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Politics
18-Year-Old Wins Seat On Sparta School Board 18-Year-Old Wins Seat On Sparta School Board
18-Year-Old Wins Seat On Sparta School Board Lifelong Sparta resident Chad Wood has been elected to the town’s Board of Education just five months after graduating from high school. The 18-year-old is one of the state’s youngest to hold a BOE position. Wood ran alongside Jennifer "Lonsky" Grana and Kaitlin Gagnon. The trio incumbents Christina "Longo" Keiling and LeeAnne M. Pitzer. Wood might be young, but he comes with plenty of experience, having served as Student Council President for three years at Sparta High School, and was elected Executive President his senior year. Wood was also elected as the BOE’s Student Representative …

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
COVID-19: 3 More North Jersey School Districts Remote Until January COVID-19: 3 More North Jersey School Districts Remote Until January
Covid-19: 3 More North Jersey School Districts Remote Until January Three additional school districts in North Jersey are going all-remote until January. Officials from Newton Public Schools, Sparta Township Public Schools (Sussex County) and North Arlington Public Schools (Bergen County) announced this week.  Newton and North Arlington will reopen Jan. 18, and Sparta will reopen Jan. 19. As of Friday, there were 3,635 new coronavirus cases and 23 more deaths reported in New Jersey. Newton's superintendent Dr. G Kennedy Green said the district has seen a steady rise in cases in the last few weeks. Sussex County averaged seven new cases daily in mid-…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
COVID-19: Sussex County School District Goes Fully Remote Until Mid-January COVID-19: Sussex County School District Goes Fully Remote Until Mid-January
Covid-19: Sussex County School District Goes Fully Remote Until Mid-January Students and staff at a Sussex County school district will transition back to fully remote learning starting Monday until at least mid-January, officials said. The switch, effective until Jan. 15, was made for students at Sparta Township Public Schools after the Northwest region was classified under the orange level, indicating a high-risk status, Acting Superintendent Patrick McQueeney said in a letter Thursday. Meanwhile, students at Mohawk Avenue School will remain fully remote through Dec. 2. “We are taking this preventative and proactive measure to continue to maintain the health and …

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by Valerie Musson