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Passaic, NJ
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NJ Hospital Named Among Top 20 In America: Brand-New Rankings Released NJ Hospital Named Among Top 20 In America: Brand-New Rankings Released
NJ Hospital Named Among Top 20 In America: Brand-New Rankings Released U.S. News & World Report has released its brand-new hospital rankings for 2025-26, and several East Coast facilities have earned spots on the prestigious list of the Top 20 in the nation. The 2025-26 Best Hospitals “Honor Roll,” published Tuesday, July 29, features just 20 hospitals nationwide, selected from more than 4,500 reviewed across the country. Hospitals earn their spot based on top performance across 15 adult specialties and 22 procedures and conditions, with scores drawn from survival rates, patient outcomes, nurse staffing, patient experience, and reputation among specialists…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cambridge, MA
Schools
Students Feel Record Stress Over Admissions, MIT Passes Harvard As Top Dream College: Survey Students Feel Record Stress Over Admissions, MIT Passes Harvard As Top Dream College: Survey
Students Feel Record Stress Over Admissions, MIT Passes Harvard As Top Dream College: 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
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Lifestyle
This PA Town Ranks Among The Top 10 Best Places To Live In America This PA Town Ranks Among The Top 10 Best Places To Live In America
This PA Town Ranks Among The Top 10 Best Places To Live In America A Philadelphia suburb is among the best places in America for families to live, according to an article from Fortune.com. Upper Merion Township in Montgomery County came second only to Silver Spring, Maryland in the magazine's 2024 ranking.  Fortune cited Upper Merion's proximity to entertainment and recreation destinations, including Valley Forge National Historical Park, the King of Prussia Mall, and the Elmwood Park Zoo. The median sale price for a single-family home in Upper Merion was $502,418 and the median household income was $117,276 as of 2022, according to the out…

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by Mac Bullock
Vernon-Rockville, CT
Police & Fire
Caught: CT Bank Robber Located In Michigan, Police Say Caught: CT Bank Robber Located In Michigan, Police Say
Caught: CT Bank Robber Located In Michigan, Police Say A man who allegedly robbed a Connecticut bank was located out-of-state and arrested, police announced. On Friday, Sept. 1, the Connecticut State Police announced the arrest of 38-year-old Robert Doyle for the Tolland County robbery that occurred nearly a month before. According to police, on Friday, Aug. 4 at approximately 11:30 a.m., Doyle robbed the Key Bank located at 6 Storrs Road in Mansfield. Doyle is formerly a Windham County resident of the town of Plainfield. He fled the scene in a maroon Jeep Grand Cherokee. Police used images of his car, along with pictures of the former P…

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by Sophie Grieser
Arlington, VA
News
COVID-19: First US Case Of Pirola Variant With 30 Mutations Confirmed COVID-19: First US Case Of Pirola Variant With 30 Mutations Confirmed
Covid-19: First US Case Of Pirola Variant With 30 Mutations Confirmed The first case of the newly identified COVID-19 variant with 30 mutations has been identified in the United States. The World Health Organization (WHO) upgraded BA.2.86 to a “variant under monitoring," citing the "large number of mutations it carries." BA.2.86, which has now been nicknamed "Pirola," was first detected in Israel, and cases have also been identified in the United Kingdom and Denmark. The initial case in the US has been detected in Michigan. The patient, an older person with mild symptoms, is from Washtenaw County, the Michigan Department of Health and Hu…

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by Joe Lombardi
Fredericksburg, VA
News
Heroic Marines Honored For Saving Stafford Teen From Stabbing During Assault At Chick-fil-A Heroic Marines Honored For Saving Stafford Teen From Stabbing During Assault At Chick-fil-A
Heroic Marines Honored For Saving Stafford Teen From Stabbing During Assault At Chick-fil-A "Semper Fidelis, indeed."  A trio of Marines who came to the rescue of a teenager who found himself on the wrong side of an assault earlier this month are being celebrated for their heroic actions, which could have saved the boy from serious injury. Cpl. John W. Darby, Cpl. Bradley J. Feldkamp, and Lance Cpl. Nicholas M. Dural, all students at the Marine Security Guard School in Quantico, received the Navy and marine Corps Achievement Medal during a recent awards ceremony touting their bravery and quick thinking. Three Marines acted quickly to help diffuse the situation before things e…

