BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield celebrated National Arbor Day on Friday, April 29, with the planting of an elm tree on The Green. The tree was part of a $20,000 Green Streets grant awarded to the township by TD Bank. The funds provided Bloomfield with about 40 trees. All but one, the elm planted on The Green, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield College has announced that it will be the first college in New Jersey to provide high school students with the opportunity to earn college scholarships as early as freshman year in high school. Students would be able to do this by joining a relatively new platform called Raise.me. The platform would allow […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Seek and you shall find. But sometimes a little inside information helps to connect the dots. The Bloomfield Lions Club, which was looking for a potential recipient for a one-week scholarship to Camp Marcella, a summer camp for visually impaired children, by chance found that person — singing. Gabby Salazar, a Bloomfield High […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Board of Education has recently been recertified by the New Jersey School Board Association. To become initially certified, a school board is required to attend workshops and retreats which focus on board management. A review of board policy and teacher contracts is also necessary. Eighteen hours of credits are required for […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Church on the Green held a special service Sunday, April 24, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its merging with three other Bloomfield Presbyterian churches. The merger happened 50 years ago to the day, but it happened in two parts. On April 24, 1966, the church held its first service with the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Councilman Joseph Lopez held a public forum at Carteret Elementary School on Tuesday, April 19, to discuss the recently released Seton Hall Law School report of Bloomfield Police Department ticketing patterns. The report alleged that the department is engaged in racial profiling. This was determined in the report by the summonses that were […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Township Council made a proclamation Monday for the Bloomfield Recreation Department’s eighth-grade girls’ traveling basketball team. This past season, it had a 14-1 record and won the Essex County Suburban Basketball League championship. The team members were coached by Wolfver Jean-Pierre, who announced he will not be returning for another season. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Township Council approved its 2016 municipal budget on Monday, April 18. A property owner with an average-assessed home of $270,700 will see an increase of $16 for the year. The total budget will be $78.7 million. The amount to be raised by property taxes is $58.6 million. The Bloomfield Public Library […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Department of Health and Human Services, Human Services Division, will be participating for the sixth year in the Back 2 School Store for children entering grades K to five in fall 2016, which is sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women, Essex County Section. The Back 2 School Store […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Six Department of Education NJ County Teacher of the Year 2016’ award recipients visited Oak View Elementary School last month to provide professional development credit to Bloomfield teachers. From left are Oak View Principal Mary DiTrani; Janice Marsili, Union; Cheryl Zanone, Morris; Chelsea Collins, Salem; Jessica Picciuto, Essex and Oak View; Brittany Bucco, […]