Restorative justice at Demarest school

Restorative justice at Demarest school

Demarest Elementary School has been recognized by the New Jersey Educational Association as a restorative justice community and is one of only a few schools in the state receiving this distinction. First, what is restorative justice? This is a method of mitigating disputes between students, and is based on the personal reflection by the students […]

Bowling club celebrates 100 years

Bowling club celebrates 100 years

The Essex County Lawn Bowling Club, which is located in Bloomfield, at Watsessing Park, celebrated its centennial Saturday, June 1. The event attracted a good number of regulars, residents and Essex County Executive Joseph Di Vincenzo. According to distinguished club member, Skip Arculli, lawn bowling is a simple game similar to bocci. Arculli, a township […]

Councilmembers face off in mayoral primary

Councilmembers face off in mayoral primary

Primary voting throughout Bloomfield is Tuesday, June 4. There are two Democrats on the ballot for mayor: Ted Gamble and Jenny Mundell. Gamble was elected councilman in 2016 and appointed temporary mayor Jan. 22. Mundell was appointed May 2017 to the council and elected to a full-term that year. The winner of this primary will […]

International music at public library

International music at public library

The Bloomfield Public Library presented another of its monthly music performances on Saturday afternoon, May 18. This latest, without doubt the most sophisticated and playful fare yet, had jazz harmonica player, Yvonnick Prene, teamed with pianist, Samuel Lerner, for an hour of selections which drew heavily from the wellspring of Antonio Carlos Jobim, the Brazilian […]

Carteret celebrates multicultural day

Carteret celebrates multicultural day

Parents and students celebrated the first multicultural day at Carteret Elementary School on Friday, May 9. The event was a sampling of native dress and food with much of the edibles from the family kitchen. The whole affair was coordinated by Carteret educators Susanne Mancheno, Erlinda Capollari and Gladys Avila-Navas and was held in the […]

BHS up 33 spots in state rankings

BHS up 33 spots in state rankings

Based on data from the 2022-23 school year, Bloomfield High School has moved up in its standing among secondary schools, according to the NJ Department of Education. “NJ high school rankings based on previously released performance report data were released this morning,” Superintendent Sal Goncalves announced April 25. “Bloomfield High School has moved up 33 […]