Bloomfield mourns death of former councilwoman, Patricia Ritchings

Bloomfield mourns death of former councilwoman, Patricia Ritchings

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Patricia Ritchings, 59, a former Bloomfield 3rd Ward councilwoman and, by every account, an uncommon public servant, died Dec. 2, at her Maolis Avenue home, surrounded by family, after a long standoff with cancer.  Ritchings wore several public hats. She was a founding member, in the mid-’90s, of the influential Watsessing Heights […]