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St. Mary of the Assumption High School

Obituaries
Lifelong Union County Resident Andrew Zagorski, 28, Was Loving Husband To HS Sweetheart Lifelong Union County Resident Andrew Zagorski, 28, Was Loving Husband To HS Sweetheart
Lifelong Union County Resident Andrew Zagorski, 28, Was Loving Husband To HS Sweetheart Andrew Joseph Zagorski of Linden died on Nov. 25, 2020. He was 28 years old. Born in Summit and raised in Elizabeth, Andrew graduated Valedictorian from St. Mary of the Assumption High School and earned his BS in Business Management from Rutgers University, his obituary says. Andrew worked as a sales representative for 1 800 Heaters in Edison, and previously as a store manager for Walgreens in Edison. He was remembered as a doting husband to his high school sweetheart, Erin; an "expert video gamer" and foodie. Services were held Dec. 5, at St. John the Apostle Church in Clark. Click…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
St. Mary High In Elizabeth Closing Down After Fundraising Falls Short St. Mary High In Elizabeth Closing Down After Fundraising Falls Short
St. Mary High In Elizabeth Closing Down After Fundraising Falls Short Alumni and students of the nearly 90-year-old school tried to save it, but it's now official: St. Mary of the Assumption High School in Elizabeth is closing its doors for good.  In June, the Archdiocese of Newark announced that the school was facing a shortfall of $2 million and would be forced to shut down. Other Catholic schools in recent years have also faced closure but managed to keep their doors open thanks to vigorous fundraising efforts.  St. Mary alumni, students and friends of the school tried that approach, launching a GoFundMe campaign for the school, whose small stude…

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by Paul Milo
Sports
Former Hoops Standout At Elizabeth's St. Mary High Drowns In N.Y. Former Hoops Standout At Elizabeth's St. Mary High Drowns In N.Y.
Former Hoops Standout At Elizabeth's St. Mary High Drowns In N.Y. Calistus Anyichie, a star player on the basketball team for St. Mary of the Assumption High School in Elizabeth, drowned Sunday at a state park in Ithaca, New York, authorities there said. The 19-year-old was a rising sophomore at SUNY Binghamton, where he had made his mark on the court and in the classroom. “There is no blueprint for how to deal with such a painful loss,” Binghamton basketball head coach Tommy Dempsey said on Twitter. “We all loved Calistus so much. He was such a special young man. We are devastated.” The Ithaca Fire Department and other agencies were dispatched to Upper…

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by Paul Milo
Schools
Catholic High School In Elizabeth Raising $2M To Stay Open Catholic High School In Elizabeth Raising $2M To Stay Open
Catholic High School In Elizabeth Raising $2M To Stay Open A Catholic high school that's been in Elizabeth for nearly a century is on the brink of shutting down for good due to financial problems.  But friends, faculty and alumni of St. Mary of the Assumption have other ideas.  They have launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $2 million by July 20. "After 4 years of mismanagement, the school’s newly installed administration has already stabilized the school and implemented many changes and improvements," organizers wrote.  There is a 3-5 year plan in place to introduce new programs, enhance enrollment, and set the school on a co…

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by Paul Milo