Tag: Google
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Mayor-elect: Edison can become a regional hub for corporate businesses
EDISON – Designating areas in need of redevelopment could be a good thing for Edison. That is what Mayor-elect Sam Joshi said he has learned from speaking to officials throughout the state. “When you go to other parts of the state, residents, even officials, often get pretty excited about development and redevelopment because in a…
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Google technical recruiter will be next guest speaker for ‘Pathways to Success’
The Princeton Family YMCA holds a weekly online interview series for students, “Pathways to Success.” Google technical recruiter Candace Mariso will speak from 6-7 p.m. Aug. 12. She is a recruiter for Google’s New York City office, focusing on hiring software engineers across North America. Princeton Public Schools students receive community hours for participation. The…
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Woodbridge School District will offer online summer instruction; 2020-21 budget carries $110 tax increase for average homeowner
WOODBRIDGE – Nothing takes the place of being in the classroom with a teacher. With that in mind, the Woodbridge Township School District’s administration and the Woodbridge Board of Education (BOE) felt strongly about providing extra supplemental instruction after the school year ends on June 10 – a summer skills bridge program and individual instruction…
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Spotswood Library launches programs teaches kids coding
SPOTSWOOD–Seeking to educate children about the art of coding, the Spotswood Public Library will hold two “Hour of Code” programs this month. Director C.L. Quillen said that both programs will be for children in grades 3-6. The first program is scheduled for Dec. 9 and the second on Dec. 30. “We are receiving the $300…
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Google announces it will open AI lab in Princeton
By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer Tech giant Google will open an artificial intelligence lab in Palmer Square, Princeton, early in 2019, with two computer science professors at Princeton University in charge of the facility, the university announced on Dec. 18. University administrators said the lab will focus on “machine learning, in which computers learn…
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South Brunswick senior is finalist in Google contest
The New Jersey finalist in the Doodle4Google “What Inspires Me” Contest is South Brunswick High School senior Ivy Wang with her submission, “Bike of Friendship.” If Ivy becomes the national winner, not only will she receive a $30,000 college scholarship, but her school will receive a $50,000 technology package. Visit Doodle4Google.com as often as possible and select…
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Technology classes to be held at Old Bridge Library
The Old Bridge Public Library is offering new technology classes in January at the library, 1 Old Bridge Plaza at the corner of Route 516 and Cottrell Road in the Municipal Center, Old Bridge. At 11 a.m. on Jan. 11, a class about buying stuff online will be held, at 7 p.m. on Jan. 16…
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Old Bridge alum brings self-developed technology back home
OLD BRIDGE — Seven years after Andrew Chaifetz graduated from Old Bridge High School, he has come back to serve the district through a passion that was planted in the halls of his former schools. The Old Bridge Township School District has partnered with Notebowl, an Arizona-based technology company that Chaifetz, a 2010 OBHS graduate,…
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St. Francis recognized as Blue Ribbon School
METUCHEN — Student achievement in English and mathematics at St. Francis Cathedral School is in the top 15 percent in the country. And for such achievement, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recognized the preschool to eighth grade school as a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School, one of nine in the state to be recognized,…