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N.J. Schools May Get ‘Test And Stay’ Programs So Kids Don’t Need To Quarantine For COVID, State Says
New Jersey schools may begin piloting new testing programs when schools open again in January that would allow students exposed to COVID-19 to stay in the classroom even if a classmate or teacher tests positive, state officials said.
Will We Make It To The End Of H.S. Basketball Season? Newest Proposal In Trenton Might Save The Day
It’s been great to be back. High school football in the fall of 2020 had minimal fins, but there were still bands, and it had a good atmosphere. And by Spring, with baseball outdoors, everything felt normal.
Atlantic City Casino PILOT Bills Up For Assembly, Senate Vote Monday
A bill to lower what Atlantic City casinos would have to pay in lieu of property taxes for five years will be voted on by both the full Assembly and state Senate Monday.
Biden Administration Unveils Push For 'Test-To-Stay' Policy To Keep Kids In School
Reducing mandatory quarantines after a Covid exposure would help prevent absenteeism and learning loss that occurs with virtual learning, officials said.
N.J. Quarantines Too Many Students, Lawmaker Says. We Need A ‘Test And Stay’ Policy For Classrooms.
About 3% of New Jersey students were at home quarantining — either because they had COVID-19 or they were exposed to a classmate who tested positive — during the first week of December, according to the state’s latest tracking data from more than 2,200 schools.
850 Coats Distributed In 2 Burlington County Drives
A total of 850 new winter coats were distributed during a pair of recent community coat drives in Burlington County.
Early Voting Is Here To Stay After '21 Election Chaos — Both Sides Want It
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It seems now as if light years have passed since the New Jersey Republican Party joined the campaign of former President Donald Trump in a lawsuit seeking to halt widespread mail-in voting in the 2020 election.
Singleton Bill Would Let Small Biz Deduct COVID Health, Safety Purchases From Taxes
TRENTON, NJ – Senators Troy Singleton and Nilsa Cruz-Perez this week introduced legislation that would allow owners of small businesses, with 50 or less employees, to deduct purchases made to maintain health and safety compliance for the COVID-19 pandemic from their corporation business and gross income taxes.