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NJ party boss, still in prison, gets $80K no-show school job
HILLSIDE — Anthony Salters, this township's Democratic Party boss, just started serving time in federal prison. So how is the powerbroker also teaching homebound students for Hillside Public Schools?. The district hired Salters for the newly created $80,000 position in April — just three months after he pleaded guilty...
East Orange School District holds town hall after outrage, teacher protests over staffing cuts
The East Orange School District will operate on a half-day of classes again Friday, after a shortened school day on Thursday.It comes after nearly 100 staff layoffs were announced. The school district then held a town hall to address the sudden shortened school day on Thursday after teachers called out sick in protest along with an explanation of sudden job cuts.Parents were forced to scramble to find care for students after the district suddenly called for the shortened day when too many teachers called out sick in protest.Angry parents and teachers sounded off in East Orange, New Jersey, where a...
Huge budgeting error forced N.J. school district to cut 93 staff, including teachers
As East Orange schools operated on a half day schedule on Friday for the second day in a row, the superintendent attributed the district’s cut of 93 positions to local officials mistakenly expecting more state aid when approving this year’s budget. East Orange’s school board voted to slash...
Montclair Standardized Test Scores Called ‘Crisis’ for Black Students
New standardized test scores presented to the Montclair Board of Education this week show gaps between the performance of minority students and their peers persist even as local students scored higher than their counterparts across the state. Of juniors at Montclair High School, 88% were “graduation ready” in English language...
HS Football: Hasbrouck Heights' Big Plays Lift Aviators Past Wood-Ridge, 28-7
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Michael Napolitano scored two touchdowns on Hasbrouck Heights' first two possessions as the Aviators jumped out to an early lead en route to a 28-7 victory over Wood-Ridge in a NJIC independent football game on Friday night at Donna Ricker Field. An electric atmosphere was present as the two long-time rivals met for the first time since 2011, as one of the biggest crowds in recent years was in attendance at Wood-Ridge.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERWood-Ridge won the coin toss, and deferred, choosing to kick off to start the...
Forgotten Civil War veteran will finally get proper tombstone, thanks to two NY middle school students
A forgotten Civil War veteran who died without a proper burial is finally receiving recognition, thanks to two eighth-grade students in New York. Kendall Peruzzini and Mary McCormick spoke with Fox News Digital on Wednesday about their efforts to commemorate Daniel Walterhouse, a Union Army veteran who died in 1910. Both teens attend Albion Middle School in western New York. Walterhouse, who was born in Orleans County, New York, in 1823, died at the Orleans County Alms House at around 87 years of age. He was a Orleans County native who enrolled in the Fourth Michigan Infantry in 1861. Tim Archer, a retired service learning teacher...
Live updates: Bergen County boys soccer quarterfinals
The business end of the Bergen County boys soccer tournament is coming up. The quarterfinals are today at Ramapo High School and we'll have updates here throughout the day on all the teams that advance. The winners this weekend move on to play in the semifinals next Saturday at Garfield High School. ...
Congrats to the North Jersey students of the week for Oct. 18, both from Lodi
NorthJersey.com is back with its "Student of the Week" recognition – which highlights exceptional students throughout the school year. Every week during the school year, North Jersey school districts nominate outstanding students for recognition in The Record, and on NorthJersey.com and in the Daily Record. ...
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