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Snow In New Jersey: School Closings, Delays Announced As Winter Weather Worsens
Heavy snowfall and hazardous road conditions have prompted school closures and delays across parts of North Jersey Friday, Nov. 22. Precipitation is expected to continue throughout the day, with snowfall accumulation most significant near and north of the Route 78 corridor in Pennsylvania and northwest New Jersey, according to the National Weather Service in Philadelphia/Mount Holly. Higher elevations are seeing the heaviest impact, officials said. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for portions of NE NJ and much of the Lower Hudson Valley from 7pm tonight... Posted by US National W…
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Immaculate Heart of Mary School In Wayne Is Closing
After nearly 65 years, the Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Wayne is closing its doors. But many of its families refuse to accept its fate, and are fighting to keep the school that has provided love and nurture to their children alive. "The school didn't need to close, and it didn't need to close in the manner that it did," said Judy Simon, who has three children at IHM, who opined that more could be done from a business and marketing perspective. "I feel that the Diocese of Paterson didn't do anything to stop it." Father Mateusz Jasniewicz shared details about the school's closing …
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North Jersey Schools Closed, Delayed Due To Major Winter Storm
New Jersey school districts are announcing closures and delays ahead of a winter storm expected Monday night into Tuesday, Feb. 13. Between 6 and 18 inches are expected across North Jersey, but the National Weather Service "the Tuesday morning commute will be either snowy, slushy, or wet for our entire area." The following districts have announced closures Tuesday, Feb. 13: Belleville Bergenfield Bloomfield Butler Clifton Closter Cresskill Demarest Denville Dover Dumont Englewood Englewood Cliffs Elizabeth Elmwood Park Fair Lawn Fort Lee Franklin Lakes Fredon Garfield Glen Rock Hack…
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NJ School Closings: These Districts Have Early Dismissals Ahead Of Snow Storm
School districts across New Jersey have begun announcing schedule changes for Friday, Jan. 19, ahead of the second snow storm of the week. Parts of the state could see up to six inches of snow, expected to begin falling between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. Friday, the National Weather Service said. The following districts have early dismissals: Cranford Dumont Franklin Lakes Hackensack Hanover Park Regional HS Lyndhurst Marlboro Maywood Millburn Mountainside North Arlington Oradell Parsippany-Troy Hills Pompton Lakes Rockaway Roselle Park Scotch Plains-Fanwood Totowa Warren Watchung/Watchung Hills R…
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School Closures Force Paterson To Shorten Winter Break
The extended holiday recess Paterson Public School students had due to flooding came with a cost. And on Tuesday, Jan. 9, the bill came due. After Paterson was closed for four days from Dec. 19 to Dec. 22, the district announced Tuesday it will be utilizing days from winter break, Feb. 20 to Feb. 23 to make up the difference. "We are still mandated by the New Jersey Department of Education to provide classroom instruction for 180 days, and we will need to make up at least four days, possibly more," Superintendent Laurie W. Newell, PhD said. Students will have normal days on Feb.…
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NJ Schools Closed, Delayed Due To Storm Impacts
Schools across New Jersey were delayed or closed Wednesday morning, Jan. 10 due to impacts from the storm that left much of the state under water. Thousands of residents were without power and several inches of rain fell overnight. The following districts were closed: Bedminster Township (Somerset) Denville (Morris) Long Beach Island (Surf City) Somerset Hills Roxbury The following district have a delayed opening: Clifton Clinton-Glen Gardner Deptford Dumont Franklin Township (Somerset) Garfield Hackensack Highland Park Jefferson Twp. Kinnelon Linden Madison Midland Park Montclair North…
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Flooding Closes Paterson Schools For Second Day
Paterson Public Schools announced all schools will be closed again on Wednesday, Dec. 20, as the city continues to deal with the devastation of weekend flooding. The district had closed schools on Tuesday, Dec. 19, following an early dismissal on Monday, Dec. 18, as numerous streets in the city were closed due to several inches of accumulated water. "Due to continued flooding and road closures caused by heavy rain, it has become a safety issue for students and staff traveling into the city," Dan Juan, interim director of communications for Paterson Public Schools said. Paterson …
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State Of Emergency Declared As Flooding Worsens In NJ Town
