Tag: Coronavirus

  • Freehold Township will shift to mask-optional model in schools

    Freehold Township will shift to mask-optional model in schools

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – When the state’s school mask mandate is lifted on March 7, administrators in the Freehold Township K-8 School District will make the use of a mask optional for all individuals in the district’s schools. Superintendent of Schools Neil Dickstein informed the News Transcript on Feb. 15 that masks will become optional in…

  • Red Bank schools will move to mask-optional model March 7

    Red Bank schools will move to mask-optional model March 7

    RED BANK – When New Jersey’s school mask mandate is lifted on March 7, administrators in the Red Bank Borough Public Schools intend to make the use of a mask optional for all individuals in the district’s schools. In a Feb. 11 message posted on the school district’s website, Superintendent of Schools Jared Rumage said…

  • Howell K-8 schools will become mask-optional effective March 7

    Howell K-8 schools will become mask-optional effective March 7

    HOWELL – As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wane in New Jersey, the Howell K-8 School District will become a mask-optional district beginning March 7. Howell administrators made their decision regarding masks shortly after Gov. Phil Murphy’s Feb. 7 announcement in which he noted the significant decline of statewide COVID-19 metrics and said masks and…

  • Masks will be optional at Monmouth Regional High School on March 7

    Masks will be optional at Monmouth Regional High School on March 7

    When Gov. Phil Murphy lifts New Jersey’s mask mandate in schools and childcare centers on March 7, administrators in the Monmouth Regional High School District will make the wearing of a mask optional for individuals who spend their day at Monmouth Regional High School, Tinton Falls. Superintendent of Schools Andrew Teeple informed the Atlantic Hub…

  • Freehold man has court date two years after coughing incident at Wegmans

    Freehold man has court date two years after coughing incident at Wegmans

    A local resident who was charged with making terroristic threats in a Manalapan supermarket at the start of the coronavirus pandemic two years ago is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in March to answer those charges. In response to an inquiry from the News Transcript on Feb. 15, Peter Aseltine, a public information…

  • Eatontown awaits guidance before deciding on school mask policy

    Eatontown awaits guidance before deciding on school mask policy

    EATONTOWN – Administrators in the Eatontown Public Schools are awaiting state guidance before determining if masks will be optional for all individuals in the district’s schools on March 7. As of Feb. 15, Eatontown administrators had not announced if masks will remain mandatory or become optional on March 7 when New Jersey’s mask mandate is…

  • Masks will be optional in Jackson School District beginning March 7

    Masks will be optional in Jackson School District beginning March 7

    JACKSON – As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wane in New Jersey, the Jackson School District will become a mask-optional district beginning March 7. Jackson administrators announced their decision shortly after Gov. Phil Murphy’s Feb. 7 announcement in which he noted the significant decline of statewide COVID-19 metrics and said masks and facial coverings will…

  • Millstone Township schools will be mask-optional on March 7

    Millstone Township schools will be mask-optional on March 7

    MILLSTONE – When New Jersey’s mask mandate in schools and childcare centers is lifted by Gov. Phil Murphy on March 7, the Millstone Township K-8 School District’s administrators will make masks optional for all individuals in the district’s schools. Superintendent of Schools Christopher Huss informed the Examiner on Feb. 15 that masks will become optional…

  • Freehold Regional will become mask-optional district March 7

    Freehold Regional will become mask-optional district March 7

    Following Gov. Phil Murphy’s announcement that beginning on March 7, the mandatory mask mandate that has been in place in New Jersey’s schools during the coronavirus pandemic will be lifted, Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools Charles B. Sampson has informed parents, students and staff members the district’s facilities will become mask-optional locations…