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Former Paterson HS Security Guard From New Milford Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minor Former Paterson HS Security Guard From New Milford Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minor
Former Paterson HS Security Guard From New Milford Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minor A 28-year-old New Milford man who had worked as a security guard at Paterson Eastside High School was charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student in the borough. Everald Palmer, 28, remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Friday, Feb. 17, following a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charges of sexual assault by a supervisory adult and child endangerment. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said members of his Special Victims Unit arrested Palmer on Monday after New Milford police alerted them to a single alleged incident that he sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Drowned Paterson Teen Had Bright Future Ahead, Those Who Knew Him Say Drowned Paterson Teen Had Bright Future Ahead, Those Who Knew Him Say
Drowned Paterson Teen Had Bright Future Ahead, Those Who Knew Him Say Naz'ier Randolph had more to accomplish, those who knew him say. The 15-year-old Paterson boy drowned last weekend while swimming with friends in the area of the Great Notch Reservoir off Old Rifle Camp Road on Garrett Mountain. His body was recovered Sunday morning, leaving his friends and loved ones in a state of disbelief. "Naz’ier Randolph’s death will be felt throughout Eastside High School and his community," Paterson Public Schools Superintendent Eileen Shafer said. "Naz’ier had so much potential, and we all suffer from his loss." More than $7,600 had been raised as of Tuesday, M…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
9 Paterson Students Suspended For Posting Porn, Threatening Teachers On Zoom 9 Paterson Students Suspended For Posting Porn, Threatening Teachers On Zoom
9 Paterson Students Suspended For Posting Porn, Threatening Teachers On Zoom Nine Paterson students were suspended for posting porn and threatening teachers during online classes they weren't even enrolled in, district officials said. The students entered remote classes through Zoom links provided by their peers during the first week of remote learning, NorthJersey.com first reported. One of the individuals suspected of the interruptions graduated from Paterson High School last year, and the rest are current students from undisclosed schools, district officials said. The students have since turned in their Chromebooks and will be completing classwork in paper packe…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
Racial Social Media Posts Cause More Conflict Between North Jersey School Admins, Reports Say Racial Social Media Posts Cause More Conflict Between North Jersey School Admins, Reports Say
Racial Social Media Posts Cause More Conflict Between North Jersey School Admins, Reports Say A string of social media posts dripping with racial slurs that postponed a football game in Passaic County last week is causing even more tension between the schools' superintendents. “'Watch these kennedy [expletives] get they [expletive] whooped [sic] …,'" was part of the social media post that pushed Friday evening's game between Paterson's JFK Knights against the Clifton Mustangs to Saturday, NorthJersey.com reports. Paterson Superintendent Eileen Shafer on Monday issued a press release saying the N-word was used against Kennedy players and that an official working the game told a…

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by Cecilia Levine