State & World News – The Wessex Wire

Tragedy strikes Camden vs. Pleasantville state playoff game

November 27, 2019

A 10-year-old boy was killed and another teen was injured in a shooting Nov. 15 at a state football playoff game in Pleasantville. Camden High School was playing Pleasantville in a state playoff game on Nov. 15 and in the th...

2019 elections bring local changes; but expected county and state results

By Chris Rysz, Opinion Editor

November 19, 2019

Even though the 2020 elections are rapidly approaching, this past election day, West Essex voters re-elected and unseated incumbents in town, school and county races. While more local elections had incumbent losses, county an...

Greta Thunberg inspires students to combat climate change

By Jess Coia, Apprentice Editor

November 5, 2019

16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has inspired teenagers around the world to take a stand against climate change. After Thunberg spoke at the UN Climate Action Summit on Sept. 23, teens have decided to join the moveme...

Physicists reveal how math can be used to determine where to park

By Danielle Schwartz, Editor-in-Chief

October 16, 2019

If you are like me, you have driven up and down parking lot rows searching for the perfect spot. The seemingly simple task of choosing a spot can actually be stressful when there are so many options and it is hard to decide whethe...

U.S. marks largest number of major measles outbreak in 27 years

October 10, 2019

Juul CEO steps down

By Nikki Schachtel, Features Editor

October 3, 2019

Due to major problems faced with vaping devices, the Juul CEO, Kevin Burns, has stepped down. K.C. Crosthwaite, executive from the Tobacco company Altria, will be replacing him. Burns publicly apologized for the nation's teen vaping ep...

The road to Trump’s impeachment inquiry

October 2, 2019

Actress Huffman gets 14 days in jail for role in college admissions scandal

September 30, 2019

OPINION: 2020 Democrats’ plan for America: Disaster, destruction and socialism

September 24, 2019

As mysterious vaping illnesses escalate, experts search for answers

September 20, 2019

Bill Nye ‘sparks’ talk about climate change

May 29, 2019

8th grade football phenom shot at Illinois party

By Cristian Cataldo, News Editor

May 29, 2019

Jaylon Mckenzie, a 14-year-old football star, was shot and killed Saturday, May 4, in Venice, Ill., as he was leaving a party. Recently, he had been featured in Sports Illustrated as one of the six athletes who would rule the...