Tag: children
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Lightbridge Academy opens new location in East Brunswick
EAST BRUNSWICK– Becoming the latest institution to join the East Brunswick educational community, Lightbridge Academy has opened one of its newest locations just in time for the fall. Established in 1997, Lightbridge Academy provides early education and child care to children ages six weeks through Kindergarten, as well as special programming for children up to…
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Findings from 2016 Kids Count data book released
NEWARK – According to the 2016 KIDS COUNT® data book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a significant number of teens took steps toward improving their future prospects. Comparing data between 2008 and 2014, the teen birth rate in New Jersey fell 46 percent and drug and alcohol abuse dropped 29 percent for the state…
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AAA reminds motorists to ‘look before you lock’
HAMILTON – Summer is here, temperatures are rising and AAA wants to remind motorists to Look before you Lock; don’t leave anyone in a hot car. Outside of car crashes, heatstroke is the number one killer of children. AAA has joined with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind parents and caregivers about…
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New summer nature program launches at Duke Farms
HILLSBOROUGH– Conserve Wildlife Foundation (CWF) of New Jersey and Duke Farms are taking applications for the new Wildlife Explorer summer program, a fun and exciting learning experience for area children entering third to sixth grade, ages eight through eleven, to connect with and explore the outdoors. “Children are the future caretakers of our land and…
