In a landmark decision on July 24, 2025, the New Jersey Assembly State and Local Government Committee voted and voiced their unanimous support for a bill formally enacting a state-wide definition of antisemitism using the International Holocaust Remembrance...

Starting in the beginning of 2025, there has been a surge of several respiratory illnesses such as influenza (flu), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID-19 throughout the U.S. Initially, doctors have said that most respiratory infections are mild....

There have been numerous reports from citizens and law enforcement about ominous drones being spotted across the tri-state area, specifically in New Jersey. It remains a mystery why the drones are being released and what their origin is, but many are...

Talking to Alena Zhang ('23) and Chris Shin ('23) on a Friday night at my desk on Google Meet was compelling. Both are motivated youth who spread the joy of learning and the wondrous magic of education. Listening to them speak about an experience that...

On May 4, 2022, there was a law issued for a ban on plastic bags in New Jersey which is implemented for all stores, grocery stores, retail, and food service businesses. To help organize and help many stores adjust to the ban, there are other factors implemented,...

It has recently been declared that New Jersey has the second most confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States. In response to this, I have created a visual to show the four counties in New Jersey with the greatest number of cases. This visual...

As of this writing, voting in the 2020 presidential election has officially begun in Iowa - a state of just over 3 million people - as part of their “first-in-the-nation” caucuses. Before the month is over, voters in New Hampshire, South Carolina...

Cannabis, popularly known as marijuana, is the most commonly used medical and recreational drug in the country. States such as Alaska, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, allow recreational use of marijuana at the age...

For those in the state of New Jersey, a sixteenth birthday provides the opportunity to begin learning the rules of the road.  A year later, one’s seventeenth birthday brings the long-awaited freedom to drive around wherever and whenever one chooses....

New Jersey is opening doors for gifted, STEM-focused students in the highly regarded Governor’s School summer program while limiting opportunities for gifted students in the arts and humanities. As a free program funded entirely by the state and...

Financial Literacy is currently a required course that students must take in order to graduate in New Jersey. In this class, students learn skills such as how to read a credit card bill and how to stay out of debt due to overdue credit card payments....

Three East robotics teams competed at the VEX Robotics World Championship in Anaheim, California from April 23 to April 26, representing Cherry Hill as well as New Jersey. All three teams stood up formidably against 430 other high school teams from 26...