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Sandy Hook massacre survivors graduate high school without 20 classmates
Twenty children brutally murdered before they could finish first grade would have graduated Newtown High School on Wednesday, likely cheered on by the six educators and staffers who were also killed during the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Among the 330 seniors in the 2024 graduating class, there were some 60 teens who survived one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. ...
Class of 2024 Seniors at Newton High School Honored at Awards Ceremony
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Class of 2024 and their friends and family, gathered at Sussex County Community College to celebrate their high school achievements on Wednesday, June 5. The ceremony is put on by the guidance staff and administrators of Newton High School each year. Newton High School Principal Jeff Waldron, who is retiring at the end of this school year, Assistant Principal Ryan Caffrey, Assistant Principal for Athletics and Student Activities Ryan Hashway, Superintendent Joseph S. Piccirillo, and Director of Student Services Jessica Kucz helped to celebrate the students in the last event before graduation.CLICK...
Road reopens after two-car crash in Monroe County
MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — A road has reopened after a crash in Monroe County. Police say two cars collided at Route 715 and Lindenmere Lane in Pocono Township around 6:30 p.m. Saturday. There is no word yet on what led to the crash. A stretch of Route 715 was...
Killer Pies in Asbury Park has closed
Killer Pies, which opened in spring 2022 at Mattison Avenue and Bond Street in Asbury Park, has closed. The news was shared on the restaurant's Instagram page. "You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take, right?," reads the post, which went up on Tuesday, June 11. "Although our vision fell...
EASD directors receive budget update as deadline for vote nears
EASTON, Pa. – The Easton Area School District Board of Directors received an update on the proposed 2024-25 budget Tuesday night at the administration building. Superintendent Tracy Piazza said 60 positions will not be replaced through attrition in next year's budget. "The majority of those positions are from our...
Juneteenth events scheduled in our area
Below is a list of events in our area commemorating the Juneteenth holiday. The holiday celebrates June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom from slavery. If you have an event to add, email news@wfmz.com. LEHIGH VALLEY. - West Ward Association Farmer's Market in Easton...
Cyclists hope to continue race in Stroudsburg
STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Before 300 competitive cyclists took to the trails of Glen Park in Monroe County, they filled a field to the brim for the 2024 Maxxis Eastern States Cup Enduro Race. The race has been hosted in Stroudsburg for more than 10 years. But organizers of the...
Asbury Underground returns to downtown for art, music crawl - and it's bigger than ever
In the words of the Jam's New Wave classic, Asbury Park is going Underground — again. After a nearly five-year hiatus, The Asbury Underground music and art crawl returns Saturday, June 15, to downtown Asbury Park as part of the North to Shore festival. The Underground is bigger than ever with more than...
The top 11 boys track and field athletes for June 11
Here’s the penultimate top 11 boys track and field athlete list for the 2024 season in the lehighvalleylive region. We’re having some fun with this, so we urge the readers to have fun with it as well. If you purchase a product or register for an account through...
In case you missed them: See all seven of the Pocono Record's graduation photo galleries
The Pocono Record took photos at seven area commencement ceremonies as the Class of 2024 graduated from East Stroudsburg North and South, Notre Dame, Pleasant Valley, Pocono Mountain East and West and Stroudsburg. Click on the links below to see photo galleries from each ceremony. Graduation photos: East Stroudsburg High School North Graduation photos: East Stroudsburg High School South Graduation photos: Notre Dame Junior/Senior High School Graduation photos: Pleasant Valley High School Graduation photos: Pocono Mountain East High School Graduation photos: Pocono Mountain West High School Graduation photos: Stroudsburg High School This article originally appeared on Pocono Record: In case you missed them: See all seven of the Pocono Record's graduation photo galleries
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