Tag: Martin Luther King Elementary School
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Edison BOE will discuss proposal to end overcrowding in schools on April 26
EDISON – A proposal is on the table to essentially “begin to end” the overcrowding issues in the Edison Township School District and address the dire needs of the district’s aging school buildings. The Board of Education (BOE) is expected to discuss and possibly move forward a proposal, which does not include going out to…
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Edison Housing Authority creates holiday magic through toy deliveries
Despite the ongoing pandemic, the Edison Housing Authority (EHA) safely continued its tradition of more than two decades, providing hundreds of families in public housing with gifts and food for the upcoming holidays. “This is an event that the community looks forward to experiencing every year,” Deborah Hurley, executive director of EHA, said in a…
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Edison Housing Authority provides low-income families with Thanksgiving meals
EDISON – Community supporters helped the Edison Housing Authority distribute more than 250 frozen turkeys to needy families on Nov. 20. Edison Housing Authority (EHA) and local supporters spent the Friday before Thanksgiving coordinating the distribution of more than 250 frozen turkeys, chickens and dry goods to create memorable holiday meals for its Section 8…
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MLK Elementary students advance to Odyssey of the Mind world finals
EDISON – Two teams, comprised of seven students each from a North Edison elementary school, have reached the world finals of the famed Odyssey of the Mind (OM), a creative problem-solving program. The Edison Board of Education passed a unanimous resolution on April 15 congratulating the 14 students from the Martin Luther King Elementary School,…
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Children’s author shares insight to her success at MLK Elementary
EDISON — Students at Martin Luther King Elementary School learned even an established children’s author and illustrator such as Rosemary Wells has to “practice, practice, practice” to perfect her craft. “Every morning for 10 minutes I turn on Navajo flute music, and with a sharp eye and stable hand, I fill in lines just like…
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“Arthur” author touches young lives
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — As author/illustrator Marc Brown, known for the “Arthur” books and television series, welcomed the arrival of students at Martin Luther King Elementary School into the gymnasium, he was peppered with questions from the kindergartners who were the first to arrive. “Why is Arthur always in a yellow sweater?”,…