BLOOMFIELD — The Historical Society of Bloomfield will present “The History of the Early Morris Mills in Bloomfield’s Brookdale Section” with Bloomfield resident Mark Wiley on Oct. 24. Wiley will give a presentation on the saw and grist mills that the Morris family built in the Brookdale section of Bloomfield, according to a press release […]
Bloomfield UNICO, the Italian-service organization, observed Columbus Day at the Christopher Columbus Monument, on the Green. The stalwart emcee was, as in the past, Paul Alongi, who emphasized the UNICO observation had two parts. First, there were awards to the Bloomfield fourth-graders who wrote the most convincing essays about Columbus. Secondly, there was the traditional […]
Former Bloomfield Board of Education member Linda Lo is the new principal at Oak View Elementary School. Lo grew up in the Bronx. Her mother is from Ecuador and her father, from the Dominican Republic, and she has a brother who is a retired New York City police officer. “Both my brother and I are […]
The East Orange, Bloomfield and Belleville School Districts will each be receiving about a quarter million dollars to plant trees. Marking Climate Week, Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette, Sustainable Jersey and The College of New Jersey announced the award of $4.55 million in grants to fund the planting of trees at 34 public […]
Shamshadeen Mayers, the 2023 Essex County Teacher of the Year while at Bloomfield High School, is the new principal at Watsessing Elementary School. A Bloomfield resident, married with three children, he has been an educator for 16 years, the last seven in the district. A 2003 graduate of BHS, prior to his district employment, he […]
BLOOMFIELD — The Foley Field Foundation has made an $80,000 donation to the Bloomfield Township Board of Education to be used towards the new concession stand – or “snack shack” – at Foley Field. The donation was presented and accepted at the monthly Board meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the School Administration Building. The […]
Broadway veteran Michael McGrath, a Bloomfield resident and Tony award winner, died suddenly at his Laurel Avenue home Thursday, Sept. 14. No cause was given. He was 65 and is survived by his wife, Toni Di Buono, and daughter, Katie Claire McGrath. Born in Worcester, Mass., Sept. 25, 1957, McGrath, pronounced McGraw, made his Broadway […]
BLOOMFIELD — The tennis and pickleball facility in Brookdale Park is being upgraded with new playing surfaces, fencing, netting and sports lighting. “We always are continuing to improve upon our recreation facilities to ensure they meet the changing needs of our residents. The improvements we are doing at the tennis facility will relocate the pickleball […]
The Hilton Bus Garage on Springfield Avenue in Maplewood and the Watsessing Avenue Station in Bloomfield will receive money from the federal government to fund improvements. Gov. Phil Murphy announced last week that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded an additional $425 million in federal transportation dollars to the New Jersey Department of Transportation […]
The Bloomfield Public Library has recently replaced its antiquated microfilm viewing and copying machine with a cutting-edge piece of equipment. The Scan Pro 2500 is used in tandem with a new computer to scan microfilmed newspapers to provide the best possible image. Both machines are next to the reference desk. The vendor of the 2500 […]