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Toms River Regional schools slammed by budget crisis, but hungry students get a break
TOMS RIVER - There is some good news for parents amid the Toms River Regional school budget crisis: the price of school breakfasts and lunches is set to come down. The Board of Education is expected to agree to lowering the daily price of school breakfasts by 50 cents and school lunches by 75 cents, as the district has an adequate balance in the food service fund.
Women’s Asifa Set For Shiva Asar B’Tammuz In Response To Recent Lakewood Tragedies
In response to the major tragedies that have recently befallen Lakewood: Join in tefillah and hisorerus with Harav Yitzchak Sorotzkin, Rabbi Joey Haber, and Rebbetzin Tarshish!. The Asifa will be held at the Lakewood High School on Shiva Asar B’Tammuz at the Lakewood High School, 855 Somerset Ave. Doors...
High School Reps Give Last Report
JACKSON – Each May, the two pupils serving as student representatives give their final report at the Board of Education meeting, and their replacements in September are named shortly afterward. Student representatives from the Jackson Liberty High School and Jackson Memorial High School provide a synopsis of what their...
N.J. high school administrator threatened Muslim students, civil rights group alleges
A civil rights group is condemning an Edison High School assistant principal’s alleged threats to report Muslim students to the colleges where they had applied, made during a discussion of plans for a school event. “I have no problem contacting your university where you got in and explaining what’s...
TCNJ to provide room and board to local community college students
EWING — Come the fall semester, the housing situation at The College of New Jersey will be different than ever before. TCNJ and Mercer County Community College have worked out a deal where TCNJ will provide room and board to its students, according to a release from MCCC. The partnership “for the Fall 2024 semester and beyond” will also offer MCCC students special rates for the accommodation.
Test calling ISIS terrorists sparks trouble for NJ school superintendent
WAYNE — Parents are holding a school superintendent's feet to the fire after he apologized for a test question that called ISIS an Islamic terror group. The multiple choice question was part of a quiz in a seventh-grade class at Schuyler-Colfax Middle School in Wayne, according to the group Teaching While Muslim.
Manchester Regional school board selects principal as acting superintendent
HALEDON — The Manchester Regional school board appointed a new superintendent Thursday, choosing an internal candidate for the key role. Principal John Coviello was selected unanimously out of a pool of 18 people interested in the job and five who were interviewed. He will serve in an acting capacity,...
Tri-Village 9U, 11U teams advance to regionals
Tri-Village is sending their 9U and 11U All-Star teams to regional competitions in New Jersey after the 9U team won the New York state tournament The post Tri-Village 9U, 11U teams advance to regionals first appeared on Spotlight News.
Oaksterdam University and NJEDA Graduates Among First Equity Operators to Open in New Jersey
The State of New Jersey has centered social equity efforts in the launch of its in-state cannabis market, including through the first-of-its-kind program to provide direct financial and technical assistance to qualifying social equity applicants, according to a statement. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority directly supported 48 Seed Equity Grant Program recipients through grant funding and education provided by Oaksterdam University. This program provided targeted education and training to help advance their businesses.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Oaksterdam University developed this intensive 9-week program specific to New Jersey laws and regulations that...
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