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3 days ago | 
essexnewsdaily.com | Daniel Jackovino
Rich Rockwell, Bloomfield historian and former councilman, will no longer be guiding two popular historic tours or be part of the continued rehabilitation of an historic site. Rockwell led Morris Canal and Bloomfield Historic District tours and has been key in a make-over of the 18th-century Collins House, from a haven for feral cats to what promises to be a family destination.
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6 days ago | 
essexnewsdaily.com | Daniel Jackovino
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Under clouds and occasional rain, Freeman Gardens had its eighth annual Rake and Bake clean-up and fundraiser Saturday, April 5. Notwithstanding the weather, it was a pretty day with mothers and children strolling, peeking buds, pink and green, hinting of spring. There were also a few new entries on the accounting ledger for sale to catch one’s attention like new emblazoned caps and a rose bush dedication sale. This rose sale was necessary.
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1 week ago | 
essexnewsdaily.com | Daniel Jackovino
This slideshow requires JavaScript. On Saturday, April 5, Glen Ridge was part of a nation in protest opposing a multitude of federal actions since the Jan. 20 inauguration of President Donald Trump. John S., a Glen Ridge resident and lawyer, said there were about 4,000 reasons he was protesting with the others gathered at Bloomfield and Ridgewood avenues. “The scariest thing is the destruction of checks and balances,” he began.
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1 week ago | 
essexnewsdaily.com | Daniel Jackovino
Bloomfield residents and local citizens coalesced Saturday afternoon, April 5, as other communities did across the nation, to protest actions by the recently installed federal administration of President Donald Trump. There were a myriad of objections fueling the hubbub expressed on hand-held signs and the responses of protesters gathered at the municipal building who, moving to nearby Bloomfield Avenue, were heralded by passing car horns.
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2 weeks ago | 
essexnewsdaily.com | Daniel Jackovino
The 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, when American military forces ceased fighting, was observed at Glendale Cemetery, on Saturday. The day was proclaimed National Vietnam War Veterans Day by President Barack Obama in 2012 and in preparation for this anniversary, the Belleville Historical Society cleaned the grave markers of the soldiers killed in action during that war. “We started two years ago,” said Michael Perrone, the society president.
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2 weeks ago | 
essexnewsdaily.com | Daniel Jackovino
A large doll collection donated to the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge will be displayed at the club this Saturday, April 5, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Billed as “Dreamscapes — an exhibition and sale of rare art dolls and mixed media pieces,” approximately 300 of the 350 dolls donated will be made available. The effort to find new homes for these figures is led by the club vice-president, Trish Turiano. She spoke this week, at the clubhouse, to The Glen Ridge Paper, about the 30 dozen-doll windfall.
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3 weeks ago | 
essexnewsdaily.com | Daniel Jackovino
Bloomfield Superintendent of Schools Sal Goncalves was awarded an honorary doctorate by Montclair State University on Feb. 28. The recognition came unexpectedly at the annual MSU Gratitude Dinner and was for initiating the district’s involvement with an exchange program between the university and district. “It was an honor and a privilege to be recognized,” Goncalves said.
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3 weeks ago | 
essexnewsdaily.com | Daniel Jackovino
At the March 10 Bloomfield Township Council meeting, a proclamation recognized Special Olympian Brian Maly “for his outstanding Alpine Racing skills as the very first Gold Medal Champion in Advanced Level Skiing for Bloomfield.”Maly’s gold medal came at Mountain Creek, Vernon, in the Super G. This event requires competitors to individually race downhill against the clock, weaving right and left around poles, called gates, as they are increasingly propelled by gravity.
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3 weeks ago | 
essexnewsdaily.com | Daniel Jackovino
The men seated on any day in Brookdale Barbers, a north Broad Street institution, like to talk. Coffee and cake is on the table and photographs of the regulars, past and present, on the walls. Seated in chairs along two walls are the talkers, some speaking quietly to each other and some across the shop when they have the floor. There are two barber chairs, but only the one closer to the window is used by Freddie Ardizzone, the owner.
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3 weeks ago | 
essexnewsdaily.com | Daniel Jackovino
Beginner’s luck? Not likely. But the Glen Ridge High School History Club, composed of seventh- and eighth-graders, after their first-ever inter-school competitions, are now poised to compete in the national championships this May. They qualified by finishing second in the state championship, held at Ridgewood High School, on Jan. 20. For good measure, they then captured the state southern regional title, at Toms River High School, Feb. 8. The club advisor is history teacher, David Majewski.
