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'Shoot Up The School' Threat Found Scrawled In Teaneck Middle School Bathroom 'Shoot Up The School' Threat Found Scrawled In Teaneck Middle School Bathroom
'Shoot Up The School' Threat Found Scrawled In Teaneck Middle School Bathroom Someone scrawled a threat to shoot up a Teaneck middle school on the wall of a girl's restroom, the district's superintendent said Thursday. “I’m Shoot Up the School," reads the ungrammatical threat found at the Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Supt. Dr. André Spencer wrote in an Oct. 5 email to parents. "Although this can be deemed as an act of vandalism, we want to assure you that we take these matters seriously," the superintendent emphasized. "In addition, we want you to know that our schools are safe and secure. "At this juncture, it has been determined that there is no imminent threa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
COVID-19 Cases Reported At These Bergen, Passaic County Schools COVID-19 Cases Reported At These Bergen, Passaic County Schools
Covid-19 Cases Reported At These Bergen, Passaic County Schools More North Jersey schools are going remote due to increasing COVID-19 cases. All Fair Lawn schools will go remote Dec. 7 until Jan. 15. The Edison School and Fair Lawn BOE offices were remote as of Monday, Nov. 23.  The high school and Memorial Middle School went remote Nov. 19, while Warren Point and Forrest School were expected to return to in-person learning on Nov. 30. Ridgewood Schools reported nearly two dozen cases since the beginning of the academic year. An additional four cases were reported this week: Two each at Benjamin Franklin Middle School and Ridgewood High School. T…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
COVID-19: North Jersey District Reports 8 More Cases, Bringing Total To 19 Since September COVID-19: North Jersey District Reports 8 More Cases, Bringing Total To 19 Since September
Covid-19: North Jersey District Reports 8 More Cases, Bringing Total To 19 Since September A North Jersey school district reported an additional eight COVID-19 cases in the last week. Since September, Ridgewood has reported 19 cases. The most recent cases were reported at the following schools: Nov. 13: One case at Hawes Elementary School linked to out-of-school exposure. No close contact was found and therefore only the individual and family members are quarantined.  Nov. 12: One case at Somerville Elementary School linked to out-of-school exposure. No close contact was found and therefore only the individual and family members are quarantined.  …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Sedan Topples Pole Outside Ridgewood School Sedan Topples Pole Outside Ridgewood School
Sedan Topples Pole Outside Ridgewood School A driver escaped injury Wednesday when his car slammed into a utility pole outside a Ridgewood elementary school. The four-door Honda slammed into the pole on East Glen Avenue at North Vien Street next to the Benjamin Franklin Middle School around 12:50 p.m. It toppled a street sign and left the pole leaning over the vehicle. Casualties included a street sign.Boyd A. Loving Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. The driver escaped injury.Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Firefighters Extricate SUV Driver In Teaneck Bridge Crash Firefighters Extricate SUV Driver In Teaneck Bridge Crash
Firefighters Extricate SUV Driver In Teaneck Bridge Crash An elderly woman was hospitalized with a compound ankle fracture after her SUV slammed into a concrete footbridge post in Teaneck early Monday afternoon. The woman apparently lost control of the Ford on Windsor Road across from the Benjamin Franklin Middle School and it slammed into the post around 12:45 p.m., Battalion Chief Paul Kearns said. Members of Hackensack Rescue helped Teaneck firefighters extricate the woman, who was traveling alone, Kearn said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. The driver was extricated and taken to HUMC with injuries that responders s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Ridgewood 'Jeopardy!' Winner Leaves Lasting Impression On Host Trebek Ridgewood 'Jeopardy!' Winner Leaves Lasting Impression On Host Trebek
Ridgewood 'Jeopardy!' Winner Leaves Lasting Impression On Host Trebek A 20-year-old college student with Ridgewood roots took home $26,000 on ABC's "Jeopardy! College Championship" Thursday and will go on to compete for $100,000 Monday night. Host Alex Trebek said Rebecca Rosenthal, a sophomore at Swarthmore College, "owned the game" before the correct answer to the final question was revealed.  Her parents watched the live show from home in Ridgewood, NorthJersey.com said. Her father said he wasn't surprised she won, as she's been doing quiz bowl since she was a student at Benjamin Franklin Middle School. She was later captain of her tea…

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by Cecilia Levine