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NJ Teen On 'American Ninja Warrior' Says 'Follow Your Own Path' NJ Teen On 'American Ninja Warrior' Says 'Follow Your Own Path'
NJ Teen On 'American Ninja Warrior' Says 'Follow Your Own Path' Julia Intrabartolo has been watching "American Ninja Warrior" for as long as she can remember, all the while knowing one day, she'd be competing on it. That time has come for the 16-year-old North Hunterdon Regional High School junior, who last January got the call from producers saying her application had been accepted. "I sat on the floor for two hours in shock," Julia said in a phone call with Daily Voice.  For days, she was in disbelief. But reality is beginning to set in for Julia, who soon will put her years of training to the test and compete against some of the very people she look…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say
Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say A 52-year-old convicted rapist snuck into a Penn State University bathroom and filmed a student's "genitalia" on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Registered sex offender Mark Alonzo Williams also assaulted the student after he confronted him about the phone in  HUB-Robeson Center bathroom, Penn State University police explain in the affidavit of probable cause.  The student was using a bathroom stall on the ground floor of the HUB around 5 p.m. when he saw that Williams was in the stall next to him with “his cell phone positioned…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Accused MSU Shooter Had Note In Pocket Threatening Ewing Schools: Police Accused MSU Shooter Had Note In Pocket Threatening Ewing Schools: Police
Accused MSU Shooter Had Note In Pocket Threatening Ewing Schools: Police Ewing schools on Tuesday, Feb. 14, as a note with threats to two area schools was found in the pocket of accused Michigan State University killer Anthony McRae, police said. Officers will be deployed to all public and private schools while the threat is investigated. See attached Press Release regarding a school threat leading to the closing of Ewing Public Schools today. Posted by Ewing Police Department on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 "The safety and security of our students is always paramount," police said. "This action is being done out of an abundance of caution. Please do not call…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman Posing As High School Student Is Rutgers Graduate: Report Woman Posing As High School Student Is Rutgers Graduate: Report
Woman Posing As High School Student Is Rutgers Graduate: Report The woman who spent four days in classes at New Brunswick High School before officials apparently realized the truth is a 2019 graduate of Rutgers University, NJ Advance Media reports. Hyejeong Shin, 29, of New Brunswick was charged Tuesday, Jan. 24 with providing a false government document with the intent to verify one’s identity or age, according to New Brunswick police. She provided a false birth certificate, they said. A student named Hyejeong Shin attended Rutgers University-New Brunswick and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in Chinese, the out…

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by Jon Craig
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Woman, 29, Posing As Student Spent Four Days In Classes At NJ High School, Officials Say Woman, 29, Posing As Student Spent Four Days In Classes At NJ High School, Officials Say
Woman, 29, Posing As Student Spent Four Days In Classes At NJ High School, Officials Say A woman spent four days in classes at New Brunswick High School before officials apparently realized the truth, according to district officials. A video of the Tuesday, Jan. 24 New Brunswick Board of Education meeting was posted on Twitter by New Brunswick Today reporter Charlie Kratovil. "This is an unfortunate event," Superintendent Aubrey Johnson said in the video. "She was in a few classes." Hyejeong Shin, 29, of New Brunswick was charged on Jan. 24 with providing a false government document with the intent to verify one’s identity or age, according to New Brunswick police. She provide…

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by Jon Craig
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Girls' Hoops Phenomenon Banned From State Tournament After Fight: Report Girls' Hoops Phenomenon Banned From State Tournament After Fight: Report
Girls' Hoops Phenomenon Banned From State Tournament After Fight: Report Woodbury girls basketball, one of New Jersey's top Group 1 teams, has been disqualified from the state tournament after a bench-clearing fight last week, NJ Advance Media reports. The Thundering Herd was leading Delran, 68-47, when an exchange between players and fans broke out, the outlet said. “There was an issue in the stands that didn’t really involve our kids,” Athletic Director Dan Howey told the outlet. New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association rules state that any player that leaves the bench area during an altercation will be disqualified from the game. Seven Woodbury …

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by Jon Craig
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Active Shooter Alert Unfounded In South Jersey Active Shooter Alert Unfounded In South Jersey
Active Shooter Alert Unfounded In South Jersey Police in South Jersey said a report of an active shooter at a high school turned out to be false. Lower Township Police, along with other agencies, responded to Lower Cape May Regional High School for the report of an active shooter.  "It was very quickly determined that the call was unfounded and there was no threat and the school returned to regularly scheduled classes and activities," Lower Township police said.

