May 4, 2022 By Samantha Mayer Staff Writer Today marks a big change for New Jersey shoppers, as businesses are no longer allowed to hand out single-use plastic bags, paper bags, plastic straws and polystyrene food containers. Gov. Phil Murphy signed this bill... More »
April 14, 2022 By Sebastian Liuba Staff Writer Today Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Previously, the state allowed abortion up to 24 weeks into pregnancy. The bill includes exceptions for those... More »
April 4, 2022 By Alexis Goula Staff Writer If you have been noticing a rise in gas prices, you are not the only one. Gas prices have gone up 30% from the beginning of the year due to Russia’s war in Ukraine. According to AAA, the average national price for a g... More »
April 3, 2022 By Ana Gonzales Staff Writer With Covid-19 restrictions lifted and spring in full swing, juniors are eagerly awaiting prom. The highly anticipated event will take place from 6:30-11 p.m. on April 28 at The Legacy Castle in Pompton Plains. Permis... More »
April 2, 2022 By Emilia Calabrese Editor-in-Chief When Class of 2004 graduate Gia Grillo was in high school, she made history as LHS’ first poetry slam winner. She took home first place for her poem “Briefcase,” which addressed the way the world appears from t... More »
March 29, 2022 By Alexis Goula Staff Writer If you have been noticing warmer winters and less snow, you are not alone. Winter weather is starting later and ending sooner due to global warming. A 2017 study funded by the Environmental Protection Agency and publ... More »
March 28, 2022 By Jessica Cerrito Staff Writer As a result of Russia’s large-scale military invasion of Ukraine, more than 6.5 million people have been displaced, and there are approximately 3.7 million refugees who have left the country. In an effort to suppo... More »
March 22, 2022 By Ely Baeza Staff Writer Cheslie Kryst, who won the 2019 Miss USA beauty pageant at the age of 28, was pronounced dead on Jan. 30 after she jumped from the building in which she lived in New York City. Kryst moved around a lot when she was a c... More »
March 21, 2022 By Gianfranco Martinez Staff Writer Russia began its military invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. This attack came as a result of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s goal of conquering Ukraine and making it a part of Russia. According to Reuters, at ... More »
March 12, 2022 By Emilia Calabrese Editor-in-Chief A cast of 26 LHS students and staff brought murder, mayhem and music to the middle school stage on Feb. 16-19 when they performed Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse’s high school edition of the 1975 Broadway hit “Chicago.... More »
March 7, 2022 By Carolyne Mooney Editor During lunch on Mondays through Thursdays, junior Yara Haidar rushes to her SAT preparation classes offered free to juniors. This is a significant time commitment, but Haidar said it is worth it in order to get a good sc... More »
March 1, 2022 By Emilia Calabrese Editor-in-Chief Originally administered to measure a high school student’s readiness for college, the SAT and ACT were once a crucial component to a student’s college application, but that is no longer the case at many of Amer... More »