A New Jersey town where flooding has apparently worsened since the weekend storm has declared a State of Emergency. Wayne Township residents in areas that are prone to flooding were urged to self-evacuate on Monday, Dec. 18. As of Tuesday, Dec. 19, the area from the Passaic River at Little Falls "entered major flood stage" and was only expected to rise until cresting this evening, township officials said. The rising waters were expected to directly affect other areas of town, with multiple road closures reported. The National Weather Service had issued flood warnings and urged …
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Flooding Shuts All Paterson Schools
Flooding from the weekend storm has closed all schools in Paterson until Wednesday, Dec. 20. The district held an early dismissal for students and staff on Monday, Dec. 18, as numerous streets in the city were closed due to several inches of accumulated water. As a result of the state of emergency being declared in Paterson, several roads and bridges will remain closed overnight... Posted by Paterson Police Department on Monday, December 18, 2023 Administration notified students and staff through robocalls and email that school buildings and district offices will be closed on Tuesd…
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More NJ Schools Close Early Due To Extreme Heat (
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An early-September heatwave is closing schools across the Garden State. With temps expected to near 100 degrees in the first week of the 2023-24 school years, several districts have altered schedules. Below is an updated list of area schools that have shortened in-person classes as of Wednesday evening, Sept. 6: Bridgewater-Raritan: Four-hour session day for Thursday; no after-care programs. Camden: Half-day schedule Thursday. Dover: Early dismissal Thursday. Gloucester Township: Half-day schedule for remainder of the week. Hamilton Township: One session day Thursday and Frida…
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Snow Day! Dozens Of NJ School Districts Closed Friday, Jan. 7
A winter storm is expected to wallop parts of New Jersey with between three and five inches of snow late Thursday night into Friday morning. Several school districts are taking action. Below are the districts with closures or delays on Friday, Jan. 7 (last updated 10 a.m.). Asbury Park: 2-hour delay Barnegat: Remote Bedminster: closed Bergenfield: closed Bernards Township: Remote Bloomfield: Closed Bound Brook: closed Brick: closed Butler: Closed Clifton: Closed Clinton - Glen Gardner School District: Closed Colts Neck: 2-hour delay Dumont: closed East Windsor Regional - Hightstown: Close…
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Substitute Teacher Pay Rate Doubles Amid COVID Driven Staffing Shortages In This NJ District
Substitute teaching pay has more than doubled in a South Jersey school district this year due to staff shortages, NJ Advance Media repotted, citing school sources. When the Bridgeton school year began in September, subs were making just $90, the outlet said. Then, the daily pay rate for subs increased to $135 a day. The Bridgeton School Board recently voted to raise the daily pay rate for subs even higher: $200. Bridgeton High School closed on Dec. 10 due to not having enough substitutes to fill in for teachers who called out that day, among many schools plagued by the coronavirus, NJ…
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New Jersey Schools Go Remote, Close Ahead Of Thursday's Winter Storm
New Jersey schools are moving to remote learning or closing entirely ahead of Thursday's winter storm. Between 6 and 9 inches of snow and sleet is expected between Thursday and Friday across much of the state. Here's a list of districts that have announced closures or a switch to remote learning for Thursday. Did we miss one? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com. Asbury Park: remote Barnegat: remote Bergenfield: remote Bernards Twp: remote Bloomfield: closed Denville: remote Dover: closed East Windsor Regional: remote Egg Harbor Township: remote Freehold: remote Hazlet: remote Holmdel:…
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NJ District Closes Aging Schools, 150 Employees Face Layoffs
Four of Camden’s oldest school buildings will close permanently at the end of the school year as part of the district’s reorganization plan, officials said. City of Camden officials have said they can no longer afford to teach less than 6,350 students at 19 different schools, in a district that used to educate nearly double that. Cramer School, Harry C. Sharp Elementary School, Wiggins School, and the Yorkship Family School will be closed for good in June. The shutdown plan will also result in staff layoffs, and as many as 150 jobs could be affected, according to The Philadelph…
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Snow
DAY: These Bergen, Passaic County School Districts Have True Snow Days Thursday
School districts across North Jersey have started announcing closures and early dismissals ahead of the Nor’easter storm expected to pummel the region Wednesday and Thursday. While some districts still expect students to work remotely, others are giving them a day off. Some are half-day virtual and half-day off. The following schools in Bergen and Passaic County have true, good ol' fashion snow days on Thursday. Becton High School Bloomingdale Demarest (virtual half day) Elmwood Park Englewood Cliffs Fair Lawn Hackensack Lodi Mahwah (likely, district says) New Milford Oakland Paramus Rams…
