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Solar panels atop a pair of Wanaque schools are now powering the grid as part of the local school districts effort to save some green.

Wanaque Public Schools in New Jersey and Greenskies Clean Focus energized 390 kW of new solar projects on two of the district's schools. Greenskies

May 25, 2021 at 11:25 AM SPARTA, NJ – Students at Helen Morgan School had a special event to conclude their One Book One School.  The celebration included guests, essay contest and the planting of a seedling from the Salem Oak, a 565 year old heritage tree that was uprooted and fell in June 2019. They had finished reading the “Wishtree” by Katherine Applegate and were joined by guests board of education members Kim Bragg, Jennifer Grana, Niamh Grano and Rob Zywicki, Sparta Mayor Christin...

| 07 May 2021 | 08:03 A class at Delaware Valley High School, which provided full-time, in-person instruction from start to finish (Photo provided) School districts can see the finish line after a tough year negotiating remote, in-person, and hybrid instruction, and everything in-between. Now they’re looking to end the year with students back at their desks. Ending with a return to normal, however brief, is the overwhelming preference of parents everywhere. “So many parents and teacher...

N.J. district suspends plan to return to 5 full days of school due to rising COVID cases Updated Mar 16, 2021; A Sussex County district that planned to switch to five full days of in-person instruction for middle and high school students at the end of the month has postponed that change due to rising COVID-19 cases in the community. The delay for the Sparta district comes after several students and staff tested positive for COVID-19, causing a “severely depleted custodial staff as a result o...

Sparta schools had planned to go back to in-person learning on Monday, but COVID cases derailed the plan for the middle and high schools.

The plan will be implemented in two phases, with the current hybrid system of alternating weeks of remote and in-person instruction remaining in place for another month.

UpdatedTue, Feb 23, 2021 at 2:32 pm ET Reply A 47-year-old Wall Township man was under investigation for threatening ‘physical violence’ against a board of education 80 miles away. (Shutterstock) WALL, NJ - A Wall Township man allegedly threatened physical violence against board of education officials in Sussex County, authorities said Monday. In a Facebook comment, the 47-year-old resident (whose name was not released by police) argued in a thread regarding Sussex Countys Sparta Township...

Comments on Facebook stated that "if (schools) dont open soon, it will be time for physical violence" against those keeping the schools closed.

Remote or in-person learning? Here is what Sussex County school district are doing New Jersey Herald Most Sussex County public schools switched to fully remote learning schedules just before Thanksgiving and expected to reopen in mid-January. Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, the plan has changed for some districts that have opted to extend the remote instruction. The Newton school district announced Friday that it will remain fully remote through at least next week after originally plann...