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Standout Special Olympic Athlete From NJ Dies In Philly At 15 Standout Special Olympic Athlete From NJ Dies In Philly At 15
Standout Special Olympic Athlete From NJ Dies In Philly At 15 Support is pouring in for a Special Olympic athlete based in New Jersey who died at the age of 15 last month. Darius Cheston placed first in the 50-meter dash and third in the 100-meter dash in the 2021 Summer Sports finals in Pennington, NJ, according to the Burlington County Special Services School District and a GoFundMe in his name. The track-and-field star "was full of life and determination," GoFundMe organizer Elizabeth Zaremski wrote. He died on Sept. 30 after three months of fighting an unspecified condition at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, she said. "Darius…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
$980,000 Settlement Reached In Case Of NJ Student Kissed, Groped By Teacher $980,000 Settlement Reached In Case Of NJ Student Kissed, Groped By Teacher
$980,000 Settlement Reached In Case Of NJ Student Kissed, Groped By Teacher A local school board in Morris County reportedly is paying $980,000 to settle a civil suit brought by the family of a former middle school student whose teacher admitted groping and making out with her.  Eric Strand, 61, who was also a Boy Scout leader and firefighter, pleaded guilty in May 2017 to child endangerment and criminal sexual contact for kissing the 14-year-old Hopatcong Middle School eighth grader several times and grabbing her butt over her clothing the year before. He was sentenced to three years in state prison In exchange for his plea, then was released after serving 36…

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by Jerry DeMarco