Wall|News|
Wall Schools Have Received Over $3.4M In COVID Grants
Wall Township schools received three separate ESSER grants, which all contained money to help the district pay for COVID costs.
Brian Harris, Patch Staff
Brian Harris, Patch Staff
- Wall, NJ
Hi, I'm Brian Harris, a field editor for the Manasquan-Belmar, Wall, Asbury Park, Point Pleasant, and Long Branch-Eatontown Patch sites. I grew up in Long Branch and graduated from Brookdale and Rutgers-Newark. I have experience in all different areas of the media landscape, from interning at Complex Media to covering multiple towns in Monmouth and Ocean County for Star News Group, where I won a New Jersey Press Association award for my work. Most recently, I was a part of Google's live news content and crisis response teams, and now I'm here at Patch to take all of that varied experience and give readers all the info they need.
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Point Pleasant, NJ|News|
Point Boro Schools Has Received Over $3.5M For COVID-19 Relief
The Point Pleasant Borough School District received the money via three state grants.
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Point Pleasant, NJ|News|
Point Beach's Schools Have Gotten Over $1.5M In COVID-19 Relief
The grant money received was originally federal money given to the State, who then doled out the grant money.
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Manasquan-Belmar, NJ|News|
About $1 Million In State COVID Grants Was Given To Squan Schools
The money, which the district got in three ESSR grants, averages to about $$3,083.73 for every Manasquan student.
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Long Branch-Eatontown, NJ|News|
Long Branch Schools Have Gotten Over $18M In State COVID Relief
The money, which has come in three ESSR grants, has covered all the district's costs due to the pandemic.
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Long Branch-Eatontown, NJ|News|
Eatontown Schools Has Received Over $3.8 Million In COVID Relief
The district received the grant money in three separate payments since last March.
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Manasquan-Belmar, NJ|News|
Belmar Elementary Has Received Just Under $3M In Covid Grants
The amount breaks to roughly $5,409.77 for each of the school's 498 students.
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Long Branch-Eatontown, NJ|News|
Tinton Falls Woman Found Guilty Of Murdering Her Girlfriend
38-year-old Jennifer Sweeney faces the possibility of a life sentence without the opportunity for parole when she is sentenced in November.
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Asbury Park, NJ|News|
Asbury Park Schools Have Received Over $25 Million In COVID Aid
The Associated Press did a study tracking how much aid each school district received and the amount of aid per student in each district.
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Asbury Park, NJ|News|
Labor Day 2021 Travel: Tips For Getting Out Of New Jersey
As the delta variant looms over Labor Day travel plans, know what to expect when it comes to masks, gas prices, and other restrictions.
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Asbury Park, NJ|News|
Local Youth Soccer Team Donates Soccer Balls To Afghan Refugees
The decision to donate was made after one of the team's parents saw a Red Cross ad asking for donations.
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Asbury Park, NJ|News|
Killer Pies Looks To Bring Back Old-School Pizza To Asbury Park
Located on the first floor of the former bank building on Bond Street and Mattison Avenue, Killer Pies looks to make pizza fun again.
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Long Branch-Eatontown, NJ|News|
Long Branch-Born Dorothy Parker Finally Gets Her Headstone
Parker is currently interred at Woodlawn Cemetary in The Bronx but was previously buried at the national headquarters of the NAACP.
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Manasquan-Belmar, NJ|News|
45th Annual Belmar 5 To Take Place This Saturday
The race kicks off at 8 a.m. from Belmar's Silver Lake Park.
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Wall|News|
Wall Superintendent Discuss Board's Lack Of Power Under Mandate
The superintendent spoke during Tuesday's special, virtual-only board meeting.
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Point Pleasant, NJ|News|
Point Boro Posts Updated School Reopening Plan
Changes were made to the district's process regarding students who have to either isolate or quarantine.
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Asbury Park, NJ|News|
5 Things To Do In Monmouth County This Labor Day Weekend
From BBQ and craft beer to the Bouncing Souls, here are some ideas about what to do this Labor Day Weekend.
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Asbury Park, NJ|News|
Assembly Candidate Talks Gentrification's Impact On Asbury
Green Party candidate for State Assembly Dominique Faison spoke on what she feels is the negative impact of gentrification on Asbury Park.
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Wall|News|
Wall's Oak Tree Lodge To Host Charity Food Truck Festival
The event helps raise money for Camp Happy Times, a sleepaway camp for kids who have or have had cancer.
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Manasquan-Belmar, NJ|News|
Belmar, Manasquan To Have Fireworks Displays On Friday Night
Both towns with be hosting fireworks displays along their respective beachfront.
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