Week in Review: Blizzard, Local Market Robbed, 5 Questions With Alaa Abdelnaby and More

Capturing the Blizzard in Bloomfield

The most recent meteorological anomaly is seen here through the eyes of Bloomfield residents! Check out the things residents saw during the winter blizzard. 

And if you took any photos or videos, send them to the editor at mike.donofrio@patch.com for posting. 

A local market was robbed at gunpoint by two men during the Super Bowl on Sunday evening, according to Bloomfield Police. 

5 Questions With Alaa Abdelnaby

Alaa Abdelnaby scored well over 1,000 points in two full varsity seasons at Bloomfield, and then went on to play for Duke University, and also had a nice run in the National Basketball Association. He now is a studio analyst and does color commentary for CBS Sports and Westwood One Radio.

Blogger and real estate sales consultant Beverly Meaux, of Keller Williams, takes a look at the state of Bloomfield real estate.

Calling the six-days-per-week mail delivery business model “no longer sustainable,” the U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday it willeliminate Saturday delivery of mail during the week of Aug. 5.

Opinion: Cutting Education Funding Will Widen Achievement Gap

Mary Shaughnessy, a memeber of the Bloomfield Board of Education and Save Our Schools New Jersey, says cutting funding for at-risk students will hurt programs aimed at closing the achievement gap between low- and high-income students.

Athlete of the Month: Jameel Patterson

The Bloomfield High School athlete of the month is senior basketball player Jameel Patterson. 

Bangals Basketball: 8th-Grade Girls Look To Playoffs

With a 60-42 win over Belleville this week in Bloomfield, the Bloomfield 8th- grade girls basketball team closed out its regular season with a 12-2 league record, 16-3 overall, and won the “C” Division of the Essex County Suburban Basketball League.

Essex County Golf Courses Offer Early Registration Discount

Golfers who want to play on Essex County’s three public golf courses in 2013 have an incentive to register early.