Rogers: School security will be top priority

Nutley Board of Education candidate Steven L. Rogers says one of the first issues he’ll address after being elected to the Board of Education will be school security.
He told the press today that since his Web site launched on the Internet two weeks ago, it has had nearly 3,000 hits. He said dozens of Nutley [...]

Lyndhurst’s Sacred Heart School having information sessions

LYNDHURST — Sacred Heart School in Lyndhurst will host several information sessions to introduce families to its outstanding academic programs students in grades pre-K 3 through eight.

The first session will be Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. sharp, while the others are scheduled for March 2 at 2 p.m. sharp. Each session will begin with an [...]

The 2007 school report cards are in!

The 2007 state school report cards have been issued, and thanks to the good people at The Star-Ledger, you can see how the public schools did in your part of the state. They’ve got it broken down by county, and you can analyze and compare test scores, see how schools are ranked based on their [...]

Rogers announces candidacy for Nutley’s Board of Education

NUTLEY — Steven L. Rogers, a detective-lieutenant in the Nutley Police Department, today announced he will seek one of three available seats in the April 15 Nutley Board of Education race. Rogers is running independently.
Rogers, who has spent more than 30 years as a career law-enforcement officer, and more than 20 years as a [...]

On Willie, Stevie, Stevie, Rudy and more

Say, did anyone take a look at the video posted on this site of Hudson County Register Willie Flood fleeing Fox 5’s Arnold Diaz, when he tried to interview her as to how she could hire her son to two paid positions in her two elected offices? Flood ignored Diaz’s questions, covered her face with [...]

Ice-T’s blunt and open speech at HCCC

Legendary rapper-turned-actor Ice-T was at Hudson County Community College last week giving a keynote speech. His story is one you’ll want to read about. The Observer’s Correspondent Ramon Luna was there and has a great recap of his speech — and you’ll find it in Wednesday’s edition of The Observer.

— Observer Photo By Ramon Luna

‘Rachel’s Challenge’ at Kearny High

Today, Derek Kilgore, a friend of Craig Scott, a former student at Columbine High School, spoke to the entire student body at Kearny High School. Kilgore spoke of Rachel Scott, Craig’s sister, who was the first student to be killed at Columbine on April 20, 1999. The assembly was incredibly moving, as Kilgore brought Rachel’s [...]

School board election results

Kearny
• = winners
Barbara Ann Banach 295• Alan R. Doffont 653• Bernadette McDonald 709John J. Campbell 513Michael Cicchino 370• Joseph Weber 612
Budget• Yes 589No 519
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Nutley
Sally Boland 659Gerard M. Parisi [...]

Board of Education candidate profiles available here

Profiles of candidates running for various boards of education are now online. Click here to view the profiles. You will need Adobe Reader in order to view them. If you don’t already have it, download it by clicking this link to Adobe.