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Softball: Fifth Seed Elizabeth Powers Past Phillipsburg
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Winning pitcher Makayla Lecky tossed an eight-hit shutout with seven strikeouts and also provided the only two runs of the game with a two-run homer in the fourth inning to power fifth-seeded Elizabeth past No. 12 Phillipsburg High School in a North 2 Group 4 first round game at Elizabeth High School. Elizabeth (12-11) moves on to play at fourth-seeded Hunterdon Central in the quarterfinal round.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Four-year starting catcher Paige Randazzo and classmate Sara Segeda each went 2-for-3 for P’burg, which finishes the season with a 9-12 record. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
North Jersey, Group 4 girls lacrosse 1st round roundup
Kylie Harner tallied two goals and two assists to lead third-seeded and No. 4 in the NJ.com Top 20 Hunterdon Central to a 16-1 win over 14th-seeded East Brunswick in the first round of the North Jersey, Group 4 tournament, in Flemington. Hunterdon Central (18-2) will face sixth-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan in...
Chargers Upset by Manasquan in First Round of NJSIAA Central Jersey Group Two Tournament
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The baseball season abruptly ended on Friday for the Chargers. Second-seeded Spotswood High School was upset by 15th-seeded Manasquan High School 6-3 in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group Two Tournament on Friday. Manasquan moves on to the quarterfinal round to face 10th-seeded Point Pleasant Boro High School. Point Pleasant defeated seventh-seeded Ocean Township High School 3-1 to earn a quarterfinal spot. Spotswood concludes the 2023-24 baseball season with a 19-4-2 overall record. The Chargers won the Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division title for the second consecutive season. Spotswood was 11-1 against Blue Division teams. The Chargers and all the spring sports student/athletes will be recognized for their contributions at the annual spring sports banquet on Wednesday, June 5. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
PS 18, the John G. Whittier Elementary School | Then and Now
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In 1961, the old PS 18 John G. Whittier Elementary School building was still standing, as the West Brighton Houses were being built across the street. Located at 221 Broadway, West Brighton, PS 18 serves grades PK-5. Erected in 1890, it then featured a new design in elementary education. As mentioned in previous Staten Island Advance stories.
Woodbridge Students Get a Glimpse of Municipal Government
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Ten local high school students got a firsthand look at Town Hall’s inner workings during Woodbridge’s annual “Youth in Government Day,” on Tuesday, May 21st. Participating on Tuesday were: Woodbridge High School juniors Angelise Benimadho, Jake Carbone and Leeana Lucas along with Sofia Grasso, Gracie Grabiel and Lezliebeth Rodriguez from Colonia High School; Suhani Dubey, Surina Ediga and Darshana Shah from John F Kennedy High School; and Benjamin Sachewicz, from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Edison.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “Our annual ‘Youth in Government Day’ gives high school...
Rutgers University adviser routinely shares pro-Hamas social media posts, calls attacks on IDF soldiers ‘funny’
A New Jersey lawyer who sits on one of Rutgers University’s advisory boards routinely shares bloodthirsty pro-Hamas content on his social media accounts — including a slew of posts celebrating attacks on Israeli soldiers as “hunting season.” Rajeh A. Saadeh, a divorce and family attorney from New Jersey and member of the board of advisors for the school’s Center for Security, Race and Rights, has taken to sharing daily clips on his personal Instagram page of Israel Defense Forces personnel being gunned down in Gaza in the wake of the Oct. 7 terror attack. In a video posted over the weekend...
NYC prep school’s antisemitism report admits faculty blamed ‘wealthy, influential Jewish parents’ for tension
A much-anticipated internal report about antisemitism at elite Collegiate prep school admitted that some faculty members blamed “wealthy and influential” Jewish parents for tensions at the school following Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack. Finger-pointing faculty, parents and students skirted close to “one of the oldest and most pervasive antisemitic tropes,” the report, obtained by The Post, conceded. The report was compiled in March and released on May 17. The findings came in the wake of a November 2023 letter to head of school David Lourie and Board of Trustees president Jonathan K. Youngwood — and signed by more than 100...
Track and Field at Hub Stine to Close for Months as Plainfield Schools Begin Renovation Phase II
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Many of Plainfield's walkers and runners will have to find a new place to work out between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends in Plainfield, according to an announcement today by the Plainfield Public Schools district. Construction of a new turf field and track at the Hub Stine Sports Complex will begin on Friday, May 24. The track and field portion of the complex will close at 11pm on Thursday, May 23, and the Donald Van Blake Tennis Courts will not be affected. This is Phase II of the Hub Stine Sports Complex renovation...
Protestors refuse Rutgers-Newark’s demand to end pro-Palestinian encampment
✅ The encampment has outlasted Princeton University & Rutgers-New Brunswick. ✅ Organizers at Rutgers-Newark have two sets of demands. ✅ The school did not set a deadline for the encampment to end. Rutgers-Newark has told the organizers of a pro-Palestinian and community encampment to leave the encampment they’ve had up...
Brooklyn high school students receive donated suits for senior prom
NEW YORK (PIX11) – From Helping our viewers get repairs to helping teens get prom suits, Monica Morales is making it happen. Luz Amaro from East Harlem is a proud grandmother of seven who just wanted kitchen repairs. After PIX11’s story, not only did she get repairs, but Valerie Fitch from a non-profit called Circle […]
Union Superintendent Responds to Proposed Cuts to Specials Programming
UNION, NJ – At Tuesday night’s Board of Education meeting, Union’s school superintendent discussed the proposed changes to the elementary schools Special programming, with caused many parents and teachers to voice their concern to the plan at the board meeting on May 14. “We heard and listened to a lot of community members last week,” said Dr. Gerry Benaquista. “I just want to discuss a couple of things so all the public knows.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Benaquista said, “nothing that was discussed regarding the possibility of an elementary schedule change was budgetary. ...
Protestors refuse Rutgers-Newark’s demand to end pro-Palestinian encampment
✅ The encampment has outlasted Princeton University & Rutgers-New Brunswick. ✅ Organizers at Rutgers-Newark have two sets of demands. ✅ The school did not set a deadline for the encampment to end. Rutgers-Newark has told the organizers of a pro-Palestinian and community encampment to leave the encampment they’ve had up...
Chatham Performing Arts Club (CPAC) Spring Showcase May 30th
Music is all around us, whether that’s from listening to the radio on your way to work, or by comparing Spotify playlists with your friends. Or music is created through your local community. On Thursday, May 30th at 7:30 p.m., you can have the chance to attend a performing arts show with very talented high school artists. The show, put on by the Chatham Performing Arts Club (CPAC), will be located in the high school auditorium. You can hear from a variety of performers, anywhere from singing to dancing to playing instruments. There will be a combination of...
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