Louis Venezia named new Bloomfield fire chief

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Louis Venezia will be promoted to fire chief Tuesday, July 10, in a ceremony scheduled for 6 p.m., at Town Hall. He will be replacing former fire chief Joseph McCarthy who retired earlier this year. Venezia, who is brother to Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia, received the highest […]

GRHS sophomore selected to perform in ‘New Voices’

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School sophomore James Lee Anderson will be performing in “New Voices,” the annual summertime presentation by Paper Mill Playhouse Music Conservatory students. Each year, the show has a theme and this year it is “Sea to Shining Sea,” a celebration of Broadway musicals. Songs selected come from “Hamilton,” […]

WOAWL to meet July 18

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Animal Welfare League’s quarterly meeting will be held Wednesday, July 18, at 8 p.m. in council chambers in Town Hall, 66 Main St.; enter via the back entrance. Everyone is welcome to attend. For information on the WOAWL, adopting a pet or volunteering, call the WOAWL at 973-736-8689.

Police investigate shooting of 5-year-old girl

NEWARK, NJ — Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose reported July 5 that members of the Newark Police Division’s Major Crimes Unit are investigating the shooting of a 5-year-old girl that occurred Wednesday, July 4. At approximately 11:30 p.m., the girl was walking with her father in the 200 block of Avon Avenue when […]

‘Ina’ Campbell, longtime librarian, has died at 95

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Former Bloomfield Public Librarian Robertina “Ina” Campbell, 95, was laid to rest Monday, July 1, in Bloomfield Cemetery. She died June 5. Campbell lived in Job Haines Home for the last three years. She had been a long-time resident of Troy Towers. A former president of the Historical Society of Bloomfield, Campbell was […]

Mix and mingle with the West Orange Chamber

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Join the West Orange Chamber of Commerce for an after-hours mixer at the Courtyard Marriott, 8 Rooney Circle, on Wednesday, July 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. “This is a great chance to meet other business owners and spend time working on your business instead of in your business,” WOCC Executive […]

STEM Academy graduates Class of 2018 in East Orange

EAST ORANGE, NJ — Superintendent of East Orange Public Schools Kevin West had a few choice words for the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Academy’s Class of 2018 at the school’s commencement exercises on Monday, June 25. “I always tell our students that you can be pitiful or you can be powerful,” said West on […]