Bloomfield is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the township's population was 53,105.[9] It surrounds the Bloomfield Green Historic District.
Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States
Township in New Jersey
Bloomfield, New Jersey
Township
Township of Bloomfield
Frank M. Leo Associates Building in downtown Bloomfield
The initial patent for the land that would become Bloomfield Township was granted to the English Puritan colonists of Newark, and the area assigned to Essex County in 1675, and Newark Township in 1693. From the 1690s to about the 1720s, much of the northern and eastern land was sold to descendants of New Netherland colonists who had settled Acquackanonk, and the remainder mostly to English families. Speertown (now Upper Montclair), Stone House Plains (now Brookdale), and Second River (now Belleville and Nutley) were essentially Dutch and Jersey Dutch-speaking, while Cranetown, Watsessing, and the Morris Neighborhood (now North Center) were predominantly English. Starting in the mid-18th century, the English and Dutch neighborhoods gradually integrated, with Thomas Cadmus being among the first Dutchmen to settle in an English neighborhood.
Numerous residents served in the Revolutionary War.[20] No significant engagements occurred in Bloomfield, although the locale was on the Continental Army's retreat route after the Battle of Long Island; British and American troops conducted foraging operations; and General George Washington is believed to have visited at least two residences.[21] The Green was set aside to commemorate the use of that space for drilling of militia.[22]
Presbyterian Church, for which the township was named
The Presbyterian Society of Bloomfield (now the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green) was formed in 1794 and named in honor of then-brigadier Joseph Bloomfield, commander of New Jersey troops in the Whiskey Rebellion.[23] About the same time, the Dutch Reformed Church of Stone House Plains (now Brookdale Reformed Church) was established.[24] The two churches became integral institutions of southern and northern Bloomfield, respectively.
Bloomfield was incorporated as a township from portions of Newark Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1812.[25] At the time, the Presbyterian parish's namesake was governor of New Jersey and had recently been appointed brigadier general for service in the looming War of 1812.[26][27][28]
At the time it was incorporated, the township covered 20.52 square miles (53.1km2) (almost four times its current area of 5.3 square miles (14km2)) and included several municipalities which were formed from portions of Bloomfield during the course of the nineteenth century, including Belleville (created on April 8, 1839), Montclair (April 15, 1868), Woodside Township (March 24, 1869) and Glen Ridge (February 13, 1895).[25][29] The Stone House Plains neighborhood was renamed as Brookdale in 1873.[24]
Bloomfield Station in 1908
In the township's first century, Brookdale farms thrived while southern Bloomfield industrialized, and the township's infrastructure, civil framework and social institutions developed. Several miles of the Morris Canal passed through Bloomfield.[30] The Oakes woollen mill thrived as a major supplier to the Union Army.[31]
Bloomfield was incorporated as a town on February 26, 1900.[25] In 1904, The city of Newark failed in its attempts to reannex Bloomfield as part of the "Greater Newark" movement.[32] In 1981, the town was one of seven Essex County municipalities to pass a referendum to become a township, joining four municipalities that had already made the change, of what would ultimately be more than a dozen Essex County municipalities to reclassify themselves as townships in order to take advantage of federal revenue sharing policies that allocated townships a greater share of government aid to municipalities on a per capita basis.[33][34][35][36][37]
In the 20th century, GE, Westinghouse and Schering built major facilities, and among others, the Charms Candy Company was started and grew.[26] After World War I, Brookdale's farms were developed into residential neighborhoods and supporting services. Substantial population growth continued into the 1950s. During World War II, while many Bloomfield men served in the armed forces, Bloomfield's farms and factories, largely staffed by women, supported the war effort. In the decades after the war, the township's industrial base steadily shut down with stricter environmental regulations, rising labor costs, and growing competition. These influences, as well as construction of the Garden State Parkway, further drove urban decay and related population turnover and stagnation through the latter part of the 20th century.
In the early 21st century, redevelopment of blighted and underutilized properties has further shifted Bloomfield towards being a primarily residential municipality.[38]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 5.36 square miles (13.88km2), including 5.34 square miles (13.82km2) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.06km2) of water (0.45%).[1][2]
Silver Lake (2010 total population of 4,243[39]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) defined by the United States Census Bureau as of the 2010 Census that is split between Belleville (with 3,769 of the CDP's residents) and Bloomfield (474 of the total).[40]Brookdale (2010 population of 9,239[41]) is a CDP located entirely within Bloomfield.[40]Watsessing and Ampere North are CDPs in the southern part of the township that were first listed prior to the 2020 census.
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Halycon.[42] Bloomfield is in the New York metropolitan area.
