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Lodi’s School Superintendent Picked up on Alleged Domestic Violence Beef in Seaside Heights

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Lodi NJ, according to police Lodi’s school superintendent was arrested early Sunday morning in Ocean County and charged with assault after allegedly punching a woman in an alleged domestic violence incident in Seaside Heights on Sunday. According to media reports Douglas J. Petty, superintendent of Lodi Public Schools, was arrested in Seaside Heights after a traffic enforcement officer witnessed a fight about 1:20 a.m. on the corner of Summer Avenue and Boulevard . Douglas Petty was hired by Lodi in 2019.

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Ridgewood Back to School : Freshman Orientation September 1st, Opening Day September 6th

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Ridgewood NJ, Freshman Orientation will be held on Thursday, September 1 at 10:00 a.m. More details will be emailed in the coming weeks! Ridgewood Schools opening day for students is Tuesday, September 6! For more important dates, view the 2022-2023 school calendar –

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NJ Public Charter Schools Welcome 60,000 Students ,teachers and school staff for the 2022-2023 Academic Year

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Hamilton NJ, The New Jersey Public Charter School Association (NJPCSA) welcomes 60,000 charter school students and the thousands of teachers and school staff who will attend and work at the 85 public charter schools across the Garden state for the 2022-2023 school year. As free, public schools open to all students, public charter schools have a diverse student population across the state. Eighty-five percent of students attending charter schools are students of color, 72% of students are from low-income households and 10% are students with disabilities.

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NJ’s Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday Begins Next Weekend

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Ridgewood NJ, With the back-to-school season around the corner, the New Jersey Department of the Treasury is reminding parents, teachers, and students to take advantage of the statewide back-to-school sales tax holiday that begins next weekend. Ridgewood Schools open to students on Sept. 6, and to staff on Sept. 1 and 2.

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Back to School : Face Coverings are Required a Rutgers in all Indoor Teaching Spaces, Libraries, and Clinical Settings, Compliance is Mandatory

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Rutgers Community Members:

As we return for the fall semester and a full repopulation of our campuses, we continue to monitor the effects of the COVID-19 and the monkeypox viruses. Each is different and unique, but both have tremendous potential to affect the health and well-being of our community.

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NJ TRANSIT WELCOMES STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL WITH PROMOTIONAL DISCOUNT

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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is welcoming students back to class with the continuation of the popular Student Pass discount program. Students heading back to class this fall semester on NJ TRANSIT’s bus, rail, or light rail systems can enjoy as much as a 60-percent saving on fares.

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How to Reduce Personal Stress in College

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Identifying What’s Stressing You the Most Can Help You Deal with It

Some things in college stress you out and yet you have very little, if any, control over them: Your bad chemistry professor. The guy in the room above you blast his music at 4:00 a.m. The people in your hall refuse to clean their hair out of the shower drain every morning. Some things you, fortunately, do have control over, especially when it comes to your personal life. 

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Student and Faculty Excuses for Procrastination

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Student excuses for late assignments are becoming more creative, designed to elicit sympathy and guilt, but faculty excuses are equally deplorable.

Nobody believes the old stand-by excuse that “my dog ate my homework” anymore. It’s doubtful anyone ever took that excuse seriously. Student excuses are, however, becoming more creative and some may be true. Increasingly, student excuses are designed to elicit sympathy and may even play to the instructor’s guilt: “I had to miss class to attend a job interview and without that job, I can’t pay my tuition.” But as one professor lamented, “Is it our job to verify student excuses?”

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7 in 10 parents say education is worth going into debt

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Ridgewood NJ, with back-to-school sales-tax holidays starting up, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2022 Back-to-School Report, which includes the results of a new nationwide survey of parents as well as picks for this year’s Best Credit Cards for Back-to-School Shopping.

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Public outcry following Ridgewood Mayor’s own Facebook disclosure about her vaccination status

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Ridgewood NJ, an August 20, 2021 Facebook post by Ridgewood Mayor Susan Knudsen, in which she posted a photo of herself receiving what some believe to be her first COVID-19 vaccination on that date, has prompted an outcry among many residents, including two (2) who lashed out at her about the issue during Wednesday night’s in-person Village Council Public Meeting.

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No Evidence to Suggest That Child Masking Works

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Ridgewood NJ, across the country and in New Jersey kids are headed back to school this week, so the Ridgewood blog thought we would offer the latest case for children wearing masks for six hours a day.

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5 Helpful Ideas to Support Students Who Are Now Learning Offline

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No matter how dedicated you are as a student or whether you’re in high school or college, checking your phone for new notifications is second nature. According to Inside Higher Ed, 49% of students use technology for non-learning tasks which distract them, with 68% of teachers being bothered by the fact. 

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Parents Group Challenges Murphy’s Mask mandate for School Children

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Trenton NJ, a group of 25 families filed an appeal late Friday in the Superior Court of NJ Appellate Division against Governor Phil Murphy and the State of New Jersey. The appeal was filed in response to Executive Order (EO) 251, signed on August 6th, which mandates masking in the indoor premises of all public, private, and parochial preschool, elementary, and secondary school buildings, with limited exceptions.

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An Acute lifeguard shortage has forced closure of the entire deep end at Graydon Pool in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, an acute  lifeguard shortage has forced closure of the entire deep end at Graydon Pool. Most lifeguards are high school or college students.  Some colleges have likely started orientation programs for new and returning students.  Graydon transitions to a 12 noon weekday opening beginning Monday, August 16.  The pool will be closed on August 24, and from August 30 through September 3, as per Village Manager Heather Mailander.