Education

BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Plans to build a ‘Tribute Walk’ outside the Ridge High School Wellness Center are taking shape, but the closing of schools in the coronavirus pandemic has made the timeline uncertain.

The project will be a combined effort by the Bernards Township school district and the Ridge Sports Foundation.

The Board of Education wants to improve the drainage and ...

NEW JERSEY — (Updated 11:48 a.m.) Amid increasing pressure from students and their families, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday that schools will be allowed to have in-person graduation ceremonies, something that would have previously been prohibited under the state’s COVID-19 social distancing orders.

The graduation ceremonies, Murphy said, will be permitted to begin July 6 as ...

BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, NJ -- Jane Costa, longtime principal of Oak Street Elementary School, tendered her retirement as of Aug. 31. The school is one of four K-5 buildings in Bernards Township.

The Bernards Township Board of Education accepted the notice on May 18. Starting July 1, her annual salary is to be $183,192.

In answer to a question from the public, Superintendent Nick Markarian ...

BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, NJ _ So the public doesn't have to miss it, this year's Ridge High School art and photography exhibit at the Farmstead Arts has been placed online. The exhibit, "Word Play," will remain posted on the Farmstead Arts website through the end of June.

Ridge High School has held an art exhibit at the Farmstead each March for the past few ...

BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, NJ — Nick Markarian has agreed to remain as Bernards Township Superintendent of Schools for another five years.

The Board of Education approved Monday a pact effective July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2025, at an initial annual salary of $216,798.

His current base salary is $204,526 with $2,275 in allowances, according to the district’s 2020-21 ...

BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, NJ -- Nick Markarian has agreed to remain as Bernards Township Superintendent of Schools for another five years.

The Board of Education approved Monday a pact effective July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2025, at an initial annual salary of $216,798.

His current base salary is $204,526 with $2,275 in allowances, according to the district’s 2020-21 budget.
The ...

TRENTON, NJ - After New Jersey state officials recently told residents that in-person commencement ceremonies were not in the cards due to the coronavirus pandemic, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy offered a ray of hope to those hoping that actual in-person graduation events could happen at some point in the coming summer months.

Near the conclusion of his daily New Jersey ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ An "appropriate celebration" is being planned for the scheduled June 18 graduation of the Ridge High School Class of 2020, with additional information on what will be permitted expected in the next few days, Acting Ridge Principal Karen Hudock informed Ridge seniors and their parents at the end of last week.

"I will review that guidance as it ...

BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, NJ -- Three retirement notices were accepted by the Bernards Township Board of Education in April and May meetings.

The board accepted the retirements of:

-- Susan Kennedy, a math teacher at Ridge High School, as of June 30.

-- Frank Biraghi, a districtwide information technology technician, as of June 30.

-- Kathy Slack, a secretary at Oak Street School, effective ...

BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, NJ -- Bernards Township school leaders are continuing work on plans for a renovated kitchen and cafeteria at Ridge High School, but some residents are urging the board to hit the pause button on the project.

The Board of Education has heard questions at the last two “virtual” meetings asking if it might be prudent to suspend the $2.9 million project, ...