Education

November 2, 2022

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- On Tuesday, Nov. 8, Cedar Grove voters on Election Day will be choosing two candidates from among four to fill two seats on the Board of Education. Polls open at 6 a.m. on Nov. 8 and will close at 8 p.m. Early voting has been underway since Oct. 29. The seats currently held ...

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KENILWORTH, NJ - Brearley’s athletic programs recently received the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Sportsmanship Award for the 2021-22 school year. Posted to Brearley's social media page "The award is a testament to the coaches who teach fair play and good sportsmanship as ...

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Given how much positive news and reports of good times TAPinto Rahway receives from Grover Cleveland Elementary School, it appears that learning is truly both a community affair and an exciting and entertaining one at that. We just received the below report from Kate Giammetta, the school nurse at ...

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WAYNE, NJ - There is one week until election day on November 8. This is the final article in the series about the Wayne Board of Education elections. Last Thursday, the Wayne Council of PTOs hosted the BOE Candidate's Forum, where each of the eight candidates gave an opening statement, answered ...

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This article has been published as part of a series of profiles on Livingston Board of Education candidates. All candidates will be featured individually during the week leading up to the November 2022 election. LIVINGSTON, NJ — Meet Seth Cohen, one of four candidates vying for two open seats on ...

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SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - South Orange Middle School (SOMS)will be receiving River-Friendly Certification from the Rahway Watershed Association at a ceremony Thursday afternoon, November 3rd. SOMS is the first Essex County School to receive this certification. Lynn Irby, Principal of SOMS Said” We ...

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PARKLAND, FL- The next step in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School boundary change process will be this week. Proposals for boundary adjustments that have been submitted will be up for review and discussion at Coral Springs Middle School on Thursday, November 3, 2022, from 6:30 p.m. until ...

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RAHWAY, NJ — On Friday, October 28, Katarzyna Łaziuk, the head of the Public Relations, Culture, and Sports Department in the city of Mińsk Mazowiecki, Poland visited Rahway High School (RHS). She spoke to select classes about the work she and residents of her city are doing on behalf of refugees ...

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UNION, NJ – Union High School students will continue their half-day schedule for the remainder of the week due to the damage caused by Monday’s flooding inside the building. According to a message to parents and students from Superintendent Scott Taylor, “contractors are due to begin working on ...

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SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Board of Education voted to amend Superintendent Scott Feder’s contract, keeping him in his position until July 2027. The board unanimously approved the contract at their last meeting. Feder’s previous contract as superintendent of South Brunswick Schools started in ...

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Millburn School District Superintendent Dr. Christine Burton shared a safety update at the last Board of Education (BOE) meeting. She began, "School Safety has been a top focus in the school district this year, as always, but as a result of last spring’s Uvalde tragedy and unfortunately, another ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ -- Washington Elementary Reading Specialist Wendi Giuliano and her team created a new sort of holiday with "Bookoween," a celebration of all things literacy while adding the "oween" of the fall/holiday season. "We created our own "Pumpkin Patch of Literacy'' here at Washington ...

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BELMAR, NJ — The results are in for Belmar Elementary School’s standardized tests, and the school is for the most part happy with the students’ performances. The two tests, NJ Start Strong (Fall 2022) and the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments - Science (Spring 2022) have shown results that ...

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SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The first meeting of the South Brunswick School District-wide Budget Committee is now available to watch on the district’s website. All future meetings will be recorded and made available to the public, according to a letter sent out to the township. Watch the first meeting ...

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FLEMINGTON, NJ - After initially announcing a limit to the number of spectators at future sports events at Hunterdon Central following an incident of heckling at a womens soccer game, the district lifted the limit Friday following an investigation. Superintendent Jeffrey Moore sent a message to ...

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SOUTH AMBOY - As large redevelopment projects continue to bring improvements to South Amboy, the city is using tax revenue to pay for Chromebooks to each student in the district.  In presenting the third and final $100,000 check on November 1, Mayor Fred Henry - who is running for re-election on ...

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WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Public Schools have created a new position and hired a recently retired police officer as its school safety and security specialist. The school district announced the new appointment on Monday, following the school board’s approval last week of retired Westfield ...

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SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Board of Education voted to amend Superintendent Scott Feder’s contract, keeping him in his position until July 2027. The board unanimously approved the contract at their last meeting. Feder’s previous contract as superintendent of South Brunswick Schools started in ...

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SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Members of the Memorial Middle School seventh and eighth grade band got a rare opportunity last week to participate in a clinic run by members of "The President's Own" United States Marine Band. The Marine Band was founded in 1798 by an Act of Congress and is the "oldest active ...

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WAYNE, NJ – This is the 2nd in a three-part series - On Thursday night, the Wayne Council of PTOs hosted the 2022 Board of Education Candidate’s forum. The event was held in the council chambers at Wayne Town Hall and was moderated by Laura Englehardt of the League of Women Voters. The ...

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This article has been published as part of a series of profiles on Livingston Board of Education candidates. All candidates will be featured individually during the week leading up to the November 2022 election. LIVINGSTON, NJ — Meet Adriana Bordoni, MS, CCC-SLP/ASDCS, one of four candidates ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ –  The South Plainfield School District, in an effort to address an increase in preschool enrollment, is planning to erect a modular building on the site of John E. Riley Elementary.  The ‘John E. Riley Annex,’ as it is being referred to, will provide a designated space for ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- It's one of the best days of the year for young children and it puts smiles on the faces of parents and grandparents, too. The annual Washington Avenue School Halloween Parade, joined in by St. Patrick's School and ECLC students, was back on Monday and the weather couldn't ...

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UNION, NJ – In a phone message to students and parents Monday evening, Superintendent Scott Taylor said the high school will operate on a half-day schedule Tuesday, Nov. 1, “while we continue to restore as many classrooms as possible” after 36 classrooms were shut down Monday morning because of ...

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SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Members of the Memorial Middle School seventh and eighth grade band got a rare opportunity last week to participate in a clinic run by members of "The President's Own" United States Marine Band. The Marine Band was founded in 1798 by an Act of Congress and is the "oldest active ...

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SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Board of Education voted to amend Superintendent Scott Feder’s contract, keeping him in his position until July 2027. The board unanimously approved the contract at their last meeting. Feder’s previous contract as superintendent of South Brunswick Schools started in ...

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RAHWAY, NJ — The Grover Cleveland Elementary School PTA sponsored a Pop-Up Pumpkin Patch just in time for Halloween. Preschool and Kindergarten classes at Cleveland School were called outside on Friday morning to receive an incredible surprise.  Under beautiful blue skies and crisp fall air, it ...

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WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield High School Marching Blue Devils placed seventh at the Bands of America Regional Championship held at Rutgers University last week.  Westfield competed against bands from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Massachusetts  on Thursday, the school district ...

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READING, PA — Plainfield resident Felicia Oyekola has successfully completed the Albright College Experience program, having attended 12 Experience events designed to help students know the world, engage the world and understand the world. A graduate of Plainfield High School, Oyekola is studying ...

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