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Northern Valley
Obituaries
Legendary Bergen County Baseball Coach Ralph Cobb Dies, 92 Legendary Bergen County Baseball Coach Ralph Cobb Dies, 92
Legendary Bergen County Baseball Coach Ralph Cobb Dies, 92 Legendary Bergen County high school baseball coach Ralph Cobb died on Wednesday, April 5. He was 92 years old. Cobb was born and raised in North Arlington and graduated from Rutgers University. A standout baseball player, he earned a tryout with the then-New York Giants and later served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1955, his obituary states. Cobb spent 40 years as a high school history teacher and varsity baseball coach. He started at Rutherford High School before heading to Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan. Cobb was at Northern Valley from 1962 until his retirement in 19…

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by Sam Barron
Ocean
News
Ocean County Varsity Basketball Player Hasn't Let Debilitating Disease Set Him Back Ocean County Varsity Basketball Player Hasn't Let Debilitating Disease Set Him Back
Ocean County Varsity Basketball Player Hasn't Let Debilitating Disease Set Him Back The community is rallying to support a Jersey Shore teenager with a chronic disease. Shannon Macinnes is organizing a GoFundMe on behalf of her nephew Sean from Ocean County, who was admitted to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia last January, with chronic bowel disease. The 16-year-old has been battling inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) since he was nine. He's had to endure multiple procedures, monthly infusions, hospital stays and has been in severe pain constantly, said his aunt, who coordinated the GoFundMe. "We have all been in awe of his bravery, determined attitud…

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by Jon Craig
Norwalk
Schools
These Fairfield County High School Seniors Named Regeneron Scholars These Fairfield County High School Seniors Named Regeneron Scholars
These Fairfield County High School Seniors Named Regeneron Scholars Eight high school seniors from Connecticut are among the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2023, regarded as the nation’s oldest and most prestigious scholastic science and math competition, the Society for Science announced on Tuesday, Jan. 10.The 300 will be awarded $2,000 each and their schools will be awarded $2,000 for each enrolled scholar. The Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars were selected from 1,949 applications from 627 high schools across 48 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, and four other countries. The following Connecticut students were named: …

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by Joe Lombardi
Mamaroneck
Schools
These Westchester High Schools Among Nation's Best According To Brand-New Rankings These Westchester High Schools Among Nation's Best According To Brand-New Rankings
These Westchester High Schools Among Nation's Best According To Brand-New Rankings It’s no secret that the Hudson Valley is home to some of the nation’s best schools, but which rank among the top in the country? The U.S. News & World Report released its 2022 list of the best high schools in the country after evaluating nearly 18,000 schools at all levels. According to the organization - which touts itself as “the global authority in education rankings” - high schools were judged on these factors: College readiness; Reading and math proficiency; Reading and math performance; Underserved student performance; College curriculum breadth; Graduation rates. In New York…

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by Zak Failla
South Passaic
News
Trio Charged With Murdering College-Bound Paterson Honor Student, 18 Trio Charged With Murdering College-Bound Paterson Honor Student, 18
Trio Charged With Murdering College-Bound Paterson Honor Student, 18 Three men were each charged with murder in a street shooting that killed an innocent college-bound honor student from Paterson as he carried in his grandmother’s groceries. Jaquin Williams and Jahed Jones, both 19 of Paterson, and Kahaz D. Heron, 18, of Clifton remained held in the Passaic County Jail following an intense and furious investigation into the slaying of 18-year-old Robert Cuadra. Cuadra was struck by a bullet that was among no fewer than 16 rounds that authorities said were fired on Godwin Avenue around 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19. Responding officers found the mortally wounded teen o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
South Passaic
News
Stray Bullet Kills Paterson Teen Carrying In His Grandmother's Groceries Stray Bullet Kills Paterson Teen Carrying In His Grandmother's Groceries
Stray Bullet Kills Paterson Teen Carrying In His Grandmother's Groceries UPDATE: A college-bound Paterson teen was carrying in his grandmother's groceries when he was struck and killed by a stray bullet outside the family's home, loved ones said.  Robert Cuadra, 18, was hit when someone fired no fewer than 16 rounds on Godwin Avenue between Carroll Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Responding officers found the mortally wounded teen on the sidewalk in front of his house, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. An ambulance took Cuadra to St. Josep…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Union
News
Support Surges For North Jersey Coach, Teacher Who Suffered Stroke Support Surges For North Jersey Coach, Teacher Who Suffered Stroke
Support Surges For North Jersey Coach, Teacher Who Suffered Stroke Support is surging for a North Jersey high school teacher and coach who suffered a stroke. More than $18,600 had been raised for Billy Connors and his family on a GoFundMe as of Sunday morning. Connors -- who has been teaching high school business classes for more than 30 years in Hoboken, Sparta, Emerson and Weehawken -- was airlifted to Overlook Hospital in Summit after suffering a stroke in April. After a successful surgical procedure, he began suffering seizures, leaving him in critical care and on a ventilator for five days, the campaign says. Connors was transfer…

