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These are the top high schools in New Jersey in 2024, report says. Is yours on the list?

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April 24, 2024

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These are the top high schools in New Jersey in 2024, report says. Is yours on the list?

U.S. News and World Report recently released its rankings of high schools in 2024, nationally and by state.

Eight New Jersey high schools made the list of the 100 best high schools in the United States in 2024.

The highest New Jersey school on the list is High Technology High School in Lincroft which came it at No. 24 with a 100% graduation rate, a 100 score for college readiness, and an enrollment of 285 students.

A few local North Jersey schools that made the national top 100 include Bergen County Academies in Hackensack which landed in spot 63 with a 99% graduation rate, a score of 95.7 college readiness, and an enrollment of 1,116 students.

Also from Bergen County is Bergen County Technical High School in Teterboro which has an enrollment of 675, a 100% graduation rate, and a 93.3 college readiness score. Bergen County Technical High School was ranked at 90 nationally.

To put together its lists of best high schools around the country U.S. News and World Report considers six factors including college readiness (30%), state assessment proficiency (20%), state assessment performance (20%), underserved student performance (10%), college curriculum breadth (10%), and graduation rate (10%).

The 10 best public high schools in New Jersey

These are the 10 best public high schools in New Jersey in 2024 per U.S. News and World Report.

High Technology High School in Lincroft

National ranking: No. 24
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 100
Enrollment: 285

Edison Academy Magnet School in Edison

National ranking: No. 42
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 93.8
Enrollment: 175

Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health in Woodbridge

National ranking: No. 58
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 97.6
Enrollment: 286

Bergen County Academies in Hackensack

National ranking: No. 62
Graduation rate: 99%
College readiness: 95.7
Enrollment: 1,116

Biotechnology High School in Freehold

National ranking: No. 72
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 98.4
Enrollment: 317

Dr. Ronald E. McNair High School in Jersey City

National ranking: No. 79
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 88.0
Enrollment: 701

Bergen County Technical High School in Teterboro

National ranking: No. 90
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 93.3
Enrollment: 675

Union County Magnet High School in Scotch Plains

National ranking: No. 95
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 86.6
Enrollment: 303

Academy for Information Technology in Scotch Plains

National ranking: No. 111
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 88.5
Enrollment: 297

Academy for Allied Health Sciences in Scotch Plains

National ranking: No. 193
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 74.1
Enrollment: 303

The 40 top public high schools in New Jersey

These are the rest of the top 40 public high schools in New Jersey per U.S. News and World Report.

Glen Ridge High School: Glen Ridge, No. 198 nationally
Marine Academy of Science and Technology: Highlands, No. 207 nationally
Stem Innovation Academy of the Oranges: South Orange, No. 253 nationally
Hunterdon Central Regional High School: Flemington, No. 258 nationally
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South: West Windsor, No. 313 nationally
Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science: Neptune, No. 323 nationally
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North: Plainsboro, No. 339 nationally
Union County Tech: Scotch Plains, No. 346 nationally
Millburn High School: Millburn, No. 358 nationally
Livingston High School: Livingston, No. 405 nationally
Chatham High School: Chatham, No. 424 nationally
Diana C. Lobosco Stem Academy: Wayne, No. 427 nationally
Elizabeth High School: Elizabeth, No. 436 nationally
Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest: Demarest, No. 440 nationally
Ridge High School: Basking Ridge, No. 454 nationally
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School: Somerset, No. 498 nationally
John P. Stevens High School: Edison, No. 522 nationally
Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering: Passaic, No. 545 nationally
Summit Senior High School: Summit, No. 549 nationally
Montgomery High School: Skillman, No. 556 nationally
Tenafly High School: Tenafly, No. 597 nationally
Infinity Institute: Jersey City, No. 603 nationally
Princeton High School: Princeton, No. 617 nationally
Communications High School: Wall, No. 645 nationally
Northern Highlands Regional High School: Allendale, No. 693 nationally
Mountain Lakes High School: Mountain Lakes, No. 732 nationally
Ridgewood High School: Ridgewood, No. 764 nationally
Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School: Somerset, No. 786 nationally
Science Park High School: Newark, No. 851 nationally
Westfield Senior High School: Westfield, No. 863 nationally