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by Zak Failla
Lakewood, NJ
Lifestyle
This Jersey Shore Town Is AirBnb's Most Booked Fall Travel Destination This Jersey Shore Town Is AirBnb's Most Booked Fall Travel Destination
This Jersey Shore Town Is AirBnb's Most Booked Fall Travel Destination A popular Jersey Shore vacation spot was ranked the top travel destination by AirBnb this fall. Ocean City came in at No. 1 on the property rental site's newly-released list. "You’re in good company if you’re considering one last trip to the beach or traveling to cheer on your favorite sports team in person this fall," the site reads. The following are the top-booked travel destinations this fall, according to AirBnb: Ocean City, NJ Bella Vista, AR Oxford, MS Santa Ana, CA La Mesa, CA Baton Rouge, LA Ann Arbor, MI Lubbock, TX Lexington, KY Wheat Ridge, CO Click here for AirBnb's full rep…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lyndhurst, NJ
News
Illegal 'Magic' Mushrooms Turn Up In Lyndhurst Police Stop, Authorities Say Illegal 'Magic' Mushrooms Turn Up In Lyndhurst Police Stop, Authorities Say
Illegal 'Magic' Mushrooms Turn Up In Lyndhurst Police Stop, Authorities Say A Lyndhurst police officer busted a Passaic driver with psilocybin mushrooms, authorities said. Officer Michael D’Alesandro was on patrol in the area of Riverside Avenue and Copeland Avenue when he spotted an older model Honda Accord without any functioning brake lights, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Sgt. Philip Reina joined his colleague at the stop and spotted a bag with several caps and stems of the well-known psychedelic on the front floorboard, Auteri said. Grown wild or cultivated, so-called magic mushrooms the naturally-occurring psychoactive and hallucinogenic compo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Torrington, CT
Schools
Region Well-Represented In Newly Released Rankings Of Best Colleges: Breakdown By State Region Well-Represented In Newly Released Rankings Of Best Colleges: Breakdown By State
Region Well-Represented In Newly Released Rankings Of Best Colleges: Breakdown By State Over half of Niche's Top 10 ranked colleges are situated in the Northeast with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology leading in first place.  Following MIT, Harvard is the list's second-ranked university. Yale University is fourth, after Stanford University Duke University is ranked fifth and Princeton University sixth. For a list of best colleges by state, follow these links: New York Connecticut Massachusetts The list was assembled using data from the United States Department of Education and surveys of students and faculty. Academics, including the quality of pr…

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by Christina Coulter
Mt. Kisco, NY
Obituaries
Doris Athans, 92, Former Mount Kisco Elementary School Teacher Doris Athans, 92, Former Mount Kisco Elementary School Teacher
Doris Athans, 92, Former Mount Kisco Elementary School Teacher Doris Jean (Biddle) Athans, 92, of Bradenton Beach, FL and formerly of Mount Kisco, died on April 27 at Serenity Gardens of Bradenton Assisted Living Residence. She passed away peacefully of natural causes in the company of family and friends who loved her. Doris was born on June 30, 1927 in the rural outskirts of Ann Arbor, MI where she spent her childhood with younger sister, Janet, and older step brothers, Wayne and Red. She later attended the University of Michigan, earning a degree in Physical Education and also meeting her husband, George Peter Athans, who played football for the M…

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by Daily Voice
Bergenfield, NJ
News
Bergen's Tap Water Ranks 4th For Toxins In U.S., But Read This Before You Panic Bergen's Tap Water Ranks 4th For Toxins In U.S., But Read This Before You Panic
Bergen's Tap Water Ranks 4th For Toxins In U.S., But Read This Before You Panic The toxins are ubiquitous. They could be harmful. But New Jersey isn't the only state flooded with them, experts say. A sample of Bergen County's tap water (taken from Bergenfield last August) contained the fourth highest concentration of an increasingly-common group of toxins in the U.S., according to a series of lab tests by the Environmental Working Group. The EWG for the first time found the chemicals known as "PFAS" in the drinking water of dozens of U.S. cities, confirming that the number of Americans exposed to the chemicals by way of their drinking water "has been dramatically unde…

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by Cecilia Levine