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Police & Fire
Accused Hackensack Arsonist Caught Breaking Into New Milford Library: Police
A 26-year-old man recently accused of arson was arrested after he broke into the New Milford Library on Monday, Oct. 28, authorities said. At 11:19 pm, officers were dispatched to the New Milford Public Library on a report of a activated burglar alarm, New Milford police said. Upon arriving on scene, officers observed a broken rear window to the building with shattered glass inside and out, police said. A perimeter was established around the building and when officers viewed the library's security system, they discovered a person, later identified as Patrick Fearon, was in the building. Fea…
Police & Fire
Arsonist Set Fire To County Truck At Bergen Academies In Hackensack
A 26-year-old man has been charged with arson after setting two county-owned vehicles on fire in the parking lot of a private high school in Hackensack, authorities said. Patrick Fearon, previously of Hackensack and currently homeless, is believed to have set fires to the unoccupied Fort F350 pickup truck owned by the County of Bergen, which spread to another pickup truck, also owned by the county, in the parking lot of Bergen County Academies on Hackensack Avenue around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. An investigation launched after the bl…
Schools
Best High Schools: New Jersey Well-Represented In New National Rankings
New Jersey is well-represented in brand-new rankings of the nation's best high schools. US News & World report released its annual list on Tuesday morning, April 23. The rankings were determined by performance on state-required tests, graduation, and how well they prepare students for college. Two New Jersey schools made the top 50 in the U.S: High Technology High School in Lincroft at No. 24, and Edison Academy Magnet School at No. 42. According to US News & World Report, The top 10 best high schools in the Garden State are: No. 10: Academy for Allied Health Sciences …
Schools
These High Schools Ranked Top 5 In Bergen County, Report Says
The grades are in and these Bergen County high schools are a cut above the rest, according to the community and school ranking site Niche. After considering a number of key areas, the following schools were ranked in the website’s 2023 “Best Public High Schools in Bergen County” report: No. 1 - Bergen County Academies (a Bergen County Vocational School), Hackensack No. 2 - Bergen County Tech, Teteroboro No. 3 - Tenafly High School No. 4 - Northern Valley Regional Demarest No. 5 - Northern Highlands Regional All five high schools earned an overall grade of A+. Bergen Academi…
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These Public NJ High Schools Are The Best In America, US News Says
A school isn't just a building. It's a home: A a place for children to foster self-confidence, learn social skills and explore their strengths. Many factors go into what makes a great school, and US News has crunched that data to compile its latest ranking of the best public schools in America. The Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies, comes in at No. 23 on that list, and Union County Magnet School No. 49. Here are the top public high schools in New Jersey, according to US News: 10. Academy for Allied Health Sciences (Scotch Plains) 9.…
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Morning
: School Bus Slides Into Pole In Hackensack
No serious injuries were reported when a small school bus carrying a group of high schoolers slid into a utility pole in Hackensack during an icy morning filled with crashes throughout North Jersey. The 14-passenger bus was headed south on Hackensack Avenue to the nearby Bergen County Academies when it slid partially off the road in front of Hackensack Cemetery and side-swiped the pole at 7:10 a.m., said Police Capt. Darrin DeWitt. All eight students, an aide and the driver reported no injuries, said DeWitt, the officer in charge of the department. A second bus responded and took them the …
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39 NJ Public Schools Ranked Among Best In America By U.S. News
U.S. News & World Report has released is latest rankings of the best public high schools in America. Thirty-nine of those are in New Jersey and rank among the top 10 percent in the nation. "Families can use the Best High Schools rankings to see how schools compare at the national, state and local level on factors like graduation rates and college readiness," said Anita Narayan, managing editor of Education at U.S. News. "The rankings also provide insight into academic performance among underserved groups." High Technology High School was ranked the No. 1 STEM school this ye…
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Covid-
19: 2 Elite Bergen County Schools Closed To Positive Cases
A Bergen County high school recently ranked the best America and an elite prep school have both switched to remote learning after individuals tested positive for Coronavirus. Don Bosco Prep has cancelled athletic events and went remote Wednesday, after two students tested positive. Friday night's football game against St. Joseph Regional and the soccer game against Bergen Catholic on Tuesday were postponed, officials said. The two students had already been working remotely when the school switched to remote learning. Bergen County Academies, which was named the top public high sc…
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Rankings
: Website Names NJ Public High School Overall Best In America
Niche.com has released its annual rankings of the best public high schools in America. The website 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. Bergen County Academies in Hackensack was crowned the overall best in the U.S. The school earned an A+ in every category: Academics, diversity, teachers, college prep, clubs/activities, and health/safety. The website also ranked the best schools in New Jersey. Here are the top 20: 20.…
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Bergen County Students Launch BLM Website For Tri-State Area Activists
