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Jefferson Elementary School

Bergenfield, NJ
News
Bergenfield HS Coach Killed In Fiery NY Parkway Crash: 'Was Mentor, Father Figure, True Friend' Bergenfield HS Coach Killed In Fiery NY Parkway Crash: 'Was Mentor, Father Figure, True Friend'
Bergenfield HS Coach Killed In Fiery NY Parkway Crash: 'Was Mentor, Father Figure, True Friend' A popular New Jersey football coach and teacher was one of the four people killed in a devastating two-car crash on the Taconic State Parkway in New York, district officials confirmed.  Robert Violante, known affectionately to students and colleagues as “Coach V,” died in the crash while driving home from Bergenfield High School in Bergen County on Wednesday, May 14, according to a letter sent to families by Bergenfield Schools Superintendent Christopher Tully.  The fatal crash happened around 5 p.m. near milepost 9.2 in the Westchester County town of New Castle, when a Sprinter van traveli…

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by Ben Crnic
Hackensack, NJ
Schools
New Rankings Reveal NJ's Top Public Elementary Schools: See The Best Of The Best New Rankings Reveal NJ's Top Public Elementary Schools: See The Best Of The Best
New Rankings Reveal NJ's Top Public Elementary Schools: See The Best Of The Best Niche.com has released brand-new rankings putting New Jersey's public elementary schools on the map as some of the best in the country. The top school in New Jersey is Wyoming Elementary School in Millburn, which is No. 64 in the United States, according to Niche. The school received an A+ for both teachers and academics and an A for diversity. The top elementary schools in New Jersey, according to Niche, are: 1. Wyoming Elementary School (Millburn Township School District, K-4) 2. Alpine Elementary School (Alpine, K-8) 3. Hartshorn Elementary School (Millburn Township School D…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Schools
Mom Charged After Threatening To 'Shoot Up' Elementary School In Union Township: Police Mom Charged After Threatening To 'Shoot Up' Elementary School In Union Township: Police
Mom Charged After Threatening To 'Shoot Up' Elementary School In Union Township: Police A woman has been charged with making a terroristic threat after allegedly threatening to "shoot up" an elementary school in Union Township. Officers were called to Jefferson Elementary School on Hilton Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, after a principal told them that a student's parent became upset with her and threatened to "shoot the whole place up," local police said. In response, police put the school on lockdown, stationed officers outside the school, and waited at the mom's house in an attempt to find her, they said.  Officers approached the unidentified woman and a…

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by Nicole Acosta
White Plains, NY
Schools
COVID-19: Six Individuals Test Positive In Westchester School District Hit Hard By Virus COVID-19: Six Individuals Test Positive In Westchester School District Hit Hard By Virus
Covid-19: Six Individuals Test Positive In Westchester School District Hit Hard By Virus Six new COVID-19 cases have been reported in a Westchester school district among the hardest hit by the pandemic. Interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero issued an alert to the community late on Sunday, Jan. 10 advising that there have been six individuals who have tested positive for the virus. According to Marrero, two students at Columbus Elementary School, a student at Jefferson Elementary School, and one staff member each at Issac E. Young Middle School, Trinity Elementary School, and the district’s central administration in City Hall have all been infected. The Colum…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Schools
COVID-19: More Cases Reported In Westchester School District Hit Hard By Outbreak COVID-19: More Cases Reported In Westchester School District Hit Hard By Outbreak
Covid-19: More Cases Reported In Westchester School District Hit Hard By Outbreak More students and staff members at a Westchester school district that has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic have tested positive for the virus. Over the weekend, interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero said that they were notified of students in the Henry Barnard Early Child Hood Center, Jefferson Elementary School, and a staff member at Trinity Elementary School have all tested positive for COVID-19. Earlier story - COVID-19: New Case Reported At School In Westchester At Barnard, the student was last in school on Tuesday, Dec. 15, but left early that day after f…

