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By TAPINTO BLOOMFIELD STAFF
February 19, 2025
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--Since opening on 02/25/24, CEO Danielle Wildstein and her team have worked to destigmatize cannabis by giving back to the community and helping those in need. Throughout the past year, Blue Oak has participated in local expungement clinics and has hosted several donation drives for ...
NEW JERSEY- The Bloomfield girls basketball team received the No. 11 seed in the 2025 NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Tournament. The Bengals will face No. 6 seed Livingston in the First Round of the Tournament on Thursday February 27.The remaining seeds and match ups are as follows:No. 1 ...
The Bloomfield/Nutley/Columbia tri-op squad was seeded 14th for the North Jersey, Co-Op tournament and set to play third-seeded Fair Lawn/Dumont/Bergenfield in a first round game on Monday, Feb. 24 at the Ice Arena in Little Falls in 2:10 p.m. Bloomfield/Nutley/Columbia (10-10-3) has scored 108 ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--March 3rd - 8th is Read Across America Week! Join the Bloomfield Public Library for special storytimes with our Community Partners throughout the week. We also have a packed month with fun-filled programs for kids of all ages: Read Across America Week with Special Guest Readers - ...
ROXBURY, NJ - A Belleville man, whose drunken and reckless driving resulted in a fatal crash in Roxbury last year, was sentenced recently to six years in prison, according to authorities.The man, Gerald Veneziano, 41, was sentenced by state Superior Court Judge Robert Hanna in Morristown. Veneziano ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ- A First Ward Community Resource Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Mayor Jenny Mundell, and First Ward Councilwoman Rosalee Gonzalez, along with other community leaders will be there for a 30-minute Q&A.The meeting will take place at ...
WORCESTER, MA (02/07/2025)-- Aedan J. Coulter, of Bloomfield, N.J., was named to second honors on the Clark University Dean's List. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the Fall 2024 semester.Students must have a GPA of 3.8 or above for first honors or a GPA between 3.50 and ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- The Bloomfield Board of Education has established their meeting dates through January 2026. These dates are as follows; Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Tuesday, May 27, ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ- A Third Ward Community Resource Meeting will be held on March 6, 2025 from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Mayor Jenny Mundell, and Third Ward Councilwoman Sarah Cruz, along with other community leaders will be there for a 30-minute Q&A.The meeting will take place at Berkeley Elementary ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- The Township of Bloomfield has issued a winter weather warning for Saturday, starting at noon. Bloomfield will have snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain until late in the day.Later in the night, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., expect heavy rain.The BPD urges you to be sure to use ...
BRIDGEPORT, CT (01/29/2025)-- University of Bridgeport congratulates more than 350 students who were named to the Fall 2024 Dean's List. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must have a term grade point average of between 3.2-3.69.Niyah Whitten of Bloomfield (07003)Francesca Salinas of ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell boy's basketball team squeaked out a 58-55 victory over Bloomfield on Tuesday afternoon to clinch first place in the Colonial Division of the Super Essex Conference.Caldwell (17-2) is 9-1 in games decided by six points or fewer this season. The Chiefs are ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--Theresa Venezia, a realtor with Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty, has achieved the 2024 New Jersey Realtors Circle of Excellence Silver Level Sales Award. This prestigious award recognizes members who have demonstrated excellence in the field of ...
TRENTON, NJ — A bill that would vastly reduce plastic waste in New Jersey won narrow support from lawmakers amid criticism from business groups and praise from environmentalists.The legislation, S-3398, was approved Monday by a 3-2 vote in the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, with Democrats ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--The Bloomfield Dept. of Health (in partnership with the Bloomfield Children’s Library, Essex County Office of Public Health Management, RWJ Barnabas Health, KinderSmile Foundation and Zufall Health) will be hosting an event on 2/21 in honor of National Children’s Dental Health ...
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. -- Running as Bloomfield Democrats for Change, candidates Stefanie Santiago, Tracy Toler-Phillips and Satenik Margaryan are seeking Bloomfield Town Council seats this June. Santiago is seeking the First Ward Council, while Toler-Phillips and Margaryan are seeking the At-Large Town ...
NEW JERSEY - The No. 4 seed Bloomfield wrestling team will face off against 5 seed Morristown in the 2025 North Jersey Section 1, Group 5 Team Wrestling Tournament on Monday, February 10 in the Quarterfinals.The winning team will face off against the winner of No. 1 seed Passaic Tech vs No. 8 seed ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- While Bloomfield High School has produced quite a few athletes that have played on the biggest stages of professional sports, 1992 Bloomfield High School graduate Kevin Burkhardt has put together a sports announcing resume that has made him one of today's most recognizable sports ...
Bloomfield, NJ-- .The Township of Bloomfield is expecting snowfall of at least 4 inches on Saturday evening, February 8. Residents are asked to prepare for the forecasted accumulation by moving all vehicles on county roads and emergency streets once the roads become covered with snow. If possible, ...
New Brunswick, N.J.– Cancer screenings are essential for detecting cancer early—often before symptoms appear—when treatment is most effective. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 2,041,910 new cancer cases will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2025, reinforcing the need for cancer ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- This morning, at approximately 10 a.m., the Bloomfield Fire Department responded to an underground electric vault fire, with multiple minor explosions in the vault in front of 224 Broad St. According to a social media post by the Bloomfield Fire Department,"PSE&G electric ...
Wear red THIS Friday, Feb. 7, to help raise awareness about heart disease and the importance of maintaining good cardiac health. We ask our team members and all who support the RWJBarnabas Health family to join us for #WearRedDay! Visit rwjbh.org/heart to learn about RWJBarnabas Health's ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- The Bloomfield Police Department is has announced that it is proudly participating in the Blue Envelope Program, a free initiative designed to make routine traffic stops smoother for drivers on the autism spectrum.This program provides a special blue envelope for drivers to keep ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- The Bloomfield Office of Emergency Management has issued a weather alert for Thursday, February 6, 2025, between 3 a.m. and 11 a.m.. Light snow mixed with sleet and rain is expected for Bloomfield..Total accumulation of snow and sleet expected to be less than 2 inches with up to ...
NEW JERSEY- The Bloomfield wrestling team has received the No. 4 seed in the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 5 Team Tournament. The Bengals will face No. 5 seed Morristown Colonials in the Quarterfinal Round on Monday February 10. The seeds and brackets are as follows:No. 1 seed Passaic TechNo.
Bloomfield, N.J. - Mayor Jenny Mundell and the Township Council have announced the creation of four new advisory committees to enhance community engagement and celebrate the diversity of Bloomfield residents. Established by resolution on January 27th, the committees are:1. Senior Citizen Advisory ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- The Archdiocese of Newark's 67 schools celebrated Catholic Schools Week from January 26 to February 1, highlighting the benefits of faith-based education through various activities. Students in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union counties engaged in service projects, research ...
Homelessness Prevention ServicesBLOOMFIELD, NJ-- The Bloomfield’s Department of Human Services announced that they have received a grant through the Essex County Division of Community Action to provide essential homelessness prevention services through The Social Service for the Homeless (SSH) ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--On January 29, 2025, at approximately 11:45 a.m., Bloomfield Police were notified by Belleville Police of a vehicle involved in an armed robbery of a United States Postal Service vehicle. The suspect vehicle had been stolen on January 25, 2025. Bloomfield Detectives spotted the ...
TRENTON, NJ — “We want you back!” NJ lawmakers told the nation’s nomadic Miss America, urging the competition to return in 2025 “and every year thereafter.”A resolution pleading with event organizers to come back was passed by the state Assembly by a voice vote, with no objections, on Thursday.