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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 ...

RANDOLPH, NJ – Since County College of Morris (CCM) is not able to hold an in-person commencement ceremony this year, the college will provide the Class of 2020 with a virtual celebration Friday, June 12, at 7 p.m. on YouTube.

This year’s commencement was originally scheduled for Friday, May 22, but with the college’s move to a remote teaching and learning ...

PARSIPPANY, NJ - On Tuesday, May 19, 2020, the  Parsippany-Troy Hills Council held its regularly scheduled meeting, virtually.

Council President Michael dePierro presented a resolution to open up the town to socially-distant and friendly graduations.

According to dePierro, "With proper precautions and safe distancing, it should be possible to have high school ...

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 ...

PARSIPPANY, NJ - Mayor Michael Soriano issued the following notice today regarding upcoming graduations in the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills.  You can read the statement below:

“I’ve been following the discussions about potential town-wide graduation festivities next month, and wanted to address what I feel is the township’s role. 
Let me start by saying that I ...

PARSIPPANY, NJ - With great pride Parsippany teachers, Matt Lazzari and Joe Guartafierro, gave the first batch of PPE Face Shields to Jennifer Sikora of Parsippany Volunteer Ambulance and Martin Ellicott of Rockaway Neck Volunteer First Aid Squad who accepted the shields on behalf of all Parsippany Squads.

Matt and Joe teamed up to make PPE Face Shields with our schools 3-D printers to help ...

PARSIPPANY, NJ- All Saints Academy, located in Parsippany, New Jersey, is home to a faculty, staff, and student body that has embraced the distance eLearning platform with flying colors. 

Founded in 2009 as a merger of the former St. Peter the Apostle and St. Christopher schools, both located in Parsippany, All Saints Academy is AdvancEd accredited, and was the first elementary school in ...

NEW JERSEY -- While school districts across the state have been planning alternatives to traditional high school graduation ceremonies, any plans that school districts had in the works appear to violate Governor Murphy’s Executive Order No.107, which directs New Jersey residents to stay at home and prohibits public gatherings.

In a letter to school administrators, NJ State Police Colonel ...

PARSIPPANY, NJ - Parsippany mom Laura Quinn, has decided that something needed to be done to support the high school seniors of both Parsippany high schools since their senior year was cut tragically short by the Coronavirus pandemic.  She decided to start a Facebook page to support the students in a special and unique way.

The page is called: 'Adopt a Parsippany Class of 2020 ...

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced today that all New Jersey schools would remain closed for the remainder of the school year in an ongoing effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.

"We have a single goal in mind: the safety and well-being of our children, and of our educators, administrators and staff," said Murphy. 

The governor's ...