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NJ’s Powerful Teachers Union Says Remote Learning This Fall

Joint statement adds pressure on Murphy to make remote-only the only option for reopening schools

By JOHN MOONEY , NJSpotlight

New Jersey’s largest teachers union along with its administrator associations added their powerful voices to the growing calls for a remote-only reopening of schools in the fall while the pandemic remains ongoing.

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: August 12th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: COVID-19, Education, New Jersey | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Smith asks BPU to step up oversight of JCP&L

Congressman Chris Smith

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ4) wrote to Board of Public Utilities (BPU) President Joseph Fiordalsio on Monday asking that the agency step-up its oversight of the beleaguered electric utility in the wake of its horrible communications and failure to restore power to its customers in a reasonable time frame following Tropical Storm Isiasis. 

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: August 10th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Chris Smith, JCP&L, New Jersey | Tags: , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Hornik calls for JCPL to provide a generator for every customer, incur fines of $500K per day during power outages or lose their franchise

Marlboro Mayor Jon Hornik

Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik sent a scathing four page letter to Board of Public Utilities (BPU) President Joseph Fiordalsio today wherein he blasted JCP&L’s response to Tropical Storm Isiasis and demanded that the State hold the public utility accountable.

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: August 10th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County | Tags: , , , , , , | 4 Comments »

Fine Print: NJ’s New Details on Reopening Schools

New guidelines on mandatory face masks, with 10 exceptions

BY JOHN MOONEY , NJSpotlight

Title: “School Reopening Frequently Asked Questions”

Author: New Jersey Department of Education

When: Friday, Aug. 7, 2020

What it is: The Murphy administration on Friday released the latest guidance for the reopening of schools in the form of an FAQ (“frequently asked questions”). The guidelines include the latest rules on the mandatory use of face masks, conditions around social distancing in the classroom, and a range of other issues involved with opening schools.

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Howell Police Break Up 300 person party

The Howell Police Department announced on Sunday evening that they are breaking up a “pop-up” party on Wilson Drive in the Ramtown section of the Township.

Police from Wall, Brick, Jackson, Freehold, Monmouth and Ocean County Sheriffs and the State Police have been called for assistance.

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: August 9th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: COVID-19, Howell, Monmouth County News, New Jersey | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Howell Police Break Up 300 person party

Murphy Pays Boston Consultant $23.5M for Coronavirus Work Rutgers Already Doing

BY LILO H. STAINTON, NJSpotlight

New Jersey has committed to spend some $23.5 million over three months to beef up the state’s contact-tracing capacity under a deal signed last week with a Boston-based consulting group doing similar work in New York state.

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: August 7th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: COVID-19, New Jersey | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Murphy Pays Boston Consultant $23.5M for Coronavirus Work Rutgers Already Doing

U.S. Judge Esther Salas’s statement regarding the shooting at her home which took her son’s life

Posted: August 3rd, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: New Jersey | Tags: , | Comments Off on U.S. Judge Esther Salas’s statement regarding the shooting at her home which took her son’s life

Howell Police Request Assistance Locating Missing Girl

FOUND SAFE!

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NJ School Reopening: What’s Next as Plans Are Made to Open Classrooms

Lawmakers, unions and activists are weighing in as schools work out details

By JOHN MOONEY , NJSpotlight

The back-and-forth continued this week over what New Jersey schools will look like in a month, with districts up against an August deadline to devise their reopening plans and others not shy about weighing in on what those plans should look like.

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: July 31st, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: COVID-19, Education, New Jersey | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on NJ School Reopening: What’s Next as Plans Are Made to Open Classrooms

Federal Judge dismisses Sanctuary State challenge

Hon Freda L. Wolfson, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by the Cape May and Ocean Counties challenging the Murphy Administration’s Immigration Trust Directive.

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: July 30th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Immigration, New Jersey | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Federal Judge dismisses Sanctuary State challenge