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Trump Taps NJ Billionaire High School Dropout To Helm NASA: Meet Jared Isaacman Trump Taps NJ Billionaire High School Dropout To Helm NASA: Meet Jared Isaacman
Trump Taps NJ Billionaire High School Dropout To Helm NASA: Meet Jared Isaacman Jared Isaacman, a North Jersey high school dropout who founded a billion-dollar company, has been nominated to be the new administrator of NASA. President-elect Donald Trump announced Isaacman's nomination in a post on his Truth Social account. "Jared will drive NASA’s mission of discovery and inspiration, paving the way for groundbreaking achievements in space science, technology, and exploration," Trump wrote. " Over the past 25 years, as the Founder and CEO of Shift4, Jared has demonstrated exceptional leadership, building a trailblazing global financial technology company. Jared’s pass…

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by Sam Barron
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Billionaire CEO, NJ High School Dropout Leading SpaceX Mission 'Polaris Dawn' Billionaire CEO, NJ High School Dropout Leading SpaceX Mission 'Polaris Dawn'
Billionaire CEO, NJ High School Dropout Leading SpaceX Mission 'Polaris Dawn' A high school dropout from New Jersey who owns a multi-billion-dollar Pennsylvania tech firm is making history, again. Jared Isaacman, 41, the CEO of Shift4 Payments in Allentown, PA is the mission commander of SpaceX's mission Polaris Dawn, which launched into space on Tuesday morning, Sept. 10. Alongside Isaacman are Retired US Air Force Lt. Col Scott "Kidd" Potee, and two SpaceX specialists, Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis. You can read more about the mission on the SpaceX website here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Po…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
'He Was Our Superman:' North Jersey Dad’s Colon Cancer Death At 33 Prompts Wave Of Support 'He Was Our Superman:' North Jersey Dad’s Colon Cancer Death At 33 Prompts Wave Of Support
'He Was Our Superman:' North Jersey Dad’s Colon Cancer Death At 33 Prompts Wave Of Support The death of a devoted North Jersey father of two following a brave battle with colon cancer has prompted a massive outpour of community support. Theodore “Ted” Allen died Thursday, August 3 after battling the disease for 19 months, his obituary says. He was 33. Ted grew up in Basking Ridge, graduating from Ridge High School in 2007. He then attended Gettysburg College, where was a recognized member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and played NCAA football. After completing college, Ted spent time as a Senior Consultant at Deloitte and later worked as the Assistant Vice President of Fore…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Sons Of NJ Dad Who Died On PA Camping Trip Looked After By Community Sons Of NJ Dad Who Died On PA Camping Trip Looked After By Community
Sons Of NJ Dad Who Died On PA Camping Trip Looked After By Community There has been an outpouring of community support for the sons of a New Jersey dad who died on a Pennsylvania camping trip.  Adrien Hachey, 43, was found dead Monday, Aug. 22 in a small body of water near the private camping site where he was staying with his family in Hazle Township (Luzerne County), as previously reported by Daily Voice. The Basking Ridge man was reported missing around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, when his family realized he was nowhere to be found, police said. His death did not appear to be suspicious and was determined to be accidental, Pennsylvania …

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by Nicole Acosta
Sports
North Hunterdon HS Lacrosse Player Airlifted With Head Injury During Game: Report North Hunterdon HS Lacrosse Player Airlifted With Head Injury During Game: Report
North Hunterdon HS Lacrosse Player Airlifted With Head Injury During Game: Report A boys high school lacrosse player was flown to a local hospital with a head injury during a game Saturday, April 23, NJ Advance Media reports. The North Hunterdon High School varsity player was struck in the head during a home game against Ridge High School around 10 a.m., the outlet said. The game was postponed as the athlete was taken to Morristown Medical Center. Click here for more from NJ.com.

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
39 NJ Public Schools Ranked Among Best In America By U.S. News 39 NJ Public Schools Ranked Among Best In America By U.S. News
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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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
21 NJ Schools Named Among Best In America 21 NJ Schools Named Among Best In America
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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by Valerie Musson
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Somerset Athlete Leaps To Death From New NY Landmark Somerset Athlete Leaps To Death From New NY Landmark
Somerset Athlete Leaps To Death From New NY Landmark A former high school rugby star from Basking Ridge leaped to his death from a landmark structure at the brand-new Hudson Yards in Manhattan over the weekend, authorities confirmed. Peter DeSalvo, 19, a freshman at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, jumped to his death from the sixth story of The Vessel, 150 or so feet above West 33rd Street near the Hudson River, around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, according to published reports. He didn’t leave a note, loved ones said. DeSalvo, who was a member of SHU's rugby club, was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, after jumping fr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Philip 'Big Phil' Dimitrijevic Of Montville Dies, 25 Philip 'Big Phil' Dimitrijevic Of Montville Dies, 25
Philip 'Big Phil' Dimitrijevic Of Montville Dies, 25 Philip Dimitrijevic of Montville died unexpectedly on May 31. He was 25 years old. A Pompton Plains native, Phil lived in North Arlington and Butler before moving to Basking Ridge where he played football for the Ridge High School Red Devils. He graduated with the Class of 2011, his obituary says. Affectionately known as "Big Phil," he earned his certification as an automotive technician from Raritan Valley Community College Automotive Technology Program. He went on to work as a mechanic before joining the family business -- VPV Electric -- as a commercial electrician. His obituary re…

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by Cecilia Levine