Bloomfield News

Heavy rains forced Essex County to cancel tonight's Summer Music Concert featuring the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and a fireworks spectacular at Brookdale Park, officials said.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Indie rockers thrill fans at Irish-American Club By JAMIE SCHUH KW STAFF WRITER L ast week, the Kearny Irish-American Club saw more Converse sneakers and tattoos than it probably ever has in its 71-year history.

Muncher in training? This little girl at the Polar Cub in Whitehouse looks like nothing will get between her and her ice cream cone.

The Stillos ran a drug ring from their 4 Municipal Drive home, authorities say. Express-Times Photo BILL ADAMS Warren County Prosecutor Thomas Ferguson, right, and Assistant Prosecutor Tara Kirkendall talk about the drug bust Thursday.

Eight men, including three from Bloomfield, were arrested during a Wednesday night bust that officials say shut down a prescription drug ring operating in Essex and Warren counties.

The annual Sunset Classic is tonight, more race details here . Expect road closures between 7 and 9 p.m. on the following streets: Glen Ridge Streets: All side streets traveling toward Bloomfield along Ridgewood Avenue, starting at Osborne Road traveling North toward the Country Club to Sunset Avenue.

Bloschak: If its not a "Silk-Stocking" District, how can we afford Corzine's Budget, Ralph? Belleville-Andrew Bloschak, Republican candidate for Assembly in the heavily urbanized and diverse 28th District in Essex County, called once again on Democratic Assemblyman, Freeholder and life-long public employee Ralph R. Caputo to vote for the best ...

A Montclair woman forced a 15-year-old girl to have sex with two males behind a house on Woodland Avenue, threatening to bash the victim's head in with a stone if she did not submit, police said.

Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. invites the public to attend the 2009 Essex County Free SummerMusic Concert Series.

Congrats to Chelsea Cicci of Bloomfield HS who won a Rising Star Award at Paper Mill Playhouse last night for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography, for the school's production of "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying." At last night's ceremony, nominees performed and the award recipients were presented with a crystal award from ...

As he prepares to shut down his Bloomfield store, the owner of a Hallmark card shop blames, in part, a lack of downtown parking for his store's falling bottom line, and township officials agree.

John Reilly is fresh from that all-American suburban rite, the garage sale, with its two-pronged motive to clear out clutter and to take in a little cash on the side.

Essex County Executive Outlines Athletic Field Improvements for Essex County Glenfield Park By The Alternative Press Staff 6/11/2009 Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.

Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield marked its merger with Beth Sholom Reform Temple in Clifton with a special kabalat Shabbat service on June 5. The Reform synagogues officially merged on June 1, and the Friday night "welcome" service launched an array of activities lasting into the fall designed to unite the two communities.

The majority of New Jersey's local police departments routinely violate state law when handling civilian complaints about police misconduct, according to an American Civil Liberties Union report that will be released today.

NJDOT Designates the City of Orange as New Transit Village By New Jersey Department of Transportation 6/4/2009 The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced on Wednesday the designation of Orange City's Orange Station area as the state's 20th Transit Village.

A Bloomfield resident was struck and killed by his own vehicle on May 30 at 3:04 p.m. on Route 21 at the Route 3 west ramp.

A garden at Bloomfield and 11th streets will be on the tour this year. Here's a reminder that the 12th annual Hoboken Secret Garden Tour will be this Sunday, May 31, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are over a dozen gardens on the tour this year; the location of the homes will be revealed on the tour date .

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A 28-year-old man died after he was struck by a car and thrown over a concrete barrier onto Route 21 North, then run over by a hit-and-run driver, police said.