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Governor Murphy, Department of Education, Office of the Secretary of Higher Education Announce Initial Round of Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act Projects 05/28/2021 The Murphy Administration is recommending $317.2 million in awards for initial round of SOCFBA The projects will now go to the Legislature for final approval TRENTON – Building on his commitment to[...]

NJ fixed-odds racing bills progress through committee stage 19th May 2021 | By Daniel O'Boyle Bills to allow fixed-odds wagering on horse racing in New Jersey have been approved unanimously by committees in both the state General Assembly and Senate. The Assembly bill, Bill A4909, was introduced by Assemblymen Ronald Dancer and Ralph Caputo and referred to the Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee last week. It is accompanied by an identical Senate bill, S3090, introduced by Senators Vin Gopal, Paul Sarlo, Steven Oroho and Declan O’Scanlon Jr. This bill was referred to the Senate ...

New repeat-grade plan: Parents can request but not have final say TRENTON – Parents could request that their child repeat their current grade next school year but wouldn’t have the final say in the decision, under a revised grade-retention plan advancing in the Legislature. The bill endorsed Wednesday by the Assembly Education Committee differs from one a Senate committee had OK’d in March in that a retention request would then be followed by a consultation with teachers, counselors or a child study team. If there’s agreement that the retention is necessary, the school principal woul...

UpdatedWed, Apr 21, 2021 at 7:18 pm ET Reply Italian-American vocal group The Four Seasons with their album 'The 4 Seasons' Gold Vault Of Hits', which has gone gold after a million dollars in sales, circa 1966. Left to right: Joe Long, Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio and Frankie Valli. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) NEW JERSEY – A New Jersey native who was a former member of the Four Seasons music group has died from complications due to COVID-19, according to his former band and reports. Joe Long, an Elizabeth native who also lived in Long Branch, died on Wednesday, Anthony Newell, a clos...

Credit: (Edwin J. Torres/Governor’s Office) File photo: Oct. 20, 2020, Gov. Phil Murphy and Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan at the event where the governor nominated her to be the Commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Education. Ever since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy and his administration have walked a political tightrope concerning how much guidance to provide New Jersey’s schools to operate. On one hand, Murphy and his staff have required districts to submit a multitude of plans and details for whatever learning model they are following, be it remote, hybri...