Jury convicts Bloomfield man of eluding police

Essex County Prosecutor Paula T. Dow announced that a jury convicted a Bloomfield man who had been charged with eluding police, stemming from a 2005 police pursuit of his speeding souped-up Honda Civic that ultimately caused the death of a 13-year-old pedestrian.
Patrick Sterling, 26, was convicted of second-degree eluding after the jury deliberated for more than seven [...]

Bloomfield man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide

A Bloomfield man has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide, stemming from a fatal one-car crash on the Garden State Parkway in 2005, Essex County Prosecutor Paul Dow announced.
Vincent Cotugno, 21, pled guilty before Essex County Superior Court Judge Michael L. Ravin to 2nd-degree vehicular homicide and two counts of 3rd-degree aggravated assault for causing an [...]

McCarthy, Dems hold on in Bloomfield

Mayor Raymond J. McCarthy, seen at right, and three Democratic candidates for at-large council seats cruised to victory tonight. McCarthy beat Republican John Lazar Jr. 3,708 to 2,933. Council candidates Patricia Barker, Patricia Spychala and Bernard Hamilton easily beat their Republican counterparts.

Essex prosecutor: Bloomfield teacher sexually abused student, 10

BLOOMFIELD — A 66-year-old music teacher here has been arrested on charges that he sexually abused a 10-year-old girl, a student of his, while she was taking violin lessons at the teacher’s home, Essex County Prosecutor Paula Dow announced Monday.
Detectives from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Bloomfield Police Department arrested Rafael Frost, of [...]

Bomb scare shuts Bloomfield High School temporarily

A bomb scare called into the New Jersey State Police caused the full evacuation of Bloomfield High School today for more than an hour. No bomb was found in the school, said Frank Digesere, superintendent of schools. Here are some photos taken at the scene this afternoon.

Bloomfield Township Hall upgrades

BLOOMFIELD — It’s been a long time coming, but the steps outside Township Hall are almost complete, Mayor Raymond McCarthy said today. The new front includes a handicap ramp, which means Township Hall will now be ADA complient.

The council chamber redo is also nearing completion, McCarthy said.
There will be a rededication ceremony once the project [...]