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Covid-
19: Additional Bergen, Passaic County Schools Go Remote
Coronavirus has pushed several Bergen and Passaic County schools to go remote in the last several weeks. Some will return to in-person instruction later this month, others will wait until after the New Year. On Nov. 24, officials in Fair Lawn announced all schools were making a shift to fully-remote from Dec. 7 through Jan. 15. The buildings are expected to reopen with hybrid learning on Jan. 19. Bloomingdale's three schools will be closed until Jan. 4, according to a letter sent by interim Superintendent John Petrelli. The letter says the move is the result of staffing issues and …
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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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Covid-
19: 2nd Bergen County School District Goes All-Remote Until January
A second Bergen County school district has extended its all-remote learning period until January 2021. The Wallington Board of Education made the decision during its meeting on Monday, after schools had been closed for two weeks to mitigate cases within the community. Hybrid learning was expected to resume on Jan. 19, 2021, Wallington Superintendent of Schools Dr. James J. Albro said Tuesday in a letter to parents. It was not known how many individuals had tested positive within the district. A Wallington football player tested positive following the Oct. 9 game. District offi…
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Covid-
19: 2 More Bergen County Schools Report Positive Cases
Another two Bergen County schools have reported positive COVID-19 cases. Cases were reported at the Memorial School in Montvale and the Thomas Edison School in Fair Lawn. It was not clear if the case at the Memorial Elementary School was a student or staff member. The individual did not have any close contacts. In Fair Lawn, both cases were reported at the Edison School, which houses the district's Board of Education office and Pre-K classes for student services, Superintendent Nick Norcia said in a letter. One staff member and one employee in the BOE office tested positive, Norcia s…
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Covid-
19: Pair Of Morris County Students Test Positive
A pair of Morris County students have tested positive for COVID-19. Kinnelon Superintendent Diane DiGiuseppe warned parents in an Oct. 11 letter that the high school could switch to virtual learning pending more information from contact tracers. A member of the Hanover Park football -- who played Kinnelon last week -- also tested positive, DiGiuseppe said. She urged parents to closely monitor their children for COVID-19 symptoms. "Cleaning and disinfecting of all exposed areas has been completed," she said. "The school is also taking precautions to prevent the introduction and spread of vi…
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Breaking
: Newark Archdiocese Permanently Closing 10 Schools In Three Counties
The Archdiocese of Newark said Thursday that it is closing a number of its schools in Bergen, Essex and Union counties -- and consolidating them into others -- at the end of the current school year. Factors considered in the closings included "declining enrollment numbers and increasing and unsustainable dependence on archdiocesan funding over time," the archdiocese said. "Consideration also was given to geographic locations and proximity to nearby matched archdiocesan schools that will accommodate new students." The schools being closed are: Academy of St. Therese of Lisieux, Cresskill …
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North Jersey Schools Closed, Delayed Monday
This weekend's snowstorm is set to be the most significant yet this winter in New Jersey, prompting Gov. Murphy to declare a State of Emergency. Between six and eight inches are expected across North Jersey -- and several districts are planning ahead. These schools/districts in Bergen and Passaic counties are closed Monday: Academy of the Holy Angels, Demarest Bergenfield Bogota Community Schools, Teaneck Dumont Edgewater Hackensack Leonia Mahwah New Milford North Arlington Paramus Catholic Paterson Prospect Park Ridgefield Ridgefield Park Ringwood Schools Rochelle Park Teaneck These scho…
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Storm
: North Jersey Schools Announce Early Dismissals Wednesday
North Jersey is expecting three to five inches of snow on Wednesday. Several school districts have already announced early dismissals. Check with your school district for details and more information. The districts that have already announced early dismissals are: BERGEN COUNTY Bergenfield Bogota Dumont Edgewater Little Ferry Mahwah Midland School (Rochelle Park) Oradell Palisades Park Paramus Ridgefield Park River Edge Teaneck MORRIS COUNTY Butler Craig High, Boonton Craig School, Mountain Lakes Denville Dover Madison Mendham Morris Morris Plains Mount Arlington Parsippany-Troy Hills Ra…
