10 Top March Bloomfield Stories

Bloomfield Schools Budget Cuts 86 Teacher Jobs

The first budget passed by a divided school board at their special meeting on Tuesday, March 5, brought the loss of 86 teaching jobs for the district, as well as between four and five secretaries and two to four members of the administrative staff. 

Superintendent Bing: School Staff Layoffs Reduced to 54

Through haggling and wrangling with line item budgets and non-class jobs and programs, school officials were able to get that number down by the end of the month.

Video: Bloomfield Teachers and Supporters Show What 86 Looks Like

Bloomfield teachers showed up in force at a March BOE budget meeting, counting down up to 86 so that parents and faculty could put faces to the numbers. 

Police: Drunk Driver Blew Through Red Light at 80 MPH

Police say that a Newark man reached for a baseball bat after being pulled over for violating motor vehicle laws while driving drunk with his young daughter in his car.

Police: Four Men Attack and Rob Bloomfield Resident

A 44-year-old Bloomfield man was reportedly jumped and robbed by four men at approximately 9:35 p.m. Friday near the apartment complex at 249 Belleville Ave. 

Supt. Bing Faces Parents Over Teacher Cuts

In a Power Point presentation that relied extensively on comments from Bloomfield Patch, Bloomfield Schools Superintendent Jason Bing explained the current school budget crunch in front of an auditorium packed with teachers and parents.

Most Bloomfield School Staff Jobs Saved After Last-Minute Negotiations

The Bloomfield Schools budget crisis has largely been averted. Following an agreement reached with Cigna, Bloomfield School officials announced that the majority of staff jobs slated to be lost were restored. Programs relegated to the chopping block, including sports and extracurricular and after school programs, were back in the budget.

Bloomfield Police Make Heroin Bust Near High School

Bloomfield police arrested two men for heroin distribution following a three-week long investigation of a street drug exchange regularly occurring near Bloomfield High School, police said. 

BEA Pres. Rallies Support for Bloomfield Teachers

In a letter to parents, the head of Bloomfield's teachers Union urged parents to come out for the next BOE meeting.

Bloomfield Democrats Kick Off Campaign Season

Democrats from throughout Essex County packed into the banquet room of the Essex Manor on Friday, March 15, for the Bloomfield Democratic Team Kick-Off.