BLOOMFIELD / NEWARK, NJ — Bloomfield filmmaker Karen Stefano and Newark filmmaker Brooks Walker will each screen a film at the 19th annual Garden State Film Festival, which runs from March 23 to 28, both in person and virtually. Among the selection of more than 300 films, the Garden State Film Festival will screen Stefano’s […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Like all students in Bloomfield this year, Lisa Basile’s English-as-a-second-language students haven’t gotten the chance to be in their regular classrooms at Bloomfield High School because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which meant they didn’t get to put on their annual arts event in the BHS library and art gallery this winter, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The fire departments of Belleville, Bloomfield, East Orange, Nutley, Orange and West Orange are currently enrolled in the 40-hour Officer 1 course at Bloomfield High School; 100 firefighters are taking part in the training, which runs from Feb. 22 to March 19. The course is being taught by instructors from the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Department of Health and Human Services is hosting an Instagram Live event with registered dietitian Carlie Saint-Laurent Beacejour in celebration of National Nutrition Month. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 24, at 7:15 p.m. on the BDHHS Instagram Live @BloomfieldHDNJ. Viewers who follow the BDHHS Instagram page will […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — According to Municipal Ordinance 491-5 and state law, this is a reminder that all businesses, and institutions in Bloomfield are required to recycle. Therefore, as the property owner or owner/operator/manager of a business, institution or multifamily dwelling, you must ensure that a recycling program is in place. “In Bloomfield, we try our […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — On Sunday, Feb. 7, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Bloomfield police units responded to the 500 block of Bloomfield Avenue on report of a shooting. Upon police arrival, it was determined that a male victim had sustained a gunshot wound to the right hand. The victim was transported to the hospital for treatment […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Township administrator Matthew Watkins is retiring at the end of the month, ending a five-and-a-half-year career in Bloomfield and a 40-year career in public service. The Bloomfield Township Council approved Watkins’ retirement in a resolution at the Feb. 8 meeting, and Watkins announced it himself in a letter to the community […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Worrall Community Newspapers won four awards for reporting in the weekly newspaper division of the 2020 New Jersey Press Association annual contest. In the “education writing” category, staff writers Amanda Valentovic and EmilyAnn Jackman won a second-place award for their joint article “Essex Co. schools make the best of remote learning.” […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield teenager James Joanow has again gone all out in decorating his home at 226 Lakewood Drive for an upcoming holiday. With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner on March 17, Joanow’s newest display features 13 mannequins and the property is covered in thousands of orange and green lights, which create […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — On March 6, members of the Bloomfield Police Department along with many other agencies said a final goodbye to retired Bloomfield Police Officer Benedetto “Benny” Christiano, who lost his battle to COVID-19 on March 2 at the age of 53. Photos Courtesy of Bloomfield Division of Public Safety