Stanhope
Stanhope, NJ · Municipal
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Nutley Residents Grill Officials Over Possible 65-Megawatt Data Center at ON3
A sign advertising 65 megawatts of power and zoning approval at Nutley's former Hoffman LaRoche campus has set off a wave of resident questions about noise, water use and electric bills, spilling into the township's Nov. 5 Board of Commissioners meeting — the first held in the newly renovated commissioners chambers. Residents pressed officials on whether a data center is actually coming to the 11-acre ON3 redevelopment site at 275 Kingsland Street, and what protections would exist if one is built.
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Chalkbeat
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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Totowa Zoning Board Clears Nut Roasting Plant for Vacant Union Boulevard Site
611 Union Blvd. — Approximate Site of Approved Roasting Plant. Totowa’s Zoning Board of Adjustment voted 5-0 to approve a use variance allowing Noor Foods to turn a vacant industrial building on Union Boulevard into a nut-roasting and candy-coating plant. The family-operated company is relocating from Clifton, plans to employ 10 workers and expects to operate Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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This Is Really Upsetting: A City In NJ Ranks Among The Worst Cities For Veterans
Veterans deserve more than a thank-you. A new national ranking puts Newark near the bottom of the list for veterans, and it's especially disappointing for those of us with a personal connection to military families.
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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,