BLOOMFIELD, NJ — In sworn testimony on Tuesday, Feb 7, Newark Superior Court Office of Administrative Law Judge Leslie Celantano heard two versions of whether Gladys Rivera, a Bloomfield Board of Education member, qualified as a township resident on the day she was elected. The version that indicated she was not a resident on Election Day, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Established a year apart in the 1940s, Bloomfield Boy Scout troops 22 and 23 are currently the only remaining Boy Scout troops in the township. A recent demise of a Bloomfield troop was Troop 2 which met at the Church on the Green. Troops 22 and 23 meet at the St. Thomas Church […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — With the threats to reproductive health care access becoming ever more real, according to a press release from NCJW/Essex, a program on Thursday, Jan. 26, “The Information Void: A Discussion of Reproductive Health Education,” drew a crowd of 200 people ready to take action. The program, sponsored by more than 20 organizations […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Bloomfield dramatist will be having a world premiere of her play at Luna Stage, in West Orange, this month. Nikkole Salter, a Los Angeles native and township resident since 2008, has written a play titled, “Indian Head.” According to Luna Stage, the work was commissioned in partnership with the NJPAC Stage Exchange, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Over at the Department of Public Works and Parks, they’re just itching for some REAL snow. “Last year, we had only one major storm,” the department director, Anthony Nesto, said earlier this week in a telephone interview. “Right now, my guys want it to snow. Their overtime is down.” It was snowing a […]
The Bloomfield Public Library, located at 90 Broad St. in Bloomfield, continues with its film series which hosts two films each week, on Mondays and Thursdays, with the exception of holidays. The following films start at 12:15 p.m. in the barrier-free Library Theatre. Admission is free and all are welcome. For information, call 973-566-6200. • […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The judge in the bribery case against Bloomfield Councilman Elias Chalet agreed Friday, Jan. 20, to give the attorneys until next month to arrange a plea bargain. In the Newark Superior Court hearing, Judge Martin Cronin made his decision after being told by NJ Assistant Deputy Attorney General Brian Falk that Chalet’s attorney, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Park United Methodist Church has gone solar. The Broad Street house of worship is possibly the second Bloomfield church to undergo the conversion. The Brookdale Reformed Church last year became what is believed to be the first Bloomfield church to go solar when its roof panels were installed. The installation at Park UMC […]
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Constituents of New Jersey’s 11th Congressional district continued to press Republican Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, who represents parts of Essex, Morris, Sussex and Passaic counties, to explain his views on a number of the new Trump administration’s policies. With signs and slogans of “Where’s Rodney?” and “We’re not going away,” voters from various […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Boy Scout Troop 23 hosted a pancake breakfast Saturday, Jan. 21, at Bethany Presbyterian Church, on West Passaic Avenue. It was for a good cause that came from a tragedy. The breakfast proceeds will be donated to a memorial scholarship at Bloomfield High School, that will be given in memory of 2008 BHS […]