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Sunday, December 30, 2012

Bloomfield's Top 10 Stories of 2012

Here is a look back at the stories that made the biggest splash this year in Bloomfield.

  A lot happened in Bloomfield in 2012. The following are the top stories read by you, the readers, this year.  A 16-year-old Bloomfield High School soccer player died on a September night in car crash that left four others injured.   Christina Lembo was seated in the back of a 2007 Honda Civic when it was involved in a car crash with a 2000 Chevrolet Camaro at the intersection of Broughton Avenue and Walter Street in Bloomfield, according to a press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Lembo was transported to University Hospital in Newark, and was pronounced dead a short time later, the release said.  The corner of Broughton Avenue and Walter Street fell completely silent on Sept. 30, as hundreds of Bloomfield High School …

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Date Night: How to Ring in the New Year

New Year's Eve is around the corner. Here's some ideas to help you celebrate!

  Looking for ways to ring in 2012 locally or somewhere nearby? From a New Year's Eve party with Seth Meyers in Atlantic City to local First Night celebrations and some leftover holiday fun, there's plenty of options for you to celebrate. Wellmont Theatre, Montclair THIS WEEKEND: Dark Star Orchestra, immersed in a decade of conjuring the ghosts of the Dead while trying to keep the Dead alive, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 30, 31 BOOK IT NOW: Levon Helm Band, led by the iconic member of The Band, performs, Friday, Feb. 2, Singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson, Friday, March 2. Check out wellmonttheatre.com for more shows.   NJPAC, Newark THIS WEEKEND: No shows NEXT WEEK: The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 6, Prudential Hall BOOK…

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