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These high schools in New Jersey had the best SAT scores
New Jersey 101.5
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June 30, 2025
📕Average SAT scores in NJ 📕Breakdown of New Jersey stats 📕Best performing high schools in NJ Results are out for students who took the SAT this year. Nationwide last year, almost 2 million students took the test, which is still used by most...
Mayor calls for release of New Jersey synagogue custodian detained by ICE
Jewish Telegraphic Agency - New York
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June 30, 2025
The custodian of a synagogue in Glen Rock, New Jersey was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sparking calls for his release from the mayor of the northern New Jersey suburb. Jorge Tomas Dagar Aquino, who had been working...
Ruiz, Turner ‘New Jersey Universal Preschool and Kindergarten Act’ Heads to Governor’s Desk
InsiderNJ - New Jersey
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Ruiz, Turner ‘New Jersey Universal Preschool and Kindergarten Act’ Heads to Governor’s Desk TRENTON – To continue expanding New Jersey’s nation-leading early childhood education ecosystem and give children in every zip code a solid academic start,...
How many H-1B petitions made by employers classified under the Retail Trade industry were approved in Passaic Today publication area during 2024?
Passaic Today - New Jersey
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July 21, 2025
Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate for USCIS | https://www.dhswatchlist.com/ Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate for USCIS |...
No more masked ICE agents: Democrats want to ban immigration officials from hiding their faces
El País
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July 11, 2025
A dozen federal agents, half of them masked, struggle with two men in a narrow hallway of a Manhattan courthouse. They end up arresting both individuals: an immigrant and a New York City elected official who tried to protect him. In California,...
CWA District 1 Endorses Mikie Sherrill for Governor of New Jersey
InsiderNJ - New Jersey
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June 30, 2025
The Communications Workers of America (CWA), District 1, proudly announced its endorsement of Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill in her campaign for Governor of New Jersey. CWA members across the Garden State — from state and local government to...
Oppression Update: New Jersey Also Dancing the Slavery Reparations Tango
Hot Air
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June 30, 2025
Brother Bingley sent me this yesterday, and I could not believe it. And then I totally could, even more so the more I dug into this. So, first off, let's establish just how well off New Jersey is under the careful fiscal management of the...
New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Charges, Alleges Intimidation
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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June 25, 2025
Rep. McIver Adamant on Innocence, Citing “Political Intimidation” Behind Charges U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) on Wednesday vehemently denied federal charges accusing her of assaulting and interfering with immigration officers,...
‘I knew I would prevail’: Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil talks to CNN about his months in ICE detention
WISC Channel 3000 - Wisconsin
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(CNN) — Detained for more than 100 days without charge, and with the threat of deportation looming over him, Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil was convinced he would eventually prevail. In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour,...
Murphy Unveils Official Portrait of Former Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno
InsiderNJ - New Jersey
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July 21, 2025
Governor Murphy, joined by former Governor Christie and Lieutenant Governor Way, today unveiled the official portrait of former Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno, which will be displayed permanently in the New Jersey State House. The ceremony...
Hearing Things's Dylan Green Wants You to Embrace Meathead Culture in 35 Millimeter
Hellgate - New York
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July 11, 2025
When last we heard from our friends at music journalism co-op Hearing Things, they were announcing that they were going fully worker-owned. Dylan Green, who mostly covers indie hip hop for Hearing Things, calls the transition to having to be your...
Frank Pallone criticizes Trump administration policies impacting health care and education
South Middlesex Times - New Jersey
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July 10, 2025
Frank Pallone, a U.S. Congressman representing New Jersey's 6th district since 1988, recently took to social media to express his views on several key issues. Pallone, who succeeded James J. Howard in Congress and previously served in the New...
New Jersey Legislature Introduces Bills Calling for Sweeping Bans on Non-Compete and No-Poach Agreements
National Law Review
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June 24, 2025
On May 19, 2025, the New Jersey legislature followed in New York’s footsteps and introduced two bills, S.B. 4385 and S.B. 4386, seeking to significantly curtail, if not totally ban, the use of non-compete clauses in the employment relationship....
New Jersey Bay Islands Initiative Marks Five Years
The SandPaper - New Jersey
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June 25, 2025
Marsh islands in the bay are critical pieces of land; not only do they provide habitat for migratory birds, shellfish and terrapins, they mitigate storm impact on developed areas such as Long Beach Island by slowing wave action across open water...
Columbia student sues Trump administration for $20 million over immigration arrest
The Print
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July 10, 2025
New York: Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist who was detained by U.S. immigration authorities for more than 100 days, is seeking $20 million from the Trump administration over what he says was his false...
Spanglish Entertainment Announces Inaugural Spanglish Party Cruise: A Celebration of Music and Culture
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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PORT CANAVERAL, Fla., July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Get ready to set sail on an unforgettable journey of music, culture, and community! Spanglish Entertainment is thrilled to announce its First Annual Spanglish Party Cruise aboard the Carnival...
States Sue Over Trump's Ban on Undocumented Youth in Head Start, Early College
Education Week
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July 21, 2025
Some Head Start programs could be forced to close because of the steep cost of complying with a new Trump administration policy that requires them to verify the immigration status of students and parents, 21 Democratic attorneys general argue in a...
NJ influencers, Brazilian beatboxers: How nuns took over pop culture
The North Jersey Record - New Jersey
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It was the beatbox heard round the world. In May, a pair of Brazilian nuns were on a local Catholic TV show discussing a vocational retreat when it happened. Suddenly, the duo — in matching powder-blue skirts and white habits — broke into a joyous...
Mahmoud Khalil seeks $20mn over immigration arrest
BDNews24
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Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist who was detained by US immigration authorities for more than 100 days, is seeking $20 million from the Trump administration over what he says was his false imprisonment...
Mahmoud Khalil's lawyer calls deportation case 'a transparent attempt to punish him for his activism'
WBUR - Massachusetts
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Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil were in court on Wednesday. Throngs of protesters outside demanded the activist’s release. Khalil is in the U.S. legally, but U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested him this weekend, stating his green card had...