In comparison to the other municipalities in the U.S., the cost of living in Bloomfield was an average 20% higher than the U.S. average.[59]
According to a 2007 report from CNNMoney.com, the quality of life in Bloomfield in terms of crime are 3 incidents per 1,000 people as compared to the "best places to live average" of 1.3 incidents per 1,000. There were 35 property crime incidents per 1,000 people in Bloomfield as compared to the "best places to live average" of 20.6.[60]
2010 Census
The 2010 United States census counted 47,315 people, 18,387 households, and 11,768 families in the township. The population density was 8,920.5 per square mile (3,444.2/km2). There were 19,470 housing units at an average density of 3,670.7 per square mile (1,417.3/km2). The racial makeup was 59.61% (28,205) White, 18.51% (8,757) Black or African American, 0.41% (193) Native American, 8.22% (3,891) Asian, 0.04% (21) Pacific Islander, 9.35% (4,423) from other races, and 3.86% (1,825) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.53% (11,606) of the population.[10]
Of the 18,387 households, 28.3% had children under the age of 18; 44.2% were married couples living together; 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 36.0% were non-families. Of all households, 29.5% were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.20.[10]
21.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 89.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.4 males.[10]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $62,831 (with a margin of error of +/− $2,641) and the median family income was $77,936 (+/− $4,120). Males had a median income of $51,498 (+/− $1,805) versus $44,735 (+/− $2,867) for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,421 (+/− $1,122). About 5.8% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.[61]
2000 Census
As of the 2000 United States Census[17] there were 47,683 people, 19,017 households, and 12,075 families residing in the township. The population density was 8,961.5 people per square mile (3,460.6/km2). There were 19,508 housing units at an average density of 3,666.3 per square mile (1,415.8/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 70.09% White, 11.69% Black, 0.19% Native American, 8.38% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 6.42% from other races, and 3.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.47% of the population.[57][58]
There were 19,017 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.16.[57][58]
In the township the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.[57][58]
The median income for a household in the township was $53,289, and the median income for a family was $64,945. Males had a median income of $43,498 versus $36,104 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,049. About 4.4% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.[57][58]
Parks and recreation
Brookdale Park, established in 1928, covers over 121 acres (49ha) in Bloomfield and Montclair, making it the third-largest park in Essex County, of which 77 acres (31ha) are in Bloomfield.[62] Watsessing Park, which is the county's fourth-largest park, covers 69.67 acres (28.19ha) split between Bloomfield and East Orange (60 acres (24ha) in Bloomfield), and features sections of the Second River and Toney's Brook flowing through the park.[63] Both parks are administered by the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs.
The Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Department administers eight parks covering 55.23 acres (22.35ha).[64]
Government
Rotunda of Town Hall
Local government
Further information: Mayor of Bloomfield, New Jersey
Bloomfield operates under a Special Charter granted under an Act of the New Jersey Legislature. The township is one of 11 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that operate under a special charter.[65] The township's governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the six-member Township Council. The mayor and three councilmembers are elected at-large, and one member is elected from each of three wards, with all positions chosen on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. Councilmembers are elected to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with the three at-large seats (and the mayoral seat) up for election together and the three ward seats coming up for election two years later and no election in the middle year of the three-year cycle.[3] Bloomfield's charter retains most of the characteristics of the Town form, with additional powers delegated to an administrator.[66]
As of 2020[update], the Mayor of Bloomfield is Democrat Michael J. Venezia, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023. Members of the Bloomfield Township Council are Sarah Cruz (D, 2023; Third Ward), Wartyna "Nina" Davis (D, 2022; at-large), Ted Gamble (D, 2022; at-large), Nicholas Joanow (D, 2023; Second Ward), Jenny Mundell (D, 2023; First Ward) and Richard Rockwell (D, 2022; at-large).[4][67][68][69][70]
In January 2018, the Township Council selected Richard Rockwell from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the at-large seat expiring in December 2019 that had been vacated the previous month by Carlos Pomares who resigned from office to serve on the Essex County Board of chosen freeholders.[71] Rockwell served on an interim basis until the November 2018 general election, when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.[72]
The Township Council selected Jenny Mundell to fill the vacant First Ward seat expiring in December 2017 that had been held by Elias N. Chalet until he resigned from office after being charged with accepting $15,000 in bribes in exchange for making sure that the township would proceed with the acquisition of a commercial property. After pleading guilty, Chalet was forced to resign from office and could be sentenced to five years in prison.[73]
Emergency services
The township maintains its own police department.[74]
The town is protected by a fire department consisting of 78 active professional firefighters who operate out of four stations, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There is also a squad of volunteers. In 2009, the department received international accreditation.[75] The Fire Prevention Bureau established in 1953 and described as the first of its kind in the state, is operated by the department. It consists of one fire inspector, one fire official and a small support staff of civilians and fire personnel.[76] The department apparatus consist of four engines (one is a rescue pumper), one Truck/Ladder, a rescue and three reserve apparatus. Engine 1 located at the fire headquarters frequently closes due to lack of manpower.[77]
In 2018, the Insurance Services Office once again listed the fire department as a class 2 agency, recognizing it in the top five percent of the nation's fire departments, a ranking it has held for the past ten years. As of 2020, the department is again working toward achieving accreditation status.[78]
Newark's former Police Director, Samuel DeMaio, is Bloomfield's Public Safety Director who currently oversees both police and fire department operations. The Fire Chief is Louis Venezia. He is the brother of the mayor, Michael Venezia.[79]
Federal, state, and county representation
Bloomfield is split between the 10th and 11th Congressional districts[80] and is part of New Jersey's 28th state legislative district.[11][81][82] Prior to the 2010 Census, Bloomfield had been part of the 8th Congressional District, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.[83] In the redistricting that went into effect in 2013, 24,480 residents in the northern portion of the township were placed in the 10th District, while 22,835 in the southern section were placed in the 11th District.[80][84]
