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HO-HO-KUS -- A man police said is suicidal barricaded himself in his borough home with two weapons, causing a lockdown at a nearby school this morning, a report on NorthJersey.com said. The superintendent informed parents in an e-mail of the lockdown, saying children and staff are safe inside the school, which has 700 to 800 students. The man barricaded himself... Full story »

NEWARK -- The search for a successor to A. Zachary Yamba — New Jersey’s longest serving college president — has been narrowed to three finalist. The candidates vying to follow in the footsteps of the retiring president of Essex County College, with an enrollment pinnacle with 23,000 students, are to arrive at the Newark campus starting today for face-to-face sessions... Full story »

On college campuses across the state, students mix in dormitories and mingle at parties, but experts say they remain dangerously shy about confronting the warning signs of sexual assault. That’s why Jackie Deitch-Stackhouse, who runs the anti-violence office at The College of New Jersey, will hold the first training session for a new initiative today that encourages college students... Full story »

First-of-its-kind proposal met with opposition who say discipline is part of public education Full story »

SPARTA -- For Tabitha Rivera, today’s Career Fair 2009 at the Sussex County Technical School — the largest-ever high school career event in the county — was an opportunity for her to start thinking a little more seriously about her future. "It gives us an idea about what college we might want to go to," said Rivera, of Franklin Borough,... Full story »

The first issue of Diamond magazine, described as Playboy for Harvard, will include a nude cover photo of a Princeton University student, according to a report in The Daily Princetonian. The report said Margaret Sullivan, class of 2012, said she only used her first name in connection with the photo shoot, in hopes she couldn't be found through internet searches,... Full story »

NorthJersey.com reported federal authorities issued 12 subpoenas within the past week in relation to a high school sporting gear company involved in massive financial fraud. The president of Easton, Pa.-based Circle System Group, David Drill, admitted last year that the company lied about critical helmet safety tests, gave false price quotes of the competition and lavished gifts on school... Full story »

MADISON -- Town officials met recently with the president of Drew University expressing concerns over underage drinking and vandalism on campus this fall, a report in the Daily Record said. The college was fined $1,000 each for six fire extinguishers discharged on Oct. 31 in three dorms, triggering fire alarms, evacuations, and a response from the town's fire department,... Full story »

The number of foreign students at New Jersey’s four-year colleges rose over 7 percent last year, according to a report released today, just off the pace of a record-setting surge around the country. Nationally, the population of international college students rose 8 percent — the biggest one-year bump in almost three decades. The new figures, compiled by the Institute... Full story »

PRINCETON — Lessons learned from the global economic crisis will be the topic of an address by Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley at Princeton University. His speech tonight is the keynote address in a Princeton University Center for Economic Policy Studies symposium on building a stronger financial system. Dudley was installed as the bank's president... Full story »

Princeton University is one of the finalists in a survey to have the Google "trike" come to allow the campus to be viewed on the popular search engine's Street View option, a report in the Daily Princetonian said. The vehicle, a camera affixed to a mounted tricycle that gathers continuous, 360-degree imagery of its surroundings, would tour around campus to... Full story »

New Jersey may benefit from federal grants intended for educational reform, according to a report by NorthJersey.com. The report said that the state may get at least $200 million of the $4.35 billion grants that will be distributed nationwide, according to an announcement made by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan today. New Jersey has until mid-January to prepare an application... Full story »

WOODBRIDGE -- An English teacher at the Iselin Middle School was arrested Wednesday and charged with having sexual relations with a 14-year-old female student three years ago. James Clancy, 35, an eighth-grade teacher, was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Clancy, who has taught at the school for... Full story »

PRINCETON -- The state Supreme Court today considered whether refusing to renew an employment contract for a worker over the age of 70 counts as age discrimination. A 1985 amendment to the state's Law Against Discrimination allows employers to refuse to hire candidates over the age of 70. But the law is not clear on whether letting a contract... Full story »