N.J.'s official tall ship gets facelift to keep storied legacy afloat
One of New Jersey’s little-known treasures is a 92-year-old graceful lady called the AJ Meerwald, which serves as a floating classroom.
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One of New Jersey’s little-known treasures is a 92-year-old graceful lady called the AJ Meerwald, which serves as a floating classroom.
Plenty of New Jersey school districts have been offering free meals to families during the coronavirus pandemic, but a new report suggests many kids aren't actually getting their hands on this food. According to data from the Food Research & Action Center, the number of free and low-cost school lunches served to New Jersey children, as well as the number of children served, plummeted 51% from April 2019 to April 2020. Breakfast participation dropped 36% during that time frame. "We definitely expected the number of meals and kids served would go down, but not that much — that's a huge drop,"...