BY VINCENT CAVALIER

Managing Editor
Students returning to the
Eleanor Van Gelder School
(EVG) Sept. 6 will have a new
vice principal and a new roof.
In June the district contracted
for a $455,000 roof restoration
project to fix an old leaky roof and
restore the cupola of the school
building parts of which are
approximately 100 year old. The
project is approximately 95 per-
cent complete and should be fin-
ished before the first day of school,
Superintendent Ted Blumstein
said Monday.
The project went smoothly and
within budget, said Blumstein.
The project was funded from the
$665,000 raised in a district refer-
endum.
Kerstin Maiullo was hired to be
the new vice principal of the
school after Meg Zei resigned for
personal reasons. Zei had been at
the school for three years, said
Blumstein.
Maiullo has experience work-
ing in guidance departments in
other NewJersey schools.
Blumstein said that it was too
early to tell if enrollment would
increase this year. Enrollments
peaked, he said, in September.
You have somewhat of a
mobile population in Edgewater,
said Blumstein.
Some school staffers partici-
pated in a training program at
Rutgers University this summer
about conflict resolution and peer
mediation. A philosophy of stu-
dent management often present in
middle schools and high schools,
children are encouraged to inter-
act productively in order to solve
interpersonal problems.
It helps youngsters resolve dif-
ferences as opposed to adults
always intervening, Blumstein
said
Blumstein said the staff that
attended the workshop would
The Edgewater Free Public
Library will offer English as a Sec-
ond Language (ESL) classes at the
library beginning Wednesday, Sept.
26. The first class, an orientation,
will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
The librarys volunteer tutors are
certified both through the Literacy
Volunteers of America and locally
through the Englewood Literacy
Center at the Englewood Public
Library.
ESL classes at the Edgewater
Library are free of charge and open
to the public.
After registration other class
times may be scheduled according
to the needs of participants. Call or
visit the library, 201-224-6144, to
register of for more information.
STAFF PHOTO BY VINCENT CAVALIER
A roof restoration project at the Eleanor Van Gelder School will be completed by Sept. 6, the
first day of school.
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The Gold Coast Chamber of
Commerces first public meeting
will be held Wednesday, Sept. 19
from noon to 2 p.m. at Flemings
Steakhouse, 90 The Promenade at
City Place.
The meeting will introduce the
local business community to the
Chamber. There will also be a
membership drive.
The Chamber is a non-profit
organization created to promote
the interests of local business own-
ers in the Gold Coast region of
NewJersey, which is located along
the Hudson River.
Attendees must RSVP by Sept.
7.
To RSVP for the meeting, call
Flemings at 201-313-9463 or e-
mail
goldcoast_chamber@yahoo.com
For more information about the
Chamber, call Brigitte Neumann at
201-741-3628.
GOLD COAST BUSINESSES
Chambers first meeting is Sept. 19
The Edgewater Recreation
Department is sponsoring a trip to
the Bronx Zoo Thursday, Sept. 13.
Transportation will leave from
the Edgewater Community Center,
1167 River Road, at 8:30 a.m. and
is scheduled to return at 5 p.m.
The trip costs $12 for adults, $8
for children 13 years old and
younger, which includes admis-
sion.
Registration is required.
To register, call Sharon Carroll
at 201-943-1700, ext. 6002.
FAMILY ACTIVITY
Bronx Zoo trip is Thursday, Sept. 13
LANGUAGE
English classes are at library Sept. 26
SCHOOL
Roof restored; staff hired
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