Education

RAHWAY, NJ — Dr. Patricia Camp, the superintendent of the Rahway Public Schools, has just been named the Union County Superintendent of the Year. The announcement was made on Tuesday evening at the Rahway Board of Education meeting.

Camp told TAPinto Rahway that she initially received the news at her regular roundtable meeting of Union County Superintendents on May 6.

"I was very ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - New Providence Public Schools released an email to the families notifying of early dismissal at 1 p.m. on Monday due to extreme weather forecast. All afternoon activities have been cancelled. Visit school website for details. 

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Severe Storms May Bring Strong Winds, Hail Monday Afternoon

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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Fifth grade students at Salt Brook School recently held their L.E.A.D graduation.  LEAD (Law Enforcement Against Drugs) is a program sponsored by the New Providence Police Department and is committed to protecting our youth and community from the proliferation of drugs, drug related crimes, peer to peer/cyberbullying and violence.

At the conclusion of the 10-week ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The Board of Education held a short meeting on Thursday, May 5 to move forward with the proposed facilities projects to be financed through a bond referendum. Superintendent David Miceli had held a public meeting on the projects earlier this week. According to the President of the Board, Mary Misiukiewicz, the meeting was well received by residents who engaged ...

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - FACT - Families & Community Together, is a CMO [Care Management Organization] that provides care management and wraparound services to children ages five up until their 21st birthday. FACT helps families and caregivers create a more stable and healing environment for children, address barriers to well-being, and maximize youth and family ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - New Providence School District recently received a $500.00 Nourishing Neighbors grant from ACME Markets Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors holiday fundraising campaign. Over the past holiday season, customers were asked to donate at the register to help feed our neighbors and the grant is a result of these generous donations.  The New Providence School District ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - In honor of Earth Day 2022, New Providence High School students calculated their pre-pandemic paper usage and quantified the number of trees necessary to offset that amount. They raised money through community outreach and in-house bake sales to purchase 300 indigenous trees (Red Maple, Northern Red Oak, and Pin Oak), which they provided to the residents of New Providence for ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The New Providence School District was pleased to recognize the 2021/2022 school year recipients of the Certificate of Excellence in Arts and Music at the Board of Education meeting on Monday, April 25, 2022.  Students who excel in art and design routinely think “outside the box” to create new and exciting works. These skills in creativity and innovation are ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – New Providence Board of Education approved its $45.3 million 2022-2023 budget at its Monday, April 25 meeting. The budget features a 2.11 percent tax increase which translates to $178.00 additional tax for the average borough home with a market value of $643,803.00. Joseph Walsh, Chairman of the Finance Committee, provided the budget presentation.

The school tax ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – New Providence Board of Education (BOE) recognized Adam Smith for his long tenure on Monday, April 25. Board President Mary Misiukiewicz read a resolution honoring Smith and added her own words to recall the years serving on the board together. Former board members Ira Krauss and Robert Dinerman, current board members, as well as members of the administrative team ...