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Trans Swimmer Smashes Another Record For Ramapo College Sparking Controversy Trans Swimmer Smashes Another Record For Ramapo College Sparking Controversy
Trans Swimmer Smashes Another Record For Ramapo College Sparking Controversy Meghan Cortez-Fields has clocked yet another record for the Ramapo College women's swim team. But not without controversy. The senior athlete switched from the men's team to the women's team after transitioning from male to female. Back in November, she set her first record for the women's team, drawing controversy. Last Friday, Cortez-Fields finished 7th overall (2:10.76) at the NJAC Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Maryland in College Park and advanced to the finals, finishing in fifth place at 2:08:20. That's a new record. And Riley Gaines, a former Universi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ex-CBS Philadelphia Reporter, NJ Dad Facing Child Porn Charges Ex-CBS Philadelphia Reporter, NJ Dad Facing Child Porn Charges
Ex-cbs Philadelphia Reporter, NJ Dad Facing Child Porn Charges A South Jersey man who graduated from the University of Maryland and went on to work in TV journalism in Pennsylvania and Virginia has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities announced. Cleve W. Bryan Jr. was charged Wednesday, Oct. 18 by police in Washington Township, Gloucester County with endangering the welfare of children by possessing child pornography, the department said. Byran, of the Sewell section of Washington, was taken to the Salem County Correctional Facility pending a court appearance. Bryan's X page bio reads: "Journalist, Storyteller, Father, Husband, Beli…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
NJ Pro Wrestler Who Was Paralyzed In Ring After Vomiting On Football During NFL Game Dead At 54 NJ Pro Wrestler Who Was Paralyzed In Ring After Vomiting On Football During NFL Game Dead At 54
NJ Pro Wrestler Who Was Paralyzed In Ring After Vomiting On Football During NFL Game Dead At 54 Darren Drozdov, a professional wrestler and former NFL player nicknamed "Puke" for vomiting on the ball, died on Friday, June 30. He was 54 years old. Darren, of Hamilton, NJ, grew up playing football as a quarterback in Mays Landing and was All-State in football at Oakcrest High School. He went on to play college football at the University of Maryland, graduating with a degree in criminal justice. Darren played in the NFL on the New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos, and was famously nicknamed "Puke" after he threw up on he ball during a Monday night game, stopping the ce…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
Diamond In The Draft: NJ Native, College Hoops Star Goes Second Overall In WNBA Draft Diamond In The Draft: NJ Native, College Hoops Star Goes Second Overall In WNBA Draft
Diamond In The Draft: NJ Native, College Hoops Star Goes Second Overall In WNBA Draft New Jersey's Diamond Miller is taking her talents from Maryland to Minnesota. With the second overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft, the Minnesota Lynx selected Miller out of the University of Maryland after the fourth-year guard led the Terrapins to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship last month. MARYLAND TO MINNESOTA!The No. 2 overall pick in the WNBA Draft is Diamond Miller! pic.twitter.com/OVrTy0fUOh — Maryland Women’s Basketball (@TerpsWBB) April 10, 2023 A three-time all-Big Ten selection and Big Ten Tournament's Most Outstanding Player, Miller capped off her career with her…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
New Jerseyans Compete In 'Jeopardy! High School Reunion Tournament' New Jerseyans Compete In 'Jeopardy! High School Reunion Tournament'
New Jerseyans Compete In 'Jeopardy! High School Reunion Tournament' Four college students with New Jersey ties be competing in the new "Jeopardy! High School Reunion Tournament." Hosted by Mayim Bialik, the tournament premiered Monday, Feb. 20 and features contestants who were on the "Teen Tournament." The contestants with Garden State ties include: Sreekar Madabushi: A Basking Ridge native and junior at Georgia Tech. Playing Feb. 22. Dan Oxman: A South Orange native, and senior at the University of Maryland. Playing March 1. Rhea Sinha: A Chatham native studying at Cornell. Playing Feb. 27. Autumn Shelton: A Missouri native and junior at Princeton U…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Family Of Chinese Nationals Killed By Red Light-Running Driver In Toms River: Police Family Of Chinese Nationals Killed By Red Light-Running Driver In Toms River: Police
Family Of Chinese Nationals Killed By Red Light-Running Driver In Toms River: Police A family of three Chinese nationals were killed when the Maryland driver of the car they were in ran a red light in Ocean County, authorities said. Tina Dung, 21, was stopped for the traffic light, but then went through the red signal and collided with a Legacy Towing flatbed wrecker heading east on Lakehurst Road around 12:25 a.m. Friday, July 22, Toms River police said. The three passengers in Dung’s car, all citizens of China, were killed as a result of the collision. They included a 54-year-old man, 52-year-old woman and 23-year-old man, all from the same family, police said. Neither d…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Beloved Sparta High School Grad, Johns Hopkins Research Technologist Dies Suddenly, 26 Beloved Sparta High School Grad, Johns Hopkins Research Technologist Dies Suddenly, 26
Beloved Sparta High School Grad, Johns Hopkins Research Technologist Dies Suddenly, 26 Beloved Sparta High School graduate and Johns Hopkins research technologist Erin Julia Beebe died unexpectedly on Monday, April 4. She was 26. Erin attended Reverend George A. Brown Memorial School and Pope John XXIII High School before graduating from Sparta High School in 2014, her obituary says. She then used her love of science to pursue higher education at Muhlenberg College, where she graduated with a Neuroscience degree in 2018. Erin went on to earn employment as a Laboratory Research Assistant in the Department of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine at the…

