Bloomfield High School held its 170th commencement on the evening of June 20, at Foley Field. There were 493 names listed in the program. Principal Christopher Jennings, in keeping with BHS tradition, kept his remarks short leaving what remained to be said to the class president, the salutatorian and the valedictorian. And there were moments […]
In the plaza of the Bloomfield Public Library on Saturday, April 20, the township celebrated Earth Day with about a dozen organizations represented. Not all were foremost ecologically inclined as the Bloomfield High School Jazz Band performed under the direction of Natalie Kerr. Even the Bloomfield Police department attended with an electric vehicle and also […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School hosted a STEM competition on Dec. 16, with eight high school science, technology, engineering and mathematics clubs invited. On the day of the meet, each team was given the same problem to solve: Provided with rudimentary material, including a tiny electric generator, a light bulb and a whiffle ball, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Suburban Essex Chamber of Commerce Foundation plans to award three 2023 scholarship awards to academic recipients. Each recipient must be a graduating senior and reside in the towns supported by the SECC: Bloomfield, Belleville and Glen Ridge. The criteria for the scholarships are based on financial need; fall attendance at […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Forty members of Bloomfield Unico and five Unico interns from Bloomfield High School attended the organization’s Christmas get-together on Dec. 15 at Bella Napoli Restaurant in Bloomfield. Chapter members brought unwrapped toys to be donated to the Bloomfield Police Department’s Youth Division, whose officers then distributed the toys to Bloomfield families. Photos […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield held its annual holiday tree lighting at Town Hall this past Monday evening, Dec. 5. The festivities, which drew a large and diverse crowd of township residents, were hosted by Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs Department Director Michael L. Sceurman, who punctuated his duties with updates of Santa’s location and expected […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield military veterans, police officers, firefighters, public officials and residents observed Veterans Day with a march down Franklin Street, from Town Hall to the Green, on Friday, Nov. 11. Assembled in Municipal Plaza, the group, by the numbers, may not have seemed like much. But from the moment the Bloomfield High School […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The first-ever Bloomfield Veterans Resource Fair was held Saturday, Nov. 12, in the Bloomfield High School lobby. The event was sponsored by the Bloomfield Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs Department, under the auspices of its subcommittee for veterans. Department Director Michael L. Sceurman said the subcommittee had discussed how the township could […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School Class of 1970 celebrated its 50th reunion — two years late due to the COVID-19 pandemic — on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Brook Tap House in West Caldwell.
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School Thespian Society will present its fall play, “Everyman,” at the BHS Auditorium, 160 Broad St., on Nov. 17, 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. Produced and directed by Brandon E. Doemling, with choreography by Julia Aiello, the play features set design by Ralph Turano, lighting by Nicholas Von […]