4+ hour, 44+ min ago  (348+ words) May 26, 2026, 10: 12 PM The South Country Central School District is going back to voters with a revised budget proposal after its original plan failed last week. District officials unveiled a new proposal Tuesday night that would reduce the budget from $150 million…...

3+ hour, 52+ min ago  (201+ words) May 26, 2026, 5: 22 PM A second Rutgers fraternity in the past seven months has been suspended while the university investigates hazing claims. Kappa Sigma's Rutgers chapter has been ordered to cease and desist all operations, as of May 19. A university spokesperson tells…...

13+ hour, 39+ min ago  (197+ words) May 26, 2026, 1: 14 PM At the FREE (Family Residences and Essential Enterprises) farm in Oakdale, fresh produce is doing more than feeding Long Islanders. It is helping people build confidence, job skills, and independence. FREE, a Long Island nonprofit, works with individuals…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (228+ words) May 22, 2026, 10: 14 PM During an emergency board meeting Friday, Hempstead School's district clerk, April Keys, and district clerk pro tem, Lottie Whitehead, were placed on administrative leave with pay pending investigation. The decision was not unanimous. After the meeting there were…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (240+ words) May 22, 2026, 5: 21 PM Students at Belleville High School conducted a walkout Friday morning as an act of protest against district wide budget cuts. Approximately 100 students at Belleville High staged a protest and rally on the football field while chanting, "one community,…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (96+ words) May 22, 2026, 6: 07 PM Gov. Ned Lamont appointed Ari Santiago as the new interim chair for Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education, the governing body for Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Friday. Santiago will take over for Marty Guay, who stepped…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (144+ words) May 22, 2026, 4: 20 PM Barringer High School celebrated the reopening of the newly renovated Newark Schools Stadium with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The stadium now has an all-new turf field, running track and seating. Barringer High School had been forced to use athletic…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (191+ words) May 22, 2026, 12: 46 PM Several moments of tension broke out between protesters and counter-protesters along College Road on Friday ahead of President Donald Trump's arrival at Rockland Community College. As the president's helicopter and accompanying aircraft descended onto the campus, voices from…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (108+ words) May 22, 2026, 9: 36 PM David Reiff, a middle school language arts teacher at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Asbury Park, is being recognized as New Jersey's top teacher in the America's Favorite Teacher contest. Reiff, of West Belmar, has taught for…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (152+ words) May 22, 2026, 9: 10 AM Students celebrated cultural diversity at a charter school event in Yonkers as The Charter School for Educational Excellence hosted its third annual International Night. The event featured music, food, art and fashion from different cultures. "Most of our…...