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New Jersey state trooper dies during training at headquarters

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May 6, 2024

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New Jersey state trooper dies during training at headquarters – CBS New York

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Trooper Marcellus E. Bethea died during training at New Jersey State Police headquarters in Ewing, according to Gov. Phil Murphy.

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Kathy Forsyth, Brendan Byrne's press secretary, dies at 73 – New Jersey Globe

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May 5, 2024

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Kathy Forsyth, Brendan Byrne's press secretary, dies at 73 – New Jersey Globe

Kathryn Forsyth, who served as press secretary to Gov. Brendan Byrne and as state director for U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, died on May 2. She was 73.

Forsyth had started in politics as an intern on Rep. Peter W. Rodino’s 1972 re-election campaign. She was a press assistant for Byrne’s 1973 gubernatorial campaign and she became deputy press secretary when Byrne took office as governor in January 1974.

She became press secretary in July 1977, succeeding Richard Campbell, while Byrne was an underdog in his re-election campaign. At age 26, she became the first woman to hold the post — and youngest press secretary to a New Jersey governor – a record she held until earlier this year when Gov. Phil Murphy named 25-year-old Natalie Hamilton.

Forsyth was among those who turned the lights off in the Byrne administration, departing in January 1982 after spending the entirety of Brendan Byrne’s tenure in the governor’s office.

In 1984, she joined the Assembly Democratic staff, and became communications director in 1986. Forsyth was the spokesperson for Assembly Speaker Joseph Doria in 1990 and 1991.

In 1991, she left Trenton to become Lautenberg’s top New Jersey aide.

After leaving Lautenberg’s office in 1995, she became the vice president of a New Jersey lobbying firm.

Forsyth returned to state government in 2004 as the public information officer for the New Jersey Department of Education. She remained there until Republican Chris Christie took office in 2010.

She is survived by her husband, Edward Liston, and her step-children and step-grandchildren.

A funeral mass will be held on May 8 at 10:30 at Our Lady of Lourdes RC Church in West Orange. Visitation will be held on May 7 at Danger Funeral Home in West Orange.

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Sold! Iconic 84-year-old New Jersey hot dog stand auctioned off

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May 5, 2024

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Sold! Iconic 84-year-old New Jersey hot dog stand auctioned off

For 84 years Libby’s Lunch in Paterson’s Great Falls sold hot dogs like M&M’s. People made it a destination place to get a Texas Weiner which is a deep-fried hot dog with chili.

Do not let the name fool you, the Texas Weiner was created in Paterson, NJ more than 30 years ago and Libby’s Lunch served up the best.

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Business at Libby’s Lunch floundered a bit in 2017 and sales were not meeting the bills, namely the rent. By the summer of 2020 Libby’s Lunch had owed over $90,000 in back rent. Add the negative effects that the pandemic had on restaurants in general and Libby’s Lunch had no chance of surviving.

They closed their doors in the summer of 2020, a proud family that served their customers well and had the tough reality of the economy force them to end their impressive 84-year run.

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According to a story at nj.com, the building and business sold at auction for a final bid of $850,000. Sal Washah, the owner of a Clifton barbecue restaurant that specializes in halal meats, purchased the restaurant.

His plans for the new restaurant will be a glass building that will be able to look over the Passaic River where the Great Falls meet. The café and lounge will serve sandwiches and salads and he states that it will be a place that will be affordable for everyone.

In keeping with formality, Paterson City Council must formally accept the bid when it meets on May 16, 2024.

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The post above reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5 weekend host Big Joe Henry. Any opinions expressed are Big Joe’s own.

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