Bloomfield celebrates Juneteenth with 2-day festival
Photos Courtesy of Maria Probst and Bloomfield Division of Public Safety
Bloomfield to celebrate Juneteenth with two-day festival
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The recent proclamation of the Juneteenth holiday by the township of Bloomfield and state of New Jersey will be celebrated by the township, which will host its first Juneteenth festival. Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the official end of slavery in the United States. “As we work to heal the […]
Yogi Berra Museum recognizes ‘best teammates’ in the SEC
LITTLE FALLS, NJ — Continuing a beloved tradition in local high school sports, for the ninth consecutive year the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center honored student athletes from member schools of the Super Essex Conference in a celebration of the qualities that made Yogi Berra a national treasure. Recipients of the 2021 Investors Bank […]
Bloomfield community supports top wrestler Kira Pipkins
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Kira Pipkins was going to join the Bloomfield High School wrestling team whether there was a girls team or not. The sophomore is now a two-time state champion, has competed at national tournaments and qualified for the junior wrestling championship in Fargo, N.D., later this year. BHS has had a girls wrestling […]
Bloomfield High School to premiere ‘Six Feet Apart’
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — In the midst of a pandemic and with most schools open only for virtual learning until recently, the Bloomfield High School theater department still managed to put on all three of its scheduled shows this school year. The last one of the school year — “Six Feet Apart,” a night of song, […]
Townwide cleanup a smashing success in Bloomfield
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Hundreds of people spread out across Bloomfield on April 24 armed with rakes and garbage bags to participate in the townwide cleanup, picking up trash and other debris in every park in town, plus a few other locations. The 500 volunteers in 70 different places included Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops, […]
Bloomfield High School student is accepted into 7 Ivy League schools
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School yet again has a student who has been accepted to multiple Ivy League schools. Even more impressively, the Odekunle family yet again has a student who has been accepted to multiple Ivy League schools. David Odekunle, a senior at BHS, has been accepted to seven Ivy League schools: Princeton […]
Bloomfield Educational Foundation announces record $56,000 in scholarships
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 High students promote literacy by maintaining ‘libraries’
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 13 Little Free Libraries scattered around Bloomfield haven’t been neglected during the past six months. They’ve been taken under the wing of Bloomfield High School’s National Honor Society members, who have been checking in on them periodically to organize, restock and refresh the books inside, as well as to maintain the […]
Bloomfield High basketball teams win award for sportsmanship
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School’s winter sports season, while strange because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ended on a high note as the basketball program was awarded the Thomas Wachenfeld Award for sportsmanship. Voted on by all the basketball officials in northern New Jersey, the award recognizes the exemplary sportsmanship of basketball players, cheerleaders, coaches […]