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by Jon Craig
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Teen Sexually Assaulted Peer At Atlantic City HS: Police Teen Sexually Assaulted Peer At Atlantic City HS: Police
Teen Sexually Assaulted Peer At Atlantic City HS: Police A 16-year-old Atlantic City High School student was arrested for sexually assaulting a peer, authorities said. The victim reported the assault in January 2022, prompting an investigation, Atlantic City police said. Upon return of a forensic analysis of the collected evidence from the investigation, charges were approved by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office on Jan. 12. 2023. The boy was arrested in Galloway Township the following day on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The juvenile was remanded to Harborfields Juvenile Detention Center.  Anyone …

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Elementary Teacher Arrested After 2.5 Years Of Giving Boy Vodka, THC Drops: Prosecutor NJ Elementary Teacher Arrested After 2.5 Years Of Giving Boy Vodka, THC Drops: Prosecutor
NJ Elementary Teacher Arrested After 2.5 Years Of Giving Boy Vodka, THC Drops: Prosecutor A Central Jersey elementary school teacher is facing charges for spending two and a half years supplying a now 13-year-old boy with THC and vodka, authorities announced Wednesday. Jennifer Debiec, a Bordentown resident and fifth-grade teacher at Mercerville Elementary School in Hamilton, was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree child endangerment, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Investigators say Debiec, 39, supplied the boy with vodka, vape pens, and THC drops for about two and a half years. The investigation is ongoing, and no further details were released. Any…

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by Valerie Musson
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Rutgers Frat Pledge Suffers Broken Skull, Brain Injury In Hazing Incident: Lawsuit Rutgers Frat Pledge Suffers Broken Skull, Brain Injury In Hazing Incident: Lawsuit
Rutgers Frat Pledge Suffers Broken Skull, Brain Injury In Hazing Incident: Lawsuit A 19-year-old Theta Chi pledge at Rutgers University is suing the school, the fraternity, its grand chapter, and more than a dozen fraternity brothers after falling down a flight of stairs in an alleged drunken hazing incident, leaving him seriously injured. Armand Runte, of Somers Point, was forced to drink "life-threatening" amounts of booze before tumbling down a flight of stairs at the Mine Street frat house in New Brunswick during "Big Brother Night" last month, according to a newly-filed lawsuit detailed by NJ Advance Media. The incident allegedly wasn't reported until hours later,&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Thirty Professors Will Lose Their Jobs From NJ University Amid Cuts Thirty Professors Will Lose Their Jobs From NJ University Amid Cuts
Thirty Professors Will Lose Their Jobs From NJ University Amid Cuts New Jersey City University is laying off 30 tenured professors and 19 other faculty jobs as well as cutting 37 percent of its academic programs to help balance its budget, the university announced on Thursday, Dec. 15. The division of academic affairs will eliminate 48 undergraduate programs, 24 minors, 28 graduate programs, 10 certificate programs and one doctoral program, the outlet said. The programs impacted by these changes can be found by clicking here.  NJCU Board of Trustees Chairman Joseph Scott called Thursday's announcement “a difficult, but necessary next step.” “Our curre…

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by Jon Craig
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Hack By 'Unauthorized Third Party' Shuts Down Internet, Schools In South Jersey Hack By 'Unauthorized Third Party' Shuts Down Internet, Schools In South Jersey
Hack By 'Unauthorized Third Party' Shuts Down Internet, Schools In South Jersey Classes are canceled for a third consecutive day at a Gloucester County school district due to technical problems caused by an "unauthorized third party," school officials announced. The Monroe Township School District cancelled classes on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 1. A notification from Superintendent Susan Ficke went out to parents Monday night, saying there was a technical issue that may result in the disconnection of the school's internet service. It said that holding classes without the internet would present logistical and safety issues. Additional details about the …

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by Jon Craig