Gloucester Catholic High School will host its 4th Annual Hall of Fame Banquet on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at Sapphire Grand Ballroom in Deptford, NJ, the Hall of Fame Executive Committee has announced.
Proceeds from the Hall of Fame Banquet benefit Gloucester Catholic High School.
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FISHERY: Angling Category Southern Area Trophy Bluefin Tuna (the southern area is defined as the area south of 39°18’N. lat. (off Great Egg Inlet, NJ), outside of the Gulf of America). More information on this area can be found in the Amendment 13 Compliance Guide. Please note, that the Angling category fishery for school, large school, or small medium bluefin tuna (27 to <73”) remains open in all areas except for the Gulf of America, which is designated as bluefin tuna spawning grounds and where NOAA Fisheries does not allow targeted fishing for bluefin tuna.
The Angling category bluefin tuna trophy fisheries for the Gulf of America, Southern New England, and Gulf of Maine areas remain open. CLOSED: January 13, 2026, 11:30 pm – December 31, 2026 REASON FOR CLOSURE: Based on the best available landings information, the southern area trophy subquota has been reached and exceeded. PERMITS AFFECTED: Highly Migratory Species Angling category permitted vessels and Highly Migratory Species Charter/Headboat permitted vessels fishing recreationally in the southern area (defined above). Recreational fishermen aboard vessels with an Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Angling category or Highly Migratory Species Charter/Headboat permit (while fishing recreationally) may not retain, possess, or land large medium or giant Atlantic bluefin tuna (i.e., measuring 73 inches curved fork length or greater) in the southern area from 11:30 p.m. January 13, 2026, through December 31, 2026. COMMERCIAL: Not affected by this closure. Learn More
New Jersey public school districts will be required to bar their students from using cellphones and other smart devices during school hours under a bill signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy Thursday.
Murphy, a Democrat whose second term ends on Jan. 20, had made banning phones during class a priority of his final year in office. He signed the bill during a ceremony in Ramsey High School, where classrooms have been phone-free for a year already.
Murphy said that within four months of Ramsey High School’s cellphone ban, nearly 80% of teachers reported increased engagement in class and a majority of the faculty observed greater student-to-student interaction, fewer classroom distractions, and more attentive students.
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