James Bond in Bloomfield? Historical Society of Bloomfield Presents: “From Success to Seizure: The Schering Corp. of Bloomfield 1937 to 1942”

EVENT: From Success to Seizure: The Schering Corp. of Bloomfield 1937–1942

ORGANIZATION: The Historical Society of Bloomfield, NJ (HSOB)

PRESENTED BY: Lifetime Bloomfield resident Dean Cole 

DATE: Tuesday, March 28, ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ--Councilwomen Sarah Cruz, Wartyna Davis, and Jenny Mundell took over the Township of Bloomfield Facebook feed today to recognize the 2023 Bloomfield Women to Watch.  Launched in 2022, the annual effort builds on the theme of International Women's Day (March 8), this year being "embrace equity."  The councilwomen, along with this year's inaugural ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ –  The Township of Bloomfield Women’s History Month Committee is excited to announce a series of events to celebrate and honor Women’s History Month. Highlighted events will include the Women’s History Month Professional Networking Event on Thursday, March 23, from 6:30 – 8:30 PM at Bloomfield Steak & Seafood and the 4th Annual Menstrual ...

Twenty nine years ago, a dream started with three men, and those men have seen so much growth in a high school all-star football game, ever since.

And this year, the 29th Paul Robeson All-Star Football Game will be played at Paul Robeson Stadium, in East Orange, on Tuesday, June 13, with a 7 p.m. kickoff. 

Now you might be asking why would a game that began in 1994 not be celebrating a ...

The Bloomfield High softball program begins a new era this spring, with Rich Adams taking over as head coach.

Adams succeeds Bob Mayer, who won over 500 games as the Bengals' head coach for 33 years. And while Adams is new to the job, the surroundings are quite familiar. 

That familiarity begins with a coaching staff that includes Mayer, as a valued assistant, and former Bengal ...

The spring sports season is well underway in Bloomfield, and there have been some good results by former Bengals on the collegiate level, as well as the high school athletic teams working hard, with the regular season just around the corner.

First, in college, the William Paterson University baseball team had a good week in Florida, winning five of nine games at the RussMatt Central Florida ...

NUTLEY, NJ - Nutley Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Chief Thomas Strumolo are requesting the public's assistance to locate a missing person.

Police are investigating the whereabouts of Mr. Nathaniel Sheppard. He was last seen at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair on March 13, 2023 when he was discharged. He hasn’t been heard from since. 

Sheppard previously resided ...

Theft: 

03/14/2023-Officers responded to the 100 block of Summit Avenue on report of a theft from auto. A resident parked his vehicle on the street overnight. The resident then noticed on his surveillance camera, a male wearing a red jacket enter the vehicle and remove items. The missing items were sunglasses valued at $600.00, a Louis Vuitton purse valued at $2500.00 and $250.00 in cash.

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – As part of its commitment to protecting the health and well-being of its firefighters, the Bloomfield Fire Department (BFD) recently took the proactive measure of conducting comprehensive air and water quality checks at all of its fire stations, which confirmed they were clear of any dangerous or toxic particulates. 

The testing was performed by Underwriter ...

Theft: 

03/06/2023-Officers responded to the area of Dalebrook Road on report of a catalytic converter theft. According to a resident, three males exited a gray SUV, lifted his vehicle and cut the catalytic converter from underneath. The suspects then fled in the SUV. This incident is under investigation. 

03/06/2023-Officers responded to the area of Gregory Terrace on report of a ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- A fire broke out in the Nevada Diner, a Bloomfield landmark, shortly after midnight on Monday morning. 

Broad Street was closed down for hours as fire hose was stretched from the hydrant on the corner of Benson Street into a fire engine parked in front of the diner. 

According to Bloomfield Fire Chief Louis Venezia, the call was received as a kitchen ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Township of Bloomfield is once again coming together for a town-wide cleanup on Saturday, April 22, from 8:00 - 12:00 PM Noon, in collaboration with local schools, community groups, and residents, and sponsored by the Bloomfield Beautification Committee. 

Residents are encouraged to spread the word about the town-wide cleanup and to get involved by volunteering ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - As Montclair State University prepares to merge with Bloomfield College, nearly two dozen employees at Bloomfield College are reportedly not being offered jobs at MSU, according to an nj.com report this week.

“We understand deeply that this is affecting people’s lives,” Montclair State University President Jonathan Koppell added in a statement.

While they ...

In 2018, Britnee N. Timberlake was sworn-in to serve as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing the 34th Legislative District, comprised of Clifton, East Orange, Orange, and Montclair. She serves as the Chair of the Commerce and Economic Development Committee and Vice-Chair of the Homeland Security Committee. In the past, Timberlake served on the Community Development and ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ--A small, unassuming storefront that once housed a shoe repair shop will soon house Bloomfield’s next cannabis dispensary, following a ruling from the Planning Board on Tuesday night. 

