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School Installs Bullet-Resistant Classroom Doors

September 13, 2019 Michael Olohan

NORTHERN VALLE AREA, N.J.—At least two Northern Valley public school districts are moving to install bullet-resistant doors on classrooms—to protect students from potential harm and create safe zones impenetrable by […]

Pre-K Underway at Norwood Public School

September 9, 2019 Tom Clancey

NORWOOD, N.J.—Norwood Public School’s first-ever pre-kindergarten class—which began with the new school year last week—will be better prepared for future educational and enrichment experiences in the district thanks to an […]

Fix For Algae? Invention Shows Promise

September 9, 2019 Michael Olohan

BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.—With several of New Jersey’s largest freshwater lakes and ponds closed most of the summer—due to harmful algal blooms caused by nutrient-rich stormwater runoff—an invention created and patented […]

Jerome, of Pascack Valley H.S., is Bergen County Teacher of the Year

September 9, 2019 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE, N.J.—A social studies teacher at Pascack Valley High School was selected Aug. 14 as 2019 County Teacher of the Year for Bergen County by the state Department of Education. […]

Berkeley School Traffic Plan Now Law; Westwood Council Paves Mayor’s Veto, 6–0

September 9, 2019 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—The Westwood Regional School District started the new school year with color and energy, with incoming staff and students signing a new steel beam bolstering the Regional Middle School […]

Cooling Schools Is ‘Hot’ Issue For Tenafly Schools Trustees

September 9, 2019 Michael Olohan

TENAFLY, N.J.—Cooling off students was a hot topic at two August school board meetings, with parents emphasizing the need to make school classrooms as comfortable as possible despite heat waves […]

BACK IN TIME: Long Before The Days Of Laptops

September 9, 2019 Kristin Beuscher

WESTWOOD, N.J.—Step back into the days before digital with this photo snapped in the Westwood High School’s south library in 1946. Take note of the card catalog in the center […]

Norwood Library To Remain Closed Through 2019

September 6, 2019 Michael Olohan

NORWOOD, N.J.—If all needed physical repairs to Norwood Public Library—which suffered a flood in late July—can be completed without any further delays, the mayor said he hopes the library can […]

Music Masters, Students Attend Summer String Fest

September 3, 2019 Hillary Viders

ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—The 24th annual Elisabeth Morrow School Summer String Festival took place from Aug. 12 to 16 at The Elisabeth Morrow School in Englewood and it was a glorious event. […]

EXTRAORDINARY ENGLEWOOD: Benjamin Suro

September 3, 2019 Hillary Viders

ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—Benjamin Suro, the new principal of Dwight Morrow High School and Academies@Englewood, has an impressive background in education—and he’s still expanding upon it. With a master’s degree in administration […]