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Charter school set to take over Oceanside site in Atlantic City
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:01 am
A new charter school in Atlantic City - approved by the state Department of Education in 2011 but never opened - is now poised to take over the site of the Oceanside Charter School, which will close in June.
Clowns who care: Volunteers don makeup and red noses to bring cheer and support to patients
Monday, May 20, 2013 12:01 am
They wear white coats and scrubs, just like other staff members at Cape Regional Medical Center in Cape May Court House.
Miss America will return to Atlantic City, but her famous song will not
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 1:45 am
When Miss America 2014 is crowned in Atlantic City on Sept. 15, she will not be serenaded by the iconic song that has been part of almost every pageant since 1955.
A place to play ball: Absecon's Field of Dreams draws hundreds of kids with disabilities for exercise and fun
Monday, May 6, 2013 12:01 am
Nine-year-old Timothy Fennen, of Somers Point, has multiple challenges that include Down Syndrome and diabetes.
Recovery group still working to help Sandy victims
Monday, May 6, 2013 12:01 am
The huge warehouse on Delilah Road has plenty of space for construction materials, appliances and furniture. Members of the Atlantic County Hurricane Sandy Long-Term Recovery group are hoping they can fill it.
Handwriting becoming a lost art as fewer schools teach cursive
Friday, May 3, 2013 12:10 am
Brian Ruga, 9, likes to write in cursive.
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New Jersey schools must have technology for state tests by 2014
Monday, April 22, 2013 11:31 pm
When the state Department of Education rolls out new state tests in 2014-15, it won’t be just students who must be prepared.
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Group honors memory of Ventnor attorney by helping arts students
Monday, April 22, 2013 12:00 am
Marty Wilson Jr. packed a lot of giving into a relatively short life. His extended family has continued his work through a foundation that supports arts and music education in Atlantic County.
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Real estate for show house tours a tough sell after Sandy
Saturday, April 20, 2013 12:34 am
Any other year, by mid-April, Jewish Family Service of Atlantic and Cape May Counties in Margate would have lined up at least three houses for its annual August house tour, and would have good leads for another three or four.
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Preschool expansions stall as U.S. economy struggles
Saturday, April 20, 2013 12:18 am
Plans to expand public preschool in New Jersey have stalled since the recession and remain limited to the most economically struggling school districts.
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Teen driving safety a priority as proms, summer approach
Friday, April 12, 2013 12:28 am
“How long does it take to read a text?” Robert Clarke asked students in Joe Seaman’s AP Physics Class at Oakcrest High School.
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Having fun and helping out: United Way program gets young professionals involved
Monday, April 8, 2013 12:01 am
Rebecca Turygan first got involved with the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey when a friend who worked there, Amanda McGowan, asked her to be part of the Celebrity Date Auction.
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At Stockton, many lessons coming out of Sandy
Friday, April 5, 2013 1:00 am
Richard Stockton College student Shannon O’Mara knows first-hand the impact of Hurricane Sandy on area marinas. Her father’s business, Capt. Mike’s in Tuckerton, sustained major damage during the storm.
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Evaluating experiments: Science fair judges pick winners, encourage participants
Monday, March 25, 2013 12:01 am
When Catherine Jaggard took over as director of the Jersey Shore Science Fair 14 years ago she only had three months to prepare and it was, she admits, a bit of a mess.
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Helping patients pay the cost of fighting cancer
Monday, March 25, 2013 12:01 am
Gloria Jacoby walks on the beach in her hometown of Brigantine every morning. But that's the only beach time she gets.
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It's time to tidy up: Volunteers pitch in to pick up trash at popular events
Monday, March 11, 2013 12:01 am
Getting up early on a Saturday morning to pick up trash doesn't sound like a great way to spend a weekend.
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Science, math get greater focus at area schools
Monday, March 4, 2013 2:30 am
For the first time in seven years, the Somers Point School District will hold a science fair.
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Report says New Jersey could receive $490 million in federal financial aid if federal funding formulas were revised
Thursday, February 14, 2013 6:57 pm
New Jersey could get as much as $490 million in federal financial aid for college students if the federal government would revise how it distributes some of its higher education funding, according to a report issued Thursday by The Education Trust.
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State Assembly rejects proposal to reduce funding for non-English speaking and at-risk students
Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:59 pm
The state Assembly on Thursday voted 47-30 to reject proposed changes to the state school funding formula, sending them back to the state Education Commissioner for revisions.
