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Clifton School Principal Dies: Remembering Jennifer Lucas Clifton School Principal Dies: Remembering Jennifer Lucas
Clifton School Principal Dies: Remembering Jennifer Lucas Jennifer Lucas, the principal of a Clifton elementary school, died on Monday, Oct. 7, school officials said. Acting Superintendent Mark Gengaro announced Lucas' death in a letter to families. Lucas, who helmed School Two, began working in the district as a music teacher at School 12 in 1995, where she continued to work as assistant principal. She later moved on to become principal of School Two, "where she made a lasting impact on all who knew her as a friend, colleague, and school leader," Gengaro said. "Her ability to inspire and motivate extended across Clifton as she brought our c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
College Student Raises $102K After Crash That Killed Bergen County Parents, Teen Sister College Student Raises $102K After Crash That Killed Bergen County Parents, Teen Sister
College Student Raises $102K After Crash That Killed Bergen County Parents, Teen Sister On Tuesday, Sept. 17, Max Dryerman said his final goodbyes to his parents and his younger sister. The college student from Woodcliff Lake lost his entire immediate family in a crash on the Garden State Parkway over the weekend. A joint funeral service was held for David and Michele Dryerman, both 54, and Brooke Dryerman, 17, Tuesday morning at Temple Emanuel of Pascack Valley. A burial service followed at Sharon Gardens on Lakeview Avenue, in Valhalla, NY. Max, whose LinkedIn shows he's studying engineering at Drexel University in Philadelphia, launched a GoFundMe page to help put himself t…

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News
Seton Hall Student Dies In Dorm, University Says Seton Hall Student Dies In Dorm, University Says
Seton Hall Student Dies In Dorm, University Says A Seton Hall University student died after suffering a medical emergency in a dorm room Monday, school officials said. The unidentified student was in Neumann Hall at the time of the incident, according to SHU President Joseph E. Nyre. The cause of death was not released, pending a medical examiner's report. The residence hall where the incident occurred was being used as quarantine housing for out-of-state students in the Spring 2021 semester. “We are anguished at the loss of any member of our university family, but especially at the death of a student,” Nyre said.  “We ache w…

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Police & Fire
Dover Boy, 15, Leaving Football Game Critical After Being Struck By Car On Route 46 Dover Boy, 15, Leaving Football Game Critical After Being Struck By Car On Route 46
Dover Boy, 15, Leaving Football Game Critical After Being Struck By Car On Route 46 A Dover high school student is in critical condition after being hit by a car on a highway crossing Route 46 after a football game Friday night, local police say. The 15-year-old boy was heading toward the McDonald's on the westbound side of the highway in Rockaway Borough when he was struck around 9:50 p.m., Police Sgt. Kyle Schwarzmann said. The unidentified boy remained at Morristown Medical Center in critical condition Saturday morning, Schwarzmann said. District officials said the boy was leaving the Morris Knolls High School football game when the incident occurred. Dover School…

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SUP'T: Fair Lawn Schools Offer Counseling After Thomas Jefferson Student Fatally Struck SUP'T: Fair Lawn Schools Offer Counseling After Thomas Jefferson Student Fatally Struck
SUP'T: Fair Lawn Schools Offer Counseling After Thomas Jefferson Student Fatally Struck Fair Lawn schools will be offering counseling Tuesday following the sudden death of a Thomas Jefferson Middle School student, district officials said. The 12-year-old boy was fatally struck by a Bergen County Sheriff's Officer on Route 208 in Fair Lawn Sunday night while attempting to cross the highway divider, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. The officer was traveling southbound in the left lane on routine patrol when he struck the boy -- who was with several other juveniles -- near the Fair Lawn Avenue exit ramp at 9:08 p.m., Calo said. The officer was taken taken to Ha…

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