BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield elementary school children, from kindergarten to fifth grade, are learning science in a new way this year and the keyword to this process is “investigation.” Students are no longer confined to books but more often will seek scientific knowledge through observation and inquiry. “The new science program provides students with an opportunity […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Board of Education met Tuesday, Oct. 17, to interview applicants to fill a vacant board seat. Ten people had submitted resumes to replace Gladys Rivera who resigned her position this past summer. One applicant for the opening has since withdrawn his application. The person who is appointed by the board will […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School Class of 1947 held its 70th reunion at Brookdale Tavern + Kitchen on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 10. One hundred and eighty-nine invitations were sent out and 15 classmates attended the event. They brought along one dozen guests. The Class of 1947, the 93rd to graduate from the school, had […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bruce Arlett, the longtime Bloomfield High School athletic events public address announcer who was affectionately known as “The Voice of the Bengals,” died Oct. 7 after battling a long illness. He was 57. Arlett’s passion for Bengals sports was reflected in his job as a P.A. announcer at Foley Field for football […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Braving the elements in bright red T-shirts and even brighter smiles, a group of more than 100 volunteers gathered for the Homeward Bound Walk hosted by the CASA for Children of Essex County under the Clipper Pavilion of the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange on Sunday, Oct. 15. Based […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield held its annual Bloomfield UNICO Columbus Day ceremony on Monday morning, Oct. 9. Because of a threat of rain, the awards ceremony for the Columbus Day essay contest winners was pushed into the Civic Center. It was the first time in 23 years, according to host Paul Alongi, that the weather had […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield elementary school students and teachers recognized Respect Week with projects inside and outside of their schools during the first week of October. What the children created with paper and crayons, read and wrote, highlighted the importance for people of all cultures and ethnicity to respect one another. These activities were fun, but […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — While much in the world has changed since 1941, one comforting constant remains strong: the flow of boys and their parents to 60 Byrd Ave. in Bloomfield to participate in Boy Scout Troop 22. The still lively group has been chartered to St. Thomas the Apostle Church for 75 years, teaching life […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A 2001 Audi A6 caught fire Friday afternoon on Ward Street and two Bloomfield residents escaped with their 3-year-old girl before the vehicle exploded. According to the car owner, Eric Medina, 24, the original trouble began when the car had to be towed after the engine stopped running at a light in Bloomfield. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — After attending a series of workshops at the National Walking Summit, in St. Paul, Minn., Bloomfield Department of Health Director Karen Lore sat down for an interview. The summit was held Sept. 13 to 15 and Lore had been awarded a Partners for Health scholarship to attend the meetings. “I was really surprised […]