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Valentine candle sales benefit ARC programs
Monday, February 11, 2013 12:01 am
Victoria Barr, of Winslow Township, has been making candles at the Atlantic County ARC in Egg Harbor Township since 2003.
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Catholic Schools Week offers schools chance to emphasize their appeal
Friday, February 1, 2013 2:45 am
Area Catholic Schools are looking to the past to pave the way for a more secure future.
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Northfield Learning Center one of five in New Jersey helping students with dyslexia
Monday, January 28, 2013 12:30 am
Twice a week Ingrid Gowdy drives her son Robert, 8, from their home in Vineland to Northfield, hoping that a special reading center there can teach him to read.
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Students with disabilities the focus of new legislative efforts sparked by Ocean City girl
Monday, January 14, 2013 2:15 am
Seven years after beginning her crusade to raise awareness of dyslexia and other reading disabilities, Beth Ravelli of Ocean City is once again ready to fight for laws to help all children learn to read and write.
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Advocacy group gives New Jersey 'D' grade on education
Monday, January 7, 2013 10:09 am
New Jersey was awarded an overall grade of “D” in a new education State Policy Report Card released Monday by the advocacy group StudentsFirst, which gave no state an “A” and failed 11 states.
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South Jersey school officials say security precautions now a way of life
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 12:00 am
Monday was a typical day for South Jersey students, but behind the scenes local school officials, staff and police monitored security plans and student behavior in response to Friday's shooting in a Newtown Connecticut school.
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Arena at proposed Magic Sports Complex in Vineland to be made smaller, developer's attorney says
Thursday, December 6, 2012 11:44 pm
VINELAND — The large domed facility proposed for the new Magic Sports Complex will be smaller than originally designed, the attorney representing the complex told the Vineland Zoning Board at a special meeting Thursday night.
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Cedar Creek High School magnet program proves positive
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 12:08 am
When Cedar Creek High School opened in September 2010, its magnet programs in engineering and environmental science attracted some students from the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District’s other two schools.
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Stockton Student Senate asks school to expel anti-gay Chick-fil-At
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 7:33 pm
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Richard Stockton College’s Student Senate voted 14-10 Tuesday to request the college cancel its contract with Chick-fil-A, citing the franchise’s corporate donating practices it says conflict with the college’s value statement.
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Press It Forward: Atlantic City school leads community effort to help Hurricane Sandy victims
Monday, November 19, 2012 5:34 pm
Liz Valentin and her children are staying with friends in Atlantic City right now, but she hopes to eventually get back to her own apartment, which was flooded by Hurricane Sandy.
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FEMA opens second Disaster Recovery Center at the Hamilton Township Mall
Friday, November 16, 2012 5:06 pm
The Federal Emergency Management Authority has opened a second Disaster Recovery Center at the Hamilton Mall in Mays Landing.
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Jersey Strong finds no shortage of people willing to help after the storm
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 12:15 am
HAMMONTON - It started as a plan five friends had to collect and distribute Halloween candy to children who lost the holiday to Hurricane Sandy.
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The arts are an important part of the community
Thursday, November 8, 2012 12:00 am
Michael Cagno can't imagine a community without arts, or the arts without the community.
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South Jersey colleges trying to help students stranded by storm
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 6:36 pm
Atlantic Cape Community College student Monica Tejeda, 38, of Atlantic City is currently doing her homework in the business center at the Days Inn in Egg Harbor Township.
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Public school choice notification deadline extended to Nov. 16
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 8:30 am
State Department of Education officials have extended the notification deadline for parents interested in the Interdistrict Public School Choice program.
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Voters to elect school board members Tuesday
Monday, November 5, 2012 6:57 pm
For the first time on Tuesday, voters will elect their local school board members in November rather than April.
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New Jersey League of Municipalities cancels Atlantic City convention
Monday, November 5, 2012 3:33 pm
New Jersey League of Municipalities officials have canceled their Nov. 13-15 conference at the Atlantic City Convention Center, giving another major economic blow to the city, but preserving the site as an evacuation shelter for residents displaced by Hurricane Sandy.
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Atlantic, Cape schools reopen; southern Ocean still closed
Monday, November 5, 2012 3:30 am
Almost all schools in Atlantic and Cape May counties are open today, but Southern Ocean County schools remain closed all week as they continue to recover from Hurricane Sandy.
