An Essex County man was convicted last week for ordering and committing three murders and for his role in a large-scale narcotics enterprise. Michael Healy, 43, of Montclair, was convicted by a federal jury of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute narcotics, conspiring to murder a federal witness, three counts of murder in aid of racketeering, […]
Jersey Mike’s Month of Giving raised $1.8 million for The Valerie Fund. The $1.8 million includes $1,364,871 raised during March from customer donations and the Day of Giving when Jersey Mike’s donated 100% of sales to the nonprofit. Also, on the Day of Giving, Jersey Mike’s Founder and CEO Peter Cancro announced the company would […]
People congregated at the Bloomfield Public Library on Monday afternoon, April 8, to view the solar eclipse. The library had purchased 100 pairs of solar eyewear and a line for them stretched from the front door to the street. The eclipse would peak at about 90 percent around 3:25 and the first person on line […]
BLOOMFIELD — The Sanctuary on the Green Arts, Cultural and Community Alliance (SOTG Alliance), a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the greater Bloomfield community, is looking for board members and volunteers to join their organization. With a vision to preserve, restore, and renew the iconic sanctuary of the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green, the […]
St. John’s Lutheran Church has a new pastor. The Rev. Anthony Giordano celebrated his first Mass there on Feb. 11. He is also the pastor at the Calvary Lutheran Church, in Verona. In an interview with The Independent Press, he said community outreach is a key to the Bloomfield church’s survival. Giordano, 52, grew up […]
By Trey Williams and Jocelyn Moody Special to The Independent Press Bloomfield is 8,180 miles from Makhanda, South Africa. Daisha Robinson traveled all those miles recently as part of her studies as a media communications student at Bloomfield College of Montclair State University. Robinson set out in January for the town that is in […]
Richard Rockwell, township councilman and in the words of Mayor Ted Gamble, “the de facto town historian,” spoke about his 2015 photography book, “Bloomfield Through Time,” on Saturday evening, March 23, at the Oakes Cultural Center. Informed, amusing and self-effacing, Rockwell’s presentation of “then and now” photographs of township dwellings, often of long-demolished homes, many […]
The monthly concert series at the Bloomfield Public Library, usually highlighting a holiday or current event in song, switched gears Saturday, March 16, and presented a storyteller for Women’s History Month. The storyteller was Carol Simon Levin and her subject was “Emily Warren Roebling: Bridge Builder in Petticoats.” Simon, who has developed biographies for 11 […]
The Essex County Board of County Commissioners celebrated Women’s History Month by recognizing the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge and three women including Bloomfield Councilwoman Jenny Mundell. The ceremony was Wednesday evening, March 13, and held at the club. The emcee was Carlos Pomares, the county commissioners’ president and a Bloomfield resident. About 80 people […]
The Essex County Board of County Commissioners celebrated Women’s History Month by recognizing the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge and three women. The ceremony was Wednesday evening, March 13, and held at the club. The emcee was Carlos Pomares, the county commissioners’ president. “This is a pretty nice place,” he said in his welcoming remarks, […]