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by Valerie Musson
Sports
Maryland Native & Former NBA Coach Of The Year Gene Shue Dies At 90 Maryland Native & Former NBA Coach Of The Year Gene Shue Dies At 90
Maryland Native & Former NBA Coach Of The Year Gene Shue Dies At 90 Maryland native and former NBA player, coach and executive Gene Shue has died at the age of 90, the NBA reports.  As a player, Shue racked up five consecutive NBA All-Star appearances from 1958 to 1962 and played one season with the Baltimore Bullets before going into coaching. Shue’s coaching career spanned 13 total seasons in Baltimore and Washington, where he led the Bullets, now the Washington Wizards, to three 50-win seasons. During that time Shue also amassed a record 522 wins and was named NBA Coach of the Year twice. “Gene dedicated his life to the game and left an indelible mar…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Body Found On University Of Maryland Campus Body Found On University Of Maryland Campus
Body Found On University Of Maryland Campus A man was found dead on the grass of the University of Maryland Campus, the school's police said. First responders found the man in the grass outside Mowatt Lane Parking Garage around 6 a.m. on Dec. 21. He was pronounced dead on the scene. There was no known threat to campus, according to police. Police have not identified the person who died. An autopsy is being conducted to determine the cause of death.

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by Joe Gomez
News
COVID-19 Outbreak Linked To Parties Halts Rutgers Football Workouts COVID-19 Outbreak Linked To Parties Halts Rutgers Football Workouts
Covid-19 Outbreak Linked To Parties Halts Rutgers Football Workouts Rutgers' football program has halted workouts less than two weeks before training camp due to a COVID-19 outbreak among athletes. Fifteen players tested positive for the virus following series of on-campus parties, state health officials said. "We have had several circumstances where indoor and outdoor gatherings in our state have led to community clusters of COVID-19,” NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said. "Even smaller gatherings can lead to cases." Four other Big Ten teams --Ohio State, Michigan State, Maryland and Indiana – have also suspended summer workouts. “We have paused…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Adenovirus: Maryland College Student Dead Adenovirus: Maryland College Student Dead
Adenovirus: Maryland College Student Dead A freshman student at the University of Maryland died of the adenovirus, which recently killed 11 critically ill children at a longterm North Jersey pediatric facility. Olivia Paregol, 18 -- who suffered from Crohn's disease and had a weakened immune system -- developed a cough that later turned to pneumonia before she passed away Sunday at an area hospital, the New York Post reports. The teen's roommates suspect that it all began with mold. “You can’t sleep at night because the pillow is right next to mold and you’re up all night coughing,” Jessica Thompson told CBS News.  “We got t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Cresskill Native Who Died In Crash Had Infectious Smile, Unmatched Charisma Cresskill Native Who Died In Crash Had Infectious Smile, Unmatched Charisma
Cresskill Native Who Died In Crash Had Infectious Smile, Unmatched Charisma A 21-year-old Bergen County native killed last week in a motor vehicle accident is being remembered as an incredible friend who made a tremendous impact on his college's campus. University of Maryland undergraduate student and Cresskill native Zachary Garcia died Sunday, Sept. 9 when the Toyota Camry he was riding in with four of his Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brothers slid of Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania and overturned, authorities said. Garcia was killed, despite having been wearing his seatbelt, while the other occupants were transported to the hospital, police said. More than $126,000…

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by Cecilia Levine