Tag: Gov. Phil Murphy
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Opinion: New marijuana laws ‘ill conceived’ in relation to minors
Recently, New Jersey enacted a law that deals with underage possession of marijuana and alcohol forbidding parents from being informed at the first offense. Under the law, police are legally prohibited from informing parents about their child being caught underage drinking or with marijuana. The second and third offense allows them to inform the parents,…
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Hopewell Borough to receive five slots a week from MCCC to vaccinate seniors
Montgomery Township Health Officer Stephanie Carey briefed the Hopewell Borough Council on the latest COVID-19 efforts to get homebound senior residents in the borough vaccinated. In her presentation on March 5, Carey informed the community about how the health department, which oversees Hopewell Borough, is currently maintaining a list of residents to get vaccinated who…
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Three of nine area school districts face loss of state aid during 2021-22
Gov. Phil Murphy has unveiled his Fiscal Year 2022 budget, which includes proposed funding for New Jersey’s public school districts during the 2021-22 academic year. In terms of state aid, some school districts have come out winners and will see an increase in their support from Trenton, while some school districts have come out losers…
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Governor allocates increase in state aid to Sayreville schools, but Old Bridge will see decrease
Gov. Phil Murphy has unveiled his Fiscal Year 2022 budget, which includes proposed funding for New Jersey’s public school districts during the 2021-22 academic year. In terms of state aid, some school districts will see an increase in their support from Trenton, while some school districts will see their state aid continue to decrease, and…
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Law permanently establishes Community College Opportunity Grant program
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill (A-4410) into law which permanently establishes the Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG) program, which will allow qualified students to attend any New Jersey community college without tuition or educational fees. “For far too long, higher education has been out of reach for countless New Jerseyans due to its…
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Gov. Murphy announces expansion of eligibility for COVID vaccination program
Gov. Phil Murphy has announced the expansion of eligibility for more front-line essential workers and high-risk groups in New Jersey’s COVID-19 vaccination program. Eligible groups include educators and staff in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade settings, childcare workers and transportation workers, among others. “Our administration has built the infrastructure – including nearly 300 vaccination sites across…
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Additional Mercer, Middlesex county educators eligible for COVID-19 vaccines come March 15
Superintendents and administrators in school districts statewide received welcome news, when Gov. Phil Murphy announced that more teachers will be able to make appointments to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. Starting March 15, teachers and support staff for pre-K through 12th grade, not currently eligible, would become eligible for vaccine access this month in the state’s vaccination…
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Examiner News Briefs, March 3
Township Committee members in Upper Freehold Township have authorized decreases in three contracts for improvements to local roads that will result in final payments of $829,533, $787,215 and $769,445. On Feb. 4, committee members authorized the decreases with Asphalt Paving Systems for road improvement projects that began in 2019. The original contracts were in the…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, March 3
The administration of Gov. Phil Murphy has announced plans to spend $1.2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds to address the academic and mental health impacts of the pandemic on New Jersey students and educators, according to a press release from the New Jersey School Boards Association. As part of an initiative the governor is…
