BLOOMFIELD, NJ — In honor of Black History Month, at the Feb. 22 Bloomfield Council meeting, the mayor and council honored community residents who have given back to the greater Bloomfield community. These recognitions were held in conjunction with the Historical Society of Bloomfield. Councilman Nick Joanow read a Black History Month Service Recognition proclamation […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Municipal Alliance Committee, along with the Bloomfield Public Library and Bloomfield Health Department, is once again partnering with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School for a presentation on opioid overdose prevention. The free training will take place virtually on Friday, March 19, at 2 p.m. and all participants will be […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Public Schools and the Bloomfield Public Library have partnered with one another for Read Across America Week. This is an annual event in which members of the community typically would go to schools and libraries to read stories to children. As a result of COVID-19, the story times were filmed so […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield School District will begin hybrid learning in April, Superintendent Sal Goncalves announced at a Board of Education meeting on Feb. 23. It will be the first time students in Bloomfield will be in the school buildings in over a year, as the COVID-19 pandemic closed the district’s buildings in March […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Feb. 25, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced $5.5 billion in funding to local programs throughout the country that provide affordable housing, community development and economic opportunity, and support to individuals and families experiencing homelessness. New Jersey was awarded $147,874,036. “These core programs provide our local partners […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — On Feb. 22, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker announced $407,778.57 in federal funding through the Assistance to Firefighter Grants program from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to ensure fire departments across New Jersey have the resources to purchase personal protective equipment and other related supplies. This funding was secured […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The township of Bloomfield is holding a menstrual hygiene product drive throughout the month of March in honor of Women’s History Month. Items that will be collected include tampons, pads, panty liners, menstrual cups, period panties and deodorant. “During the month of March, Bloomfield will honor the countless contributions that women have […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield police arrested Elvis Holder, 53, of East Orange, for allegedly pouring an unknown substance on the counter at DJH News Stand and threatening to light the substance on fire if he was not given all the money in the register, according to a Feb. 24 press release. On Monday, Feb. 22, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — On Feb. 20, the Historical Society of Bloomfield was recognized in an online ceremony as an honoree in the “Volunteer Program/Group” category of the New Jersey State Governor’s Jefferson Awards. The awards are the state’s official recognition for community service and are in partnership with the Governor’s Council on Volunteerism. The HSOB […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — No part of daily life has been untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic over the last year, including high school sports. Fall and winter seasons have looked a lot different this year, with fewer spectators, no state tournaments and schedules changing on a dime due to coronavirus safety protocols. That’s why the […]