CHATHAM, NJ - Jill Critchley Weber, board president, made the announcement at the top of the Chatham Board of Education meeting on Monday night. BOE business would be thorough, but completed in an abbreviated time frame.

"We're going to be as succinct as possible so people can get to the debate," Weber said.

Long before the televised debate everyone was talking about on ...

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Students in the school district will get some relief when it comes to homework during three key holiday breaks this year, district officials announced during Monday night’s Board of Education meeting.

Assistant Superintendent Joanne Kerekes announced that the district would not be assigning homework during the Thanksgiving, winter and spring breaks this year ...

Students from Union County, ages 13 - 20, who are interested in careers in the journalism, communications, social media, and more are invited to attend an open house for the communication and journalism Exploring Post 100 on Thursday, October 6 from 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm at the Westfield Knights of Columbus (2400 North Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076). Students who attend will be ...

CLARK, N – Carl H. Kumpf Middle School had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Frank Rudnesky, former principal of Belhaven Middle School and author of “50 Great Things Leaders Do: Let’s Get Fired Up”, on Tuesday, September 20.  

Rudnesky has been recognized for the positive culture and climate he created at Belhaven Middle School.   

“Dr. Rudnesky gave ...

TOMS RIVER, NJ - On Friday afternoon, the Southern Regional Girls Gymnastics team won their second contest of the season on Saturday be defeating Toms River South 98.125 to 92.3.  Ashley Hemenway won the individual all around competition with 33.65 points.  Toms River South's Ashley Gangemi came in second at 31.475 and Southern's Olivia Lattanzi finished third with ...

NEWARK, NJ - Columbia High School seniors Asma Makhdoom and Halle Bryant of South Orange, and Ellie Cohen of Maplewood, recently graduated from the seven-week "Girls Who Code" summer Immersion program offered at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).

Makhdoom, Bryant, and Cohen were among 40 young women from throughout New ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – South Brunswick High School Athletic Director Elaine McGrath is the new president of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

She won election to the post on Tuesday, Sept. 19.  

According to the press release, McGrath previously served as first president of the NJSIAA last year and is excited to start the new year with a new ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ - Ridge High School Frank Howlett Jr. on Monday pulled the plug on the senior class's "Theme Week" after he said that students had staged a "medieval" fight in the school's atrium after being warned against doing so, resulting in a student injury.

The result, Howlett said in a special email sent to parents later on Monday, was that a ...

BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne Education Foundation (BEF) will present Bayonne High School Principal Richard Baccarella with its 2016 Lifetime Achievement in Education Award when it fetes him on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. at the Bayonne Community Museum.

Baccarella will be honored at the foundation’s annual “Welcome Back to School Celebration” at the museum, 229 Broadway, ...

CLARK, NJ - Arthur L Johnson High School is hosting a college fair October 6 from 4- 5:30 p.m.  All interested students and parents including those from neighboring towns are invited to attend.  More than 100 college and admissions representatives will be in attendance, including American University, the University of Delaware, the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Marist ...