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Tax Holiday on Back-To-School Supplies is Halted

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement. Link to story: njspotlightnews.org/2024/07/nj-back-to-school-tax-holiday-ends-lasted-just-2-years While many families are readying for back-to-school shopping amid a period of stubborn inflation, New Jersey is no longer offering a tax break to ease the burden for students and parents gearing up for a new school year. […]

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Back to Normal?

On The Money / SNJ Today

This fall, U.S. families will do the bulk of their back-to-school shopping in brick-and-mortar stores, according to new research highlighting what’s important to shoppers this season, and offering insights into how to secure all the items on your checklist while beating the crowds. The 2024 U.S. Back-to-School Consumer Sentiment Survey from Sensormatic Solutions, the leading

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Full STEAM Ahead

Faces in the news / SNJ Today

Boys & Girls Club kids are shown here making castles as part of a S.T.E.A.M. program during their Summer Enrichment sessions; young people separated into groups and worked on this fun project, which encourages problem-solving skills and gives kids a chance to build on their creativity and expression.

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Project Thanksgiving Honored in Gloucester

Faces in the news / SNJ Today

Gloucester County Commissioners Nick DeSilvio and Chris Konawel presented proclamations to Angela Papadopoulos and Alex Kaganzev on behalf of Gloucester County Board of Commissioners. They were honored for the work they do with Kaganzev’s non-profit Project Thanksgiving, especially the assistance that they provide to local veterans and their families. As a fellow vet, Kaganzev understands

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FARM Fresh

Cover Story, Archives / SNJ Today

New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Ed Wengryn marked the 25th Annual National Farmers Market Week with a visit to the Ocean City Farmers Market earlier this week. The USDA each year proclaims a National Farmers Market Week to remind consumers to visit these markets this summer and fall. National Farmers Market Week is August 4-10

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Karolina Mills Named Cumberland County Teacher of the Year

Faces in the news, Archives / SNJ Today

An English as a Second Language teacher at Marie D. Durand Elementary School in Vineland was recently named as Cumberland County’s Teacher of the Year by the New Jersey Department of Education. Karolina Mills and her 20 fellow educators were announced during a ceremony at The College of New Jersey in Ewing and are now

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Fiddler Crab Haven

The Great Outdoors, Archives / SNJ Today

Recently I joined a group of CU Maurice River paddlers on the Muskee Creek, a tributary of the Maurice River, both of which are nationally designated U.S. Department of the Interior Wild and Scenic rivers. Our paddle began at Weatherby Road in Port Elizabeth and traversed southwest to the Maurice. The beginning of the paddle

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Millville Public Schools Welcomes New Superintendent

Archives / SNJ Today

Millville Public Schools is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Matthew Mazzoni as the district’s new Superintendent of Schools, effective September 1, 2024. Following an extensive search and rigorous selection process in partnership with the New Jersey School Boards Association, Dr. Mazzoni was unanimously chosen by the Board of Education for his exceptional leadership

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August Already!

Cover Story, Archives / SNJ Today

Maybe you’ve noticed it: That occasional hint of summer’s end? High in the 80s, the faintest of harbingers that cool weather may be queuing up. Shhhhhh, we’re not trying to alarm you, but September isn’t so far away. The good news: You’ve still got time for Jersey Shore faves Johnson’s Popcorn and Manco and Manco—or

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Gazing at Gulls

The Great Outdoors, Archives / SNJ Today

Well, I consider myself a person who enjoys looking at birds, rather than a birder. That’s probably because in our region we are blessed with a number of really “serious” birders—folks whose hobby consumes most of their time when in the great out-of-doors, or who make a living assembling environmental inventories for builders or other

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