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Ramsey High School

Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Obituaries
Ramsey HS Grad Youssef Nissan Dies, 25 Ramsey HS Grad Youssef Nissan Dies, 25
Ramsey HS Grad Youssef Nissan Dies, 25 Youssef “Joseph” Nissan of Ramsey died Saturday, June 21, at age 25, according to his obituary with CC Van Emburgh Funeral Home. Born in Ridgewood, Youssef graduated from Ramsey High School in 2018 and earned his psychology degree from Rowan University in 2023, his obituary reads. "Youssef brought immeasurable joy, laughter, and light into the lives of everyone who knew him," the obituary continues. "From an early age, he was known for his adventurous spirit, his kind and compassionate heart, and his remarkable ability to make others feel truly seen, heard, and loved." A GoFundMe camp…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Signs Of Hope Emerge For Ramsey Teen Seriously Injured In Mahwah Crash, Still Long Way To Go Signs Of Hope Emerge For Ramsey Teen Seriously Injured In Mahwah Crash, Still Long Way To Go
Signs Of Hope Emerge For Ramsey Teen Seriously Injured In Mahwah Crash, Still Long Way To Go Cassie Arcaro should be enjoying her last year of high school instead of fighting for her life. The 17-year-old Ramsey High School senior was seriously injured when a vehicle occupied by her and three fellow Ramsey teens slammed into a telephone pole in Mahwah late Friday, Nov. 17. The brakes had apparently locked, sending the vehicle skidding out of control, responders at the scene told Daily Voice. Firefighters extricated Cassie, who was flown by medical chopper to St. Joseph's University Medical Center and placed into a medically-induced coma. Meanwhile, many prayed. SEE: Ramsey Girl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
News
ALL CLEAR: Bogus Call Locks Down Ramsey HS, Shelters Other Schools In Place ALL CLEAR: Bogus Call Locks Down Ramsey HS, Shelters Other Schools In Place
ALL Clear: Bogus Call Locks Down Ramsey HS, Shelters Other Schools In Place SWATTING AGAIN (UPDATE): A bogus call locked down Ramsey High School while sending at least one other area school into shelter, bringing a massive police response that stoked parents' fears. In the end, there was no shooter, no weapons, no arrests, no injuries. "Law enforcement investigated the threat with no credibility," read a 12:03 p.m. tweet from RHS on Thursday, April 7. "No report of any injury to students or staff. "RHS will be dismissing early today. Updates on dismissal procedures will be forthcoming." Meanwhile, RHS remained in lockdown status. An intensive search of the pr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
News
Prosecutor Drops Child Porn Charges Against Ramsey Plumber After Cybersleuth Proves Innocence Prosecutor Drops Child Porn Charges Against Ramsey Plumber After Cybersleuth Proves Innocence
Prosecutor Drops Child Porn Charges Against Ramsey Plumber After Cybersleuth Proves Innocence A Ramsey volunteer first responder who was wrongfully accused in a child-porn case was vindicated after a private forensic investigator proved his innocence. Charles Gilbride had no idea what was happening when cybercrime detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office raided his home and arrested him early on the morning of Dec. 2, 2021. That’s because he hadn’t done anything wrong. First responders, like many others, found it impossible to believe the 2015 Ramsey High School graduate – who’d been a lieutenant with the all-volunteer Ramsey Rescue Squad – was capable of such crimes. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Schools
Numerous COVID-19 Cases Reported At Several Bergen County Schools Numerous COVID-19 Cases Reported At Several Bergen County Schools
Numerous Covid-19 Cases Reported At Several Bergen County Schools Several Bergen County schools are reporting COVID-19 cases. Individuals tested positive at Northern Valley Demarest, Ridgewood and Ramsey high schools this week.  NVD switched to remote learning Nov. 10 and will resume in-person learning Nov. 18, Superintendent James Santana said in a tweet. NV Old Tappan was also closed for contact tracing, he said. Ramsey High School reported two positive on Tuesday, Nov. 10, and closed the same day pending recommendations from the borough's health officer. Additional cases were reported earlier this year at Ramsey HS and the Eric S. Smith School. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Schools
