Thursday, March 21, 2013
Following each borough's reassessments, Oradell taxpayers will see a tax hike under the Regional school budget while River Edge homeowners will see a reduction
For the coming school year, Oradell taxpayers can expect a tax hike under the approved $30.8 million River Dell Regional School budget for 2013-14. At the same time, River Edge residents will see a reduction in their portion of the tax levy. The $26.9 million tax levy, which comes in at the state mandated 2% tax levy cap, calls for a $257 increase to the average Oradell homeowner while River Edge taxpayers will see a $19 reduction. "The perfect storm hit after Trenton approved the reassessments," Board Administrator Thomas Bonfiglio said. "The River Edge percentage share went down while Oradell's went up. But by the 2014-15 school year, everything should equal back out again." To combat a large number of tax appeals, both towns performed …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
River Dell alum Stephanie Carnevale was recently recognized after finishing seventh at the NCAA Championships.
River Dell High School alum Stephanie Carnevale recently earned All-American honors by finishing seventh in the 60-meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships. Carnevale, who graduated River Dell in 2010, is currently a junior at Muhlenberg College. Carnevale, who got into the national meet as the 15th and last qualifier, posted the seventh-fastest qualifying time with a school-record 8.85, to advance to the final. The time shaved over a tenth of a second off her previous school-record-setting personal best to break the Centennial Conference record. In the final, Carnevale crossed the finish line in 8.95 seconds, a hundredth of a second ahead of the eighth-place finisher and making her the first junior in program history to earn indoor All-…
The drama club presents their spring musical "Once Upon a Mattress", March 21-23 at the high school
Made famous by the likes of Carol Burnett and Bernadette Peters in the 1970s, the River Dell High School drama club will now put their own spin on "Once Upon a Mattress." The annual spring musical is a retelling of the classic fairytale of the Princess and the Pea and will be performed Thursday through Saturday at the high school. “We wanted to make a contrast between this year and last year, co-director Brian Reich said. "Last year was Willy Wonka and it was no props, rudimentary costumes, using the open stage. This year we wanted to have a traditional musical with costumes, props, and also the style of the music is a lot different; it is an old term musical comedy. Plus, it is really really funny.” "Mattress" is set in the fictional …
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Bergen Catholic dominated during the Region 2 tournament while River Dell struggled in the later rounds
As River Dell's DJ Tirelli and nine Bergen Catholic Crusaders battle the best of the state in Atlantic City today for a state individual title, Patch takes a look at how they got there from the Region 2 tournament. Tirelli won his first match of the tournament when he pinned Michael Foca of Hackensack in under 30 seconds during the quarterfinals but later ran into trouble in the semifinals when facing Don Bosco's Sam Cali. Tirelli trailed early and was ultimately unable to make up enough points to move into the finals as he fell 9-1. Facing Matt Murphy (Northern Highlands) in the third place consolation, Tirelli came out fast and hard, pinning Murphy in 2:23 for a third place finish and his spot in Atlantic City. The Hawks got off to a …
Friday, March 8, 2013
DJ Tirelli is the lone Golden Hawk to take the mat this weekend while Bergen Catholic sends nine
For the second year in a row, DJ Tirelli, Johnny Sebastian, Christian Jenco, Tyler Casamenti and Carmine Goldsack will all return to Atlantic City this weekend with their eyes on a state individual wrestling title. Tirelli who finished third in the Region 2 tournament is the lone Golden Hawk to compete in Atlantic City this year and will look to redeem himself in the 120-pound bracket after falling in the third round last year. As an unseeded wrestler, he will face Peter Ottaviano of Colts Neck on Friday night and a win sets him up against top-seeded Brenden Calas of Seton Hall Prep. Bergen Catholic's Sebastian, who has moved up from his former 160 weight class to 182, earned the top-seed for this weekend after claiming his second Region 2…
