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Schools - and parents - planning small proms, but hoping N.J. lifts gathering limits soon
Updated Apr 15, 2021;
Posted Apr 15, 2021
File photo from the annual Pop-Up Prom Boutique that the Cornerstone University Enactus team hosts for high school students to receive free prom dresses donated by CU students and area shops. On Saturday, March 16, students can shop for dresses at Clearwater Place from 1 to 4 p.m.
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And that’s only if the event, tentatively scheduled for May 22, takes place at all.
The current outdoor gathering limit of 200 people isn’t high enough to accommodate the large class of 380 students, said Mike Vicente, director of student activities and athletics. By the end of April, the administrators will review state guidelines and decide whether to forge ahead selling tickets and making seating arrangements, he said.
New Jersey
districts would see their state aid rise in the coming academic year under a $9.26 billion spending plan Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled Thursday for K-12 schools.
Murphy said aid would jump 7% from last year, when the Democrat chose to forgo $336 million in new funding after the coronavirus walloped state revenue. With finances now looking better than feared, Murphy said New Jersey could afford more for districts with property tax burdens, historically underfunded schools and mental health and academic support related to the pandemic.
“As we rapidly approach one year – it’s hard to believe – since COVID-19 first disrupted our students’ learning, this investment is about ensuring they are not left out or left alone,” Murphy said at a news conference at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Fair Lawn. “We know the learning loss is real.”
AN exhibition of work by renowned military artist Hugh Beattie is coming to the Maeldune Heritage Centre in Maldon this summer. Hugh is a traditional oil painter, illustrator and futurist specialising in portraits, landscapes and a wide range of figurative work. He is the only official oil painter in the British army, serving as a reservist Captain. In 2016, Hugh moved his studio from London to Eight Ash Green, near Colchester, and soon immersed himself in the art community of the area. He has travelled globally on painting tours, in places as diverse as Bosnia, Rome, India Helmand and Estonia.
St Botolph s Priory in Colchester by Hugh Beattie