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Newark parents push for independent interpreters after superintendent summarizes Spanish testimony
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Newark Latino families and labor organizers are asking the school district to require professional interpreters at every board meeting after they say Spanish-speaking parents’ public comments were incompletely interpreted at a recent meeting. Rafael Chavez, a community organizer with the New Labor advocacy organization, said in the absence of a qualified interpreter at last month’s school board meeting, superintendent Roger León stepped in to interpret some parents’ public comments. Chavez told Chalkbeat the issue of interpretation has come up repeatedly at previous Newark board meetings, including at the September meeting where he testified in Spanish without an interpreter. According to Chavez, León omitted portions of parents’ statements that Chavez said criticized how they and their children have been treated in district schools. In a review of the board video , Newark parents Sonia Pangul, Mayra Sanmartin, and Brenda Villatoro Villela can be heard testifying in Spanish about concerns regarding their children’s treatment in district schools and the lack of availability of music, sports, and
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A Traveler Buying a $6.49 Bottle of Water at a Self-Service Newark Airport Store Was Prompted for an 18% Tip, and His TikTok Has Been Viewed Millions of Times
A $6.49 water at a self-service Newark airport store came with an 18% tip prompt, and the traveler's TikTok has been viewed millions of times, TODAY reported.
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Delbarton soccer gets revenge against Seton Hall Prep, moves to final
MORRIS TOWNSHIP — Dylan Mazzarella called it "a full-circle moment," standing on Delbarton's soccer field and celebrating after defeating Seton Hall Prep, 3-2, in the NJSIAA Non-Public A North final. The Green Wave senior reflected back on four years ago, when the roles were reversed. This is Delbarton's first sectional title since 2018 – also defeating the Pirates, but on penalty kicks. Seton Hall Prep (14-7) had topped the Green Wave in the 2021 and 2023 finals, though the Green Wave has a 13-4-2 all-time lead in NJSIAA Tournament matches. "Freshman year, it was sad to go out on this field to Seton Hall, so it was great to beat them," said Mazzarella, a Parsippany resident. "We took advantage early, and they started getting back into the game. Knowing how we prepared, it got us through." Sophomore Cortland Martin figured into all three Green Wave goals, scoring the first two and taking the free kick that classmate Thine Sohn nodded in. A sophomore defender, Sohn had cleared a ball off the line with about two minutes to go before halftime, then scored the eventual game winner less than five minutes into the second half. Martin has five goals in Delbarton's
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STORM WATCH: Severe thunderstorms possible this afternoon, snowflakes mix with rain Friday
🌅 Sunrise -- Newark 🌇 Sunset -- Newark ☀️ UV Index Today -- Loading... 🌙 Moon Phase -- Tonight 🍃 Air Quality -- Loading... 🌡️ Average High / Low 56° / 40° 1991-2020 Normals Nov 12 • EWR 🏆 Record High / Low 75° / 21° High: 1909 Low: 1926 Nov 12 • EWR.
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NJPAC Unveils 2026 Holiday Lineup With Music, Dance, and New Outdoor Market
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced its December holiday lineup. It includes six performances, a free Kwanzaa celebration, and a new outdoor Holiday Market, according to The Local Girl. Six shows fill the schedule: Christmas With Canadian Brass, The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight, The Nutcracker, Sacred Visions:...
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Newark scores on state tests could increase scrutiny of tutoring and literacy initiatives
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. The share of Newark students meeting state English language arts standards dropped last school year, while the share meeting math standards rose, newly released test results show. Across the city’s traditional public and charter schools, 35.7% of students met grade-level expectations in English language arts, down from 41.7% last year, according to a Chalkbeat analysis. In math, proficiency rose to 30.1%, up from 27% in 2025. The results, which the state released earlier this month, offer a mixed picture of academic performance in Newark, where schools have spent years working to help students recover from pandemic learning disruptions . The scores could lead to closer scrutiny of tutoring and literacy initiatives that have tried to assist in that recovery. Newark Public Schools officials presented preliminary results at an October school board meeting , acknowledging that most district students continued to fall short of grade-level expectations. The state’s more-detailed release also shows substantial differences in proficiency between Newark Public Schools, the state’s largest school district,
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Delran boys’ soccer season ends with hard-fought playoff loss
On a warm Autumn afternoon Nov. 4, nearly 200 fans packed the huge soccer field surrounded on three sides by trees just 10 yards out of bounds as the host Delran High School boys’ soccer team got ready to play Arthur Johnson High in the first round of the Central Jersey Group 2 playoffs. There […]
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Newark Approves $240 Million Development With 670 Apartments in South Ironbound
The Newark Central Planning Board recently approved the redevelopment of a 116,756-square-foot assemblage at the intersection of Mulberry and Murray streets in the South Ironbound. The project will redevelop nearly an entire block and include an eight-story building with 670 apartments, a parking garage for up to 585 vehicles, and nearly 19,000 square feet of retail space.