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Snow
DAY: Bergen County School Closings For Tuesday
Much of North Jersey is looking at anywhere from two to five inches of mixed precipitation overnight Monday making for slippery conditions Tuesday. These Bergen and Passaic county school districts have announced closures for Tuesday, Feb. 12: Bergenfield Bogota Cliffside Park Clifton Closter Cresskill DePaul Catholic Don Bosco Dumont Edgewater Elmwood Park Englewood Englewood Cliffs Fair Lawn Fairview Fort Lee Franklin Lakes Garfield Glen Rock Hackensack Haledon Harrington Park Leonia Little Falls Little Ferry Lodi Lyndhurst Mahwah Midland Park New Milford Northvale NVD Oakland Oradell Pal…
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Updated
: School Closures, Delays Friday In North Jersey
Many North Jersey districts that announced delays for Friday have since changed to closures. Here is the update as of 9:30 a.m. Be sure to check your district's website for further details. CLOSED: Bloomingdale Clifton CTC Academy (Fair Lawn/Oakland) Demarest DePaul Catholic HS Fair Lawn Fort Lee Franklin Lakes Glen Rock Hackensack Indian Hills HS Oakland Paterson Prospect Park Mahwah Midland Park Pompton Lakes Ramapo HS Ringwood River Edge Saddle River Sage Day (Mahwah/Rochelle Park) Totowa Wanaque Wayne Wyckoff DELAYED: Bergen Catholic Bergenfield Public Schools Closter Edgewater Engle…
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Update
: These North Jersey Schools Are Closed Friday
Many districts that announced delays for Friday have since changed to closures. CLICK HERE FOR CLOSURES. These schools will have delays: Bergen Catholic Bergenfield Public Schools Closter Edgewater Englewood Cliffs Public Schools Little Ferry Maywood Ave. Elementary, Maywood McKenzie School, East Rutherford New Milford Old Tappan Palisades Park Paramus Passaic Valley Regional Ridgefield Park Ridgefield Ridgewood River Dell Regional River Edge Teaneck Tenafly
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These North Jersey Schools Have Early Dismissals Due To Extreme Heat
With a heat advisory by the National Weather Service in effect, several North Jersey schools will be closing early Thursday. Heat index values are expected to reach 100 degrees Thursday afternoon -- humidity will also be "quite high," the NWS said. The following districts have announced early dismissals: Cliffside Park Public Schools Clifton Public Schools Fairview Public Schools Fort Lee Public Schools Garfield Public Schools Hackensack Public Schools Hasbrouck Heights Public Schools Lodi Public Schools Maywood Public Schools Midland Park Public Schools Teaneck Public Schools T…
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Bergen County Schools Announce Delayed Openings For Thursday
Snow continues to fall in North Jersey, and Bergen and Passaic county schools are taking precautions for Thursday, March 22. The following schools will have a delay: AHA Bergenfield Bogota Cliffside Park Clifton Cresskill Demarest/NV Demarest Dumont East Rutherford Edgewater Englewood Englewood Cliffs Elmwood Park Fusion Academy Fair Lawn Fairview Fort Lee Garfield Hackensack Haledon Hasbrouck Heights Little Ferry Lyndhurst Maywood Moonachie Palisades Park Paramus Passaic Ridgefield Ridgefield Park Rochelle Park Rutherford Saddle Brook Tenafly Totowa Wallington Wayne West Milford Wood-Ridg…
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Morning Update: Bergen County Schools Announce Wednesday Closings
Projected Snowfall Totals Increase As Fourth Nor'easter Nears The following area school districts and schools have announced they will be closed on Wednesday, March 21 as a result of the latest Nor'easter. Some districts that first announced early dismissals are now closed (Haworth, Little Ferry, Garfield, Closter). REFRESH LINK FOR UPDATES Ben Porat Yosef Bergenfield Bogota Carlstadt Clifton Closter Cresskill Dumont East Rutherford Edgewater Elmwood Park Emerson Englewood Englewood Cliffs Fair Lawn Fairview Fort Lee Franklin Lakes Garfield Glen Rock Hackensack Hasbrouck Heights Haworth …
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Clifton Students Have School This Saturday And It's Not Because Of Snow
Students at Clifton High School will be making up for lost time this Saturday. That's right: weekend classes. But only for a few hours. Students were sent home Jan. 11 due to a water main break on the main campus. A half-day session this Saturday, March 17, will help the district reach its 180 days of school, officials announced. The half-day session runs from 7:29 a.m to 11:48 a.m.
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Snow
DAY! Bergen Schools Announce Closures, Delays For Friday
Bergen and Passaic county schools are announcing delays and closures for Friday, March 9. ** REFRESH FOR UPDATES ** Be sure to check your district's website for updates. As of 4:30 p.m., the following schools are closed/delayed. CLOSED Bloomingdale Franklin Lakes Oakland Ramapo Indian Hills Regional Wayne Wyckoff DELAYED Allendale North Haledon Ringwood Upper Saddle River
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