Summertime celebrations in Bloomfield Center are not over yet, but one crowd-pleaser is. The Bloomfield Center Alliance, a non-profit community development organization, hosted its final 2023 Classic Car Shows at Broad Street and Bloomfield Avenue. The curbside exhibit is a popular opportunity for vintage car owners, from Bloomfield and beyond, to have their four-wheeled pride […]
Bloomfield College officially became part of Montclair State University on July 1, following a series of reviews by several authorities and the passage of enabling legislation. Bloomfield’s students will be able to complete their education without interruption while benefiting from Montclair’s lower tuition and fees and the support of the second largest public research university […]
In recognition of the efforts of former Mayor Raymond McCarthy in the redevelopment of downtown Bloomfield, Lackawanna Place was given the honorary designation of Raymond J. McCarthy Boulevard at a June 24 ceremony. McCarthy, his wife Janet, and their daughter Carli, were present to accept the accolade. About 40 people attended the ceremony at the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Pop-up art galleries and a springtime banner project are the latest town-gown initiatives between Bloomfield College and the Bloomfield Center Alliance, the business improvement district organization that manages the downtown Bloomfield business district on behalf of the township. “The Bloomfield Center Alliance has had a longstanding symbiotic relationship with Bloomfield College. The […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Patricia Ritchings, 59, a former Bloomfield 3rd Ward councilwoman and, by every account, an uncommon public servant, died Dec. 2, at her Maolis Avenue home, surrounded by family, after a long standoff with cancer. Ritchings wore several public hats. She was a founding member, in the mid-’90s, of the influential Watsessing Heights […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Center Alliance observed its third annual Small Business Saturday on Nov. 26. There was a persistent gathering of passers-by at the Six Points Plaza event downtown, no doubt drawn by curiosity, a milling activity, free cookies and coffee, and then staying for an ice sculpting exhibition. The weather was especially […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Business owners and the Bloomfield Center Alliance welcome shoppers to Bloomfield Center to participate in its third annual Holiday Hunt event filled with music, festive activities and prize giveaways while hunting for holiday gifts. Bloomfield Center’s 2022 Holiday Hunt will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26, which […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Sponsored by the Bloomfield Center Alliance, the popular Cruise Night will continue to attract local classic car enthusiasts to Bloomfield Avenue and Broad Street for one last evening this summer, Wednesday, July 27, from 6 to 9 p.m. So come out and hear some ’50s music, dance if you like, and talk […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Wednesday nights are for cars in Bloomfield, as long as the Bloomfield Cruisers and the Bloomfield Center Alliance have anything to say about it. The group, made up of car and motorcycle enthusiasts, has partnered with the town’s business organization for the last few summers, parking their classic cars on a block […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs is holding an open-air gallery that will include art from both professional and amateur local artists. More than 50 local artists submitted various types of art that was captured in high-resolution photos and will be displayed on light poles along Broad Street and […]