The Board unanimously approved the application of Emerald Tea Supply Company, a service-disabled veteran-owned boutique dispensary to be located at 368 Broad Street. Members appeared ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia announced on Facebook today that he will be making a political move from Bloomfield to Trenton.

Venezia, who was first elected into office as Councilman at Large in 2011 before running for Mayor in 2013. After winning the election, Mayor Venezia became the youngest mayor in Bloomfield to be elected into office at the age of 31.

His ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ –  After the DeCamp bus company made the unexpected decision to terminate commuter service from Bloomfield to New York City beginning on April 7, Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia immediately took action by sending a letter to NJ Transit Executive Director Kevin Corbett requesting his agency take over service of the route. 

“This route is vital to the ...

NATIONAL -- During a typical year (meaning pre-pandemic), more than 52% of Americans plan some type of celebration of St. Patrick's Day, and more than 82% of celebrants will wear green, according to WalletHub. Overall, billions of dollars typically are spent on clothing, flags, green carnations, dining, and, of course, beer. Guinness estimates that more 13 million pints of its stout ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ - Brookdale Reformed Church and Franklin Reformed Church in Nutley are partnering to offer the community an event of food and meaningful entertainment for the Lenten Season Sat. Mar. 11 from 4 to 6 p.m.

“A Pilgrim’s Psalm” shares the story of Holy Week through the words and music of doorjam.

An original, contemporary oratorio based on the events of ...

NEWARK, NJ -- For Roman Catholics conflicted about eating traditional corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day, which falls on Friday, March 17, the Archdiocese of Newark has altered Lenten fasting obligations, which include abstaining from eating meat on Fridays.

The Memorial of St. Patrick is on a Friday this year.  For those members of the faithful celebrating this Solemnity ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- Members of the Bloomfield Beautification Committee, with assistance from the Bloomfield Department of Public Works, were out on Ampere Parkway on Saturday preparing and expanding the wildflower garden project they began last year, beautifying the median strip that runs between the eastern and western travel lanes at the "Welcome to Bloomfield" sign on Ampere and ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia is proud to announce the Township has acquired four new electric vehicles (EV), and received grants for two more, for use by its municipal departments. The Townships’ four new sedans and two trucks will replace older gasoline-powered vehicles in their fleet and bring their EV total to ten.

“The purchase of these new electric ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Township of Bloomfield is once again coming together for a town-wide cleanup on Saturday, April 22, from 8:00 - 12:00 PM Noon, in collaboration with local schools, community groups, and residents, and sponsored by the Bloomfield Beautification Committee. 

Residents are encouraged to spread the word about the town-wide cleanup and to get involved by volunteering ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ –  The Township of Bloomfield Department of Human Services, in partnership with Temple Ner Tamid and Rabbi Katz, will be hosting a monthly workshop to help equip parents and caregivers of children, teens, and young adults with the support and information they need to understand and care for the mental health of their children. The workshops will be held at Temple Ner ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bloomfield Township has partnered with the New Jersey Division of Aging Services and GetSetUp to provide hundreds of virtual classes for older adults, taught by peers, to keep residents mentally, physically, and socially active. Classes are interactive, easy to join, offered day and night, and free for Bloomfield community members ages 60 and older.

“This is an ...

BELLEVILLE, NJ — Clara Maass Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, is included as one of only 101 hospitals in the U.S. on Money.com’s first-ever Best Hospitals for Bariatric Surgery list. Money.com, in partnership with The Leapfrog Group, announced the Best Hospitals for Bariatric Surgery list in January 2023.

The 101 hospitals that earned this distinction ...

NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County jury convicted a city man for swindling a woman out of her home and stealing $110,000 from her bank account in 2016 by forging her name on various documents.

Obadiah J. Salters, 36, of Newark, was convicted on 24 counts of theft and forgery charges after a four-day trial last week before Superior Court Judge John I. Gizzo. Salters s to be sentenced in May, ...

A Bloomfield man who was convicted in November of attempting to murder a Lyft driver and assaulting another passenger before carjacking the vehicle in April of 2019, has been sentenced to a total of 29 years in State Prison, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced today. 

Union County Superior Court Judge Thomas Isenhour imposed the term on 31-year-old Farrakhan Howard, ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- Members of the Bloomfield Beautification Committee, with assistance from the Bloomfield Department of Public Works, were out on Ampere Parkway on Saturday preparing and expanding the wildflower garden project they began last year, beautifying the median strip that runs between the eastern and western travel lanes at the "Welcome to Bloomfield" sign on Ampere and ...

The Bloomfield Environmental Commission (Essex County, NJ) invites the community to submit nature photos for inclusion in the Environmental Resource Inventory that the commission will be releasing in the near future.

An Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI) is a compilation of information about the natural resource characteristics and environmentally significant features and impacts of a ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ –  The Bloomfield Beautification Committee is excited to announce a contest to choose the official town flower of Bloomfield. The official flower will be named by proclamation of the mayor and council in April. 

Residents have a choice between:

Cardinal Flower - This woodland native attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds with its bright scarlet color. It ...