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Ridgewood NJ, last week, Intelligent.com put out a new survey which found that 1 in 4 students who left college during the pandemic aren’t returning. With the lowest college acceptance rates in a decade, getting into university is tougher than ever.
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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy today announced the easing of restrictions for a variety of activities and higher outdoor capacity limits, effective May 10. The changes, which include higher outdoor gathering limits, higher large venue outdoor capacities, higher maximum capacities for private catered events, and more, come as COVID-19 metrics are on the decline and as more New Jerseyans continue to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
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Ridgewood NJ, Two advocacy groups on have called on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate whether apps that Google’s Play Store labels as “Teacher approved” are unlawfully collecting personal data without parental consent to target ads at children.
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Ridgewood NJ, Rutgers, Fairleigh Dickinson, Princeton and Montclair State University now all require students to be fully vaccinated from COVID19 by the start of their fall semesters. The rule stands for all students attending classes on-campus, whether residing in a dorm or commuting to school.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets on April 26, 2021 at 5:00 PM for an Executive Session and at 7:00 PM for the Regular Public Meeting at the Education Center.
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Ridgewood NJ, If you didn’t get a chance to watch the Artist Talk with Ali Stroker, here is a video of the event! This was a truly magical evening as Ali was interviewed by Laurie Sales, former theater director at RHS and a mentor to Ali from back when. The stories they share are true gems and it’s a must-watch for anyone who loves theater either here in Ridgewood or beyond. Enjoy!
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Ridgewood NJ, on Sunday, April 18, the Ridgewood Crew team participated in the second Manny Flick of 2021. The Manny Flicks are a series of preliminary rowing races offered before the official regatta season begins. To give the crews time to size up the competition, local teams came up with a series for the rowers at the “flicks” on Philadelphia’s famous Schuylkill racecourse. The “flicks” are named after Manuel A. Flick, a father who organized the first series in the 1950s.
Fifty-six clubs participated in this invitational regatta hosted by the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association. All teams were required to adhere to proper COVID-19 protocol to keep athletes, coaches, parents, the race administration, and the neighboring community safe. Spectators are prohibited from attending this year.
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Ridgewood NJ, American was built on hard work and up until the 1960’s we were a culture “early to bed ,early to raise ,makes a man healthy wealthy and wise . “
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Ridgewood NJ, The 2021-2022 Ridgewood School Budget will be presented to the public on Monday, April 19 at 7:00 PM.
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Ridgewood NJ, once again we ask ,who is Doctor Youtube ? Stanford Medical School professor Jay Bhattacharya participated in the roundtable discussion with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis that was banned by Youtube for the “misinformation” of saying the best evidence is that children should not be masked in school.
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Washington DC, the big Biden “infrastructure” proposal contains $100 billion for the teacher unions, er, sorry…for “education.” This is on top of the $112 billion for the teacher unions tucked in the 2020 COVID relief bills, and on top of another $170 billion in the $1.9 trillion Biden “stimulus” bill that passed in March.
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