Multiple people were killed Friday night in a crash on the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township, police said.
Egg Harbor Police Captain Cherie Burgan told NJ Advance Media she did not have other details about the crash as of 10:40 p.m.
By STACY DRIKS
Not like a few of her friends lately, Sydney Waitt will get to graduate from Manhattan School at an in-person ceremony. However she gained’t stroll within the faculty’s Draddy Gymnasium. As an alternative, she’ll get her diploma in New Jersey.
And she or he’s involved — not nearly how far out of the best way the ceremony can be, however why Manhattan School reportedly picked this distant location within the first place: lax guidelines on vaccination. And as somebody who’s immuno-compromised, Waitt says she has each motive to be apprehensive.
“My complete household is vaccinated,” she mentioned. “Being vaccinated is actually necessary to me.”
Waitt has been cancer-free for 5 years. As quickly because the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention gave her the inexperienced mild to get the COVID-19 vaccine, she was the primary in line.
To its profit, Manhattan School has been strict with its coronavirus mandates, Waitt says, which is why she finds it so complicated the college would abruptly change course for graduation ceremonies. The faculty had determined earlier this 12 months it might host the ceremony within the Meadowlands Exposition Middle in Secaucus.
Waitt appears like the faculty wished to bend the foundations and didn’t care what college students and their mother and father needed to say. By the point faculty provost Steven Schreiner — liable for the faculty budgetary affairs — introduced the change, Manhattan School had already signed contracts with the Meadowlands.
This indoor area is much better than what the college might need had in any other case, Manhattan School spokesman Pete McHugh mentioned. “A tent doesn’t remedy the specter of lightning. We felt that the Meadowland Expo Middle offered the only option.”
Whereas there aren’t many Manhattan School college students unvaccinated, Waitt mentioned, they do exist. They only aren’t on campus, since returning to the better Riverdale-area faculty required proof of vaccination, exterior of medical or spiritual exemptions.
Manhattan School’s scholar newspaper, The Quadrangle, quoted Schreiner’s electronic mail seemingly blaming town administration underneath Eric Adams and predecessor Invoice de Blasio for the necessity to transfer.
“New York Metropolis continues to have among the most restrictive occasion tips within the area, and has launched new necessities too late for superior planning,” Schreiner mentioned. “Graduation takes important superior planning, so this resolution wanted to be made now.”
On the very least, Manhattan School ought to have hosted the ceremony outside, Waitt mentioned. The Meadowlands can maintain as much as 5,000 individuals, which is meant to be extra comfy with higher air-conditioning in comparison with the indoor gymnasium with half the capability area.
Lehman School and the School of Mount Saint Vincent are each maintaining their out of doors on-campus custom.
“We arrange a tent construction so that people can have protection on that day,” mentioned Jermaine Wright, Lehman’s vp of scholar affairs. “Nevertheless it’s so excruciatingly heat.”
The Mount will erect a tent on their Nice Garden not removed from the Hudson River. It’s anticipating a crowd of two,600 individuals, together with graduates and friends.
Lehman will mandate that everybody who involves the ceremony be vaccinated.
In the meantime, again at Manhattan School, college students have gotten pissed off.
“Me and my three roommates truly like drafted a petition and despatched it round,” Waitt mentioned. After which there’s the best way to get there.
Schreiner instructed The Riverdale Press he addressed the transportation situation.
“We labored with scholar management, who additionally created a survey for the scholar physique to share their ideas,” the provost mentioned. “There have additionally been very constructive feedback, particularly surrounding being collectively as a neighborhood at graduation — one thing we weren’t capable of do for 2 years.”
College students and relations will take buses to the ceremony, Schreiner mentioned. Proof of vaccination, nevertheless, isn’t required for public transportation within the space.
Maya Tirone-Goehring isn’t immuno-compromised, however her father is, telling The Quad she has numerous points with sharing a crowded shut area on a bus with probably unvaccinated individuals.
