Education

LINDEN, NJ - Linden High School has plenty in store for the graduating Class of 2020 and the student officers couldn't be happier to announce the festivities.

Things will kick off with the Linden High School virtual graduation ceremony will be on Tuesday, June 16, at 6:00 p.m. on the district’s Facebook and YouTube channels. It will mirror the traditional graduation with speeches, ...

UNION, NJ – Kean University has announced Whoopi Goldberg will speak to the Class of 2020 during a virtual Commencement ceremony on May 29. 

More than 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students will attend the online event, which will feature musical performances, a virtual tassel turn, and speeches from Martin Luther King III, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, student leaders 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 ...

LINDEN, NJ - The final school budget for the Linden Public School District was unanimously approved during a virtual conferencing hearing on April 30, according to Gregory R. Martucci, Board of Education President.

The entire board authorized Business Administrator/Board Secretary Kathleen A. Gaylord to forward the final operating budget of $138,471,468 to the executive county ...

LINDEN, NJ - Linden High School's head softball coach has proven how important her graduating seniors are by finding a creative way to celebrate them during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coach Valerie Tauriello celebrated her graduating seniors who couldn't set foot on the field by hand-picking dirt from each of their playing positions and bottling it, so they could have it ...

LINDEN, NJ - With graduation ceremonies for the public to attend cancelled due to social distancing, TAPinto Linden is offering parents of graduates and the community at large, the opportunity to highlight this momentous occasion by featuring their graduate on TAPinto Linden.

To make this an affordable option during these unique circumstances, TAPinto is offering this exclusive ...

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 ...

LINDEN, NJ - Linden High School (LHS) juniors hosted a fundraiser in which they sold socks to raise money to buy a prosthetic leg for someone in need.

The effort was spearheaded by student Michelle Gaston as part of her Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) project, a requirement for students in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, the most challenging course of study ...

LINDEN, NJ- Joseph E. Soehl Middle School in Linden has converted its Little Free Libraries into miniature food pantries during the current health crisis.

With the coronavirus raising concerns about the safety of using the little free libraries’ books and the difficulty families are experiences during the pandemic, pantries have given the school community a way to give ...

LINDEN, NJ - Linden High School senior athletes Chisom Uzor and Dami Awoyinfa receive recognition for their ability to excel on both the field and in the classroom. 

Uzor is a standout high-jumper and sprinter on the girls track and field team who is ranked No. 3 in the Class of 2020. She has been chosen as a Scholar Athlete of the Year by the New Jersey State Interscholastic ...