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Dancing feet on Washington Street: A salsa beat was in the air and dancing feet on the street this past Friday for Dinne...
07/18/2025

Dancing feet on Washington Street: A salsa beat was in the air and dancing feet on the street this past Friday for Dinner Under the Stars, hosted by the Bloomfield Center Alliance. It was another evening for the weekly, summer-long, live music, Washington Street activity, with dining al fresco, now in its eighth year, featuring various music styles including rock […]

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Ground broken for Greenway project that will pass through Bloomfield, Glen Ridge: Ground was officially broken for the f...
07/18/2025

Ground broken for Greenway project that will pass through Bloomfield, Glen Ridge: Ground was officially broken for the first phase of the Greenway project – a nine-mile, 100-foot-wide former rail line that will run from Jersey City through Bloomfield and Glen Ridge to Montclair. Gov. Phil Murphy joined local, county, and state officials Tuesday, July 15, at the groundbreaking that took place at the future Newark Central […]

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BHS teacher retiring after 36 years: Bloomfield High School Industrial Arts teacher Anthony Todaro retired at the end of...
07/13/2025

BHS teacher retiring after 36 years: Bloomfield High School Industrial Arts teacher Anthony Todaro retired at the end of the school year. A BHS graduate, class of ‘76, he taught for more than 30 years in the district and altogether was a teacher for more than 36 years. Most recently, he was co-advisor to the BHS class of ‘25. Born in […]

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Bloomfield HS graduates Class of 2025: BLOOMFIELD — Bloomfield High School had its 171st commencement ceremony on Tuesda...
07/03/2025

Bloomfield HS graduates Class of 2025: BLOOMFIELD — Bloomfield High School had its 171st commencement ceremony on Tuesday, June 24. There were 548 student names in the program and graduation, because of a torrid heatwave, took place in the gym. Nonetheless, the spectacle of students in caps and gowns moving in pairs to “Pomp and Circumstance” is always affecting and it […]

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Onward and upward for BMS students: Bloomfield Middle School held its Promotion Ceremony on Thursday, June 19. “What is ...
06/28/2025

Onward and upward for BMS students: Bloomfield Middle School held its Promotion Ceremony on Thursday, June 19. “What is 180 multiplied by two?” Principal Alla Vayda-Manzo asked the students at the outset of the earlier event, a reference to the 180 days of annual schooling mandated by the state and the two years comprising the middle school experience. “You entered Bloomfield […]

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Long-time teacher is retiring: A high number of school district educators are retiring this month, 13, but none with mor...
06/22/2025

Long-time teacher is retiring: A high number of school district educators are retiring this month, 13, but none with more years of teaching service than Franklin Elementary School special education teacher Peter DiCanio. DeCanio’s decades of experience were all in Bloomfield, beginning at Forest Glen in 1981. He moved to South Junior in 1986, for its final year, before […]

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College student from Bloomfield getting a shot at big-time radio: Throughout his time at East Stroudsburg University, di...
06/16/2025

College student from Bloomfield getting a shot at big-time radio: Throughout his time at East Stroudsburg University, diehard sports fan Mehki Williams made it a point to pursue every opportunity to polish his skills, grow his confidence and position himself to one day earn his big break in broadcasting. To reach his goal, the Bloomfield resident led his own sports talk show at WESS 90.3 […]

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Robotics teams come to grade schools: Bringing the challenge and excitement of robotics to all grade levels has been on ...
06/15/2025

Robotics teams come to grade schools: Bringing the challenge and excitement of robotics to all grade levels has been on the mind of Bloomfield High School teacher Michael Warholak for some time. Starting off as an Industrial Arts teacher who transitioned into Technology Education and eventually became the BHS Robotics Team coach, his vision closed in on reality this spring when, […]

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Rally calls attention to cuts at V.A.: ORANGE — A rally and short march was held Friday, June 6 as part of a veterans “C...
06/14/2025

Rally calls attention to cuts at V.A.: ORANGE — A rally and short march was held Friday, June 6 as part of a veterans “Call to Action” national rally held to coincide with the anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France during World War II. The rally was held in Monte Irvin Park in front of the statue of Irvin, which is […]

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Trauma-informed teaching at Carteret: Carteret Elementary School has received a state grant which is being used to imple...
06/08/2025

Trauma-informed teaching at Carteret: Carteret Elementary School has received a state grant which is being used to implement, among students and educators, “trauma-informed teaching.” The idea behind this concept is that teachers should be able to recognize emotional trauma which may affect a child’s performance in the classroom, understand its symptoms and know what activities may trigger a reaction. […]

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Bloomfield remembers its fallen: Bloomfield held its annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26. The unofficial first ...
05/29/2025

Bloomfield remembers its fallen: Bloomfield held its annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26. The unofficial first day of summer was weather-wise a very pleasant invitation to the upcoming sultry and occasionally purgatorial weather in store for township residents without recourse to a private pool or the Jersey shore. The parade attracted a good crowd along Broad Street, […]

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Hitting all the right notes: The school district of Bloomfield has been recognized, for the fourth consecutive year, by ...
05/25/2025

Hitting all the right notes: The school district of Bloomfield has been recognized, for the fourth consecutive year, by the NAMM Foundation, which is the charitable arm of the National Association of Music Merchants, the global trade association for the music products industry. The string of accolades began under the former supervisor of fine and performing arts, Jen Khoury, and […]

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