April 22, 2020 By Christopher Paskas Staff Writer On March 1, New York became the second in the nation to implement a statewide ban on plastic bags. While plastic bags can no longer be given out for free, stores are allowed to sell a plastic bag to customers f... More »
April 15, 2020 By Kara Murgittroyd Staff Writer As a result of the coronavirus, colleges and universities across the state have closed their campuses and transferred their classes online for the remainder of the spring semester, in many cases giving students j... More »
April 9, 2020 By Ghita Kdiry Staff Writer It was March 8, the morning of LHS supervisor Ms. Klein’s big performance. After spending eight weeks in the winter participating in the Freestyle Love Supreme Academy in New York, she was ready to show off what she le... More »
April 6, 2020 By Carolyne Mooney Staff Writer Senior Gillian Burns intended to spend March 18-20 dressed in her finest business attire for the Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference in Atlantic City, N.J. However, with states canceled d... More »
March 25, 2020 By Lea Torppey Webmaster Female students from the junior class gathered in the media center on March 9 to hear a presentation by Union City Chief of Police Nichelle Luster. In 2018, Luster became the first chief of police in Hudson County histor... More »
March 23, 2020 By Gianna Glover Managing Editor Following months of preparation, 64 seniors took their long-awaited walks down the runway at The Fiesta in Wood-Ridge, N.J. On March 3, these seniors participated in a fashion show where they modeled evening gown... More »
March 19, 2020 By Alexa Barreiros & Angela Ellis Staff Writer Frederick Frankenstein’s monster came to life on LHS’ stage in the high school’s production of Mel Brooks’ 1974 musical comedy “Young Frankenstein.” Performed in the auditorium on Feb. 13-15, “Young... More »
March 16, 2020 By Dean Woolis Staff Writer Chipotle is the second largest Mexican food chain in the United States with about 2,580 locations and 83,000 employees nationwide, according to Yahoo Finance. Between 2015 and 2019, the company was fined $1.3 million ... More »
March 10, 2020 By Anthony Paolazzi Staff Writer The United Kingdom officially left the European Union on Jan. 31. This departure, known as Brexit, commenced on June 23, 2016 after a national referendum took place to decide whether the UK should remain in the E... More »
March 4, 2020 By Julia Glowacki Staff Writer Brownies, cookies, cupcakes and other sugary treats caught the attention of students and faculty when entering the school on Jan. 27-31. Throughout the week, the Animal Welfare Club, Art Club and Environmental Club ... More »
Jan. 29, 2020 By Gianna Glover Managing Editor Members of The Lighthouse staff reconnected with five journalism program alumni on Jan. 6. These Class of 2019 graduates—who included last year’s editors-in-chief Zully Arias and Emma Caamano, managing editors Car... More »
Jan. 20, 2020 By Dean Woolis Staff Writer In November, Motorola unveiled plans to release the RAZR foldable phone later this month. The phone, which is exclusive to Verizon, is designed to resemble a flip phone while looking modern because it opens up to revea... More »