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New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[88] and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term ends 2025).[89][90]
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For the 2022–2023 session, the 28th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Renee Burgess (D, Newark) and in the General Assembly by Ralph R. Caputo (D, Nutley) and Cleopatra Tucker (D, Newark).[91]
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Essex County is governed by a directly-elected County Executive, with legislative functions performed by the Board of County Commissioners. As of 2022[update], the County Executive is Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. (D, Roseland), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2022.[92] The county's Board of County Commissioners is comprised of nine members, five of whom are elected from districts and four of whom are elected on an at-large basis. They are elected for three-year concurrent terms and may be re-elected to successive terms at the annual election in November.[93]
Essex County's Commissioners are
Commissioner President Wayne L. Richardson (D, District 2 – Irvington, Maplewood and parts of Newark's South and West Wards; Newark),[94]
Commissioner Vice President Carlos M. Pomares (D, District 5 – Belleville, Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Montclair and Nutley; Bloomfield),[95]
Tyshammie L. Cooper (D, District 3 - Newark: Part of West Ward; East Orange, Orange and South Orange; East Orange),[96]
Brendan W. Gill (D, at large; Montclair),[97]
Romaine Graham (D, at large; Irvington),[98]
Rufus I. Johnson (D, at large; Newark),[99]
Leonard M. Luciano (D, District 4 – Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Fairfield, Livingston, Millburn, North Caldwell, Roseland, Verona, West Caldwell and West Orange; West Caldwell),[100]
Robert Mercado (D, District 1 – Newark's North and East Wards, parts of Central, South, and West Wards; Newark),[101]
Patricia Sebold (D, at-large; Livingston).[102][103][104][105][106]
Constitutional officers elected countywide are:
County Clerk Christopher J. Durkin (West Caldwell; D, 2025),[107][108]
Register of Deeds Juan M. Rivera Jr. (Newark; D, 2025),[109][110]
Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura (Fairfield; D, 2024),[111][112] and
Surrogate Alturrick Kenney (D, 2023).[113][114]
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 28,398 registered voters in Bloomfield, of which 11,925 (42.0%) were registered as Democrats, 4,393 (15.5%) were registered as Republicans and 12,061 (42.5%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 19 voters registered as either Libertarians or Greens.[115]
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 69.9% of the vote (13,361 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 28.8% (5,501 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (245 votes), among the 19,242 ballots cast by the township's 29,923 registered voters (135 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 64.3%.[116][117] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 62.9% of the vote here (12,735 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 35.3% (7,154 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (186 votes), among the 20,251 ballots cast by the township's 27,981 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.4%.[118] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 57.0% of the vote here (10,829 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 41.5% (7,891 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (208 votes), among the 19,012 ballots cast by the township's 27,995 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 67.9.[119]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 53.1% of the vote (5,808 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 45.6% (4,984 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (141 votes), among the 11,118 ballots cast by the township's 30,606 registered voters (185 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 36.3%.[120][121] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 53.8% of the vote here (6,241 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 37.6% (4,359 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.6% (761 votes) and other candidates with 1.3% (147 votes), among the 11,599 ballots cast by the township's 27,929 registered voters, yielding a 41.5% turnout.[122]
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
The Bloomfield Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[123] As of the 2017–2018 school year, the district, comprised of 11 schools, had an enrollment of 6,487 students and 544.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1.[124] Schools in the district (with 2017–2018 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[125]) are
Early Childhood Center at Forest Glen[126] (151 students; in grades Pre-K–2),
Berkeley Elementary School[127] (451; K–6),
Brookdale Elementary School[128] (338; K–6),
Carteret Elementary School[129] (415; K–6),
Demarest Elementary School[130] (518; K–6),
Fairview Elementary School[131] (550; K–6),
Franklin Elementary School[132] (361; K–6),
Oak View Elementary School[133] (384; K–6) and
Watsessing Elementary School[134] (323; K–6),
Bloomfield Middle School[135] (940; 7–8) and
Bloomfield High School / Bridges Academy[136] (1,979; 9–12).[137][138]
As of the 2012–2013 school year, the Bloomfield Public Schools had an actual Budgetary Per Pupil Cost of $11,848 (which is 16.4% below the statewide group average was $14,173), while Total Spending Per Pupil for the district was $15,848 (which is 16.0% below the $18,867 statewide).[139][140]
Bloomfield Tech High School is a regional, countywide magnet public high school that offers occupational and academic instruction for students in Essex County, as part of the Essex County Vocational Technical Schools.[141]
Catholic schools
Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish School, which serves grades K–8, is operated under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[142][143]
Colleges and universities
Bloomfield College, a liberal arts college founded in 1868, is in downtown Bloomfield near the town green. The college has approximately 2,000 students and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church.[144]
Transportation
Roads and highways
View north along the Garden State Parkway in Bloomfield
As of May2010[update], the township had a total of 95.39 miles (153.52km) of roadways, of which 77.39 miles (124.55km) were maintained by the municipality, 13.77 miles (22.16km) by Essex County and 4.23 miles (6.81km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[145]
The major New Jersey highway artery that serves Bloomfield is the Garden State Parkway, the longest road in the state.[146] It has four interchanges in the township. Interchanges 148 in the south of Bloomfield and 151 in the north are complete interchanges, while 149 and 150 are partials. The Parkway's Essex toll plaza is southbound just south of interchange 150 in the township. There are two service areas on the Parkway in Bloomfield, one for northbound and one southbound.[147] Troop D of the New Jersey State Police, which patrols the full length of the Garden State Parkway, has a station in Bloomfield at northbound milepost 153.[148]
County Road 506, 506 Spur and 509 also serve Bloomfield.
