Nine streets added to snow emergency list
The Township has added nine streets or street sections to the list of municipal roadways that must be emptied of cars during snow plowing. The added streets are indicated in red on this attachment.
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March Town Council Meetings
March 2, 7 p.m.
Demarest School,
465 Broughton Ave.
(regular meeting)
March 16, 7 p.m.
Law Enforcement Bldg.
(conference meeting)
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March Town Council Meetings
March 2, 7 p.m.
Demarest School,
465 Broughton Ave.
(regular meeting)
March 16, 7 p.m.
Law Enforcement Bldg.
(conference meeting)
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Heads up, baseball families!
Opening Day - Saturday,
April 18.
Bloomfield Peppermint
Softball Opening Day -
Sunday, April 19.
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Details in the April E-BUZZ.
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Mobile Vet Center coming March 17 ...
The
Essex County Mobile Veterans Center will be stationed in front of Bloomfield Town Hall on Tuesday, March 17 from 9 to 11 a.m. Vets can get knowledgeable guidance on federal benefits, including the GI bill, home loans, life insurance, healthcare sign-up, pensions, and disability compensation.
Counseling and referral services also will be available for civilian life readjustment, marital and family life, substance abuse, job searching, and bereavement.
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Change your clocks, change your batteries
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Every 85 seconds, a home fire occurs in the United States. Smoke alarms cut the risk of fire deaths in half - but only if they work.
On March 8, when you turn your clocks forward, make a lifesaving change - replace the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
Changing batteries on a regular basis is your best defense against a home fire. For more information, call the Bloomfield Fire Dept. at (973) 680-4153.
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Police launch two communication programs
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Coffee with a Cop - meet one-on-one with an officer at your favorite caf�, diner or coffee shop.
Neighborhood Watch helps you and your neighbors be more savvy about safety.
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Building
permit
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ce
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go mobile
Bloomfield
i
ntroduces "SDL
Citizen Portal," a new software application t
hat lets you use your smart phone, tablet or laptop computer to request a building permit or inspectio
n, track outstanding permits, or conduct a simple search for property information.
Read more
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DPW adds Monday grass pickup
If you normally get a Friday pickup of vegetative waste, now you can expect additional pickup on Mondays. Starting on or about April 6, the Department of Public Works and Parks will add a service day to ease the volume of grass clippings and leaves on the Friday route.
Remember, biodegradable bags must be placed at curbside the night before pickup. For Monday pickup, place bags on Sunday after 5 p.m.; for Friday pickup, place bags on Thursday after 5 p.m.
The change does not affect cardboard and commingled recycling. Learn more on the department Facebook page.
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Fourth court session coming to municipal docket
To handle the large volume of parking and moving violations, Bloomfield Municipal Court has split its Wednesday session, creating a fourth weekly court time. Wednesday sessions are currently scheduled at
2 p.m. Starting Wednesday, March 11, there will be two sessions: 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. The new weekly schedule is as follows:
* Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.
* Wednesday, 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
* Thursday, 8:30 a.m.
All Bloomfield Municipal Court sessions include a combination of parking and moving violations as well as criminal cases.
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Register now for girls softball
Peppermint Softball registration for girls in grades 3-8 is taking place now. As of Feb. 28, registration is $55 per player ($50 up to Feb. 27). Games and practices take place March through June, Monday to Saturday at Bloomfield parks. Player evaluations will take place at Bloomfield High School as follows:
Tuesday, March 3
Grades 5 & 6, 6-7:30 p.m.
Grades 7 & 8, 7:30-9 p.m.
Thursday, March 5
Grades 3 & 4, 6-7 p.m.
Grades 5 & 6, 7-8 p.m.
Grades 7 & 8, 8-9 p.m.
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Spring Recreation!
Registration starts March 11
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Bloomfield Recreation spring program registration begins Wednesday, March 11. This season's choices include:
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Adult Programs - Yoga, Pilates, Zumba, Spartan Group X Training, Sunset Classic Training.
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Children's Programs - Art, Krafty Kidz, Pee Wee Baseball, Rookie League Softball, Fitness Fun, Karate, Tennis, Baton, Hip Hop and more.
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Bloomfield Recreation is organizing a bus excursion to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus at Prudential Center in Newark on Friday, March 13. Tickets are $30 per person including pizza at the Civic Center at 5 p.m. The bus will depart at 5:30 p.m.
Register at the Civic Center, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, 6 to 8:30 p.m.; or at
Recreation online.
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E-BUZZ has reached 1,000 subscribers! Thank you all for signing on. Please share this edition with your Bloomfield friends and neighbors so can keep growing.
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Website ove
rhaul brings mobile access
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Mobile access to the web is the latest techno must-have and Bloomfield is trending hot. By late March, the Township website will have a fresh look, improved functionality and best of all, easy access from any mobile device.
Information Technolog
y Director Jean-Guy Lauture said content will be much the same, but organized differently. "Functionality is measured by how many clicks it takes to get to what you want," and the new site minimizes the search, he said.
The refresh also brings complete new websites for the Department of Health and Human Services a
nd the Recreation Department. The huge volume of information generated by each of those departments requires more than a web "page." The new department sites will be tied to the main Township site and will be
similar in appearance.
Bloomfield's existing website is seven years old. It is hosted by Web Epoch Interactive, Inc.
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.. Bloomfield Women: These workshops are for you!
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New workshops offered by Bloomfield Human Services will improve the lives of women, children and families. All are available upon request. For details, call (973) 680-4017.
Moving Forward (girls ages 13-21)
o Team Building - Learn about decision-making, cooperation and consensus-building. Find out how words and actions are perceived by others.
o Social Media & Communication - Online behavior affects you and those around you. Learn nonaggressive, respectful communication.
o Job Readiness - Build resumes, establish job-search goals and practice interviewing.
RISE (Reaching Into Self Empowerment)
o Transforming Fear
o Goal-Getting
o Positive Self-Affirmations
o Me First: Putting Myself at the Top My "To Do" List
o Forgiveness, the Gift you Give Yourself
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Kids eat better at healthy corner stores
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Within blocks of your child's elementary school are corner stores offering drinks, packaged foods and deli items. Can you guess your child's top choices in those stores?
Bloomfield Health and Human Services is launching "Healthy Corner Store," a grant-funded program aimed at changing snacking behavior. In coming months, convenience stores popular among elementary school students will be encouraged to make healthy snacks not only available, but enticing.
Part of the effort will be working with school officials to figure out how to draw students to healthy snacks. Another effort will be finding incentives for store owners (four shops initially) to stock and display better snacks - such as fresh fruit, yogurt and certain energy bars - without hurting their bottom line.
Healthy Corner Store is funded with a ShapingNJ grant, in cooperation with the Partners for Health Foundation of Montclair.
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Get fit, take the stairs
Faced with an elevator or a set of stairs, which would you choose?
If stairwells in the Township's public buildings are cleaned and decorated, Bloomfield Health and Human Services is betting Township employees and residents will choose the stairs.
Watch for a new spruce-up effort, starting with Town Hall. Artwork reflecting Bloomfield's culture and natural history will be placed in stairwells to create an inviting environment. Posters placed at key decision points will encourage the active choice. The effort may be extended to other municipal buildings during the program's pilot year.
Take the Stairs is funded with a ShapingNJ grant, in cooperation with the Partners for Health Foundation of Montclair.
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