2A WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2024 COURIER NEWS 0 1 3 6 4 2 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 53 GARDENING FORECAST Very warm today; a shower in the morning. Winds southwest 6-12 mph. Partly cloudy tonight. Winds west 3-6 mph. A shower and thunderstorm tomorrow.
Shown is weather. Temperatures are highs and lows. MARINE FORECAST THE STATE Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. 8 am 10 am Noon 2 pm 4 pm 6 pm The higher the AccuWeather.com UV number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; Extreme.
UV INDEX SUN AND MOON FOR WEDNESDAY AIR QUALITY INDEX 0-50 Good; 51-100 Moderate; 101-150 Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200 Unhealthy; 201-300 Very Unhealthy; 301-500 Hazardous Source: NJ Bureau of Air Monitoring City AT SANDY HOOK TIDES High Low KEYPORT AT RARITAN BAY MORRISTOWN Livingston BRIDGEWATER New Brunswick Newark Elizabeth BRUNSWICK Old Bridge Princeton Trenton Somerset EAST New Providence Edison Somerville Mendham FIVE-DAY FORECAST ALMANAC PRECIPITATION TEMPERATURE The Sun Rise Set The Moon Rise Set TODAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 84 54 73 54 60 48 63 46 63 46 Warm; a morn- ing shower A shower and t-storm Showers around; cooler Times of clouds and sun A thunder- shower Today: Wind SSE 7-14 knots. Seas 1-3 feet. Vis- ibility less than 2 miles in a morning shower. Thursday: Wind ESE 8-16 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Visibility under 2 miles in showers and thunderstorms. Monday 0 Month to date (normal) 8 (5) Year to date (normal) 18 (13) COOLING DEGREE DAYS Index of energy consumption indicating how many degrees the average temperature was above 65 degrees for the day. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. How the air feels based on temperature and humidity. 8 a.m.
66 Noon 73 4 p.m. 83 8 p.m. 76 HEAT INDEX Monday 0.28” Month to date 0.29” Normal month to date 0.61” Year to date 21.45” Normal year to date 15.72” Normal Record high 90 in 1930 Record low 33 in 1974 New Brunswick on Monday Asbury Park Atlantic City Camden Cape May Cherry Hill Hoboken Jersey City Middletown Newark New Brunswick Trenton Today 8:37 a.m. 2:45 a.m. 8:56 p.m.
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Thursday 6:29 a.m. 10:27 p.m. Today is Wednesday, May 8, the 129th day of 2024. There are 237 days left in the year. On this date in: 1541: During his long and far- ranging exploration of North America, Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River.
He is credited as the first European to document the river. 1792: Congress passed the second Militia Act of 1792, which said every able-bodied white male between 18 and 45 must enroll in their militia. Just a few days earlier, the first Militia Act of 1792 had given the president the power to call up state militias to protect against invasion or put down rebellions. 1886: Coca-Cola first went on sale at Pharmacy in Atlanta for 5 cents per glass. 1902: A pyroclastic surge from the eruption of Mount on the Car- ibbean island of Martinique buried the city of Saint Pierre, killing thousands.
1945: Allied forces celebrated V-E Day, for victory in Europe during World War II after unconditional surren- der. The surrender went into effect late at night. In Russia and some former Soviet states, it was already May 9, and so some of them celebrate that date each year. 1950: Jackie Robinson became the first Black person to be featured on the cover of Life magazine. 1970: President Richard Nixon held a news conference to defend the invasion of Cambodia by American and South Vietnamese forces.
Nixon argued that the invasion would shorten the Vietnam War. 1973: Members of the American Indian Movement ended their occupation of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. During the 71-day occupation, two men were shot and killed by federal agents, and several others were injured. A surren- der was agreed upon in exchange for officials agreeing to investigate the complaints against the gov- ernment. 1978: Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler completed the first ascension of Mount Everest without supple- mental oxygen.
1980: The World Health Assembly endorsed a claim made by scientists the previous December verifying the global eradication of smallpox. 1988: Stella Nickell was convicted of using cyanide to poison her husband, Bruce Nickell, and a stranger. Nickell was found to have poisoned Excedrin capsules to kill her husband in order to claim a life insurance payout and later poisoned several bottles of Ex- cedrin that were placed on a store shelf, one of which killed Sue Snow. 1999: Nancy Mace became the first woman to graduate from The Citadel military college. 2010: Betty White, 88 at the time, became the oldest person to host Night White earned good reviews and later won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series her appearance.
