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A Weekend In The Shenandoah Valley

by Josh Lesser, Staff Writer June 16, 2016

What was once the western frontier of colonial America; today the Shenandoah Valley is the jewel of the Appalachian Mountains. Located in the western part of Virginia and the panhandle of West Virginia,...

Seniors near end of tennis season

Seniors near end of tennis season

by Josh Lesser, Staff Writer May 18, 2016

The boys' tennis teams have entered the state championships and, with the season coming to an end, the seniors on the team are now reminiscing back at the last four years, while also looking ahead to what...

A view of Petite France. Many of the buildings in this neighborhood are over 500 years old.

A Day In Strasbourg

by Josh Lesser, Staff Writer February 9, 2016

Throughout its history, the city of Strasbourg has switched hands between Germany and France many times. This has had an enormous impact on the city’s culture, food and architecture, making it one of...

Cluadio Liberti (16) looks at Bernie Sanders official campaign website. Claudio has thrown his support behind Sanders.

Presidential elections come to Glen Rock

by Josh Lesser, Staff Writer February 2, 2016

With the primary season officially underway, seniors are beginning to contemplate which candidate they are going to vote for in the first election in which they are eligible to vote. Whether they are...

A view of the National Cathedral and Latin-American Tower from Templo Mayor. Templo Mayor is the ruins of an ancient Aztec temple and is one of the Citys biggest tourist attractions.

24 Hours In Mexico City

by Josh Lesser, Staff Writer January 22, 2016

Since Mexico lunched its war on drugs in 2006, much of Mexico has been deemed unsafe to travel to by the US State Department; however, one city in particular has managed to dodge the violence staying off...

View of Midtown Manhattan from Hoboken. The view from uptown Hoboken provides a better view of Midtown Manhattan than it does Downtown.

City Tour: A day in Hoboken

by Josh Lesser, Staff Writer December 22, 2015

It is where baseball was invented and Frank Sinatra was born, some can argue that Hoboken is the very pulse of New Jersey. Home to some of New Jersey’s oldest Irish, German and Italian communities, Hoboken...

St. Louis Cathedral French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana.

24 Hours In New Orleans

by Josh Lesser, Writter November 18, 2015

The city of New Orleans has undergone many changes since hurricane Katrina. It’s now been 10 years since Katrina hit New Orleans killing thousands of the cities inhabitants. Throughout much of the city...

View of the Washington Monument in Washington D.C.

24 Hours In Washington D.C.

November 18, 2015

Gridlock, corruption and partisan politics are just some of the negative adjectives Americans use when they want to talk about Washington DC. However, politics aside Washington DC can be a pretty trendy...

A view of The Long Island Sound and Throgs Neck Bridge from Johnnys Reef Restaurant.

A Day In The Bronx

by Josh Lesser, Writer November 12, 2015

The Bronx has come a long way since its time of urban decay and extreme poverty of the 70’s. The Bronx County is the third most densely populated county in the country and is often viewed as the most...

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