Monday, September 10, 2012
Fort Lee schools are back in session. Share your first day photos here.
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Monday, September 10, 2012
Fort Lee Public Schools were back in session Monday. Do you have a special first day of school tradition? Did you remember to pack all the supplies on the list and take a moment to write a special note to tuck in with the PB&J? Tell us in the comments below. And share your photos of those shiny shoes, brand new backpacks and big smiles (or perhaps tears) with Patch. Upload them now—and best wishes for the 2012-2013 school year!
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
In a statement released Wednesday, Fort Lee Police Chief Thomas O. Ripoli urged parents to speak to their children about crossing the street safely and motorists to use extra caution with kids going back to school on Monday.
Fort Lee Police Chief Thomas O. Ripoli issued a statement Wednesday urging parents and motorists to be extra cautious with students returning to school next week. Ripoli, noting a continued problem with accidents involving pedestrians over the summer, said 43 of the borough’s intersections will be manned by crossing guards, and that parents should talk to their children about how to cross the street safely. Ripoli said parents should emphasize to their kids that they need to look out for cars before crossing even though, by law, pedestrians have the right of way. He also said drivers should exercise even greater caution and be on the lookout for pedestrians, especially near schools. “I want to make sure everyone gets to their destination …
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
A list of applications that can make your school year much easier.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Time Magazine recently released its list of the top 10 iPhone apps for students headed back to school. Patch took the time to tweak Time's list and add a few of our favorites as well. Whether you're headed to your first year of high school or your first year away at college, these apps will make your life significantly easier.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Whole grain-rich foods, more fruits and vegetables mandated.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
School districts across the country will bring new meaning to the "apple a day" saying this school year as nationally-mandated school lunch standards take effect. Beginning in September, the new lunch standards, introduced in January by First Lady Michelle Obama under the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act, will be implemented. The standards were created to help fight childhood obesity throughout the nation. According to a press release from the United States Department of Agriculture, the new meal standards are designed to "make the same kinds of practical changes that many parents are already encouraging at home." This involves the inclusion of fruits, vegetables, whole grain-rich foods, low-calorie foods and foods with reduced amounts of …
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The Orchestra's Three Ensembles Provide Opportunities for Young Musicians
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The Bergen Youth Orchestras (BYO), one of the leading youth orchestra programs in the greater New York area, will be holding auditions in the second half of August and early September for the 2012-2013 season. Auditions will be scheduled by appointment, and will be held at St. Paul’s Church, at 113 Engle St. in Englewood, N.J. Young musicians from throughout northern New Jersey and New York are welcome to audition for the BYO’s three distinct performance sections: Concert Strings, Philharmonia and the more advanced Symphony. While all orchestral musicians are invited, the Bergen Youth Orchestras is looking for horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, timpani and percussion players, as well as violists and string bass players. Students will be asked…
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Fort Lee school district business administrator says all of the projects approved by referendum and taking place this summer remain “on track” except for air conditioning at Fort Lee High School.
Construction and repair work at the borough’s public schools approved by Fort Lee voters in January remains on track for the opening of school on Sept. 10—with just one exception. “The high school HVAC is our first SNAFU in the projects,” said school district business administrator Cheryl Balletto at Monday’s Fort Lee Board of Education regular business meeting. “All of the coils will be put in; all of the duct work will be put it. But the rooftop unit will not be delivered until October. There is a backlog for getting that unit.” Balletto provided the second school-by-school update of the month on the construction projects taking place over the summer after the school board in January saw its third referendum since September 2010—a scaled…
Friday, August 12, 2011
Tips to ease your stress from their boredom
Are you reaching the end of your rope? Are you done with lugging everything to and from the swim club? Do the words "Play Date" trigger your migraine? Here are five things you can do to save your sanity now that we're in the dog days of summer: 1. Need a happy hour? Grab your girlfriends and run to Naps (In Napoli) because every hour spent at the bar is a happy hour. And while you're there stay for dinner. After all, when's the last time you ate out and your meal wasn't served to you in a box by a clown? Monday and Wednesdays are $19.95 Delmonico Steak Nights, Tuesdays and Thursdays are $19.95 Whole Lobster Night, and every Monday through Saturday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. there's the $19.95 three-course Sunset Dinner Special. 2. Give your …
Had it with the traffic to school 2
9:06 pm on Sunday, September 9, 2012
I like what Mr.Quinn had to say about all the traffice that comes down our block in the morning.People come flying down our block thinking its a one way,cars parked on both sides of the street.They have changed the rt to school 2 about three years ago.Not fare that everyone comes down a block that is not made for all this traffic,and god help us all if a fire engin ever had to come down this … more ›