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Northern Valley Regional High School

Nicholas Lewis, Closter Native, Dies At 41: 'True Mensch' Nicholas Lewis, Closter Native, Dies At 41: 'True Mensch'
Nicholas Lewis, Closter Native, Dies At 41: 'True Mensch' Nicholas Lewis, a native of Closter, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Feb. 4, according to his obituary.  A graduate of Northern Valley Regional High School in 2000, Lewis was a standout lineman for the Norseman, earning All-League and All-Bergen County honors as a sophomore, his obituary reads. I am sorry to share the very sad news, but the world lost a huge personality and great man over the weekend, Nick Lewis... Posted by John Shankman on Monday, February 5, 2024 A lawyer, Lewis recently had started his own law firm, Lewis Law, in Woodcliff Lake.  He is survived by his…
Bicyclist, 14, Airlifted After Crash Wasn't Wearing Helmet: Old Tappan Police Bicyclist, 14, Airlifted After Crash Wasn't Wearing Helmet: Old Tappan Police
Bicyclist, 14, Airlifted After Crash Wasn't Wearing Helmet: Old Tappan Police UPDATE: A teenage bicyclist from Old Tappan who collided with a vehicle driven by a New York motorist over the weekend, critically injuring himself, wasn't wearing a helmet, authorities said. A witness told responding officers that the 14-year-old had turned right without stopping onto Ogle Road at the T intersection from Mavus Road -- near Tappan Lake and the Rockland County border -- when he slammed into the passenger side of the vehicle around 10:30 a.m. June 11, Old Tappan Police Chief Joseph Tracy said. The Chester, NY driver "attempted to veer out of the way but was unable to," the ch…
North Jersey High Schooler Celebrates AAPI Culture In New Children's Book North Jersey High Schooler Celebrates AAPI Culture In New Children's Book
North Jersey High Schooler Celebrates Aapi Culture In New Children's Book A junior at Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest is hoping her new children's book will help people embrace their Asian-American culture and customs.  Phoebe Kim's first children's book "Kimbap" was self-published last month, inspired by her childhood and her desire to share more of her Asian-American culture with others. In "Kimbap", Boram is nervous about starting kindergarten but then starts conversations and makes friends by sharing aspects of her Korean culture. In Korean, kimbap (or gimbap) is a popular meal with cooked rice, vegetables, fish and meat rolled in dried shee…
SCHOOL SCARE: Northern Valley HS Staffer Collapses, Heroes Respond SCHOOL SCARE: Northern Valley HS Staffer Collapses, Heroes Respond
School Scare: Northern Valley HS Staffer Collapses, Heroes Respond No students were in the immediate area when a staff member collapsed and stopped breathing at Northern Valley Regional High School in Old Tappan, authorities said. Luckily police were. The staffer had gone to the Technology Department on the second floor for help with a computer issue when he suffered a medical episode shortly after 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, they said. As fortune would have it, help was right downstairs. Police Sgt. Eugene Wilkins was conducting a school security walk-through with Class III Officers Michael Foti and Thomas Tully when a staffer came running at 10:40 a.m.…
Music Teacher From Wayne Charged In Ho-Ho-Kus Juvenile Sex Case Music Teacher From Wayne Charged In Ho-Ho-Kus Juvenile Sex Case
Music Teacher From Wayne Charged In Ho-Ho-Kus Juvenile Sex Case UPDATE: A music teacher from Wayne had "sexually inappropriate conduct" with an underage Ho-Ho-Kus teen, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Thursday. Kyle Kubicki, 29, formerly of Mahwah, remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following his arrest Tuesday. He's charged with providing obscenity to a minor and child endangerment through sexual conduct for "engaging in sexual conversations with a child under the age of 18 and also providing pornographic materials" to the youngster "for the purpose of sexual…
Old Tappan Man, 23, Struck, Killed By Jeep In Brooklyn Old Tappan Man, 23, Struck, Killed By Jeep In Brooklyn
Old Tappan Man, 23, Struck, Killed By Jeep In Brooklyn A pedestrian who was struck and killed by a Jeep in downtown Brooklyn on Thursday was identified as a 23-year-old Old Tappan man. Joseph Fernandez was crossing the Flatbush Avenue extension at Gold Street when he was struck shortly after 6:30 a.m., the NYPD said. An ambulance took Fernandez to Brooklyn Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The 67-year-old driver of the 2017 Jeep remained at the scene. No charges were immediately filed, authorities said. Fernandez was graduated from Northern Valley Regional High School and attended the University of Rhode Island.