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The River Dell Board of Education's $30 million budget for the 2013-14 school year will begin an 11-year process to save taxpayers $1.2 million
Over the next 11 years, River Edge and Oradell taxpayers will see approximately $1.2 million in savings through the Regional School Budget. The district introduced its $30 million budget for 2013-14 on Monday night and revealed that by refinancing the remaining debt service from the 2003 referendum, taxpayers will see significant savings in the years to come. "The positive savings that will accrue over time due to the refinancing is pretty substantial," Superintendent Patrick Fletcher said. "Our debt service has gone down $50,000 for the 2013-14 school year and by 2014-15 it will be down $100,000." The budget, which calls for a $28,920,714 tax levy, includes paying off $1.5 million in debt service while allowing for the addition of two new…
Saturday, March 2, 2013
All hockey and basketball teams have been ousted from the state tournament, while the girls 4x800 relay set a new record
River Dell and Bergen Catholic claimed a total of 14 district titles on the mat last week and are now currently battling out in the Region 2 tournament and the right to compete in Atlantic City. In District 8, the Golden Hawks finished second as a team behind St. Joseph Regional, while Nick Baranello and DJ Tirelli won their third and second career district titles. Drew Nirchio, Cenzo Cariddi, Brendan Campbell and John Arancio all placed second and Tyler Kallansee finished third. The Crusaders once again claimed the District 7 title and placed 12 wrestlers in the finals. Bergen began its historic run with 10 wrestlers earning a first round bye. This year's District 7 champions were Nick Suriano (106), Tyler Casamenti (113), Matthew Rose (…
Saturday, February 23, 2013
For the first time since 2008, the Golden Hawks will compete in the Public A tournament
For the first time in several years, the River Dell ice hockey program has hit numerous milestones in a short period of time and among them is their first appearance in the state tournament since 2008. The Hawks' 11-10-2 record also gives the team their highest season wins since 2006-07 and their first Big North Gold Cup playoff win in five years. River Dell defeated Clifton, 6-3 to finish out their regular season and then a day later defeated the Mustangs in the Gold Cup quarterfinals as sophomore Brett Connon unleashed his fury in the 4-2 victory. Connon, who netted the final shot, capped off the early lead provided Greg Rassam, Jacob Buchner and Richard Myers. River Dell later fell to Paramus Catholic, 6-1, in the semifinals as Connon …
Friday, February 22, 2013
The Lady Hawks basketball coach will be honored during an April 14 awards program in Edison
With over 400 wins to his name and 18 years of coaching experience, Lady Hawks head basketball coach Lou Wejnert will be the fifth River Dell coach to be inducted into the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Assocation/NJ State Interscholastic Athletic Assocation Hall of Fame this spring. Wejnert is one of 36 New Jersey coaches that will be honored during the April 14 Awards Program at Pines Manor in Edison. He joins fellow River Dell coaches Jose Ortiz (Golf, 2009), Dianne Furusawa (Volleyball, 2008), Brian Long (Boys Basketball, 2003) and Ralph Raymond (Tennis, 2002) in the Hall of Fame. Having coached some of River Dell's greatest girls basketball players including Alyssa May, Lindsay Davis, Kate Brock, Deirdre McCarthy, Maureen Kehoe, and …
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Hawks, Crusaders matmen battle to respective wrestling finals
Heading into their North 1 Public A quarterfinals appearance, the Lady Hawks drew one of the toughest opponents in the state, top-seeded Westfield. And while the Lady Hawks fell 129-41 to the Blue Devils, River Dell finished the season on a high note, topping neighboring Paramus 112-58. The Lady Hawks were led by Gabi Denicola (200 Free, 100 Fly), Maddy Toohey (50 Free, 100 Free), Lienne Barrise (100 Back), Emily Reynolds (100 Breast stroke) and the relay teams of Laurel Passaretti, Barrise, Denicola, and Toohey in the 200 Free relay and the 400 Free Relay squad of Maddy Pizzuto, Denicola, Reynolds and Toohey. River Dell just survived their semifinal meeting with West Essex for a 33-30 victory as Tyler Kallensee (5:02 tech. fall), Nick …
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