The inconvenience for households to attend New Jersey is a subject of dialogue as a result of moms, fathers, grandparents, and different members of the households are touring from completely different continents, Waitt mentioned. Getting a trip from the airport by the college is unlikely.
“I believe that there was like little or no executed on the a part of the provost, the administration and Manhattan to make it possible for they have been considering of everybody,” she mentioned.
She will be able to considerably relate as a result of her household lives in Maine and it could actually take as much as six hours to drive to New Jersey.
Waitt’s mom and father would wish to depart earlier than dawn to reach on time to the ten a.m. ceremony.
After which after the ceremony, everybody should hike again to campus to rejoice.
“After we’re in New Jersey, everybody’s going to be coming again to Manhattan School in any case for pictures and meals and hanging out with one another,” Waitt mentioned. “So, it’s simply so inconvenient that they selected to do that.”
The faculty’s planning group appeared into different venues within the space, officers mentioned, however have been both booked or just unavailable.
TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) — All hail the Garden State! Did you know July 27 is recognized as National New Jersey Day in the United States? Proud New Jerseyans of all kinds have been taking to social media to celebrate their home state in all of its glory.
The official New Jersey government social media accounts posted a video on Instagram, X and Facebook featuring the mascots that call New Jersey home, including the Princeton Tiger, Boomer from the Trenton Thunder, the Rutgers Scarlet Knight, and Buster from the Jersey Shore BlueClaws.
Governor Phil Murphy and First Lady of New Jersey Tammy Murphy celebrated National New Jersey Day by having lunch with the couple who are in the process of eating at every diner in the state of New Jersey.
The Murphys sat down with Karri and Jon Ricklin at the New Monmouth Diner in Middletown Township on the 244th stop of their journey.
Beyond classic diners and iconic mascots, there are so many wonderful things to do and so many beautiful things to see in New Jersey.
You can celebrate the national holiday by walking the endless miles of beautiful beaches, popping out to witness the legendary nightlife of Atlantic City, or visiting locations from various famous television shows shot in New Jersey, like, “The Sopranos” and “Jersey Shore.”
Maybe you’ll stay local and enjoy a scoop of water ice and a breakfast sandwich with pork roll… or is it Taylor ham?
Regardless of what you decide to do, be sure to celebrate the third state to join the Union in honor of National New Jersey Day.
This story was written by CBS News Philadelphia intern, Ryan Avery.
There are locations throughout New Jersey that are the epitome of great history with landmarks that shaped the fabric of this country. New Jersey is also rich in culture, diversity and a less known but significant art scene.
Families are now looking more closely into choices that are rich in culture but not a burden on the budget. If you live in New Jersey your family time, date time or getaway time should be enjoying these offerings.
Photo via Tom Merton
The people at AirportParkingReservations.com compiled a ranking of the best places to go here in New Jersey for culture, art, and history. The data they collected was based on the number of museums, art galleries, landmarks, and libraries in each city in New Jersey. A ranking was assigned based on the number of culture destinations in each location.
Coming in at number 5 was Elizabeth, NJ with 2 museums, 1 art gallery, 6 libraries, and 1 landmark. Elizabeth drew a ranking of 20.6.
Coming in at number 4 was Camden with a ranking slightly over 23.
Trenton at number 3 had 7 museums but no art galleries and 3 landmarks which gave them a ranking of 37.5.
Number 2 Newark boasted 6 museums, 6 art galleries, a whopping 17 libraries and 6 landmarks. That impressive stat garnered Newark a culture ranking of 64.6.
Coming in with a ranking of 89.7, the number one destination for art galleries, libraries, landmarks, and museums is Jersey City! They have it all. With 5 Museums, 10 art galleries, 15 libraries and 8 landmarks
There are cost-efficient cultural destinations available throughout New Jersey. Take advantage of what we have here in New Jersey.
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The post above reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5 weekend host Big Joe Henry. Any opinions expressed are Big Joe’s own.
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Egg Harbor Police Captain Cherie Burgan told NJ Advance Media she did not have other details about the crash as of 10:40 p.m.
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