A team of Ridgewood High School students recently uncovered some unsettling history about their town.
Housing deeds that banned people of color from buying homes. Red-lined maps where government loan agents gave lower rankings to areas with more Black and immigrant residents, dooming [those] areas to disinvestment and low property values. A Ridgewood Code published by the Ridgewood Board of Realtors in 1941 that said its goal was to bring here only the kind of people who are here and thus preserve the congenial neighbor tradition.
The students found these documents while researching a paper on housing inequality that on Thursday was named a regional winner in a competition hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Manny Joseph broke a 30-year high school track record on his path to SU
Courtesy of Manny Joseph
Manny Joseph set the 55-meter hurdle record for New York high schools. Now, he s coming to Syracuse for its hurdles program.
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The announcer called out Manny Joseph’s name on the loudspeaker as he lunged across the finish line at the New York State Track and Field Qualifier. Joseph’s friends rushed toward him, jumping up and down in celebration. He looked around confused, unaware of what was going on. When he crossed the line, Joseph broke the 55-meter hurdle record for New York state high schools, a record that stood for over 30 years.
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Ralph Vance Hooper.
ROCKLAND Ralph Vance Hooper, 83, died Friday March 12, 2021 at Windward Gardens, surrounded by family. Ralph ultimately succumbed to complications from congestive heart failure.
Ralph was born in Bucksport, on Nov. 12, 1937. He was the son of Floyd and Eula Hooper. Ralph, and his family, moved to Rockland at an early age. He attended Rockland area schools graduating from Rockland High School in 1956. It was at Rockland High School that he met his wife of 59 years Betty Lee. They were married on June 16, 1956.
At 6’5” tall, Ralph was one of the tallest basketball players in the state at that time. He excelled at basketball and track and field.
Vaccinated Americans should still avoid travel, CDC head says
From CNN s Jacqueline Howard
People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 are still encouraged to avoid travel, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a White House briefing on Monday. Every time there s a surge in travel, we have a surge in cases in this country, Walensky said. We are really trying to restrain travel at this current period of time, and we re hopeful that our next set of guidance will have more science around what vaccinated people can do.
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