fairway,” to be presented at the Nutley Little Theatre in Nutley. Township residents Nelson Valentin and Jim Simpson have appeared numerous times at this well-known local theater. For Valentin, in his debut at […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders held its 2017 Public Safety Professionals Celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Hall of Records in Newark to commemorate fire officials, police officers and first responders in Essex County for their selfless service. Freeholder President Britnee Timberlake began the program with welcoming remarks, celebrating […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Former Bloomfield High School coach and teacher Leo Donaldson and his husband, Bradley, are both facing indictment charges involving criminal behavior with minors. They are expected in Newark Superior Court tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 27. According to papers obtained from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, a grand jury indicted Leo Donaldson in June on […]