A Bloomfield native recently won a third place medal in the grueling 32-mile Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard World Championships in Hawaii. Mark Spagnuolo, 38, a Bloomfield High School graduate and swimming champion, placed third in the 30-39 age group, in the July 30 race, which took place about a week before the wildfires on Maui, […]
A Bloomfield resident and former Newark police officer was sentenced to five years in prison for driving drunk and fatally striking a pedestrian who was walking on the shoulder of Garden State Parkway, and for an attempted coverup in which he drove home with the victim’s body in his car. Louis A. Santiago, 26, had […]
Bloomfield held its National Night Out at Vassar Field on Tuesday evening, Aug. 1. The country-wide event began in 1984 as a law enforcement effort to restore safety to neighborhood streets by filling them with residents, hometown organizations and activities. But the genesis for National Night Out, according to its website, began in 1970 in […]
BLOOMFIELD — The train station in the township will be getting a major overhaul. The NJ Transit Board of Directors has approved a contract for the design and construction of a project that will transform the station into a modern accessible station with high level platforms, according to a press release from NJ Transit. The […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Passaic County man was arrested Feb. 1 for attempting to firebomb Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Nicholas Malindretos, 26, of Clifton, is charged by complaint with one count of attempted use of fire to damage and destroy a building used in interstate commerce. If convicted, […]
By Steve Tober Correspondent BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield resident Jake Pryor, a senior co-captain for the Montclair Kimberley Academy football team, has been one of the bright spots for the rebuilding Cougars who are off to a 1-2 start this season. Pryor, who passed for 1,317 yards and 11 touchdowns, with just 3 interceptions, for […]
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy’s first proposed budget increases state “formula” aid that goes directly to school districts by $283.6 million, the initial step toward fulfilling the state’s school-funding obligation, according to a March 15 press release from the NJ Department of Education. The budget also increases aid for expanded preschool, STEM programs and […]