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Some students aren’t just wearing masks to class; they’re experimenting on them.
Inspired by the daily use of masks during the pandemic, fifth-grade students at New Albany Intermediate School in Ohio set out to measure the effectiveness of different mask types and brands by their ability to prevent droplet transmission. Using black lights, food coloring, and a range of mask brands, students learned how aerosol particles travel, how masks work to mitigate transmission, and how different types of masks offer varying levels of protection, says teacher Pete Barnes.
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Barnes’s students aren’t the only ones using the pandemic as a teachable moment educators all around the country have been developing lesson plans to help students make sense of the unprecedented time in history and take appropriate precautions to protect themselves, even as students increasingly return to in-person schooling.
Longtime friends, colleagues remember Superior Court Judge Peter Barnes III
Longtime friends, colleagues remember Superior Court Judge Peter Barnes III
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EDISON – The sudden passing of state Superior Court Judge Peter Barnes III on Feb. 22 has left longtime friends and colleagues reeling. He was 64.
“This is a tough time for me and my family,” said Middlesex County Commissioner Charles Tomaro, who said he and Barnes were best of friends growing up together; both attended John P. Stevens High School in Edison. “His life will be a lasting memory for the rest of my life.”
The pair screened together for Edison Township Council seats with the Edison Democratic Organization (EDO) in 1995. With a difficult road to victory, they pounded the pavement from Memorial Day to election night, knocking on doors and eating pizza from local eateries from Tony’s Pizza and Restaurant to La Rosa’s Pizza every night because Barnes’ love of pizza, Tomaro said.
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