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Taylor Swift fans will want to check out NJ Shore town’s attraction
The Jersey Shore town that Taylor Swift called home during childhood summers has a brand new exhibit that’s bound to attract Swifties from all over. Swift’s family has actually loaned throwback photos of the megastar as the centerpiece of this Taylor Swift collection at Stone Harbor Museum. In...
Superintendents say ‘broken’ evaluation system favors wealthy school districts
New Jersey school districts may soon be evaluated differently, with a greater emphasis on student growth as compared to student achievement. The Department of Education is proposing changes to the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum, known as NJQSAC, which is used to evaluate the effectiveness of school districts every three years. The accountability system looks at five areas: instruction and programs, fiscal management, governance, personnel and operations.
South Brunswick H.S. Among NJ's Top 60 in U.S. News & World Report's NJ High School Rankings
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -- South Brunswick High School landed in the No. 60 spot in New Jersey in U.S. News & World Report's 2024-2025 rankings of all public schools in the state. South Brunswick High School is ranked #1,250 in the National Rankings. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation and how well they prepare students for college.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER South Brunswick High School received an overall scorecard of 92.92 from U.S. News & World Report. See the full report here. A total of 426 high schools in New Jersey were evaluated for the study. See the criteria used, and all the rankings, by clicking here. SOUTH BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL: Took at Least One AP® Exam 58% Passed at Least One AP® Exam 53% Mathematics Proficiency 56% Reading Proficiency 67% Science Proficiency 48% Graduation Rate 96% For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
High Winds Wreak Havoc In NJ Leaving Roads Closed, Hundreds Without Power
Wind gusts up to 50 mph were wreaking havoc across New Jersey on Friday, Aug. 9.As of 2:30 p.m., thousands of residents were without power and multiple roadways were closed due to downed wires and related crashes.The National Weather Service also issued a new tornado watch across North Jersey. An e…
Get active and play Pickleball at ‘Pickle Juice’ in Ventnor, NJ
If you’re headed down the shore this weekend and need a place to get away from the rain while also getting in a workout to stay fit, why not play some pickleball? PHL17’s Tyrone Sharper headed down the shore to Ventnor, New Jersey, where he visited the ‘Pickle Juice Pickleball Club’ to try his hand […]
Fulop names 3 more South Jersey Assembly candidates for his 2025 slate
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, a Democratic candidate for governor, named three more South Jersey state Assembly for his 2025 slate this morning. Running in the 2nd Legislative District, Linwood Board of Education Trustee Lisa Bonanno, a mother of five, has been a registered nurse for 33 years and for the last 13 years she has been providing care for patients in their homes.
Bill Spadea: Meet up at the Squan!
Every week on the show we spend time promoting New Jersey's small business community. Bars, restaurants, dry cleaners, retail, cobblers, you name it, New Jersey has it all!. Hundreds of thousands of small businesses around the state employing nearly 2 million New Jersyans — that's half of all the people employed in the Garden State.
Top 12 NJ Arts Events of Week: New Brunswick Heart Festival, Russell Crowe, more
This year’s edition of the free, annual New Brunswick Heart Festival will take place Aug. 10 from 2 to 6 p.m. on Livingston Avenue. Performers will include The Suyat Band (playing funk and Motown hits), InSpira Performing Arts, The New Brunswick Jazz Project Brass, Grupo de Danza Folklórica La Sagrada Familia, DJ IZM, American Repertory Ballet Dance Power Scholars, the blues/soul/rock band Crowfield, and tap dancer Omar Edwards.
Booker has spoken with Murphy about Menendez’s Senate replacement
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has spoken with Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) about Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) Senate replacement. Menendez will resign from his seat effective Aug. 20 following his felony conviction in a corruption case. Booker will become the state’s senior senator after Menendez’s resignation. “I think the governor recognizes that when you have an […]
Hospitals Firsts: NJ on the Cutting Edge
When Johnson & Johnson relocated to New Brunswick in 1886, it spurred what grew to become the greatest concentration of life sciences companies on the globe – ultimately leading to New Jersey being called the “medicine chest of the world.”. Today, thanks to its life sciences companies and...
Person Struck By Train In New Brunswick: NJ Transit
The male was struck by Northeast Corridor train 3875, which left New York Penn Station at 6:47 p.m. around 8:30 p.m. just west of Jersey Ave Station in New Brunswick, NJ Transit officials said. The victim was transported to the hospital with a foot injury. There were no injuries reported...
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