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Bilingual Buds names Director for NJ campus; announces expansion plans to Grade 5
May 22, 2012Bilingual Buds, a preschool/primary school on the forefront of immersion education, has named Renee Reyes to head its Summit, NJ campu...
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Allen W. Roberts Students Help to Support the Bridges Program of Summit
May 22, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - On Friday, May 18, students of AWR school spent time with their buddy classes to decorate and fill breakfast bags...
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Academy of OLP Students Accepted at Union County Magnet High School
May 22, 2012Three eighth-grade students at The Academy of Our Lady of Peace School in New Providence have been accepted to the prestigious Union C...
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Here Comes the Sun: New Providence Students Wow Judges in Solar Car Competition
May 19, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Turns out Mother Nature is a big fan of New Providence schools. After days and days of rain, the sun came out...
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Union County Clerk Offers Election Information for Board of Education Candidates
May 15, 2012Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi reminds anyone interested in running for school board that the annual Board of Education elections i...
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Harmonium Choral Society Presents “From the Mountains to the Sea” Celebrating the 15th Annual High School Student Choral Composition Contest
May 9, 2012Harmonium Choral Society will present “From the Mountains to the Sea,” celebrating the 15th Annual High School Student Com...
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St. Andrew’s Holds Annual Spring Fling Fundraiser
May 5, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - On a warm spring Friday night, many people go to restaurants or movies, but many residents of Union County had ot...
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Drive For Autism Foundation Thanks Local Groups for their Support during National Autism Awareness Month
May 4, 2012The Drive for Autism Foundation is pleased to acknowledge the support it has received during April 2012, National Autism Awareness Mon...
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Come one, Come all to St. Andrew’s Nursery School & Kindergarten Annual Spring Fling Event – Friday, May 4th
May 3, 2012Come one, Come all to St. Andrew’s Nursery School & Kindergarten Annual Spring Fling Event – Friday, May 4t...
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New Providence Student Wins 2012 Congressional Art Contest
May 1, 2012U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (NJ-7) today announced that Alexandra Kohut of New Providence has won the 2012 Congressional Art Competition f...
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LearningRx Warren Recommends Four Tips For Improving Standardized Test Scores
April 26, 2012Just because your child is smart doesn’t mean he or she is going to ace the SATs or other standardized tests that students must ...
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Washington School to Celebrate 100 Years
April 20, 2012Washington Elementary School will celebrate its 100th Anniversary throughout the 2012-13 school year. This year-long celebration...
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Free Books for New or Light Readers on World Book Night, April 23
April 18, 2012Monday, April 23, 2012 is World Book Night! WHO: From Kodiak, Alaska, to Key West, Florida, in 6,000 towns and cities across ...
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New Providence Teacher Has Children's Book Published
April 17, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Meagan Mentor uses “Powerful Pete” to teach children that they are more special then they think and t...
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Special Needs Recreation Programs in Summit
April 17, 2012Youth with special needs and those who could use just a little help and encouragement are welcome to now register for several programs...
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Kent Place School Announces Students Selected for Pioneering Bioethics Project
April 4, 2012Kent Place is proud to announce 12 students selected for participation in the inaugural Bioethics Project 2012: The Medically Modified...
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Union County Vo-Tech Teachers of the Year Honored
April 3, 2012The Union County Vocational-Technical School District honored its five teachers of the year at a Board of Education meeting last Monda...
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Salt Brook School Opens Annual Spring Fundraiser to the Public
April 1, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Salt Brook Elementary School held its 5th Annual Spring Fundraiser on Saturday, March 31. The Big Basket Raffle a...
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New Providence Residents Show Support at Annual Allen W. Roberts Spring Fling Fundraiser
March 30, 2012BASKING RIDGE, NJ - More than 200 people filled the luxurious Basking Ridge Country Club Friday night in support of the children of Al...
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New Providence Board of Education Awards Certificates of Excellence to District’s Top Performers in Music and Art
March 29, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ—The borough’s board of education on Thursday awarded certificates of excellence to a number of students...
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Kent Place School Announces All School Spring Information Session Dates
March 29, 2012The Admission Office at Kent Place School, an independent, college-preparatory day school for girls and young women, with a co-ed Nurs...
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Science and Human Rights Speaker Visits Kent Place School
March 29, 2012On Tuesday, April 3, The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School will host speaker Dr. Jeffrey H. Toney for a talk titled, “Scienc...
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TryCAN Hoops it Up at Summit Middle School
March 29, 2012SUMMIT, NJ - There was a spirited game of basketball on Wednesday night at Lawton C. Johnson Middle School, but there were no winners ...
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New Providence Approves School Budget with $43 Tax Hike
March 23, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The 2012-2013 school budget protects the school district’s mission, expands innovative educational pr...
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Academy Panthers Battle Rivals in CYO Championship Game
March 22, 2012It was a cold Sunday afternoon in early March as the crowd filed into the basketball gymnasium in Linden to see a Clash of the Titans ...