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Cranford's youngest residents will dress up as centenarians this Friday to celebrate 100 years of early childhood education advocacy. The playful event caps a week of activities honoring the National Association for the Education of Young Children's centennial milestone.
Franklin Elementary School in Rahway, NJ, transformed their cafeteria into a celebration zone complete with dancing and popcorn for every student who showed up every day last month. Principal Patrick Holness wanted to create a memory, not just hand out certificates.
Apple Montessori Schools in Wayne, NJ, just became the only Montessori school in the state offering a hands-on STEAM education program for kids as young as four. The TinkRworks program is already sparking creativity and critical thinking in young learners through coding, building projects, and more.
Real estate founders team up with environmental group to restore floodplain health in Newton, New Jersey. Community members can join the free cleanup event to prevent microplastic pollution and protect local waterways.
A Hillsborough High School teacher just earned the nation's most prestigious award for teaching constitutional history. Louis DiGirolamo was one of only 45 educators nationwide selected for the James Madison Fellowship.
Five Burlington County high school seniors received $1,000 scholarships for their academic excellence, community service, and inspiring career goals. Each young woman has already made a mark through volunteer work and leadership roles that show what dedication looks like.
When Karen Stash saw her father deteriorating on dialysis, the Carteret nurse gave him one of her kidneys and a second chance at life. Now she's using her story to inspire others in Hispanic communities to consider organ donation.
A New Jersey town is turning luxury handbags into meals for seniors through a clever charity auction. Every donated designer piece will directly fund food security programs for local older adults.
Over 175 New Jersey students from middle school through grad school just spent a full day using AI to solve one of their state's toughest problems: making life more affordable. Their ideas ranged from housing reforms to transit improvements, proving the next generation is ready to build real solutions.
A New Jersey middle school teacher who turned childhood hurt into a career helping students has made the top 10 in Bill Nye's America's Favorite Teacher contest. Karen Carey-Lynch now needs community votes to advance and bring $25,000 in STEM resources to her school.
New Jersey workers are taking control of skyrocketing electric bills with a bold plan to blanket the state with solar panels and batteries. The new coalition aims to create thousands of jobs while slashing energy costs that jumped 20 percent last year.
Members of Clark Boy Scout Troop 145 spent their Saturday making the Rahway River cleaner and healthier for their community. The young volunteers collected dozens of bags of trash near Bloodgood Dam as part of a 25-year Earth Day tradition. ---
Local real estate professionals and environmental groups are teaming up to remove plastic tree tubes from established saplings, protecting New Jersey's watershed from microplastic pollution. The hands-on cleanup event welcomes volunteers of all ages to help restore the natural health of floodplain forests.
A deer that fell through ice in a Somerset County canal got a second chance at life thanks to quick-thinking firefighters who launched an inflatable raft to reach the frightened animal. The uninjured deer ran back into the wild moments after being rescued.
Adriana Maria, 16, was paralyzed during a high school wrestling match in January. After two surgeries and weeks of rehabilitation, she's back at school and already planning her return to the mat.
J.P. Case Middle School in Flemington recognized dozens of eighth graders across academics, arts, athletics, and character. From math whizzes to kindness champions, the June ceremony celebrated the full spectrum of student achievement.
One year after her domestic violence story aired on Investigation Discovery, Kelly Sutliff is showing survivors everywhere that trauma doesn't define your future. Her courage is changing lives across the country.
When a classmate needed help, Hanover Park High School student Matt Valenti didn't wait for applause or recognition. His simple act of kindness is reminding a New Jersey community what everyday heroism looks like.
A Jersey City medical tech company just received $1 million to bring life-changing respiratory therapy into more American homes. The state-backed investment marks New Jersey's first funding of an Israeli-American healthcare startup.
A health plan official caught New Jersey's largest insurer allegedly overcharging 750,000 state workers and families. Her courage led to a historic $100 million settlement that's changing how insurers operate.
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