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Atlantic City Convention Center replacing area schools as temporary home for evacuees
Friday, November 2, 2012 10:34 pm
Kristopher Irizarry-Hoeksema wanted to get home so badly Friday that he walked the last part of the trip.
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Cancellation of state teachers conference in Atlantic City gives school districts chance to make up lost time, but not all are taking advantage
Friday, November 2, 2012 5:58 pm
To close, or not to close — that is the question facing school districts in the state after the New Jersey Education Association canceled its conference set for Wednesday and Thursday in Atlantic City.
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Atlantic City Convention Center to accept evacuees as other mainland shelters begin to close
Friday, November 2, 2012 1:15 pm
The Altantic City Covention Center is being set up to accept evacuees from other shelters set up in Atlantic County schools.
Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority president Jeffrey Vasser said after the New Jersey Education Association on Thursday announced it would cancel its conference there next week it opened up the option of using the center for evacuees who could not yet return home.
He said the Atlantic County Office of Emergency Management and the Red Cross are coordinating the effort and he was told the center could begin receiving evacuees this afternoon. He said a few hundred cots have been set up in the exhibit hall, but as many as 1,000 people could be accommodated if necessary. Mobile shower units are also being brought in and arrangements are being made for meals.
“It’s a way to get residents back into the city and close to home, if not home yet,” Vasser said. “We are happy to help.”
A few hundred evacuees, most from the Atlantic City area, were originally taken to Red Cross shelters at the Pleasantville High School and Middle School and Buena Regional High School and Middle School. Many have been there since Sunday. Atlantic City High School also became a makeshift shelter for some 200 city residents.
But the schools have not been able to open while the evacuees are there, so alternative sites were sought.
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Officials at Buena Regional High School prepare to take on more evacuees
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 2:21 pm
Red Cross workers at the Atlantic County-run shelter Buena Regional High School in Buena Vista Township have been told to preare for busloads of people who did not leave Atlantic City area and are now being evacuated. They are expected to arrive around 3 to 4 p.m.
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Shelters in Atlantic County host people and their pets
Monday, October 29, 2012 4:29 pm
BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP — Nakayah Fleming, of Atlantic City, was warm, dry and worried as she sat in the cafeteria of the Buena Regional Middle School Monday afternoon.
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Space available at Buena Regional High School shelter
Monday, October 29, 2012 1:30 pm
Red Cross and Atlantic County officials are saying there is plenty of space available at the county-run shelter at Buena Regional High School in Buena Vista Township.
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Middle Township students get to know their environment, each other
Monday, October 15, 2012 1:00 am
Students at Middle Township Middle School spent three days and two nights this month learning firsthand about where they live during the annual Sixth Grade Experience at Belleplain State Forest.
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Home internet access as low as 20 percent in sections of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, Egg Harbor Township
Monday, October 8, 2012 1:00 am
When the Pleasantville school district wants to get information out to parents they turn to e-mail and the district’s web site, but officials also make use of global calling in English and Spanish and mailings sent to homes.
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Two South Jersey teachers stripped of licenses following criminal convictions
Friday, October 5, 2012 7:30 pm
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Rutgers dedicates new learning center at Atlantic Cape Community College's Mays Landing campus
Saturday, September 29, 2012 12:10 am
MAYS LANDING — The building may not be huge, but behind it are all the resources of the state’s flagship university, Rutgers’s new president Robert L Barchi said Friday at the dedication of the Rutgers Lifelong Learning Center at Atlantic Cape Community College.
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Margate school garden wins state agricultural award
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 1:30 am
MARGATE — Teacher Jessica Cuevas doesn’t think of the garden in the Eugene A. Tighe School courtyard as just a place to grow produce.
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Teachers see smaller salary increases as towns work to meet state's property tax cap
Monday, September 10, 2012 12:15 am
Teachers in New Jersey will get an average raise of 2.4 percent for 2012-13, according to data compiled by the New Jersey School Boards Association.
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Lawyers to see videotape in teacher's aide abuse case in Egg Harbor City
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 12:38 pm
EGG HARBOR CITY — The trial of a teacher’s aide charged with harassing two students at the Charles Spragg School was adjourned Wednesday after a lengthy discussion about the availability of videotape of the area where one of the alleged incidents occurred.
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