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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
If You Hear ‘Code Brown’ in a New Jersey, New York or Pennsylvania Walmart, Leave Immediately
When we shop at Walmart, we usually do our own thing while navigating up and down the aisles. Some bop along to the cheesy jams overhead, while others are busy attending to kids or checking their phones. Do you ever really pay attention to the announcements made on the intercom?
State of Emergency Declared in Preparation for Effects of Tropical Storm Debby
TRENTON – New Jersey will enter a State of Emergency effective at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, August 9 in anticipation of severe storms causing hazardous weather conditions including heavy rain, high winds, and flash flooding due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby, announced Acting Governor Tahesha Way. Executive Order No. 364 declares a State of Emergency across all 21 counties in New Jersey. The Acting Governor also urges motorists to stay off the road and in the safety of their homes for the duration of the storm. “I have declared a State of Emergency starting at 6:00 p.m. today, August 9, 2024, due to the severe weather impacts caused by Tropical Storm Debby,” said Acting Governor Tahesha Way. “I urge all residents to stay indoors and off of the roads until the storm passes. If you must drive, slow down and use extra caution.” For a copy of Executive Order No. 364, please click here. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
NJ Spotlight News: August 9, 2024
We bring you what’s relevant and important in New Jersey news and our insight. Watch as the NJ Spotlight News team breaks down today’s top stories. Forecasters have been keeping a close eye on North Jersey areas. Murphy’s US Senate pick could come next week. Former Murphy...
NJ hospital’s NICU gets bedside cameras for parents
Every hospital in New Jersey that has a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit needs to find a way to do what Inspira Medical Center in Vineland is doing. They are in the process of setting up bedside cameras linked to the Internet so parents can see their babies whenever they want.
ATEC/NFCA announce Spring High School Regional Coaching Staffs of the Year
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eight programs were honored by their peers as 2023-24 ATEC/NFCA High School Spring Regional Coaching Staffs of the Year, the Association announced on Friday afternoon. Competing in the Spring of 2024, Delta High School (Alaska), Providence High School (Calif.), Antioch High School (Ill.), Calvary Baptist Academy...
Love thy neighbor, unless they cheat on NJ water restrictions
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection hasn’t issued statewide mandatory water restrictions yet, but conditions are abnormally dry in almost half the state. Which means many towns on their own are already setting rules and restrictions for water use. Pennsville for example has put all residents and businesses...
How Crooks Stole $5000 Worth of Booze From Ventnor, NJ Store
Here's some cautionary information for South Jersey business owners about a new twist crooks are using to rip stores off by using stolen credit cards. Ventnor Liquor Store Loses $5000 to Credit Card Fraud. Monday night, three guys went into White Star Liquors on Ventnor Avenue and spent some time...
A guide to fighting warehouses in your community from a New Jersey activist
Looking to defend your neighborhood against a proposed warehouse that you fear will harm the environment and local quality of life?. Become one part Perry Mason, one part municipal planning nerd and one part community organizer. That was the advice offered by Brian Tarantino, the leader of a group called...
Poet Robert Pinsky — Springsteen’s ‘voice of the Jersey Shore’ — is naming names
Robert Pinsky heard music in the names of different New Jersey towns called out by the train conductor as he traveled to and from his native Long Branch. "Little Silver, Hazlet, Perth Amboy, Rahway and Secaucus were stops on the New York and Long Branch Railroad. I don't know much about those places. But the consonants and vowels of their names, chanted by old-school conductors on the way to Penn Station, made a familiar, seductive music," Pinsky wrote in his 2022 memoir Jersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet.
Public Pre-K Options in South Jersey
Preschool is the launchpad for the next decade of your child’s academic experience, so finding the right school is important. In preschool, kids usually learn academic subjects such as basic math and writing, but they also learn how to sit at a desk, raise their hands and work with peers. But preschool hasn’t always been affordable for New Jersey families.
Former Middletown North HS Soccer Player Mariano Codallos Dies, 23
A 2019 graduate of Middletown North High School, Codallos-Tepepa was passionate about music and devoted to his family, his obituary says. An avid fan of the New York Yankees, he was dedicated to his faith and was a longtime parishioner of Saint Anthony of Padua Church in Red Bank and became a brother of of the Cursillo de Cristiandad, according to his obituary.
Whale sightings unusually high for NJ. What’s the cause?
Viking Yacht Company, out of Burlington County, took to Facebook days ago to share about “unusually high numbers” of North Atlantic Right Whales around the region. Sightings have been identified in the New York Bight from the Block Canyon to the Hudson Canyon, according to the Asbury Park Press.
Two new boating laws in NJ you absolutely need to know about
New Jersey loves passing laws as much as it loves pizza and bagels. If you’re having some fun in the water this summer, there’s a couple of new rules you need to know about. These two new boating regulations just began with the 2024 season and come from New Jersey State Police’s Maritime Services Bureau.
Cancer Support Community NJ needs statewide support
Requesting support from businesses and individuals to expand services offered to all people affected by cancer. Cancer Support Community NJ at Gilda’s Club, a statewide foundation dedicated to providing free support services for individuals and families affected by cancer, announces today an urgent need for donations to help sustain critical free services, as demand surges across the state.
Seven most expensive homes sold in the New Brunswick area, July 29 - Aug. 4
A house in New Brunswick that sold for $900,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in New Brunswick area in the past week. In total, seven residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $487,571, or $378 per square foot.
NJ man admits to stealing plane and committing other crimes, cops say
CORBIN CITY — How did a small plane end up in the field of a South Jersey nursery?. State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said troopers stopped a man who had walked out of the woods on Route 50 near Main Street around 8:55 a.m. Wednesday. The man told police he had crashed his plane in a field but refused to identify himself and was arrested for obstruction.
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