Bloomfield district passes the test

Bloomfield district passes the test

The Bloomfield School District has been given the state Department of Education’s seal of approval, recognizing it as a high-performing public school district. The results of the DOE’s most recent tri-annual evaluation were announced by Superintendent Sal Goncalves at the Tuesday, Oct. 17, board of education meeting. “Everything that we live and breathe in the […]

Belleville, East Orange, Bloomfield schools gets $249K to plant trees

The Belleville, East Orange and Bloomfield School Districts will each be receiving about a quarter million dollars to plant trees. Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette, Sustainable Jersey and The College of New Jersey recently announced the award of $4.55 million in grants to fund the planting of trees at 34 public schools, colleges […]

Bloomfield celebrates Columbus Day

Bloomfield celebrates Columbus Day

Bloomfield UNICO, the Italian-service organization, observed Columbus Day at the Christopher Columbus Monument, on the Green. The stalwart emcee was, as in the past, Paul Alongi, who emphasized the UNICO observation had two parts. First, there were awards to the Bloomfield fourth-graders who wrote the most convincing essays about Columbus. Secondly, there was the traditional […]

New principal settles in at Watsessing

New principal settles in at Watsessing

Shamshadeen Mayers, the 2023 Essex County Teacher of the Year while at Bloomfield High School, is the new principal at Watsessing Elementary School. A Bloomfield resident, married with three children, he has been an educator for 16 years, the last seven in the district. A 2003 graduate of BHS, prior to his district employment, he […]

Bloomfield HS boys soccer team enjoys win streak

Bloomfield HS boys soccer team enjoys win streak

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys soccer team continued its great start to the season. The Bengals defeated West Essex and Glen Ridge to extend their winning streak to five games and improve to 6-2 overall on the season. Senior Juan Pozo and juniors Miguel Ganhito and Nicholas Travers each had a goal […]

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