Bloomfield used to be served by other passenger rail lines. The Rowe Street station was served by the Boonton Line until September 2002, when it was closed as part of the addition of Midtown Direct service to the township.[153] The Walnut Street station, on the same line, was closed in 1953 when the Garden State Parkway was built through it.
Light rail
The Grove Street station on the Newark City Subway line of the Newark Light Rail at the south end of Bloomfield provides service to Newark Penn Station, created as part of an extension to Belleville and Bloomfield that opened in 2002.[154] This station was part of the Orange Branch of the New York & Greenwood Lake Line of the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad with service to Jersey City which last saw passenger service in 1965. Freight service was discontinued in 2010 by Norfolk Southern with the loss of the last remaining shipper Hartz Mountain.
Buses
NJ Transit bus service is available to and from Newark on the 11, 27, 28, 29, 34, 72, 90, 92, 93 and 94 routes, with local service on the 709 bus line.[155] In October 2009, the Go Bus 28 route was introduced, offering service nearly all day from Bloomfield Train Station to Newark Liberty International Airport.[156][157]
Holsten's Brookdale Confectionery, filming location of the final scene in the final episode of The Sopranos.[158]
The Oakes Estate, constructed in 1895 based on a design by Charles Granville Jones, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[159]
Notable events
In 1942, the Westinghouse Lamp Plant in Bloomfield produced the majority of uranium metal used in the Chicago Pile-1, the world's first self-sustaining chain reaction which was a critical early phase of the Manhattan Project to create the first atomic bomb.[160]
Notable people
See also: Category:People from Bloomfield, New Jersey
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bloomfield include:
Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910), first woman doctor[169]
Hank Borowy (1916–2004), Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers[170]
Randolph Bourne (1886–1918), radical writer and opponent of U.S. involvement in World War I[171]
Doug Brien (born 1970), placekicker who played for the New York Jets and six other teams in his 12-season NFL career[173]
Kevin Burkhardt (born 1974), sportscaster who is a play-by-play voices for the NFL on FOX and a reporter with SportsNet New York, who is the field reporter during New York Mets telecasts[174]
Thomas Cadmus (1736–1821), businessman, Revolutionary War officer and community leader[175]
Marco Capozzoli (born 1988), placekicker who has played in the Arena Football League for the Jacksonville Sharks[176]
William F. Conger (1844–1918), businessman and politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate[177]
Roger Cook (born 1930), graphic designer, photographer and artist[178][179]
Marion Crecco (1930–2015), member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1986 to 2002[180]
Charles Warren Eaton (1857–1937), artist best known for his tonalist landscapes who lived in Bloomfield from 1888 until his death in 1937[185]
Todd Edwards (born 1972), house music and UK Garage producer, an early pioneer of the genre of UK Garage[186]
Bud Ellor (1905–1932), professional football player who spent one season in the National Football League in 1930, playing with the Newark Tornadoes[187]
Alex Ferguson (1897–1976), pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for five different teams between 1918 and 1929[188]
Tom Fleming (1951–2017), long-distance runner and two-time winner of the New York City Marathon[189]
Ernie Hambacher (1906–1990), American football fullback who played in the NFL for the Orange Tornadoes[195]
Merton Hanks (born 1968), former NFL safety who played for the San Francisco 49ers and has been the NFL's Vice President of Operations[196]
Larry Hesterfer (1878–1943), pitcher who played a single MLB game in 1901 with the New York Giants, in which he became the only player known to have hit into a triple play in his first major league at bat[197]
Benjamin Holman (1930–2007), pioneering newspaper and television reporter who was one of the nation's few prominent black journalists[198]
Keven McDonald (born 1956), basketball player who is best known for his collegiate career at the University of Pennsylvania from 1974 to 1978 with the Penn Quakers men's basketball team[207]
Marion Post Wolcott (1910–1990), photographer who worked for the Farm Security Administration during the Depression[214]
Charlie Puleo (born 1955), retired Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1981 to 1989 with the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves[215]
Philip Reilly (born 1952), fencer who competed in the team sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics[216]
Andrew J. Robinson (c. 1843–1922), builder in New York City[217]
Jack Robinson (1921–2000), professional baseball pitcher whose MLB career consisted of three games played in the Major Leagues for the Boston Red Sox in 1949[218]
Don Savage (1919–1961), Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees in 1944 and 1945[219]
Mark Sceurman, graphic artist who is co-creator and publisher of Weird NJ magazine[220]
Frank Tripucka (1927–2013), pro football Denver Broncos' quarterback. Owned Trip Distribution, Inc.[224]
Kelly Tripucka (born 1959), pro basketball player for several teams, including the New Jersey Nets and New York Knicks[225] The Tripuckas are father and son, and both played their sports at the University of Notre Dame.
Marlene VerPlanck (1933–2018), jazz and pop vocalist whose body of work centered on big band jazz, the American songbook and cabaret[227]
E. Duke Vincent (born 1932 as Edward Ventimiglia), television producer, and was from 1960 to 1961 a naval aviator who was a member of the famed Blue Angels flying team, had a 40-year career in television writing and production, involving 2,300 hours of television[228]
Alexander Wilson (1766–1813), the Father of American Ornithology, lived in Bloomfield for several months in 1801, where he was employed as a schoolteacher[229]
Dick Zimmer (born 1944), former member of the United States House of Representatives who was the Republican candidate for United States Senate in 1996 and 2008[230]
Karcher, Alan J. Multiple Municipal Madness, p. 168. Rutgers University Press, 1998. ISBN9780813525662. Accessed April 2, 2020. "Newark set out on three separate occasions to annex regions it had divested in the past. Referendums were conducted in 1903 and 1908 to annex Irvington, and in 1904 an effort was made to retrieve what still remained of Bloomfield."
