BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Editor’s note: Late last week this newspaper visited the Job Haines Home and asked residents to share Christmas memories. The responses came quickly. Maureen Sheridan said she was an all-Ireland ballroom dancing champion, winning three consecutive titles. Her Christmas memories go back to the Dublin suburb of Whitehall. “St. Stephen’s holiday, the […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Area Rotary Clubs are offering an international scholarship for students who are interested in pursuing further study abroad. Applicants must live in Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Union or Warren counties, and must be interested in planning a career in one of the following subject areas: peace and conflict […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Dinosaurs seem to just come his way, according to Bloomfield resident Dean Cole. Sure, as a kid he liked drawing T-Rex and brontosaurus, and he developed into a pretty good draftsman. But much later on, in 2012, a friend working for a Maryland dinosaur park asked him to provide illustrations for an […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Area Rotary Clubs are looking for 28 students to represent the region in a cultural exchange with Japan. The Short-Term Youth Exchange with Japan, now in its 42nd year, offers students ages 15 to 18 the opportunity to learn about Japanese culture, interact with Japanese students and form friendships that will […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Members of the Bloomfield Police Department made the holidays special for more than 300 Bloomfield children from 144 families at this year’s annual toy drive. Each child was given a bag of new toys and gifts at the Bloomfield Municipal Courtroom on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 17. Their families were also […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — In a recent interview, former Bloomfield educator and personnel director Heather Carr gave a quick rundown of her activities since retiring in 2015 after 22 years of serving the district. She said eight months following her retirement as Berkeley Elementary School principal she was hired as an interim elementary school principal at […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The dozen or so fir trees near the altar of St. Thomas the Apostle Church gave the air a fragrance of forest and Christmas last Saturday morning. It was quite a sight to see so many trees in a single holiday setting, Father Larry Fama said. But it is like this every […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Watsessing Elementary School brought holiday cheer to an audience of family and friends with its annual winter concert Friday, Dec. 13. The curtain went up with the sixth-grade band, under the baton of Jeff Dieterle, performing “Winterscape” and “Deck the Halls,” followed by the sixth-grade orchestra playing “Jingle Bells” and “Jolly Old […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Frances M. McLaughlin Division of Nursing at Bloomfield College has been recognized by assessor Skyfactor Benchworks for its ability to use data to advance the goals of its program, it was announced Oct. 23. The division is one of four nursing schools in its group to receive an Assessment and Impact […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — An ordinance forming the Essex County Correctional Facility Civilian Task Force was recently approved, according to a Dec. 12 announcement from Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo and Freeholder President Brendan Gill. Creating the ordinance was a collaborative effort and its adoption allows the process of nominating members to the task force […]