Friday, November 9, 2012
Delta station at 141 Bloomfield Ave., as well as six other gas stations and one hotel, hit with civil lawsuit filed by state Division of Consumer Affairs
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Friday, November 9, 2012
A Bloomfield gas station has been hit with a civil lawsuit accusing it of price gouging in wake of Hurricane Sandy. Vinny Fuel Corporation, also known as the Delta gas station at 141 Bloomfield Ave., allegedly raised prices 25 percent from $3.19 to $3.99 per gallon during the state of emergency declared Oct. 27. New Jersey's Division of Consumer Affairs received six consumer complaints about the company. Six other gas stations, including two in Newark, and one hotel are also named in the suit, filed by the Division of Law on behalf of the state Division of Consumer Affairs. "We have received no indication that these defendants faced costs that would have made these excessive price increases necessary or justifiable," said Attorney General …
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141 Bloomfield Ave, Bloomfield, NJ
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Valley National Bank in Belleville robbed twice in almost two years
Authorities are investigating a bank robbery Tuesday at the Valley National Bank on Bloomfield Avenue. Just before 1 p.m. Tuesday, the suspect entered the bank at 22 Bloomfield Ave. and passed a note to the teller reading "Have gun. Give me money," according to Deputy Chief Mark Minichini of the Belleville Police Department. The suspect made off with the contents of the teller's drawer and fled north on foot on Belmont Avenue. Exact proceeds have not been determined, Minichini said. It is unclear how many people were inside the bank at the time of the robbery, but no one was injured, said Minichini. He described the suspect as Hispanic, wearing a black knit cap with a gray hooded sweatshirt and black pants. No arrests have been made. The …
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Many roads blocked by fallen trees, downed wires as town cleans up after super storm
Cleanup has begun Tuesday in Bloomfield, hours after record-breaking Hurricane Sandy blew through the area, leaving in the aftermath a mess of downed wires and trees. About 40 percent of residents in town are currently without power, with PSE&G crews working around town to restore it, according to Tom Pelaia, deputy coordinator of Bloomfield's Office of Emergency Management. The worst-case scenario, he said, is some may be without power for as much as 10 days. "They're (PSE&G) hoping for the best," Pelaia said Tuesday morning. Many roads in Bloomfield, including Bloomfield Avenue and Broad Street, are blocked by fallen trees and downed wires, he said. He said officials are canvassing the town to assess damage. "Our priority today (Tuesday…
Thursday, October 25, 2012
No one injured in blaze that damaged two other homes
One home is destroyed and two others are damaged in a blaze that broke out Thursday night in a Bloomfield Avenue apartment building. The fire started at 8:50 p.m. in the front of a second-floor apartment at 215 Bloomfield Ave., according to Fire Chief Joseph McCarthy. The blaze was contained to the one apartment but the two above it, on the third and fourth floors, sustained smoke, water and heat damage, McCarthy said. The apartments are located above Megna Home Remodeling and Design Center, a bathroom and tile store near Watsessing Avenue. At around 9 p.m., flames and black smoke were seen pouring from the second-floor apartment as residents, many in pajamas with pets in tow, looked on from across the street on Bloomfield Avenue. Collette…
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215 Bloomfield Ave, Bloomfield, NJ
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Stabbing occurred last month outside a Bloomfield Avenue bar and on Park Avenue
A Newark man has been charged with attempted murder after stabbing another man with a knife last month in Bloomfield, police said. Charles Taylor, 24, is accused of attacking a 30-year-old Bloomfield man Sept. 13 and stabbing him in the neck and shoulder, according to Sgt. Anthony Servedio, Bloomfield Police Department spokesperson. The Bloomfield man's name was not released. After talking to the victim six days after the attack, police found in their investigation the man had been speaking to a woman outside of a Bloomfield Avenue bar that night when a car pulled up to give her a ride. The man told police the driver, later identified as Taylor, got out of the car, started arguing with him and then cut him on the chest. The wounded man …
Monday, October 22, 2012
No proceeds taken, no arrests made in attempted robbery
Police are searching for a man who tried to rob a Provident Bank Friday on the south side of Bloomfield. The man entered the Provident Bank, at 100 Bloomfield Ave., just before 4:45 p.m. Friday and handed the teller a handwritten note requesting $3,000 to $4,000, according to Sgt. Anthony Servedio, Bloomfield Police Department spokesperson. The note also instructed the teller not to press the alarm and to return the note. The man did not appear to be armed and did not threaten to use a weapon during the robbery attempt, said Servedio. The teller, who was not identified by police, didn't return the note and also didn't turn over money to the man, who then calmly exited the bank. By the time police arrived, he had fled and was last seen …
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100 Bloomfield Ave, Bloomfield, NJ
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Jorgey P.
12:22 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012
I was surprised the BP on Broad has kept their prices so honest for the past two weeks...i don't think they deserve tips, but merely a large thank you for being a good neighbor during our hard times last week in the Brookdale section... more ›