Tag: Woodbridge Township School District
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Pop star spreads positive message of overcoming bullying
WOODBRIDGE — At age 12, Meredith O’Connor was the lead in her school play and modeling for a model agency. Despite such accomplishments at a young age, O’Connor was being bullied by some of her peers. The bullying had started as early as elementary school. This left her with low self-esteem. She said she was…
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Woodbridge to study emergency power source
WOODBRIDGE — Critical facilities in the township will be able to remain operational in the event of major storms through a proposed Town Center Distributed Energy Resource Microgrid. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) highlighted the board’s approval of Woodbridge Township’s application for a feasibility study to implement the proposed town center microgrid…
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State rules in former Woodbridge teacher case
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Teaching certificates for a long-time former elementary school teacher, who was dismissed from the township school district in 2013, have been suspended for two years. The New Jersey Department of Education State Board of Examiners adopted the order of suspension of Paula Weckesser’s Teacher of Elementary School and…
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Former Woodbridge teacher agrees to suspension
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Teaching certificates for a former Avenel Street School 4 & 5 principal, who was one of the educators named in the Woodbridge School District cheating scandal in 2012, have been suspended for six months by the New Jersey Department of Education State Board of Examiners. Dara Kurlander had…
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Woodbridge school improvements up for vote
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — A special bond referendum may be held on Dec. 13 for voters to decide on proposed renovations and upgrades to Woodbridge Middle School, St. Cecelia’s School and the construction of a new Ross Street Elementary School No. 11. The Board of Education voted in favor of a resolution…