BLOOMFIELD, NJ — “Friendship” was the word during an assembly last week in the gymnasium at Fairview Elementary School, as fourth graders explained the qualities a person needs to be a friend. The attributes or ingredients were given in “friendship pie recipes,” and, from this, the audience learned that friendship requires many ingredients to turn […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, a number of Job Haines Home residents sat down this week and talked about how they had met their husbands. Joan Slavik knew her future husband, Paul, as the boy who lived down the street. “We went to the playground behind my house,” she said. “He […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield has purchased four Chevrolet Bolt automobiles, which will be used by construction code and water meter inspectors. Fully charged, the Bolts have a 300-mile range. There are two public charging stations in the Town Hall parking lot, with six more planned for the township, three of which will be located at […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The 74th annual Glen Ridge Antiques Show took place at the Glen Ridge Congregational Church last week. According to Debbie Turi, the dealer manager, the show went very well and the gate had increased from last year, when 1,100 attended. All of the dealers interviewed agreed with her: A successful antiques […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy held a town hall meeting at The Woodland in Maplewood on Jan. 29, speaking to area residents about state government initiatives and answering several questions from members of the audience. Assemblywoman Mila Jasey, who represents New Jersey’s 27th Legislative District, introduced Murphy at the event. “We found we had […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Matthew J. Morahan III Health Assessment Center for Athletes at RWJBarnabas Health will provide free cardiac and concussion baseline screenings to young athletes on Saturday, March 7, from 8 a.m. to noon at Codey Arena, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. When preliminary testing to identify serious cardiac problems is […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Gas Lamp Players will be presenting “Mamma Mia” from Feb. 7 through Feb. 9 at Ridgewood Avenue School. The jukebox musical with songs by ABBA has a cast of 70 local actors and is being directed by Kristy Graves. “Mamma Mia” tells the story of a young woman on the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Joe Max Robinson Endowed Scholarship in the College of Communication and the Arts at Seton Hall University presented its first award to sophomore Priscilla Febus, from Bloomfield. Febus majors in communication and intends to double major with political science. Through these two degree paths, she aspires to become an immigration […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — In an effort to preserve architecturally significant township buildings, the Bloomfield Historical Preservation Commission will have a survey conducted, in order to have a number of houses and commercial buildings designated as historically significant by the state. On Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Historical Society of Bloomfield, located on the third floor […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Lifelong Bloomfield resident and World War II prisoner of war Thomas Stivale, 100, died on Friday, Jan. 24, in Livingston. He was predeceased by his wife, Pauline, nee Morrell, and survived by daughters Rose and Joanne. A funeral service was conducted by the Rev. James Brown of Sacred Heart Church at O’Boyle […]