For Tom and Mona Rundle, preparing children to return to school in the Fall was never so stressful. But when the Teaneck, N.J. couple found out that their beloved St. Joseph’s Academy in Bogota was one of three Catholic schools in Bergen County that would not reopen in September, they were hit with mixed emotions.

It’s safe to say that the start of the new school year will look much different from years past. For Catholic school students in the Archdiocese of Newark, there will be new protocols, safety measures, and guidelines for in-person learning as well as options for remote instruction. Reshaping and reopening plans have not been taken lightly. For some, it even means new schools.

For most of his adult life, Doug DiPaola made it part of his life’s work to ensure that disabled veterans had a safe, comfortable place to call home. Akin to home renovation show “George To the Rescue,” the Harrington Park resident, husband and father applied his hefty background in construction management to enhance their homes to enable barrier-free living, free of charge...