BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Historical Society of Bloomfield will present a program, “The Morris Canal in Bloomfield,” on Tuesday, March 22, starting at 7:30 p.m. This slide show of historic maps and photographs explores why the Morris Canal was important to the development of Bloomfield; why it is an important historic resource today; what remains […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A sophomore member of the Bloomfield High School track team collapsed during practice at Foley Field on Tuesday, March 8, when her heart apparently stopped. The girl, Ava Covington, was revived by a coach using a defibrillator and performing CPR. She is now hospitalized at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, in New York, where she […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Van Tassel Funeral Home will be hosting a European Easter egg decoration class on March 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. There are many ways of healing and the purpose of this class is to provide participants with a new healing opportunity. This Palm Sunday event will present the European painting technique […]
NEWARK, NJ — The groundbreaking of the new Essex County Congressman Donald M. Payne Sr. Vocational Technical School in Newark was on Monday, March 14. The 310,000 square-foot building being constructed on the site of the former United Hospital will provide a modern learning environment that will enable the school district to offer curriculum and […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Suburban Essex Chamber of Commerce Foundation plans to recognize three academic recipients for a 2016 scholarship award. The recipients must be a graduating senior and reside in Bloomfield, Glen Ridge or Belleville. The criteria for the scholarships are based on financial need; fall attendance at a college, university or vocational school; […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The seventh- and eighth-grades students at St. Thomas the Apostle School recently had a school science fair. From tasting the texture of food coloring, to growing plants with music to ending distracted driving, the students all impressed the faculty, school community and judges. Awards were presented, and the projects were then presented […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Chorale seeks singers of all levels and backgrounds, all ages, non-residents and residents alike. The chorale resumes its spring season with rehearsals held on Tuesdays, at 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at the Bloomfield Civic Center, second floor, 84 Broad St. Comprised of people from Bloomfield and the Essex County area, the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Historical Society of Bloomfield will present a program, “The Morris Canal in Bloomfield,” on Tuesday, March 22, starting at 7:30 p.m. This slide show of historic maps and photographs explores why the Morris Canal was important to the development of Bloomfield; why it is an important historic resource today; what remains […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School took second place in a NJ Interscholastic STEM League competition hosted by the school on Friday, March 4. Members of the home team were seniors Alyssa Maquiling and Jacob Gayatinea; sophomores Grace Perrotta and Daven Howard; and freshman Michael Brzostek. The STEM advisor is BHS teacher Michael Warholak. STEM is […]
To the Editor of The Independent Press of Bloomfield: This letter is to set the record straight as to why the Bloomfield Democratic Committee, made up of Democratic district leaders throughout town, has endorsed Councilman Joe Lopez for Mayor and Kathy DeMarino, Jo Lewis and Yudi Sobharam for council at-large. Recently, Mayor Michael Venezia has […]