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Obituaries
Randolph Mourns Death Of High School Student Matthew Augustine After Long Illness Randolph Mourns Death Of High School Student Matthew Augustine After Long Illness
Randolph Mourns Death Of High School Student Matthew Augustine After Long Illness The Randolph community is mourning the loss of a beloved high school student. Matthew John Nuncio Augustine died in his family's loving embrace at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Friday, July 7 after battling a long illness. He was 15. Born in Denville, Matthew lived in Randolph Township his entire life and was preparing to start his sophomore year at Randolph High School, his obituary says. Described as a “kind, bright, caring and gentle young man,” Matthew was a spirited member of the RHS Marching Band and St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church in Succasunna. He loved spending time wi…

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by Valerie Musson
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LAWSUIT: Randolph High Grad Says 17 Students Were Victims Of TikTok Bullying LAWSUIT: Randolph High Grad Says 17 Students Were Victims Of TikTok Bullying
Lawsuit: Randolph High Grad Says 17 Students Were Victims Of TikTok Bullying A 2020 graduate of Randolph High School has filed a lawsuit against the district claiming that officials neglected to investigate a series of TikTok bullying videos that targeted 17 students. Darcy Schleifstein says the students were the subjects of three videos involving bullying and harassment on the social media platform: “Criminals of Randolph," "Liberals of Randolph" and "Whores of Randolph,” DailyRecord reports citing court records.  District officials reportedly knew of the bullying several weeks before the three clips surfaced but neglected to notify the targeted students …

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
NEW RANKINGS: Website Runs Down Top Public Schools In Morris County NEW RANKINGS: Website Runs Down Top Public Schools In Morris County
NEW Rankings: Website Runs Down Top Public Schools In Morris County We’ve seen the top public schools throughout New Jersey, but what about Morris 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 Morris County is The Academy for Mathematics, Science & Engineering in Rockaway. Here are the other top-rated high schools in Morris County, according to Niche.com. State test scores, college readiness, graduation rat…

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by Valerie Musson
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COVID-19: Morris County HS Student Marks 4th Positive Case For District COVID-19: Morris County HS Student Marks 4th Positive Case For District
Covid-19: Morris County HS Student Marks 4th Positive Case For District A Morris County high school will remain open after a positive COVID-19 case was presented among a student Monday. Contact tracing was under way at Randolph High School, where students returned for in-person learning Tuesday, the Daily Record reports. The case marks the fourth in the district and the third in the high school. There have been 27 COVID-19 cases reported in Randolph since Oct. 1. While there has been an increasing amount of cases in the township, there is no one "super spreader," Mayor Christine Carey said.  "Many cases involve one family member getting infected and…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Randolph Native Kristen Feeney Leaves Behind Beloved Husband, 2 Kids Randolph Native Kristen Feeney Leaves Behind Beloved Husband, 2 Kids
Randolph Native Kristen Feeney Leaves Behind Beloved Husband, 2 Kids Kristen Feeney died on Feb. 22 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. She was 52. Raised in New Randolph, Kristen graduated from Randolph High School in 1985, her obituary says. Kristen went on to attend Arcadia University and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources in 1989. She worked as a management recruiter at Chubb Institute and as a team member at Feeney Associates, the family food business, according to her obituary. Kristen and her husband, Patrick, had two children, Shannon and Sean. The family then moved from Rockaway to Blairstown, where they built a home and …

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Community Rallies For Randolph HS Dance Teacher Recovering From Brain Tumor Community Rallies For Randolph HS Dance Teacher Recovering From Brain Tumor
Community Rallies For Randolph HS Dance Teacher Recovering From Brain Tumor Dance skirts: That was Michele Adriano de Oliveira's first thought after waking up from surgery to remove a brain tumor earlier this month. The Randolph High School dance teacher and mom of two was diagnosed with a meningioma (benign brain tumor) after several bouts of dizzy spells and severe headaches. Adriano de Oliveira feels grateful that the tumor was benign and she won't need radiation or chemotherapy. Still, she faces a long road ahead. More than $16,700 had been raised as of Tuesday morning on a GoFundMe for Adriano de Oliveira launched by her cousin Danielle Baker. Bein…

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by Cecilia Levine