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Students Feel Record Stress Over Admissions, NJ College Named Parents' Top Dream School: Survey Students Feel Record Stress Over Admissions, NJ College Named Parents' Top Dream School: Survey
Students Feel Record Stress Over Admissions, NJ College Named Parents' Top Dream School: Survey For high school seniors, spring is a nerve-wracking time as college decisions roll in — but the class of 2025 is more stressed than ever, according to a new survey. The Princeton Review said 73 percent of students and parents reported "high" or "very high" stress over the admissions process. That's the highest level in the 23-year history of the College Hopes & Worries Survey, which had its 2025 edition released on Tuesday, Mar. 4. The 2025 survey polled 9,317 students and parents about a wide variety of college-related issues. Financial Pressures, Testing, AI Concerns Financial s…

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by Chris Spiker
Obituaries
North Jersey Dad Doug Perkowski 'Taught Us Importance Of Living Life To The Fullest' North Jersey Dad Doug Perkowski 'Taught Us Importance Of Living Life To The Fullest'
North Jersey Dad Doug Perkowski 'Taught Us Importance Of Living Life To The Fullest' Beloved North Jersey father John Douglas “Doug” Perkowski died at his Montclair home following a valiant cancer battle on Sunday, Jan. 15. He was 44. Born in Whitehouse, Doug was raised in New York City, where he went to the Buckley School, his obituary says. Doug studied Mandarin Chinese and played center on the varsity football team at his high school, Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He spent the summer of 1995 backpacking across China in an impressive trip that “culminated in a thirty-two-hour ‘hard seat’ train ride from Beijing to Urumqi,” his memorial says. Doug later atte…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Princeton University Ranked Best College In America By U.S News Princeton University Ranked Best College In America By U.S News
Princeton University Ranked Best College In America By U.S News U.S. News & World Report has released its latest rankings of the best colleges in America. Princeton University was ranked No. 1 in the nation. The calculations were based on nine broad measures of quality: graduation and retention, graduation rate performance, graduate indebtedness, social mobility, faculty resources, expert opinion, financial resources, student excellence, and alumni giving. The following universities were named: 2. Columbia University: New York, NY (tie) 2. Harvard University: Cambridge, MA (tie) 2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Cambridge, MA (tie) …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Gun Violence: Essex Prosecutor's Detectives Help Probe Six Newark Homicides In 21 Days Gun Violence: Essex Prosecutor's Detectives Help Probe Six Newark Homicides In 21 Days
Gun Violence: Essex Prosecutor's Detectives Help Probe Six Newark Homicides In 21 Days Investigators continued to pursue leads Monday in the deaths of three different people gunned down on city streets in less than a week. That makes six homicides in 21 days. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said he has dedicated members of his Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes Newark police detectives, to investigating the killings: Khalif T. Ransom, 36, of Durham, North Carolina was shot dead in the 200 block of West Runyon Street around 3:30 p.m. Friday; Nasir Clayton, 17, was pronounced dead at University Hospital after someone shot him less than…

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by Jerry DeMarco