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What’s Happening in Montclair This Weekend: VegFest, a JAWS Musical and a Scavenger Hunt
New Jersey VegFest brings two days of plant-based food, live music and vegan cocktails to Lackawanna Station, and kids 13 and under get in free. Saturday also has a scavenger hunt, leaf crafts at Van Vleck and a “Jaws” parody musical that opens the Montclair Comedy Festival. Here’s what’s worth your time November 13 through 15.
Chalkbeat
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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Montclair Local
New Jersey Stage
NJPAC presents comedian Ms. Pat
(NEWARK, NJ) -- Comedian and actress Ms. Pat is bringing Chaos to Newark. The Emmy-nominated star of The Ms. Pat Show brings her stand-up tour to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) for two nights, Friday, June 18, and Saturday, June 19, 2027, at 7:00pm each night. Audiences can expect the fearless storytelling and sharp comic timing that led The Washington Post to call her comedy “unforgiving and darkly hilarious.”
sliceofculture.com
The Jersey Escrow: October Brings Milestones For Longstanding And New Affordable Housing Developments
Photo courtesy of OCA Architects. October brings wins for a 50-year-long project in Newark, revised affordable housing plans in Wayne and two home ownership opportunities in Morristown and Camden. Read all about this and more in this month’s Jersey Escrow—where all your housing information is stored. Housing Opportunities...
NBC Sports
Five-star Nasir Richardson welcomed to the 2027 Navy All-American Bowl
Defensive back Nasir Richardson (Newark, New Jersey/ Malcolm X. Shabazz High School) was officially honored as a 2027 Navy All-American during a virtual jersey presentation as part of the Road to the Dome tour. Richardson will play in the annual East vs. West matchup inside the Alamodome in San Antonio,...
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swimswam.com
Binghamton Picks Up Home Sweep As Women Top CCSU, Men Take Down NJIT
BINGHAMTON VS CCSU (WOMEN) VS NJIT (MEN) VESTAL, N.Y. – Senior Haley Nowak and senior Evan Peters each won two individual events and anchored a first-place relay, highlighting Binghamton’s performance in a swimming & diving meet on Saturday at the Saunders Aquatic Center. The Bearcat women were victorious over CCSU 160-140 while the men defeated NJIT 187-110.