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Threatening Bathroom Graffiti Temporarily Closes Private Englewood School (UPDATE) Threatening Bathroom Graffiti Temporarily Closes Private Englewood School (UPDATE)
Threatening Bathroom Graffiti Temporarily Closes Private Englewood School (Update) 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Police were reviewing security video to determine who's responsible for a threat specifically mentioning Blacks and Hispanics that was found scrawled on a bathroom wall at Dwight-Englewood School. The K-12 school was closed on Wednesday, April 24, following the discovery earlier in the week of a message that investigators said threatens to "get even." The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was alerted and police in Englewood are working the case, assisted by the county sheriff's forensics team, which collected evidence. "There's concern right now considering what just recently trans…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
'Deeply Offensive:' 30 Dwight-Englewood 7th Graders Were On Racist Text Chain, Admin Says 'Deeply Offensive:' 30 Dwight-Englewood 7th Graders Were On Racist Text Chain, Admin Says
'Deeply Offensive:' 30 Dwight-Englewood 7th Graders Were On Racist Text Chain, Admin Says The Dwight-Englewood school, a private school in Bergen County, said more than 30 7th grade boys were involved in a text chain that featured racist language. In a letter sent to parents, Jeremy Gregersen, the head of school, said the texts contained highly-charged language and anti-Black, racist memes. "My stomach dropped even further as I found that my son was included in the text chain," Gregersen said. Gregersen said the boys on the text chain have various degrees of culpability. Some simply said nothing, others laughed and egged it on while others posted offensive comments and memes, G…

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by Sam Barron
Schools
These Are The Top-Ranked Private High Schools In Bergen County, Website Says These Are The Top-Ranked Private High Schools In Bergen County, Website Says
These Are The Top-Ranked Private High Schools In Bergen County, Website Says We've seen the list of Bergen County's best public high schools, but what about the private ones?  Niche has a report for that, too. The community and school ranking site has released its 2023 report of "Best Private High Schools in Bergen County." These five private schools, which all earned an A+, were ranked among the best in the county by Niche: No. 1: Dwight-Englewood School, Englewood No. 2: Primoris Academy, Westwood No. 3: Saddle River Day School, Saddle River No. 4: Bergen Catholic High School, Oradell No. 5: Academy of the Holy Angels, Demarest Going to…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
Former Teacher From Englewood Charlotte Benner, 86, Lived Remarkably Merry Life Former Teacher From Englewood Charlotte Benner, 86, Lived Remarkably Merry Life
Former Teacher From Englewood Charlotte Benner, 86, Lived Remarkably Merry Life Charlotte Benner, 86, died peacefully in her sleep at home in Yarmouth Port, MA, on Feb. 13 Charlotte was born in New York City on August 1, 1933, the “one and only” child of Charles Van Antwerp and Katherine Karcher Benner.  She spent her formative years in Englewood, where she attended the Elisabeth Morrow and Dwight-Englewood schools.  Among the accolades that the Dwight senior class bestowed on Charlotte was "Most Distinguished Laugh" -- an honor she undoubtedly would have contended for within any group she joined through her remarkably merry life. Following her graduation f…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
Schools
New Rankings: These North Jersey Schools Are Among Best In State New Rankings: These North Jersey Schools Are Among Best In State
New Rankings: These North Jersey Schools Are Among Best In State New Jersey is home to some of the nation’s finest schools -- but which high schools are at the top the list? Niche on Wednesday released its 2019 rankings, which are “based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education.” Using a weighted scale including academic grades (60 percent), teacher’s grades (10 percent), culture and diversity (10 percent), parent-student surveys (10 percent) and other factors, Niche determined the top high schools throughout the country. "The 2019 Best Public High Scho…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Leonia Native Anthony Bourdain Dead From Apparent Suicide At 61 Leonia Native Anthony Bourdain Dead From Apparent Suicide At 61
Leonia Native Anthony Bourdain Dead From Apparent Suicide At 61 Leonia native and chef, author, and television personality Anthony Bourdain was found dead of an apparent suicide in a French hotel Friday. He was 61. Having graduated from the Dwight-Englewood School in 1973, Bourdain became most known as host of CNN’s “Parts Unknown” TV show.  A 1978 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, Bourdain returned to CIA last year where he was awarded an honorary doctorate. Bourdain also attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie. He was regarded as one of the most well-known and influential chefs in the world.

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
WATCH: Englewood Native Shoots Music Video At Alma Mater WATCH: Englewood Native Shoots Music Video At Alma Mater
Watch: Englewood Native Shoots Music Video At Alma Mater Standing in Dwight Englewood's Silberfein Gymnasium, the memories seem to come rushing back to alumna Margot Bennett. She never felt totally comfortable in the high school gym. Actually, she felt completely out of place -- athletics were never really her "thing." But oh, has she found it.  And so this time, standing in the Silberfein Gymnasium, 26-year-old Bennett feels right at home, filming the music video for her new song "FABLES," based on adolescent experiences formed nearly a decade ago in the same place. "Set in a high-school gym class, 'FABLES' is a tale o…

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by Cecilia Levine