BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A court date has been set for today, Thursday, Jan. 5, to hear oral arguments by those concerned with the residency qualifications of Gladys Rivera, who won a seat on the Bloomfield Board of Education in the recent November elections. Rivera was scheduled to be sworn onto the board this past Tuesday, Jan. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — In a court hearing on Monday, Dec. 19, Newark Superior Court Judge Martin Cronin gave indicted 1st Ward Councilman Elias Chalet until Jan. 20 to make a choice: accept a trial date, or seek a plea bargain for allegedly accepting a bribe to use his political influence. Chalet is charged with official misconduct […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — At the main branch of the Bloomfield post office on Bloomfield Avenue during an especially cold morning last week, a Bing Crosby Christmas song is playing on the PA system of the warehouse in the rear of the building. The bay doors are open and delivery trucks, parked outside, are getting filled with […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A group of Bloomfield parents, concerned with the allegation that a winning school board candidate may not have been a township resident for the requisite time, spoke out over the weekend. The parents were Jen and Ted Gamble; Stephanie Gulley; Satenik Margaryan, Ben Morse, Lauren Fabetti, Meghan Gulczynski and Kim Beese. The group […]
In a court hearing on Monday, Dec. 19, Newark Superior Court Judge Martin Cronin gave indicted 1st Ward Councilman Elias Chalet until Jan. 20 to either accept a trial date or a plea bargain for allegedly accepting a bribe to use his political influence. When the hearing began, Chalet’s attorney, Peter Till, asked Cronin to […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Let’s look back again to the ‘40s when our country was engaged in World War II and Bloomfield students were expected to do their fair share in winning the struggle. In a very real way, Bloomfield children were an active division in a nationwide children’s crusade. In every school — and there […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — This past Tuesday, Dec. 13, it was expected that the Bloomfield Board of Education would discuss the residency qualifications of two newly elected board members, Gladys Rivera and Lillian Mancheno, at their regular meeting of that night. While Mancheno was interviewed during the summer by The Independent Press and said she has been […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A longtime Brookdale barber thinks he may see the writing on the wall and has started a petition campaign to send out his own message. Fred Ardizzone, owner of Brookdale Barber Shop, has brought to the attention of other business owners and their customers, in the most-northern section of Broad Street, that the […]
WHAT IS GOVERNOR CHRISTIE TRYING TO HIDE? For over 100 years, governments and businesses in the U.S. have been required to inform the public about vital matters like government contract bids, variance applications, sub-division variance applications, foreclosures, sales of government property, government contract bids, and municipal tax sales. But this week, Gov. Chris Christie and […]
CALDWELL, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced Dec. 16 that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office will host a youth conference for middle school children on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Nearly 500 students in grades seven through nine from various schools in Essex County are expected to attend the “What’s It All About?” […]