"Removing Tiering From The Revenue Sharing Formula Would Eliminate Payment Inequities To Local Governments", Government Accountability Office, April 15, 1982. Accessed September 24, 2015. "In 1978, South Orange Village was the first municipality to change its name to the 'township' of South Orange Village effective beginning in entitlement period 10 (October 1978 to September 1979). The Borough of Fairfield in 1978 changed its designation by a majority vote of the electorate and became the 'Township of Fairfield' effective beginning entitlement period 11 (October 1979 to September 1980).... However, the Revenue Sharing Act was not changed and the actions taken by South Orange and Fairfield prompted the Town of Montclair and West Orange to change their designation by referendum in the November 4, 1980, election. The municipalities of Belleville, Verona, Bloomfield, Nutley, Essex Fells, Caldwell, and West Caldwell have since changed their classification from municipality to a township."
Narvaez, Alfonso A. "New Jersey Journal", The New York Times, December 27, 1981. Accessed September 24, 2015. "Under the Federal system, New Jersey's portion of the revenue sharing funds is disbursed among the 21 counties to create three 'money pools.' One is for county governments, one for 'places' and a third for townships. By making the change, a community can use the 'township advantage' to get away from the category containing areas with low per capita incomes."
Bloomfield, New Jersey - A Brief HistoryArchived June 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, First Baptist Church of Bloomfield. Accessed July 6, 2007. "In July of 1981, by a special election, it changed its designation to 'Township' again."
Raum, John O. The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1, p. 241, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 25, 2013. "Bloomfield township is five miles long by three wide, On its north is Acqackannonck, Passaic county, Belleville and the city of Newark on the east, Orange on the south, and Montclair and Orange on the west. On the Second and Third rivers, there are numerous manufacturing establishments. The population in 1850 was 3,385; in 1860, 4,790; and in 1870, 4,580. The village of the same name extends about three and a half miles in a northwesterly direction, including West Bloomfield. It was settled in the early part of the colony by New Englanders."
Kadosh, Matt. "Bloomfield pride: Council appoints its 2nd gay member", The Record, January 23, 2018. Accessed September 12, 2019. "Richard Rockwell, 64, is Bloomfield's second openly gay member of the Township Council. The local government approved his appointment to the seat left vacant by Carlos Pomares."
Kadosh, Matt. "Former Bloomfield councilman's sentencing moved", The Record, October 6, 2017. Accessed October 31, 2017. "The sentencing for former councilman, Elias N. Chalet, which was previously set for Friday, is now anticipated to be heard in Judge Martin Cronin's court at Superior Court in Newark on Nov. 14. Chalet, 55, faces five years in prison with the possibility of parole after two years. The state Attorney General's Office had accused the former 1st Ward representative of promising a business owner that he would ensure the township continued its planned purchase of the man's commercial property."
Home Page, Bloomfield Police Department. Accessed July 1, 2016.
Accreditation, Township of Bloomfield. Accessed September 11, 2019. "On Tuesday March 10, 2009 the Bloomfield Fire Department received International Accreditation with the Center for Public Safety Excellence."
John H. "Jack" Flaherty Fire Prevention Bureau, Township of Bloomfield. Accessed February 9, 2018. "In October of 2006 The Bloomfield Fire Department named our Fire Prevention Bureau in honor of former Fire Chief John H "Jack" Flaherty.... Listed are but a few of Chief Flaherty's initiatives and accomplishments that are now standards in most fire departments statewide. Created Bloomfield Fire Prevention Bureau 1953 - 1st of its kind in the state."
Fire Suppression, Township of Bloomfield. Accessed September 1, 2019.
Biography, Congressman Donald M. Payne Jr. Accessed January 3, 2019. "U.S. Representative Donald M. Payne, Jr. is a lifelong resident of Newark, New Jersey."
Biography of Bob Menendez, United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "Menendez, who started his political career in Union City, moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison's new apartment buildings near the town's PATH station.."
General Information, Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed July 20, 2020. "The County Executive, elected from the County at-large, for a four-year term, is the chief political and administrative officer of the County.... The Board of Chosen Freeholders consists of nine members, five of whom are elected from districts and four of whom are elected at-large. They are elected for three-year concurrent terms and may be re-elected to successive terms at the annual election in November. There is no limit to the number of terms they may serve."
2009 Governor: Essex CountyArchived 2015-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 5, 2012.
Bloomfield Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Bloomfield Public Schools. Accessed February 6, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelve in the Bloomfield School District. Composition: The Bloomfield School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bloomfield."
About Us, Bloomfield College. Accessed November 20, 2016. "Bloomfield College is an independent, four-year, coeducational college, affiliated with Presbyterian Church (USA), founded in 1868.... Enrollment: About 2,000 students are enrolled at Bloomfield College either full or part time, with more than 50 nationalities represented on campus."
Troop D Road Stations, New Jersey State Police. Accessed November 3, 2019. "Troop D is comprised of two regions: the Parkway Region and the Turnpike Region.... Troop D has a total of six stations: three in the Parkway Region and three in the Turnpike Region. The Parkway Region stations include Galloway, Holmdel and Bloomfield Station."
