Johnny Luberto, NHS senior Football team When did you first start playing football? Any early recollections of playing football? I started playing football in elementary school and that’s when I fell in love with it. I enjoyed every aspect of the game from the high intensity, constant collisions, the competitive atmosphere, and especially the brotherhood you form […]
Natalia Bascunan, NHS senior Volleyball team What got you interested in playing volleyball? Throughout my life, I’ve been surrounded by sports players which led me to be a diverse and well-rounded athlete. I’ve played baseball, softball and volleyball. Although I had different passions in my youth, as I grew older, I soon found a new passion […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Four short movies, with a collective running time of about 90 minutes, were shown at the Glen Ridge Public Library on Friday evening, Oct. 26. Written and directed by Bloomfield resident Tom Ryan, they were part of a self-contained anthology called, “Theatre of Terror.” Within the anthology, the four movies are shown […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Clark’s Pond has been recognized as a certified bat habitat by the National Wildlife Federation, thanks to the efforts of two Bloomfield High School freshman active in Girl Scout Troop No. 20284. Mika Santiago and in association with the Friends of Clark’s Pond, had purchased and attached, on a 20-foot pole, a bat […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A member of the New York Giants football team, defensive end Kristjan Sokoli, visited Franklin Elementary School on Monday, Oct. 22. He spoke to an audience of third- to sixth-graders, and his niece, Keira, was among them. No doubt many students were in awe of a 6-foot 5-inch man standing before them, and […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Civic Band will perform its fall concert Sunday, Oct. 28, at 3 p.m., at the Bloomfield Middle School. It will be under the direction of Frank Ortega. Although he will not be performing, Ortega is a tuba player. He is in his fourth year conducting the Bloomfield Civic Band. The theme […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Municipal Clerk Louise Palagano has assumed the role of recycling coordinator for the township. She is assuming the duties from Department of Public Works employee Joseph Testa. The change occurred in July and she will continue as the municipal clerk. In her Town Hall office recently, Palagano had a clear idea of […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 26th annual Bloomfield HarvestFest was held Saturday afternoon, Oct. 6, on Broad Street from Bloomfield to Belleville avenues. The weather was not favorable, with overcast skies giving out to drizzles later in the afternoon. But Ollyn Lettman, director of the Bloomfield Center Alliance, which produced the event, said there was a good […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Grandparents’ Day was celebrated at Carteret Elementary School on Thursday, Oct. 4. About 200 grandparents came to the school for lunchtime in the cafeteria. The school provided the children with lunch — Thursday is pizza day — while some grandparents brought their own sandwiches. Cookies and a beverage were offered to everyone. Special […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The first ever “Bengalthon” was held at Bloomfield Middle School on Friday, Oct. 5. The event was a fundraiser for the Bloomfield Educational Foundation and involved school district sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders. For a suggested donation of $10 apiece, the students were asked to walk five times around one of the school fields. […]