Essex Fells, N.J.: âItâs Very Norman Rockwellâ
With its highly regarded schools, grand old homes and close-knit community, the borough is one of Essex Countyâs most desirable areas.
Feb. 17, 2021
After spending much of her adult life working abroad, then moving to Brooklyn and starting a family, Christina PioCosta-Lahue discovered she
could go home again. Last summer, she moved back to Essex Fells, the tiny northern New Jersey suburb where she grew up.
Ms. PioCosta-Lahue, 42, and her husband, Emmett Williams, 58, who have a toddler son and another child on the way, traded a small apartment in the brownstone they own in Bedford-Stuyvesant for a stucco colonial on 1.26 acres, paying $1.087 million. They had also searched in Montclair, about five miles east, but found comparable houses more expensive and on smaller lots.
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Many North Shore School officials are requesting that educators be reclassified in the state’s vaccination plan, granting them access to COVID-19 vaccinations now, during Phase I.
Phase I includes COVID-19 facing health care providers, first responders, staff and residents at congregate care settings, among others at high-risk for contracting the vi.
As it stands now, educators are not eligible to receive vaccinations until Phase II of the plan, which begins in February.
The North Shore Superintendents’ Round Table, which represents 29 districts, made their request known in a letter to Gov. Charlie Baker.
“We cite the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in urging you to prioritize the health and well being of our educators so that Massachusetts school districts can operate at the fullest possible strength as our nation begins to emerge from this global pandemic,” the letter states.
The district continues to receive applications, with a Jan. 31 deadline at midnight for the final applications to be submitted.
Superintendent Jacqueline Byrd announced her retirement in May. Her successor is scheduled to be selected at the April 27 board meeting.
The applicants so far are:
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Wayne Alexander, Ed.D. Serves as a school principal (PK-8) in “the largest multi-cultural school in Connecticut.” He is also the former Hernando County schools superintendent, serving between 2007 and 2009. He has served as a teacher and administrator for 34 years.
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Adam Lane The Haines City High School and Haines City International Baccalaureate principal, a position he has held for the last six years. He also helped develop and implement an IB program at Largo High School, which aided in the consecutive D school” to move to an A grade within two years. At HCHS, he has lowered all discipline referrals by 31%, while increasing the a
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Essex County school closings, schedule changes for Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
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A winter storm with heavy, wet snow and high winds led districts in Essex County to announce school closures and other schedule changes for Thursday.
Many school districts were already operating on virtual learning plans or a hybrid of in-person and online classes due to the coronavirus outbreak and some have elected to continue with virtual classes when they might have otherwise given kids a snow day.
The high winds and the potential for overnight freezing on power lines, however, could cause power outages that would make online classes a challenge. Gusts could hit as much as 60 mph along the coast.