Pastor looks back at 10 years

Pastor looks back at 10 years

The Rev. Susan Dorward, of the Brookdale Reformed Church, celebrated her 10th anniversary as its pastor July 1. On Sunday, Sept. 22, on a Zoom call, together with a member of her congregation, Marjorie Tiedemann, she shared thoughts about her Bloomfield experience with this newspaper. Dorward was chaplain for the Eastern Christian Children’s Retreat, in […]

Kids enjoy big trucks on recycling day

Kids enjoy big trucks on recycling day

The Bloomfield Department of Public Works and Park Maintenance held its annual Big Truck Day and Electronic Recycling, on Saturday, Sept. 14, in the parking lot of Universal Technical Institute, on Broad Street. It was an opportunity for residents to jettison E-wastes, including computers, TVs, VCRs and the like. For parents, there were also heavy-duty […]

Funeral home holds service for pets

Funeral home holds service for pets

Van Tassel Funeral Home, on Belleville Avenue, held its eighth annual Pet Memorial Day on Sunday, Sept. 8. The second Sunday in September is designated as National Pet Memorial Day, an observance established in 1972 by the International Association of Pet Cemeteries and Crematories. The day has provided people with the opportunity to remember their […]

Special beer created for New Jersey soccer legend

Special beer created for New Jersey soccer legend

BLOOMFIELD — Varitage, the soccer themed brew pub, has created a special beer for a joint promotion with former professional player and New Jersey soccer legend Giuseppi Rossi. “Giuseppi is a Jersey guy and was the perfect fit to help us build on what we started,” said Mark Costa, the co-founder/CEO/head brewer of Varitage Brew […]

GOP candidates host a ‘meet and greet’ at restaurant

GOP candidates host a ‘meet and greet’ at restaurant

The two Bloomfield Republicans running for township offices in November’s general election hosted a “meet and greet” on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at Angelo’s Restaurant and Pizzeria, on Broad Street. David G. Tucker, who is running for mayor, and Russell Mollica, a candidate for an at-large council seat, attracted about 60 supporters to their first public […]

Bloomfield schools get ready for coming year during the summer

Bloomfield schools get ready for coming year during the summer

The school district never sleeps so, naturally, its personnel are kept busy during the summer. There was building maintenance to be done and envisioned changes to the curriculum enacted, according to the district’s business administrator, Vicky Guo, and the supervisor of buildings and grounds, Joseph Scazafave. At Bloomfield High School, there were installations of new […]

Fire Department hosts camp for girls

Fire Department hosts camp for girls

The Bloomfield Fire Department held its second annual Girls on Fire day camp for fourth- and fifth-grade girls on the mornings of Aug. 14 and 15 at its East Passaic Avenue fire station. With all the mental focus, exercise and teamwork involved, acquanting energetic 9- and 10-year-old girls with a firefighter’s job on a summer’s […]

Pioneering scholar named dean at Bloomfield College of M.S.U.

Pioneering scholar named dean at Bloomfield College of M.S.U.

Montclair State University has announced the appointment of Theodorea Regina Berry as the new dean of Bloomfield College of Montclair State University effective Monday, Sept. 2. Following a national search, Berry will lead academic programs that align with the University’s strategic plan and advance teaching excellence and innovation, according to a press release from Montclair […]

Three Bloomfield police officers suspended from duty last year

Three Bloomfield police officers were suspended from duty last year, according to a report released last week by the state Attorney General’s Office. The suspensions were for actions that included not reporting behind overpaid, violating motor vehicle pursuit guidelines and harassment. The information was contained in an annual report released by the attorney general’s office […]