A pair of Bergen County high school students whose parents feared for their safety at rallies took activism into their own hands with the launch of a website dedicated raising awareness toward the Black Lives Matter movement. Upon recognizing need for a localized BLM resource, Rayyan Ahmed, 15, of Waldwick and Divyash Shah, 14, of Tenafly jumped to action -- bringing BLM NJ online last week. Ahmed and Shah, both rising sophomores at Bergen County Academies, initially wanted to dive headfirst into the movement through active participation in protests and riots. That idea didn’t sit well wit…
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21 NJ Schools Named Among Best In America
A study released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report names 21 New Jersey high schools among the nation’s best. Nearly 18,000 schools around the country were ranked based on measurements in categories including college readiness (30 percent), math and reading proficiency (20 percent), math and reading performance (20 percent), underserved student performance (10 percent), college curriculum breadth (10 percent) and graduation rate (10 percent). New Jersey’s top school for 2020 is the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies, which ranked No. 33 nati…
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Rankings
: These North Jersey Schools Scored Among Top 50 In State
New Jersey released its grades for public schools, ranking each one on a scale of 0 to 100. Nineteen schools in Bergen, Morris and Passaic counties scored among the top 50 in the state. Critics say the ratings are "oversimplified" and state officials say the grades aren't a fair representation of all that a school has to offer. The grades were based on four-year graduation rate, five-year graduation rate, progress toward English language proficiency, English proficiency, math proficiency and chronic absenteeism. Here are the schools that earned the highest grades in Bergen, Morris a…
Police & Fire
Bergen Academies Locked Down, County Bomb Squad Collects Unattended Toolbox
Someone was missing a beaten-up old toolbox that was found in front of the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack on Tuesday, temporarily locking down the school and drawing the bomb squad. Nearby workers and janitors at the Hackensack Avenue facility told authorities that the box didn’t belong to them. So, taking no chances, they called the Bergen County Bomb Squad around 3:30 p.m. to collect it. Inside, squad members found tools and safety glasses, among other items commonly found in tool boxes.
Lifestyle
Bergen County Native Shakira Barrera Gets Big Break On Hit Netflix Series '
Glow
'
Bergen County native Shakira Barrera is the latest cast member to join the hit Netflix series "GLOW." Barrera of Englewood, a Bergen County Academies graduate, plays Yolanda Rives, a professional wrestler on the Emmy-nominated series. The show follows a group of women who perform for a wrestling organization in Los Angeles during the 1980s. Barrera, who is Nicaraguan-American and the first in her family to attend college, recently sat down for a webcam interview about how her Rutgers prepared her for the role. “My character is a stripper, break-dancer, ballerina," said Barre…
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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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Best High Schools In Bergen County Ranked (Some Are Best In America)
A new ranking by U.S. News and World Report has ranked 23 of New Jersey's schools among the 500 best in the U.S. Five of those schools ranked in the top 10, including two from Bergen County. The list, one of the most prominent national rankings, puts Bergen County Academies at No. 2 in the state and No. 43 in the U.S. Right below it at No. 3 in New Jersey is Bergen County Technical High School in Teterboro, which is ranked No. 58 best in the U.S. Topping off the list at No. 1 in the state and No. 22 in the country is Monmouth County's High Technology High School. Other Bergen County scho…
Lifestyle
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…
Schools
Bergen, Passaic Schools Among Best In NJ: New State Rating
The State Department of Education has published a rating of each public high school on a scale from 1 to 100. According to NJ.com, here are three important facts you should know before analyzing the data: They depend greatly on graduation rate and standardized test scores Some superintendents say the data is misleading and oversimplified Students who skipped the PARCC test counted as if they flunked, hurting the rates The rating is based on graduation rate (50 percent), PARCC test proficiency (35 percent) and chronic absenteeism (15 percent). The highest scoring school (97.47) is Dr. Rona…
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These Bergen County Schools Have The Best SAT Scores In New Jersey
The results are in! According to NJ.com, the average SAT score for the Class of 2017 was 551 in reading and writing, 552 in math and a total of 1,103 out of 1,600.Here's how Bergen and Passaic county schools compare, NJ.com reports. 45. Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan: 1,214; reading: 607; math: 607 39. Glen Rock High School: 1,229; reading 610; math 619 30. Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes: 1,239 (tie with Union County Tech.); reading 616; math 623 28. Northern Highlands Regional High School: 1,248; reading 624; math 624 24. Northern Va…
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These Bergen County Schools Ranked Best In State By Education Department
The New Jersey Department of Education ranked the state's schools on a scale from 1-100, for the first time ever. And the results are in. According to a report by NJ.com, here are the top schools in Bergen and Passaic county: 47: Fort Lee School: 89 38: Brookside School in Allendale 90.1 35: James Fallon in Wayne: 90.5 28: Glen Rock High: 91.6 29: Cliffside Park School No. 3: 91.9 21: Hillside School in Closter: 92.8 22: Radburn School in Fair Lawn: 93 19: Edward H. Byran School in Cresskill: 93.1 15 (tie): Bergen County Academies in Hackensack/Academy For Information Technology in Union …
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