Here's Anti-Trump/GOP Manifesto Left With Ball Bearings Outside Bergen Residents' Homes Here's Anti-Trump/GOP Manifesto Left With Ball Bearings Outside Bergen Residents' Homes
Here's Anti-Trump/GOP Manifesto Left With Ball Bearings Outside Bergen Residents' Homes UPDATE: A political manifesto of sorts that was left along with a ball bearings in zip-locked bags outside the homes of dozens of Bergen County residents includes a portrait of former President Trump with blood on his hands and dripping from the roof of the White House. The writer who left the bags in residents' driveways and walkways in Closter and Demarest early Wednesday claims to be a former Republican who claims that apparently patriotic neighbors had hidden “deplorable tendencies” that have emerged in the downfall of the former president. Motivated by Trump – whom he calls a variety …
Dozens Of NJ Residents Find Anti-Trump/GOP Propaganda, Ball Bearing In Bags Outside Homes Dozens Of NJ Residents Find Anti-Trump/GOP Propaganda, Ball Bearing In Bags Outside Homes
Dozens Of NJ Residents Find Anti-Trump/GOP Propaganda, Ball Bearing In Bags Outside Homes UPDATE: A political manifesto of sorts that was left along with a ball bearings in zip-locked bags outside the homes of dozens of Bergen County residents includes a portrait of former President Trump with blood on his hands and dripping from the roof of the White House. The writer who left the bags in residents' driveways and walkways in Closter and Demarest early Wednesday claims to be a former Republican who claims that apparently patriotic neighbors had hidden “deplorable tendencies” that have emerged in the downfall of the former president. Motivated by Trump – whom he calls a variety …
Daughter Of Late Bergen Pizzeria Owner Turns Grief Into Giving Through Mental Health Chats Daughter Of Late Bergen Pizzeria Owner Turns Grief Into Giving Through Mental Health Chats
Daughter Of Late Bergen Pizzeria Owner Turns Grief Into Giving Through Mental Health Chats If you knew Demarest Pizza owner Steve Renke, you wouldn’t be surprised by an organization created by his daughter to help those struggling with mental health issues. That it’s happening amid the COVID-19 pandemic just makes “The Pizza Project” created by Braden Renke that much more important. Before social distancing, members of Braden's group met every Friday night for pizza and frank discussions at Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania, where she's a junior student athlete majoring in Psychology. Now they Zoom. "I saw a major gap in mental health awareness for a lot of people…
Riverdale Schools Sup't From Haworth Placed On Administrative Leave Riverdale Schools Sup't From Haworth Placed On Administrative Leave
Riverdale Schools Sup't From Haworth Placed On Administrative Leave Riverdale Schools Interim Superintendent Geoffrey Gordon was placed on administrative leave Monday. School Principal Paul Kobliska and Business Administrator Jayson Gutierrez made the announcement in a letter posted to the district's website, saying they could not provide any further information. Gordon of Haworth was unanimously appointed by the Riverdale Board of Education to lead the K-8 district through June 30. He served as the interim superintendent for two years at Northern Valley Regional High School district and was a high school principal and superintendent in New Providence…
Lights Out: Final Year For Demarest Teen's Christmas Display Lights Out: Final Year For Demarest Teen's Christmas Display
Lights Out: Final Year For Demarest Teen's Christmas Display Demarest won't be quite as bright next Christmas. This will be the last season that 17-year-old Daniel Eisenberg will have his display up before his upcoming move to Florida. The Northern Valley Regional High School student created Lights On Evergreen -- which boasts more than 100,000-bulbs programmed to several songs -- years ago as a tribute to his late mother, raising awareness and funds for the American Heart Association. Stop by 38 Evergreen Place in Demarest between 4:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. now through Christmas for one last look.
Students, Responders, Others Attend Candlelight Vigil For Late Demarest Pizza Owner Students, Responders, Others Attend Candlelight Vigil For Late Demarest Pizza Owner
Students, Responders, Others Attend Candlelight Vigil For Late Demarest Pizza Owner TRIBUTE: Steve Renke, who made Demarest Pizza a local institution for more than three decades, constantly took up the causes of anyone who needed funding -- advertising campaigns at his shop, urging people to give what they could. Now the community is rallying to help his widow and three children after he died suddenly late Saturday. Renke, a 49-year-old father of three, from Haworth was a senior at Northern Valley Regional High School when he and three partners bought the Hardenburgh Avenue shop in 1987. "Because the day of the closing was a school day, he proceeded to ask his lawye…
Former Old Tappan Firefighter, Private Investigator Tim Sheridan Dies, 39 Former Old Tappan Firefighter, Private Investigator Tim Sheridan Dies, 39
Former Old Tappan Firefighter, Private Investigator Tim Sheridan Dies, 39 OLD TAPPAN, N.J. — Timothy “Tim” Sheridan formerly of Old Tappan died on Jan. 8 in Florida, with his parents by his side. He was 39 years old. Visitation will be Saturday, Jan. 13, at Old Tappan's St. Pius X RC Church at 10 a.m. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tim was born in Queens, NY and was raised in Old Tappan. He attended the Old Tappan schools and graduated from Northern Valley Regional High School.  Tim was a parishioner of St. Pius X in Old Tappan. He was an avid fan of football and baseball with Mets, Jets and Notre Dame being his teams.  From a very early age, Tim…