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by Zak Failla
Norwalk, CT
Schools
COVID-19: Two Norwalk Schools Go Remote After Positive Cases COVID-19: Two Norwalk Schools Go Remote After Positive Cases
Covid-19: Two Norwalk Schools Go Remote After Positive Cases Two Norwalk elementary schools are on full remote learning after a member of each school's community tested positive for COVID-19. Fox Run Elementary School and Jefferson Elementary School began the full remote on Monday, Dec. 7, after the district learned on Sunday, Dec. 6, of the two cases. The move to remote learning allows for contract tracing, the Norwalk School District said. Families are expected to receive an update from each schools' principal on Monday on the status of the move, the district said on Facebook. "The decision to move to full remote instruction was made after carefu…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bedford, NY
Schools
COVID-19: Westchester School To Stay Remote All Week, 48 Quarantined COVID-19: Westchester School To Stay Remote All Week, 48 Quarantined
Covid-19: Westchester School To Stay Remote All Week, 48 Quarantined Four dozen students and staffers in a Westchester school will enter a two-week quarantine after potentially being exposed to COVID-19 last week. Interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero alerted the community on Saturday, Oct. 31 that a staff member at Albert Leonard Middle School tested positive for the virus after last being in the building on Tuesday, Oct. 27. On Monday, Nov. 2, Marrero announced that the school has identified 35 students from "Cohort A" and 13 staff members as possibly having been exposed to the individual who tested positive for the virus. Earlier stor…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Schools
COVID-19: New Staff Member At Westchester School Tests Positive, Five Classes Exposed COVID-19: New Staff Member At Westchester School Tests Positive, Five Classes Exposed
Covid-19: New Staff Member At Westchester School Tests Positive, Five Classes Exposed A Westchester middle school was forced to transition to remove learning after as many as five classes may have been exposed to the virus last week. Interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero announced that a staff member at Albert Leonard Middle School has tested positive for COVID-19 and was last in the building on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Marrero said that through contact tracing, at least seven teachers and five “Cohort A” classes were potentially exposed, and have been instructed to quarantine. He noted that students in “Cohort B” will not require quarantine. Since the pandemic …

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by Zak Failla
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
Schools
COVID-19: New Student Tests Positive In Westchester School COVID-19: New Student Tests Positive In Westchester School
Covid-19: New Student Tests Positive In Westchester School Another student in a Hudson Valley elementary school has tested positive for COVID-19. Interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero announced late on Monday, Oct. 26 that they have received confirmation of a student at Jefferson Elementary School tested positive for the virus. Earlier story - COVID-19: 29 Were In Contact With New Rochelle Student Who Tested Positive The student was in “Cohort A” and was last in the building on Tuesday, Oct. 20. One kindergarten and one first grade classroom were exposed to COVID-19, Marrero said, which will be sanitized and disinfected. Marrer…

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by Zak Failla
Norwalk, CT
Politics
Around Fairfield County: Caravan Thanks Hospital Staff, Meals For Children, Volunteers Needed Around Fairfield County: Caravan Thanks Hospital Staff, Meals For Children, Volunteers Needed
Around Fairfield County: Caravan Thanks Hospital Staff, Meals For Children, Volunteers Needed With a display of lights and sirens, first responders formed a parade to salute healthcare personnel, drawing mutual adoration from the staff at two major Fairfield hospitals to kick off this past weekend. Police, fire and ambulance crews, along with Mayor Joe Ganim, among other officials, joined a caravan of emergency vehicles Friday, April 17 in Bridgeport to drive past Yale-New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital and Hartford Healthcare St. Vincent's Medical Center while hospital staff, some holding signs thanking the first responders, stood outside watching and waving.  "They are…

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by Donna Christopher
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Ex-Maplewood School Employee Who Took Lewd Pic Of Child Gets 10 Years Ex-Maplewood School Employee Who Took Lewd Pic Of Child Gets 10 Years
Ex-Maplewood School Employee Who Took Lewd Pic Of Child Gets 10 Years A man who once worked as a paraprofessional at a grade school in Maplewood has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for conduct which included masturbating in the presence of students, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.  Kenneth Palmer, a 22-year-old from Randolph, shot videos of himself masturbating in hallways at Jefferson Elementary School. He was charged in Essex County with criminal sexual assault for engaging in a criminal sexual act with himself in view of children under 13.  It was not known whether children had actually seen Palmer, but he can still be charged eve…

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by Paul Milo