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Nutley PD: Man Charged With Assault After Punching BOE Member During Parade Nutley PD: Man Charged With Assault After Punching BOE Member During Parade
Nutley PD: Man Charged With Assault After Punching BOE Member During Parade A Nutley Board of Education member filed a police report saying he was punched by a community member while marching in the Columbus Day Parade, according to a recent news report. Charles Kuchinski refused medical attention after Lawrence Quirk, 62, struck him in his right shoulder during at Franklin and Stager streets, authorities said. Quirk -- known only through Facebook by Kuchinski -- was issued a summons and charged with aggravated assault, police said.  A hearing at the Essex County Courthouse is scheduled for Dec. 3 at 9 a.m. Nutley BOE communications director Karen…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Nutley HS Official Suspended After Telling Madison Students Hitler Was 'Good Leader': Report Nutley HS Official Suspended After Telling Madison Students Hitler Was 'Good Leader': Report
Nutley HS Official Suspended After Telling Madison Students Hitler Was 'Good Leader': Report The Nutley Board of Education suspended the high school's athletic director for public remarks he made comparing Martin Luther King to Adolf Hitler, News 12 New Jersey reported.  Joe Piro made the remarks at a student assembly held at Madison High School, during which Piro described Hitler as a "good leader" with "bad moral character and intentions."  Madison Superintendent of Schools Mark Schwarz said in a letter to parents sent shortly after the presentation in mid-March that the material had not been reviewed beforehand. Schwarz apologized in the letter and said material would…

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by Paul Milo