COVID-19: Bergen County District Reports Additional Positive Case COVID-19: Bergen County District Reports Additional Positive Case
Covid-19: Bergen County District Reports Additional Positive Case An individual at a Bergen County high school tested positive for COVID-19, making this at least the fifth case in the district in the last five weeks. The individuals at Ramsey High School tested positive on Monday, NorthJersey.com reports citing Superintendent Matthew Murphy. The individual was not in contact with any other students, staff or faculty members, and was not in the school since last Thursday, Murphy said. The case does not impact the high school's schedule. Ramsey schools have reported a number of other cases, most recently earlier this week at the Eric S. Smith Middle S…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Schools
COVID-19: Bergen County District Reports 4 New Cases COVID-19: Bergen County District Reports 4 New Cases
Covid-19: Bergen County District Reports 4 New Cases Four new COVID-19 cases were reported this week in a single Bergen County school district. A letter sent to Ramsey parents Monday said schools will remain open despite three cases at Hubbard Elementary School and one was from Eric Smith Middle School, NorthJersey.com reports. Individuals who came in close contact with the cases were instructed to stay home for 14 days, and everyone else will attend classes as usual. While there was no connection between the cases at Hubbard and Smith, the three at Hubbard all appeared to be linked to an exposure outside of school, Superintendent Matthew Mu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Schools
More Schools In Bergen, Passaic Go Remote Due To COVID-19 More Schools In Bergen, Passaic Go Remote Due To COVID-19
More Schools In Bergen, Passaic Go Remote Due To Covid-19 Several more schools in Bergen and Passaic counties have switched to remote learning due to COVID-19. ** UPDATE: Five COVID-19 cases including four students were reported in Wayne elementary schools, and a newly-reported case closed a Rutherford middle school ** Three Demarest schools -- Demarest Middle School, Luther Lee Emerson, and County Road -- were switched to virtual learning until Oct. 19 as a safety precaution, officials said on Facebook Saturday. Six new cases were reported in the borough as of Sunday morning. All youth recreation soccer events were cancelled until Oct. 16,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Schools
COVID-19: Delayed School Cancellation Notice Causes Confusion At North Jersey High School COVID-19: Delayed School Cancellation Notice Causes Confusion At North Jersey High School
Covid-19: Delayed School Cancellation Notice Causes Confusion At North Jersey High School Issues with a notification system caused confusion at one Bergen County high school Tuesday morning. Students had already showed up for an in-person day of learning at Ramsey High School when the email announcing the shift to remote learning due to a positive COVID-19 case went out around 9:05 a.m., NorthJersey.com reports. The email sent by Superintendent Matthew Murphy said classes would be held remotely "out of an abundance of caution," after an unidentified faculty member's rapid COVID-19 test returned positive. Later in the day, District Technology Director Ryan Kenny said t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
News
Possible COVID-19 Exposure Halts Ramsey Football Workouts Possible COVID-19 Exposure Halts Ramsey Football Workouts
Possible Covid-19 Exposure Halts Ramsey Football Workouts Ramsey High School's football program has halted workouts just three days after they began over COVID-19 concerns. Some of the players may have been exposed to a non-football Ramsey High School individual, superintendent Dr. Matthew Murphy told NorthJersey.com. The NewJersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association guidelines mandates athletes must be groups of 10 or less. Athletes also cannot share equipment, must have proof of current physical exams and are subject to regular temperature checks. The organization last Friday proposed an abbreviated fall sports calendar, with games …