Go Bus 28 (Bloomfield - Newark - Newark Airport), NJ Transit. Accessed July 18, 2011. "Go bus 28 provides fast, convenient service along two of northern New Jersey's busiest corridors between the cities of Bloomfield and Newark, Bloomfield Avenue and Broad Street."
Caldwell, Dave. "Ice Cream, Onion Rings and Tony Soprano", The New York Times, August 26, 2007. Accessed November 4, 2012. "Holsten's is the site of the last scene of the 86th and final episode of The Sopranos. Tony Soprano, the fictitious mob boss, meets his family there for dinner. Then, as strangers lurk in the background, the screen goes black."
History, Oakside Bloomfield Cultural Center. Accessed November 20, 2016.
Schwendener, Martha. "Judging a Paperback's Cover by Its Painter", The New York Times, August 19, 2011. Accessed December 22, 2014. "Born in Bloomfield, N.J., to Italian immigrants, Mr. Avati (1912-2005) was raised in Little Silver by an aunt who eventually married his father."
The Princeton Seminary Bulletin, Volumes 4-6, p. 133. Princeton Theological Seminary, 1910. Accessed December 22, 2014. "Caleb Cook Baldwin, D.D., Son of Eleazar and Jemima (Matthews) Baldwin, was born April 1, 1820, in Bloomfield, N. J."
Keyishian, Marjorie. "Mural Honors Paterson's Rich History", The New York Times, November 17, 1991. Accessed May 1, 2021. "Born in Newark, Mr. Birmelin grew up in Bloomfield."
Snyder, Matthew. Guide To The Seth Bingham Scores 1920 – 1953 , New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, September 2004. Accessed December 22, 2014. "Seth Bingham (b Bloomfield, NJ, 16 April 1882; d New York, 21 June 1972) was an organist and composer."
Bishop, William Darius, (1827 - 1904), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed December 22, 2014. "Bishop, William Darius, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Bloomfield, Essex County, N.J., September 14, 1827"
Goldstein, Richard. "Hank Borowy, 88, Top Pitcher With Yankees and Cubs in 40's", The New York Times, August 26, 2004. Accessed April 19, 2012. "Borowy, a native of Bloomfield, N.J., who pitched for Fordham University, was 15-4 as a rookie on the Yankees' 1942 pennant winners."
Fox, Richard Wrightman. "Apostle of Personality", The New York Times, January 13, 1985. Accessed June 5, 2011. "Bourne, who was born and raised in Bloomfield, N.J., went to Columbia College on full scholarship at the age of 23 and was on his way to major distinction as a critic of culture and politics when he was suddenly silenced nine years later by the flu epidemic of 1918, which killed half a million Americans."
Endorsement Letter from Mayor Michael Venezia, Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green, July 22, 2014. Accessed October 31, 2017. "Historic figures associated with the church include; William Batchelder Bradbury, a Bloomfield resident and composer of hundreds of hymns and children's songs including 'Jesus Loves Me'."
Doug BrienArchived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine, databasefootball.com. Accessed December 22, 2014.
Burke, Don. "Burkhardt's hard work took him from afterthought to Fox Sports", New York Post, May 17, 2014. Accessed December 22, 2014. "'There is always some trepidation. This is all we've ever known — Jersey,' said Burkhardt, who was raised in Bloomfield and now makes his home at the Jersey shore."
Revolutionary War Sites in Bloomfield, New Jersey, Revolutionary War New Jersey. Accessed October 31, 2017. "Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Cadmus (1736-1821)... After the war, Cadmus was a prominent local citizen."
Barmakian, Ed. "Marco Capozzoli foots the bill for Montclair State", The Star-Ledger, October 29, 2009. Accessed December 22, 2014. "Against CNJ, the Bloomfield resident became the first at MSU to kick three field goals in a game beyond 40 yards when he hit from 42, 47 and 44 yards as Montclair (6-1, 6-0 NJAC) won its sixth straight, 16-13."
Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin, p. 670. Accessed May 18, 2022. "William F. Conger (Rep.), of Prairie du Sac, was born March 5, 1844, at Bloomfield, New Jersey, and received his education in the public schools of Bloomfield and of New York City."
Biography, Rajie Cook. Accessed September 8, 2013.
Assemblywoman Marion Crecco, New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 25, 1998. Accessed June 2, 2010.
Galant, Debra. "'The Avenue,' From Two Who Lived It", The New York Times, December 13, 1998. Accessed December 22, 2014. "Mr. Cudworth, also 34, grew up in Bloomfield -- closer to Newark than to Essex Fells."
David, Peter. "But I Digress", Comics Buyer's Guide #1251. November 7, 1997. Page 90
David, Peter (September 11, 2012). "Peter David, Agent 008". peterdavid.net. Originally published in "But I Digress...", Comics Buyer's Guide #1257 (December 19, 1997).
Staff. "Obituary", p. 76. The Bookseller, Newsdealer and Stationer, Volume 44. Accessed December 22, 2014. "Mr. Dodd was born in Bloomfield, N. J., on April 22, 1844, and educated at Bloomfield Academy, where he prepared to enter Yale University."
Studio Tour with Todd Edwards, Scion Audio/Visual. Accessed November 4, 2012. "House music honcho Todd Edwards shows off his recording studio in Bloomfield, NJ."
Bud Ellor Stats, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed September 11, 2019.
