Tag: Zoom
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Princeton school board to resume in-person meetings on an alternating basis
The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education expects to resume in-person meetings in September on an alternating basis. The first in-person meeting will be held on Sept. 27. The school board suspended in-person meetings after Gov. Phil Murphy issued an executive order in March 2020 that banned indoor meetings and other activities in response to…
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Princeton Council will resume in-person meetings with Zoom option
The Princeton Council will resume its in-person public meetings with a Zoom option in September. The council approved a resolution amending the 2022 meeting schedule to bring back in-person meetings at its July 25 meeting. The live meetings will be held in the main meeting room beginning on Sept. 12 at the Witherspoon Hall municipal…
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Juvenile charged with alleged Zoom attack at memorial service for South Brunswick High School student in 2021
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A juvenile from North Jersey has been charged with a Zoom attack on a virtual memorial service for a South Brunswick High School student in February 2021. “During the service, an unknown person allegedly entered the Zoom and threatened to blow up the funeral home and make the casket turn to ashes,…
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‘Virtual’ senior center allowed seniors to stay connected during pandemic in Old Bridge; Silver Linings recognized for social media efforts
OLD BRIDGE – A “virtual” senior center during the coronavirus pandemic enabled the township to stay connected to over 300 members of the Silver Linings at Old Bridge with daily posts, activities, and live classes. “The concept of a ‘senior center without walls’ is new in the aging world,” Mayor Owen Henry said. Anahita Feltz,…
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Edison Public Schools will transition back to in-person hybrid model March 1
EDISON – Amidst ongoing COVID-19 safety concerns in the community, the Edison Public School District has pushed the date to transition back to its in-person hybrid instructional model to March 1. “We believe that is the best course of action,” Schools Superintendent Bernard Bragen said, adding the decision was in consultation with the Edison Department…
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Technology instructor with ties to South Brunswick, Edison offers classes through Princeton Adult School
By Pam Hersh In 2020, Zoom has become a new member of my family, as it has for so many COVID cooped up people. The relationship, however, has been virtually rocky. At times, Zoom has been my best friend connecting me with friends and family for virtual hugging fests, creative non-profit fundraisers, bridge/bingo/Mahjong parties and…
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LOOSE ENDS 10/9: Matthew Parker, Princeton Adult School instructor
By Pam Hersh In 2020, Zoom has become a new member of my family, as it has for so many COVID cooped up people. The relationship, however, has been virtually rocky. At times, Zoom has been my best friend connecting me with friends and family for virtual hugging fests, creative non-profit fundraisers, bridge/bingo/Mahjong parties and…
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Edison School District has requested to begin school year all remote through at least Oct. 16
EDISON – The Edison School District has requested to begin the 2020-21 school year all-remote at least until Oct. 16. Schools Superintendent Bernard Bragen, in a letter to the community on Aug. 18, said the district submitted an amended re-opening plan to the state with “the health and well-being of students, staff and parents of…
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School administrators in Edison work to find balance with instruction time for proposed hybrid in-person and remote plan
EDISON – As the administration weighs all the options on how to begin the 2020-21 school year, opinions differ on instruction time. Board of Education members Jerry Shi and Shivi Prasad-Madhukar raised concerns of lost instruction time from a normal regular school day verses the proposed hybrid in-person back-to-school plan, which the administration presented on…
