BLOOMFIELD, NJ — This April, Brookdale ShopRite in Bloomfield donated 6,000 bottles of water for everyone who is returning to their school buildings, after more than a year of remote learning. “We wanted to do something to welcome the students back and since the water fountains in the schools will be off, we felt this […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — This year, the Bloomfield Educational Foundation will distribute a record 25 scholarships, totaling $56,000, to Bloomfield High School students pursuing a college education. These scholarships were available to a great number of students, based on criteria such as academic/athletic awards, to those interested in a particular field, such as science, or those […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — On June 4, during the virtual 2020 Scholarship Awards Ceremony, various Bloomfield Educational Foundation board members and scholarship donors presented 19 students with 21 scholarships, totaling $38,000. An additional $6,000 will be awarded this year by the BEF thanks to the generosity of Candace Straight, benefactor of The Leroy Straight and Dorothy […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Brookdale ShopRite employees were treated to a special lunch of thin crust Town Pub pizzas and penne vodka on April 18, courtesy of the Bloomfield Educational Foundation and the Town Pub. Last Oct. 18 at Bloomfield Middle School, more than 1,500 students took part in the Bengalthon walk-a-thon event. Brookdale ShopRite was […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Berkeley Elementary School has received a $3,000 Bloomfield Educational Foundation grant for a recess STEM program for second and third graders. The seven-week program is conducted by the Montclair Learning Center. Each session is 30 minutes long. On Friday, Feb. 14, Megan McGlone’s third grade class, working from kits, assembled remote-control cars. […]