Journalism




 * On Monday, a New York City shuttle driver was accused of making a bomb out of drugstore beauty supplies. Little did they know, he was guilty. The man was involved in the bomb making martydrom operation with his native Afghanistan. He was planning on being a suicide bomber. He went to high school in the city and once worked at a coffee cart blocks away from the World Trade Center. They are questioning if there is anyone else for the protection of the city to prevent another 9-11 terrorist attack.**

Powerful storm closes stores, schools, businesses
====By: Ashley Kindergan, Scott Fallon, and Marlene Naanes It's said that this storm has been one of the worst in years. Multiple business corportations had to be shut down, because employees couldn't even get to work. I though it was funny when the writers stated, "more traffic was on the slopes than on the road." This was true. There was nobody on the road yesterday and just shoveling my driveway I could barely see my hand when i stuck it out in front of me. The winds became absolutely terrible. Though I was happy we had a snow day I really hate the snow. It may be really pretty but over the next few weeks it'll become a gross slushy mess and makes things very inconvienient for drivers like myself. ====

 Final salute to a hero
==== By: Herb Jackson This article upset me very much. I feel like it hits closer to home just for the fact that this young soldier was from Westwood, and Westwood is only about 10 minutes away from me. Also, Hrbek was only a young adult, and it scares me that there are young people like this that are dying overseas everyday. I can't even imagine what the family feels like to know their son accidentally blew up thousands of miles away. Though he was very young he was married and I could never imagine being a position that his wife is in right now. He was just about finishing his third tour in Iraq and was ready to come home, but never made it. ====

 Burglars hack through wall, steal 2,000-pound safe
==== By: Justo Bautista A group of professional thieves stole over 3 million dollars in diamonds, jewelry, and watches from a store on Route 4. It was a similar break as one that happened two years ago, however this one seemed to be more well planned. What amazed me was the fact that the burglars didn't even enter the store, at all. They simply just cut a hole through a Lenscrafters next door and wheeled the 2,000 pound safe out with a hand truck without even having to navigate around the store's alarm system. Though it's a terrible thing I find it kind of awesome how they planned it all out. ====

 May raise health concerns
==== By: Scott Fallon Though salt is a blessing during snowstorms, it is going to be a pain for many on low sodium diets in weeks to come. Salt runoff is expected to get into reservoirs and faucets in thousands of homes in North Jersey. While the increase in past years were said to not be harmful, this year is worse. People with high blood pressure and other conditions requiring salt restricted diets are in danger. This scares me knowing that our "pure" water isn't actually as pure and clean as they say it is. ====

 Ahead of the class
==== By: Leslie Brody This article talked about how students in rich suburban schools generally have higher SAT scores than students in the poor urban areas. I completely agree with that statement. Living in a rich area myself, we're given the option to improve our SAT scores. There are classes and tutors made for our benefit. Also, majority have the money to retake the SAT's if they desire a higher score, whereas in the poor urban areas they may only be able to take the test once at most. It's sad that students in areas with higher incomes have an advantage over poorer areas. ====

Beyonce Unmatched with 6 A Grammy record

This Sunday, singer, dancer and actress, Beyonce Knowles, made Grammy history winning Six awards! She one her sixth trophy with best female vocal for her hit song, “Halo.” Her speech was brief and to the point. She thanked the Grammy’s but was not as excited as 20 year old Taylor Swift who won four awards that night. Beyonce’s performance was magnificent and she has a lot to be proud of.

Ex-Bosco star finds a home -Mark J. Czerwinski

Dillon Romain, former Don Bosco’s star running back, finally settled in at the perfect college at SUNY Albany. He says he is very “comfortable” there. Although he was expecting a scholarship from Rutgers, he is happy where he is now. Last season, Romain scored 25 touchdowns and picked up 1,435 yards on 206 carries. Before going away to college after his senior year at Bosco, Romain spent a year at Blair Academy in Blairstown preparing academically and athletically for his years in college.

St. Mary’s wins OK on reorganization - By Bob Groves

Judge Morris Stern of U.S Bankruptcy court approved the Chapter 11 plan this Tuesday. St. Mary’s has been the only hospital to declare bankruptcy in New Jersey since 2007. With the new plan the hospital is doing significantly better than before.

 **North Jersey teens speak out on Capitol Hill** **By SACHI FUJIMORI**

Just recently five lo­cal teens traveled to Capitol Hill to learn how politics operates inside the Beltway. The teens are members of Mah­wah’s Beth Haverim Shir Shalom. They took part in a L’Taken Social Justice Seminar, a four-day program hosted by the Reli­gious Action Center (RAC), the activist arm of Reform Judaism. One major goal for the program is to teach young kids how to lobby their elected officials on issues central to the Reform movement. **By JUSTO BAUTISTA and MARY JO LAYTON**  **Detroit may save itself by bringing in the plows**
 * The show must go on **
 * This article was about the huge disaster between Cable Vision and ABC7. Many of the Cable Vision costumers were extremely annoyed on Sunday night when they couldn't watch the Oscars. Finally, about 15 minutes into the show ABC7 was back. Disney, the owner of ACB7 wanted an additional $40 million dollars a year from Cable Vision when they already got $200 million. Thankfully the two companies were able to work something out and ABC7 is back to all Cable Vision Companies!**
 * Mulls turning vacant lots into fields**
 * By DAVID RUNK**
 * This article was about Detroit and how it is going to be transformed into a semi rural city. People have been aware of this idea since 1990, but now that the city is in worse shape than ever it is finally being done. ** About 25 per­cent of the 139-square-mile city could go from urban to semi ­rural. Now, a city of nearly 2 mil­lion in the 1950s has declined to less than half that. On some blocks, only one or two occu­pied houses remain, surround­ed by trash-strewn lots and va­cant, burned-out homes. This new transformation is having many people excited about bringing this US city back to life!

 **National math and English standards proposed** THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

This article was about how the Math and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform. The standards have been risen, and textbooks all over the country have been standardized, so it will be easier for students who move from state to state to keep up. The federal government recent­ly opened bidding for $350 million to work on new national tests that would be given to students in states that adopt the national standards. People involved in this effort say that these new standards will rise expectations of students in some states. Texas and Alaska are the only two states not taking part in this effort.