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Beloved Teacher, Grad From Western Mass School Remembered For Positive Impact On Students Beloved Teacher, Grad From Western Mass School Remembered For Positive Impact On Students
Beloved Teacher, Grad From Western Mass School Remembered For Positive Impact On Students A beloved teacher who was a fixture at a Northern Westchester high school for decades is being remembered for her contagious positive energy and her tremendous impact on her students throughout her long career.   Elizabeth “Betsy” Groat of Ho-Ho-Kus in Bergen County died on Wednesday, Oct. 30 after a battle with cancer, according to her obituary.   Groat, who taught physical education and coached at Westlake High School in Thornwood, dedicated 38 years to inspiring and supporting student-athletes in the Mount Pleasant School District, according to a GoFundMe page created in her honor that i…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Fireball Traveling 34,000 MPH Over NYC Caused Loud Boom Heard Across Tristate: NASA Fireball Traveling 34,000 MPH Over NYC Caused Loud Boom Heard Across Tristate: NASA
Fireball Traveling 34,000 MPH Over NYC Caused Loud Boom Heard Across Tristate: NASA The mysterious boom heard and felt across the tristate area may have been caused by a meteor passing through the area, NASA says. Locals reported hearing thunder-like booms and rattling just after 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 16.  The USGS ruled out earthquakes, and residents across the tri-state reported witnessing fireballs to the American Meteor Society. After hours of anticipating, NASA confirmed a "daylight fireball" over New York City at 11:17 a.m. Reports filed on the American Meteor Society website permitted "a very crude determination of the trajectory of the meteor," …

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
Bergen County Fencer Qualifies For Olympics In Paris Bergen County Fencer Qualifies For Olympics In Paris
Bergen County Fencer Qualifies For Olympics In Paris A fencer from Bergen County is going to be saying "en garde" at the Olympics this summer. Mitchell Saron, a Ridgewood native and senior at Harvard University, recently qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, competing in the men's saber event. Saron got his start the Bergen Fencing Club in Waldwick. Congratulations to Mitchell Saron for winning a Silver in the team World Cup at Padua, Italy, earlier this... Posted by Bergen Fencing Club on Monday, March 11, 2024 Saron said he got his start in fencing after watching the lightsaber duels in "Star Wars" and dreamed of becomin…

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by Sam Barron
Real Estate
Cardi B Building Sprawling Mansion In Northern NJ -- But She Calls It NYC (Photos) Cardi B Building Sprawling Mansion In Northern NJ -- But She Calls It NYC (Photos)
Cardi B Building Sprawling Mansion In Northern NJ -- But She Calls It NYC (Photos) Cardi B announced she's in the process of building a New York City home. But what she apparently meant was New Jersey. "These days I don’t just live one place, I’m everywhere due to my work. One thing for sure I needed a home in my home city of NY!" the rapper wrote.  "I’m soo proud of myself. I work so hard for my children to be comfortable everywhere they are regardless of work. Me and my husband have always dreamed of having a crib in NY, and we have decided to add to our portfolio of homes, along with Atlanta and LA." The sprawling Bergen County home, in Tenafly, sold fo…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Body Of Wall Street Escort From Fairfield County Found Stuffed In Barrel Body Of Wall Street Escort From Fairfield County Found Stuffed In Barrel
Body Of Wall Street Escort From Fairfield County Found Stuffed In Barrel A high-end escort whose body was found stuffed in a barrel and dumped on a quiet residential street in the region was born and raised in Fairfield County. Nicole Flanagan, age 42, of Greenwich, was found on Friday, Aug. 13, stuffed in the barrel in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey after residents noticed a horrible smell coming from it, according to a report in The New York Post. Flanagan, the mother of three, was born in Greenwich, and has family in town, according to her obituary. She was last seen alive on surveillance video entering 95 Wall St. in the Financial District the night befor…

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by Kathy Reakes