Lamb, Bill. "Alex Ferguson", Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed September 11, 2019. "James Alexander 'Alex' Ferguson was born in Montclair, New Jersey, on February 16, 1897, the oldest of four known children born to Alexander Ferguson (born 1873), a finisher at a hat shop, and his wife, the former Hannah McNamara (born 1876). The Ferguson family resided in the adjoining town of Bloomfield where Alex attended local schools through the tenth grade."
Stewart, Phil. "Running Times' 1979 Boston Marathon Coverage"Archived May 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Running Times, July 1979. Accessed December 22, 2014. "The frontrunner this year (as last year) was twice-runnerup Tom Fleming of Bloomfield, NJ, whose race strategy was simple: "I just figured to run as fast as I could for as long as I could, and see if they could catch me." For the first half of the race, nobody even tried."
Litsky, Frank. "Johnny Gibson, 101, Track Coach With a Long Legacy, Is Dead", The New York Times, January 1, 2007. Accessed June 5, 2008. "Gibson was 5 when his father died, and he attended Bloomfield (N.J.) High School and then Fordham at night, working days running messages on Wall Street (he actually ran from building to building)."
Owen, Seth. "Saving local music", copy of article from The Enterprise, April 11, 2002. Accessed May 2, 2021. "He grew up in Bloomfield, NJ, and started writing rock songs as an amateur in high school and later became a lyricist, writing the words to a rock 'n' roll song of the era called, 'Sleep Walk.'".
Ernie Hambacher, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed July 27, 2020. "Born: December 12, 1906 in Bloomfield, NJ... High School: Bloomfield (NJ)"
Frankel, Jeff. "A Bloomfield 'bright spot'", Bloomfield Life, October 20, 2011. Accessed December 22, 2014. "'Our philosophy is to give back where ever we are,' said Hanks, the wife of former San Francisco 49er Merton Hanks. 'We believe in participating in public school.' Unlike the Hanks' who came from other parts of the county before choosing to settle down in Essex County, the BEF 'has a lot of members come through the Bloomfield school system or had kids comes through the school system,' said Sceurman."
Lamb, Bill. "Larry Hesterfer", Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed September 11, 2019. "Lawrence Hesterfer was born in Newark on June 8, 1878, the youngest of the three children surviving to adulthood born to German Catholic immigrant Joseph Hesterfer (1844-1910) and his New Jersey-native wife, the former Margaret Keck (1849-1915). Around 1889 Joe Hesterfer, a carpenter and sandlot baseball player, moved the family to the adjoining town of Bloomfield, the place where son Larry would reside for the remainder of his life."
Lamb, Yvonne Shinhoster. [www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/26/AR2007012601698.html "Journalist Benjamin F. Holman, 76; Advised Nixon, Ford on Racial Issues"], The Washington Post, January 27, 2007. Accessed November 3, 2019. "Mr. Holman, who went by Ben, was born in Columbia, S.C. At age 4, his father died, and his mother moved with him and his sister to Bloomfield, N.J."
Lamb, Bill. "Jim Kelly", Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed September 11, 2019. "The ballplayer known as Jim Kelly was born Robert John Taggert in Bloomfield, New Jersey, on February 1, 1884."
"Kinsey, Charles, (1773 - 1849)", Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 11, 2019. "Kinsey, Charles, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Baltimore, Md., in 1773; attended the common schools; in early life engaged in the manufacture of paper; moved to Bloomfield Township, Essex County, N.J., and continued the industry"
Mike Kochel, Pro-Football-Reference.com.Accessed November 3, 2019. "Born: March 6, 1916 in Bloomfield, NJ"
Georgetown Basketball History: The Top 100 - 25. Andy KosteckaArchived October 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball. Accessed September 11, 2019. "Kostecka was a tough-minded forward who played basketball in Bloomfield, NJ and was later named to the Newark Star-Ledger's all-decade team."
Orr, Conor. "Bloomfield native Bob Ley will be the face of the World Cup for ESPN", The Star-Ledger, June 9, 2010. Accessed July 18, 2011. "Unfortunately for Bob Ley, he was the first of the two team managers to show up at Bloomfield High's soccer practice on that fall afternoon in 1971. His best friend and co-manager Bob Longo disagrees on the circumstances, but remembers vividly the sight of the future ESPN anchor in a compromising position after the team's players stuffed Ley into the wire equipment cart and rolled him straight into the pond near the field."
Beckerman, Jim. "New Yorker cartoonist without peer", The Record, April 26, 2016. Accessed September 11, 2019. "'It occurred to me that he hadn't been given his due,' says Maslin, originally from Bloomfield, who made his first contribution to The New Yorker in 1977 (his wife, Liza Donnelly, is also a New Yorker cartoonist)."
The Benefactors: Edward Page Mitchell - 1852-1927, Glen Ridge Historical Society. Accessed September 11, 2019. "A country boy by birth and inclination, he moved his young family from a house on Madison Avenue in New York to the farms and orchards of the Glen Ridge section of Bloomfield."
LaGorce, Tammy. "In Person; Independently Unwealthy", The New York Times, February 13, 2005. Accessed August 26, 2018. "'People tell me I'm shooting myself in the foot, releasing so much -- I've heard that for years,' Mr. Moore said in a confessional tone over a cheeseburger at a downtown tavern here in Bloomfield, where he lives."
Staff. Capt. Charles A. Morris", The New York Times, March 10, 1914. Accessed September 16, 2013. "Capt. Charles A. Morris of Bloomfield, N.J., consulting engineer of the Haywood Construction Company of New York, died Sunday in Los Gatos, Cal., in the sixty-second year of his age."