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by Cecilia Levine
Nassau
Schools
Long Island High Schools Among Nation's Best In Brand-New U.S. News & World Report Rankings Long Island High Schools Among Nation's Best In Brand-New U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Long Island High Schools Among Nation's Best In Brand-New U.S. News & World Report Rankings Long Island is well represented in the brand-new 2021 U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best high schools in the nation. The criteria in ranking the more than 17,000 focused on six factors:  College readiness,  Reading and math proficiency,  Reading and math performance,  Underserved student performance,  College curriculum breadth, Graduation rates.  College readiness specifically measures participation and performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams, U.S. News & World Report said. The data used was from the 2018-20…

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by Joe Lombardi
Dauphin
News
Proposed Bill Says PA High School Students Would Need To Pass Civics Test To Graduate Proposed Bill Says PA High School Students Would Need To Pass Civics Test To Graduate
Proposed Bill Says PA High School Students Would Need To Pass Civics Test To Graduate A bill proposed in the Pennsylvania House would require all high school students to pass a civics test. "Alarming decline in civics knowledge among young Americans," was the motivation for her new proposal, says Rep. Karen Boback, Republican from Luzerne. The test Boback is proposing would include questions from the US citizenship exam issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. High School students would be allowed to take the test as many times as is necessary to attain a passing grade, according to a March 24 memo Boback wrote to her fellow legislators when seeking co-sponsor…

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by Jillian Pikora
Worcester
News
COVID-19: Deadline Set For MA Students' Return To In-Class Learning COVID-19: Deadline Set For MA Students' Return To In-Class Learning
Covid-19: Deadline Set For MA Students' Return To In-Class Learning Soon remote learning won’t be an option: Massachusetts has set deadlines for when students have to return to in-person education. On Tuesday, March 9, the Commissioner of Education Jeffrey C. Riley said that, for elementary school children (grades K-5), hybrid and remote learning models will no longer count toward meeting the required student learning time hours as of April 5. All Massachusetts public elementary schools must switch to full-time, in-person education, five days per week starting on Monday, April 5. Riley set deadlines for other grades to return to in-person, full-time educa…

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by Kristin Palpini
Pascack Valley
News
'What Happened Is Not Okay,' Catholic HS Student Says Of Classmates' Racially Offensive Video 'What Happened Is Not Okay,' Catholic HS Student Says Of Classmates' Racially Offensive Video
'What Happened Is Not Okay,' Catholic HS Student Says Of Classmates' Racially Offensive Video “What happened is not okay and we will not be quiet,” a student at a Catholic high school in Bergen County wrote in response to a racist video created by two of her classmates. Alumnae and current students at Immaculate Heart Academy have signed a petition with an accompanying letter calling for expulsion of the two seniors and “actions from the administration to further promote racial equality,” she said. This comes in response to a gone-viral video in which one student from the all-girls school in Washington Township repeats a racial epithet and then curses “Black Lives Matter” while…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Warren Hunterdon
Lifestyle
NEW RANKINGS: Website Runs Down Top Public High Schools In Warren County NEW RANKINGS: Website Runs Down Top Public High Schools In Warren County
NEW Rankings: Website Runs Down Top Public High Schools In Warren County We’ve seen the top public schools throughout New Jersey, but what about Warren County? Niche.com graded every school across the U.S. based on a "rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education," it said. According to the newly-released set of rankings, the top public high school in Warren County is Phillipsburg High School. Here are the other top-rated high schools in Warren County, according to Niche.com. State test scores, college readiness, graduation rates and teacher quality were…

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by Valerie Musson
Nassau
News
COVID-19: Long Island Student Suspended One Year For Remote-Learning Defiance COVID-19: Long Island Student Suspended One Year For Remote-Learning Defiance
Covid-19: Long Island Student Suspended One Year For Remote-Learning Defiance The 17-year-old Long Island high school student who protested a lack of in-person learning due to the COVID-19 outbreak will now not be permitted to step foot on campus at all this year. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the William Floyd School District on the south shore implemented a hybrid learning model for its 8,800 students, with some attending classes in person on certain days and learning remotely on others. Senior Maverick Stow, in protest of the district’s decision, repeatedly trespassed on campus on days he was not scheduled to be in the classroom, leading to his arrest last…

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by Zak Failla
Litchfield
News
These Litchfield County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists These Litchfield County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists
These Litchfield County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists Some of Litchfield County's best and brightest students were among those chosen as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, which celebrates the academic achievements of high schoolers. This week, 16,000 high school seniors were chosen from around the country as semifinalists, who are vying for 7,600 scholarships totaling more than $30 million that will be announced in the spring. To become a finalist, semifinalists and an official from their high school must submit a detailed scholarship application that provides information about the students’ academic record, participatio…

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by Zak Failla
Pleasantville
News
These Westchester HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists These Westchester HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists
These Westchester HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists Some of Westchester's best and brightest students were among those chosen as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, which celebrates the academic achievements of high schoolers. This week, 16,000 high school seniors were chosen from around the country as semifinalists, who are vying for 7,600 scholarships totaling more than $30 million that will be announced in the spring. To become a finalist, semifinalists and an official from their high school must submit a detailed scholarship application that provides information about the students’ academic record, participation in s…

