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By TAPINTO BLOOMFIELD STAFF
November 5, 2025
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- According to the unofficial results, it appears that the winners have emerged for the three open Bloomfield Board of Education seats.Seven candidates were in the running for the three open positions. The 2025 Board of Education General Election was held on November 4th.Jelani ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--On Thursday morning, October 30, 2025, all nine Physics classes from Bloomfield High School participated in the annual bottle rocket launch at Memorial Field. Seventy rockets went up, the highest reaching fifty-two meters. Students design and build rockets that have a partially ...
NEW JERSEY — Democrat Mikie Sherrill was elected governor over Republican Jack Ciattarelli on Tuesday to become the first woman from her party to lead the Garden State. With almost 90% of ballots counted, Sherrill had 56% of the vote to Ciattarelli’s 44%, according to The Associated Press, which ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- As the polls closed and the votes were tallied in Bloomfield on Tuesday evening, the results provided no surprises. In the unofficial results, Mayor Jenny Mundell defeated Joan Hussey by a tally of 11,816 votes (80.34%) to 2,891 (19.66%) “Thank you to everyone who came out today ...
The Library will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th and will be closing at 3pm on Wednesday, November 26th. The library will also be closed on Thursday, November 27th and Friday, November 28th. The library’s regular hours are: Monday–Tuesday: 9am–8pm Wednesday: 7am–8pm (Main ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- At a Bloomfield town Council meeting earlier this year, more than 70 residents were sworn in to serve on Bloomfield boards and committees. These residents filled roles that provided fresh perspectives to make the town more successful and stronger. Once again, Mayor Jenny Mundell ...
The 2025 football season is now concluded at Bloomfield High.Head coach Mike Carter's team was defeated by East Orange Campus in a North 1, Group 5 quarterfinal 49-7, on Nov. 1, in East Orange.East Orange Campus, the defending sectional champion, will travel to Passaic Tech, in Wayne, for a ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will not be available on Nov. 1 because of the federal government shutdown.The Trump administration recently notified New Jersey of the issue with SNAP, which formerly was the food stamp program, prompting New Jersey ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- The Bloomfield real estate market continued to see growth through the 3rd quarter of this year with the average price slightly above the same period last year.The average home in town spent 30 days on the market, a 7% increase from Q3 2024.195 homes were sold in Bloomfield during ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Bengals Football team has received the No. 6 seed of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 5 Tournament. The Bengals will face No. 3 East Orange on Saturday, November 1. The match-ups are as follows: No. 1 seed West Orange vs No. 8 seed PassaicNo. 2 seed Passaic Tech vs ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ - The Bloomfield Girls Volleyball team has received the No. 4 seed in the 2025 NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Tournament. The Bengals will face No. 13 see North Bergen on Monday, Nov. 3.First Round match-ups are as follows:No. 1 seed Livington receives a byeNo. 2 seed ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield Township Council met on Monday night for the first time since late September. The body heard a presentation from Mollie Smith, coordinator for Greener Bloomfield on the township’s 2025 application for Sustainable Jersey Municipal Certification.Sustainable Jersey’s ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- Mikie Sherrill, the 2025 Democratic nominee for Governor kicked off her "Driving Down Costs" bus tour in Bloomfield today, October 28th. Sherrill, along with Dale Caldwell, her running mate, plans to meet up with New Jerseyans throughout the state as the bus tour hits all 21 ...
For the first time since 2017, the Bloomfield High football team will compete in the NJSIAA playoffs.Head coach Mike Carter's team is seeded sixth in North 1, Group 5, and will take on third seeded East Orange Campus, in East Orange, on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 1 p.m.The winner of Saturday's game will ...
MADISON, NJ - The New York Jets and football fans across the nation are mourning the untimely passing of former All-Pro center Nick Mangold, one of the most iconic and respected players in franchise history. Mangold, who lived in Madison, New Jersey, was remembered not only for his dominance on the ...
Never one to see the proverbial class as half empty, Bloomfield High football coach Mike Carter put his team's season-ending game, at home against a strong West Orange team, in perspective."They were good," said Carter of the Mountaineers, who won a 46-0 decision at Foley Field. "We're a little ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ– Maya Harlow joined the Essex County Office of Public Health Management six months before the COVID Pandemic tore through the US, and gained hands-on experience that prepared her to become Essex County’s Office of Public Health Management Director. Harlow first stepped into the ...
NEW JERSEY — For many New Jersey voters weighing their choice for governor in the Nov. 4 general election, the high cost of living is the key factor, and both Republican Jack Ciatterelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill have offered specific plans to make living in the Garden State less expensive. But ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--Mike Carter attained another milestone in an already impressive coaching career, when he won his 150th game on the varsity gridiron, as Bloomfield High defeated John F. Kennedy, on Oct. 10.Carter, a 1979 Bloomfield High graduate, has been coaching football at his alma mater since ...
In a memorable season so far for the Bloomfield High boys' soccer team, head coach Mike Aiello's squad put together a tremendous victory, on Oct. 21.The Bengals, seeded 10th in the Essex County Tournament, upset seventh-seeded Newark Academy, 3-2, in five rounds of the shootout.The win improved ...
Bloomfield High School has long promoted its storied history, while also honoring the current student and faculty population.Athletics has long been a staple of great success at Bloomfield. The Bengals alumni boast the greatest boys basketball player in the 20th century, in Kelly Tripucka, who ...
It's been a solid season so far for the Bloomfield High girls' volleyball team.Coach Louis Stevens' team defeated Montclair in a key Essex County Tournament (ECT) matchup, at Montclair, on Oct. 22. On Oct. 24, the Bengals will host Bridgewater Raritan, in a 5:30 p.m. start.Bloomfield will take on ...
This Halloween night, Porter Place will transform into a thrilling Halloween destination as a local resident brings a full Haunted House experience to the neighborhood for the very first time.The event, sponsored by Andrew Alsheskie, known for creating the popular Walnut Street Halloween display, ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--Bloomfield High has long done an excellent job of promoting the Cheer for the Cure competition among high school cheerleaders from Essex County.The event had been organized by the beloved administrative assistant at BHS, Karen Centinaro. Sadly, Karen's brave battle with cancer ended ...
There will be a new look for the Bloomfield College men's and women's basketball teams, this coming season.Long a member of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC), the B.C. Bears will now play in a new conference, the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), starting this ...
The Bloomfield High girls' soccer team enters a critical portion of its season.The Bengals took a 10-5 record into a big match at West Essex, in a first-round Essex County Tournament game, on Oct. 21. Should the Bengals win, they would advance to the county quarterfinal round, on Oct. 23, against ...
The Bloomfield High girls' tennis team turned a slow start into a successful season in 2025."Our team didn't waver, falter, or lose confidence," said BHS head coach Mike DiMasi. “The team persevered and endured that challenging start and banded together to right the course of the season. They ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- If you saw hundreds of costumed kids and adults running around the Watsessing Park area last Saturday morning, it wasn't a zombie apocalypse, it was the first ever Booooo-mfield 5K race. There were 727 participants between a kids race and a traditional 5K that took participants ...
Plenty of Bloomfield residents are competing with determination and pride in college athletics this fall season. Let’s take a look at some of their many achievements. Victoria Parelli and Catherine Parelli both graduates of Bloomfield High School are members of the Stevens Institute of Technology ...
NEW JERSEY — The governor’s race may be getting most of the media attention ahead of the Nov. 4 general election, but every one of the 80 seats in the General Assembly is up for grabs, and experts say some of the district races are set to be highly competitive.Democrats are solidly in control, with ...