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Moldy Classrooms Shut Down Elementary School In Central Jersey Temporarily Moldy Classrooms Shut Down Elementary School In Central Jersey Temporarily
Moldy Classrooms Shut Down Elementary School In Central Jersey Temporarily An elementary school in Freehold will have to start classes for the year in different buildings after mold was found in some classrooms, officials said. Students at Laura Donovan Elementary School will be relocated to other district schools when classes begin on Thursday, Sept. 5. Freehold Township superintendent Neal Dickstein sent a letter to families about the start-of-school plans on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Crews have been working "seven days per week" to remove the mold but the cleanup process has taken longer than expected. "Engineers are on-site to help determine the caus…

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by Chris Spiker
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Murder Defendant In Paterson YMCA Stabbing Takes Deal, Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge Murder Defendant In Paterson YMCA Stabbing Takes Deal, Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge
Murder Defendant In Paterson YMCA Stabbing Takes Deal, Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge A 34-year-old Paterson man admitted stabbing another city resident dead at the local YMCA. Jasmir Cleaves, 34, originally was charged with murder in the killing of Gabrae “Brae” Sams Jr., 29, in a fifth-floor hallway of the Y on Ward Street last Aug. 6. Police responding to the call fought to save Sams’s life. He was later pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center. Cleaves took a deal from prosecutors rather than face trial, pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter in Superior Court in Paterson. Judge Marybel Mercado-Ramirez scheduled sentencing for Sept. 20. Whatever t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
GOTCHA! City Man Caught, Charged With Murder In Paterson YMCA Stabbing GOTCHA! City Man Caught, Charged With Murder In Paterson YMCA Stabbing
Gotcha! City Man Caught, Charged With Murder In Paterson YMCA Stabbing Paterson police arrested a city man who they said stabbed another to death at the YMCA on Friday. Jasmir Cleaves, 32, was charged with murder and weapons possession following his arrest shortly before 7 p.m., authorities said. Cleaves had stabbed Gabrae Sams, 29, on the fifth floor of the Y, on Ward Street, around noon Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. No motive was given. Responding officers valiantly tried to save Sams’s life, responders said. He was brought by ambulance, with CPR in progress…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Youth Band Leader Peeped Into YMCA Showers From Hidden Camera, Prosecutor Says Jersey Shore Youth Band Leader Peeped Into YMCA Showers From Hidden Camera, Prosecutor Says
Jersey Shore Youth Band Leader Peeped Into YMCA Showers From Hidden Camera, Prosecutor Says A 43-year-old former youth band leader  has been sentenced to state prison for using a secret camera to film a YMCA bathroom shower, authorities said. He already is serving a federal prison sentence in Mississippi on related charges, they said. Matthew Wolny of Jackson Township was sentenced on Friday to five years in New Jersey State Prison, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.  Wolny's sentence will run concurrently with a prior federal sentence, the prosecutor said. At the time, Wolny was a youth band leader and IT director for the Howell Township school system …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Newark Trans Woman's Death Was Ruled Suicide, Here's Why Authorities Are Reopening The Case Newark Trans Woman's Death Was Ruled Suicide, Here's Why Authorities Are Reopening The Case
Newark Trans Woman's Death Was Ruled Suicide, Here's Why Authorities Are Reopening The Case Authorities are investigating the April death of a Newark trans woman after months calls for action by activists and community members, authorities announced Tuesday. Ashley Moore's death had been ruled a suicide after she was found unresponsive lying on the sidewalk in front of the YMCA on Broad Street around 4:10 a.m. April 1, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Moore, 26, was taken to University Hospital where she was pronounced dead. "To date, our detectives have not discovered evidence to the contrary," Ambrose said. "However, I have reached out to Essex County…

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by Cecilia Levine