2020: The U.S. Food and Drug Admini- stration authorized the first COVID-19 test that had the option of using saliva samples collected at home. William Cain, USA TODAY Network TODAY IN HISTORY Customer service To view important information online related to your subscription, visit aboutyoursubscription.mycentraljersey.com. You can also manage your subscription at account.mycentraljersey.com. Contact the Courier News for questions or to report issues to 1-800-675-8645.
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She also said that the in makeup techniques also contributed to the in appearance. Princess Beatrice says Sarah Ferguson is after cancer Princess Beatrice says her mom Sa- rah Ferguson is in the after bat- tling two types of cancer in the last year. The 35-year-old daughter of Prince Andrew and the duch*ess of York pro- vided the update as a guest Monday on doing really Beatrice in- formed hosts Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle. had a bumpy health scare last year but, no, all clear now. At 64 Ferguson revealed her diagnosis with form of breast in June 2023 for which she underwent a mastectomy and reconstructive sur- gery.
Then in January, the royal who was married to Andrew from 1986 to 1996, went public with her skin cancer diagnosis. PEOPLE IN THE NEWS A Readington man was found dead Sunday along the Appalachian Trail about 15 miles north of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Raghu Kodali, 61, was found in a wooded area near the trail in Lehigh Township along the ridge of Blue Mountain southeast of Palmerton and near the Carbon County border. The Northampton County said the determination of the cause and manner of death are pend- ing. On its Facebook page, Newswork- ing, a Lehigh Valley breaking news website, reported that Kodali's family reported him missing Saturday night after they lost phone contact with him.
Kodali was reportedly hiking alone. No other information has been re- leased. Email: sey.com Readington man found dead along Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania Mike Deak MyCentralJersey.com USA TODAY NETWORK NEW JERSEY are going she said, ac- knowledging that the school struggle is Other facility improvements include new grandstands at Basilone Field and replacement of the gym at Hillside School. The school district will also be sharing with the township the cost of replacing a turf by the municipal complex. Because of enrollment declines, the budget calls for the elimination of two at grades 5-6, at grades 7-8 and four at the high school.
However, two guidance counselors will be added at the high school. Included in the $1.5 million for tech- nology are Chromebooks for students in grades 5-9 and new laptops for in grades 5-9. The $183 million budget represents a 2.59% increase over this school budget of $178.4 million. The district is expecting to receive a increase in state aid to $15.9 mil- lion. The biggest line item increase in the budget is 9.42% for transportation.
The district contracts of transporta- tion while operates of the buses and vans. The school board has also approved a new contract with the Bridgewater- Raritan Transportation Association, the drivers union, raising the starting salary to $31 per hour. The salary guides now top out at $37 per hour for an an- nual salary of $40,000. Like school districts across the country, Bridgewater-Raritan has ex- perienced in recruiting driv- ers, said Business Administrator Peter Starrs. The property tax rate for school pur- poses will be $1.27 per $100 of assessed value in Bridgewater and $1.30 per $100 of assessed value in Raritan Borough.
The average property in Bridgewater is assessed at $534,317 and the average property in Raritan is assessed at $322,664. The gross amount of money to be raised by local property taxes will rise which is the state cap on school tax levies. Email: sey.com Budget Continued from Page 1A commencement ceremony took place that year, though it was held several blocks from campus. Then came the Kent State shootings. In May 1970, National Guardsmen shot and killed four students at the public university in Kent, Ohio, during dem- onstrations over the Vietnam War.
Nine others were wounded, including a freshman who was paralyzed as a re- sult of the shooting. Graduation ceremonies were anoth- er casualty of the Kent State shootings. In the ensuing decades, colleges started to decentralize their graduation ceremonies, according to John Thelin, a higher education historian and the author of to College in the Six- Many schools began to hold smaller, more intimate events for stu- dents to walk across the stage and re- ceive their diplomas along with class- mates enrolled in similar degree pro- grams. Despite the historical parallels, col- lege campuses are far more diverse and inclusive than they were decades ago. On the whole, a good thing, Thelin said.
But it also has created new challenges for administrators when it comes to navigating issues as complex and personal as the war in the Middle East. irony is that with diversity, in addition to harmony, you also have a chance for Thelin said. chances for some spark of tension within the ranks of a campus are great- er than they Graduations Continued from Page 1A.
