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Teaching children to do what she loves: So what better way to recognize the start of a new school year than to recognize...
09/27/2025

Teaching children to do what she loves: So what better way to recognize the start of a new school year than to recognize the teacher

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Jazz concert and photo exhibit coming to Sanctuary on the Green: BLOOMFIELD — An afternoon of live jazz by the Joe Rizzo...
09/24/2025

Jazz concert and photo exhibit coming to Sanctuary on the Green: BLOOMFIELD — An afternoon of live jazz by the Joe Rizzolo Group with vocalist, Bahati Best, in Bloomfield’s

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Bloomfield remembers Sept. 11: Nearly 3,000 luminaries encircled The Green last week as Bloomfield observed the Sept. 11...
09/19/2025

Bloomfield remembers Sept. 11: Nearly 3,000 luminaries encircled The Green last week as Bloomfield observed the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and

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Exhibit to display a lifetime of pictures: Growing up, Johnson Avenue resident John Masi was the artist among his friend...
09/16/2025

Exhibit to display a lifetime of pictures: Growing up, Johnson Avenue resident John Masi was the artist among his friends, the one who could paint and draw, make collages, but with a special affinity for photography. He started snapping pictures in elementary school and has not stopped. He will display more than 50-years’ worth of pictures, at Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, 695 […]

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Finding strength, friendship, and healing at Job Haines Home: After a sudden fall at a local restaurant left her with a ...
09/09/2025

Finding strength, friendship, and healing at Job Haines Home: After a sudden fall at a local restaurant left her with a broken leg, Lo**ta Schrader faced months of immobility and uncertainty. But when it came time to start her rehabilitation journey, the choice was clear. “I had heard wonderful things about Job Haines Home from people at my church,” she said. “It came highly […]

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Church hopes to raise its profile: The Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green is trying to raise a little money to ...
09/09/2025

Church hopes to raise its profile: The Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green is trying to raise a little money to continue the restoration of its sanctuary and it hopes to do this by raising its community profile. Under the guidance of a secular entity created for this purpose, the Sanctuary on the Green Art, Cultural and Community Alliance, with a […]

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Robert Longo, Class of ’72, donates $100K to support BHS arts: BLOOMFIELD — Robert Longo, a member of the Bloomfield Hig...
09/02/2025

Robert Longo, Class of ’72, donates $100K to support BHS arts: BLOOMFIELD — Robert Longo, a member of the Bloomfield High School Class of 1972, has donated $100,000 to the Bloomfield Educational Foundation to help BHS to support its band, choir and musical theater programs. The gift will directly fund instruments, performance opportunities, production costs and other essential resources to enrich the experience of student performers […]

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BHS student earns Julliard scholarship: Chideha Osondu is off to a flying start, to say the least. The Bloomfield High S...
09/01/2025

BHS student earns Julliard scholarship: Chideha Osondu is off to a flying start, to say the least. The Bloomfield High School sophomore, who plays the piccolo in the marching band, will begin attending Julliard next month on a scholarship to study the flute. She began playing the instrument when she was nine years old and at Oak View Elementary School. […]

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Girls on Fire Camp is a hot activity: The Bloomfield Fire Department hosted its third annual Girls on Fire Camp on Aug. ...
08/25/2025

Girls on Fire Camp is a hot activity: The Bloomfield Fire Department hosted its third annual Girls on Fire Camp on Aug. 13 and 14, at Fire Station No. 3, on E. Passaic Avenue. According to Fire Chief Lou Venezia, the department has added activities and enrollment has doubled from last year from about 25 to 50. The girls are local fourth-, fifth- […]

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Cartoonist brings the kitchen to life: Bloomfield High School, Class of ‘77, graduate Kevin Calhoun says he was always d...
08/19/2025

Cartoonist brings the kitchen to life: Bloomfield High School, Class of ‘77, graduate Kevin Calhoun says he was always drawing something. “I wanted to be a make-up artist, but after graduating, there wasn’t much out there,” he said last week over coffee at a Broad Street diner. But he had also been in the school drama club and friends with Harry […]

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Joan Hussey announces run for mayor: Joan Hussey, who describes herself as a longtime Bloomfield activist, has announced...
08/15/2025

Joan Hussey announces run for mayor: Joan Hussey, who describes herself as a longtime Bloomfield activist, has announced that she is running for mayor as an independent candidate in the Nov. 4 election. “Voters are sick and tired of uncompetitive election after uncompetitive election,” Hussey said. “They are not healthy for democracy in Essex County or New Jersey. With this campaign […]

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Schools get an upgrade during break: The Bloomfield School District has been busy this summer and many improvements and ...
08/11/2025

Schools get an upgrade during break: The Bloomfield School District has been busy this summer and many improvements and changes will be in place when schools open, according to Jeannine Hanna, the supervisor of buildings and grounds. At the high school, the roof will be partially replaced and 10 air conditioning units will be installed. The gym floor will be stripped, […]

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