Mike Olla, Montclair State University. Accessed July 21, 2020. "Hometown: Bloomfield, NJ; High School: St. Benedict's Prep"
Clayton Parros, USA Track & Field. Accessed July 21, 2020. "Hometown: Bloomfield, NJ; High School: Seton Hall Prep"
"Pascal: businessman turned politician", The Capital, November 1, 1974. Accessed August 16, 2020. "Pascal was born in Glen Ridge, N.J., and raised in Bloomfield, where his father was a teacher, coach and administrator in the local school system."
Gross, Jane. "Puleo Part Of Mets; 1982 Plans", The New York Times, February 27, 1982. Accessed September 11, 2019. "In the last week of the 1981 season, when Charlie Puleo made his first major league start after having been called up from the Mets' Triple A team in Tidewater, about 100 of Puleo's relatives and friends from his hometown of Bloomfield, N.J., called him to ask for tickets."
"'N.Y.' Saber Team A Cut Above", New York Daily News, July 27, 1984. Accessed September 30, 2020. "Westbrook and Reilly, both 32, fenced together on the great scholastic teams at Essex Catholic High School in Newark. Reilly, a Bloomfield, N.J., product, fences at the N.Y. Athletic Club and was a member of the world championship U.S. teams in 1978, '81 and '82 and the '79 and '83 Pan Am teams."
"Andrew J. Robinson Dead", p. 661, Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide, Volume 110. Accessed October 14, 2018. "Andrew J. Robinson president of building firm of Andrew J. Robinson Company at 15-17 West street, and for more than fifty years one of the prominent builders in New York, died last week at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George J Kennedy of Prospect Park, White Plains. He was born seventy-nine years ago at Bloomfield, N.J."
Nowlin, Bill. "Jack Robinson", Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed September 11, 2019 "Jack, the nickname he reported on his player questionnaire for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, attended the Demarest and Park Grammar Schools, then Bloomfield High School (graduating in 1939), and then spent a year at the Bordentown Military Institute."
Lamb, Bill. "Don Savage, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed May 2, 2021. "Donald Anthony Savage was born in Bloomfield, New Jersey, on March 5, 1919.... Don Savage first came to attention on the gridiron, playing halfback for Bloomfield High School, a New Jersey schoolboy powerhouse in the 1930s."
Frankel, Jeff. "Bloomfield Bicentennial: Notable people", Bloomfield Life, October 26, 2012. Accessed December 22, 2014. "Sceurman has been in the publishing industry most of his life as a graphic designer, writer and behind the scenes in New Jersey music front, according to his biography. He still lives in Bloomfield with his wife Shirley and their daughter."
Gould, Brandon. "Bloomfield native to lead play-by-play call of NCAA lacrosse final for ESPN", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 19, 2017. Accessed November 8, 2018. "After graduating from Bloomfield High School in 2000, Shroff decided that he wanted to become a broadcaster and follow in the footsteps of Bob Costas, Ian Eagle, Marv Albert and Len Berman."
Chval, Craig. "Catching Up With ... Frank And Kelly Tripuka", CSTV, November 18, 2005. Accessed April 10, 2008. "Among the most prominent and successful was Bloomfield, N.J., native Frank Tripucka, a quarterback on Leahy's legendary teams of the 1940s. Tripucka earned monograms as a backup to Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Lujack on Notre Dame's unbeaten 1946 and 1947 teams before winning the starting role in 1948."
Staff. "Sports People: Basketball; Tripucka Is a Net, Sort Of", The New York Times, June 20, 1992. Accessed January 23, 2012. "Playing for the Nets would be a double homecoming of sorts for Tripucka, who grew up in Bloomfield, N.J., and played four seasons under the new Nets coach, Chuck Daly, when both were with the Detroit Pistons."
"'The other brother' tries hard at Lafayette", Herald News, February 14, 1974. Accessed July 21, 2020. "When you grow up in a family such as the Frank Tripuckas, even in a large community such as Bloomfield, N.J., you've got to watch your step. It seems everyone knows you. Todd Tripucka's late grandmother was a council woman In Bloomfield."
Genzlinger, Neil. "Marlene VerPlanck, Singer of Jazz and Jingles, Dies at 84", The New York Times, January 26, 2018. Accessed July 21, 2020. "Marlene Pampinella was born on Nov. 11, 1933, in Newark to Anthony Pampinella and the former Pauline Biase. After graduating from Bloomfield High School, she briefly considered a journalism career."
Vincent, E. Duke. Mafia Summer: A Novel, p. 387. Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2008. ISBN9781596919273. Accessed May 2, 2021. "E. Duke Vincent, a native of New York and Bloomfield, New Jersey, graduated from Seton Hall University in February 1954."
Wright, Rick. "Our Little Town", Biodiversity Heritage Library, February 7, 2013. Accessed December 22, 2014. "It's almost a year now since we moved to Bloomfield, and I'm still not over my disappointment at our new New Jersey home's failure to honor its most distinguished citizen.... Alexander Wilson, the Father of American Ornithology, served as schoolmaster in our little town for a few months in 1801."
Dick Zimmer (R), The Cook Political Report. Accessed January 23, 2012. "Dick Zimmer was born in Newark and grew up in the New Jersey towns of Hillside, Bloomfield, and Glen Ridge."
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