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by Zak Failla
Putnam
News
These Putnam County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists These Putnam County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists
These Putnam County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists Some of Putnam County's best and brightest students were among those chosen as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, which celebrates the academic achievements of high schoolers. This week, 16,000 high school seniors were chosen from around the country as semifinalists, who are vying for 7,600 scholarships totaling more than $30 million that will be announced in the spring. To become a finalist, semifinalists and an official from their high school must submit a detailed scholarship application that provides information about the students’ academic record, participation in…

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by Zak Failla
Southwest Dutchess
News
These Dutchess County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists These Dutchess County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists
These Dutchess County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists Some of Dutchess County's best and brightest students were among those chosen as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, which celebrates the academic achievements of high schoolers. This week, 16,000 high school seniors were chosen from around the country as semifinalists, who are vying for 7,600 scholarships totaling more than $30 million that will be announced in the spring. To become a finalist, semifinalists and an official from their high school must submit a detailed scholarship application that provides information about the students’ academic record, participation …

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by Zak Failla
Southwest Dutchess
Schools
These Dutchess County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists These Dutchess County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists
These Dutchess County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists Some of Dutchess County's best and brightest students were among those chosen as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, which celebrates the academic achievements of high schoolers. This week, 16,000 high school seniors were chosen from around the country as semifinalists, who are vying for 7,600 scholarships totaling more than $30 million that will be announced in the spring. To become a finalist, semifinalists and an official from their high school must submit a detailed scholarship application that provides information about the students’ academic record, participation …

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by Zak Failla
Litchfield
Schools
These Litchfield County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists These Litchfield County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists
These Litchfield County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists Some of Litchfield County's best and brightest students were among those chosen as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, which celebrates the academic achievements of high schoolers. This week, 16,000 high school seniors were chosen from around the country as semifinalists, who are vying for 7,600 scholarships totaling more than $30 million that will be announced in the spring. To become a finalist, semifinalists and an official from their high school must submit a detailed scholarship application that provides information about the students’ academic record, participatio…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
Schools
Westchester High Schools Among Best In NY, Nation In U.S. News Rankings Westchester High Schools Among Best In NY, Nation In U.S. News Rankings
Westchester High Schools Among Best In NY, Nation In U.S. News Rankings Westchester County is well-represented in a brand-new U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools National Rankings. The following high schools in the county made the Top 50 in New York State: Rye High School is ranked 12th within New York and 125th in the nation. Edgemont Junior-Senior High School is ranked 14th in New York and 138th nationally. Bronxville High School is ranked 17th in New York, 170th nationally. Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua is ranked 18th within New York and 176th nationally. Byram Hills High School is ranked 22nd in New York and 184th in the nation. Blind …

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by Joe Lombardi
Southwest Dutchess
Schools
Poughkeepsie HS Principal Fired For Improper Graduations Poughkeepsie HS Principal Fired For Improper Graduations
Poughkeepsie HS Principal Fired For Improper Graduations The Poughkeepsie City School District fired high school principal Phee Simpson for allegedly graduating nearly two dozen students under “questionable circumstances.” The district announced that Simpson was out of a job following a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 19. She was suspended with pay by the School Board in January last year. The termination was official as of Tuesday, Aug. 6. Before the suspension, the Board launched an investigation into allegations that Simpson allowed students to graduate in 2017 by awarding them additional credits in 41 courses. In total, 22 students graduat…

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by Zak Failla
Morris
News
Racial Yearbook Mosaic Stirs Anger In Mount Olive Racial Yearbook Mosaic Stirs Anger In Mount Olive
Racial Yearbook Mosaic Stirs Anger In Mount Olive A Mount Olive High School 2019 yearbook photo design that separates white and black students has caused contention in the community. Photos of black students -- some repeated over and again -- were arranged to create the image of a “19” around photos of white and lighter-skinned students. "Proofs need to be signed before publication," one parent said. "Someone definitely dropped the ball. I told my daughter to keep it, it is a part of history now, the way of the world." "The outcome was not right," another parent added in the Facebook thread. Other parents felt the issue was being blown o…

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by Cecilia Levine
White Plains
Schools
Latest New School Rankings: These Westchester Districts Among Best In State Latest New School Rankings: These Westchester Districts Among Best In State
Latest New School Rankings: These Westchester Districts Among Best In State Related story: These Hudson Valley High Schools Among Best In State Niche released its brand-new rankings of the best high schools in New York for 2019 on Wednesday. You can view them here. The website also unveiled its rankings for best school districts and once again, the Hudson Valley is front and center. A total of 11 school districts in the Hudson Valley -- all in Westchester County -- ranked in the Top 25 in the state are: 3. Edgemont Union Free School District 4. Scarsdale Union Free School District 10. Rye Neck Union Free School District 12. Briarcliff Manor Union Free School D…

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by Joe Lombardi