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by Cecilia Levine
Northern Highlands, NJ
News
Ho-Ho-Kus Dad 1 Of 5 Killed In Small Plane Crash Off Honduras Coast Ho-Ho-Kus Dad 1 Of 5 Killed In Small Plane Crash Off Honduras Coast
Ho-Ho-Kus Dad 1 Of 5 Killed In Small Plane Crash Off Honduras Coast A dad from Ho-Ho-Kus was one of five people killed in a plane crash off the coast of Roatan island in Honduras. Bradley W. Post and three other Americans, along with the Canadian pilot, were in the Piper Cherokee Six that plummeted into the Atlantic shortly after takeoff while en route to the port of Trujillo on May 18. Police divers and firemen recovered four bodies within minutes of the crash. The fifth person was taken to the hospital but died shortly after, officials said. A state government office in Honduras released the victims' identities May 19. Post, 46, was "off on another …

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by Cecilia Levine
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Lifestyle
WATCH: Soldier Surprises Ramsey HS Sister On Her Birthday During Memorial Day Assembly WATCH: Soldier Surprises Ramsey HS Sister On Her Birthday During Memorial Day Assembly
Watch: Soldier Surprises Ramsey HS Sister On Her Birthday During Memorial Day Assembly Ramsey High School sophomore Amber Clark got exactly what she wanted for her birthday. She got to see be with her sister, Sophie-Leigh Baxter Clark, a U.S. Army soldier who took a six-day leave from service as a soldier in South Korea. The younger Clark was chosen to introduce the school's band at a Memorial Day ceremony, and just before she sat down, Principal Michael Thumm stopped her. "If you could have anything for your birthday," he said, "what would it be?" That's when Sophie-Leigh pulled up in a golf cart to surprise her sister.

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Schools
RANKINGS: These North Jersey Schools Scored Among Top 50 In State RANKINGS: These North Jersey Schools Scored Among Top 50 In State
Rankings: These North Jersey Schools Scored Among Top 50 In State New Jersey released its grades for public schools, ranking each one on a scale of 0 to 100.  Nineteen schools in Bergen, Morris and Passaic counties scored among the top 50 in the state. Critics say the ratings are "oversimplified" and state officials say the grades aren't a fair representation of all that a school has to offer. The grades were based on four-year graduation rate, five-year graduation rate, progress toward English language proficiency, English proficiency, math proficiency and chronic absenteeism. Here are the schools that earned the highest grades in Bergen, Morris a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Obituaries
Stonehill College Football Player Marc Tarabocchia Of Ramsey Dies Suddenly, 20 Stonehill College Football Player Marc Tarabocchia Of Ramsey Dies Suddenly, 20
Stonehill College Football Player Marc Tarabocchia Of Ramsey Dies Suddenly, 20 The Ramsey and Stonehill College communities were devastated by the loss of 20-year-old Marc Tarabocchia, who died suddenly while away at school Tuesday morning. Tarabocchia graduated from Ramsey High School, where he held a record on the track team. He was also a member of the wrestling and football teams. The Stonehill College junior was a three-year offensive lineman on the school's football team. He was remembered fondly by head coach Eli Gardner in an official statement. "I will remember Marc as a caring and smart individual," he said, "and good friend to all within the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Rutherford, NJ
Schools
Best High Schools In Bergen County Ranked (Some Are Best In America) Best High Schools In Bergen County Ranked (Some Are Best In America)
Best High Schools In Bergen County Ranked (Some Are Best In America) A new ranking by U.S. News and World Report has ranked 23 of New Jersey's schools among the 500 best in the U.S. Five of those schools ranked in the top 10, including two from Bergen County. The list, one of the most prominent national rankings, puts Bergen County Academies at No. 2 in the state and No. 43 in the U.S.  Right below it at No. 3 in New Jersey is Bergen County Technical High School in Teterboro, which is ranked No. 58 best in the U.S. Topping off the list at No. 1 in the state and No. 22 in the country is Monmouth County's High Technology High School. Other Bergen County scho…

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by Cecilia Levine