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Drowned North Jersey Fishermen Identified
Authorities have identified the two fishermen who drowned New Year's Weekend at Split Rock Reservoir.
The bodies of Stanislaw Grezesik, 64, of Clifton, and Tadeusz Florczuk, 76, of Passaic, went on the ice fishing trip at Split Rock Reservoir in Kinnelon on Friday, Dec. 30 — but never returned home, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said.
Family members called 911 on Dec. 31 at 2 p.m., and the fishermen's belongings were found on the shoreline at the reservoir — along with two holes in the ice approximately 100 yards from shore.
Grezesik's body was recovered Sunday,…
NEW Rankings: These North Jersey High Schools Among Nation's Best In U.S.
Where does your high school rank nationally? Now, you can find out.
More than 17,000 schools nationwide are numerically ranked, up from last year's 2,700 schools in this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best high schools in the nation.
The six factors weighed in the rankings were graduation rates, number of AP courses offered, college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, and underserved student performance.
"Our mission with the Best High Schools rankings has always been to educate families about the schools in their district," said…
Education Fund Set For Sons Of Morris County Cardiologist, Sargis Khoobiar, 43
The community is rallying for the family of Dr. Sargis Khoobiar, a longtime Madison resident who died after an unexpected illness.
He died on Feb. 8, and was 43 years old.
More than $105,800 had been raised as of Wednesday on an education fund set for his three sons, Brian, Connor and Hunter Khoobiar.
"Serge was an inspiring, loving and kind man," said campaign founder Anne Heap, "and any donation is appreciated for his children to continue their higher education plans as Serge and [his wife] Kristen intended."
Born in Ridgewood, Khoobiar was raised in Kinnelon and graduated from th…
