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Coach, Special Ed Teacher Filmed Sex Acts With Child: Prosecutor Coach, Special Ed Teacher Filmed Sex Acts With Child: Prosecutor
Coach, Special Ed Teacher Filmed Sex Acts With Child: Prosecutor A former wrestling coach and special education teacher has admitted to having sexual contact with a child, authorities said. John.Denuto, 46, of Spotswood pleaded guilty to child endangerment and other offenses on Friday, April 14, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Denuto, a former special education teacher at the Sayreville Middle School and former wrestling coach at numerous other schools and organizations who exploited his position as both a teacher and a wrestling coach to meet and abuse his victims was initially arrested on February 15, …

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Obituaries
Spotswood HS Star Basketball Player, 16, Dies In Georgia ATV Crash Spotswood HS Star Basketball Player, 16, Dies In Georgia ATV Crash
Spotswood HS Star Basketball Player, 16, Dies In Georgia ATV Crash A 16-year-old high school student from Central Jersey died of injuries on Thanksgiving from an ATV crash in Georgia, according to media reports.  Matthew J. Carlson, a sophomore and varsity baseball player at Spotswood High School, was driving a 2020 Can-Am Maverick X3 on private property when the crash occurred Wednesday, Nov. 23, as reported by the Union-Recorder. He died at 4 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 24. Carlson also played for the RedHawks, a travel baseball program run by the Zoned Sports Academy. On Monday, Nov. 28, the academy posted a video tribute to Carlson. “Matthew…

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Schools
200+ Central Jersey HS Students Quarantined After COVID-19 Case Traced To Homecoming Dance 200+ Central Jersey HS Students Quarantined After COVID-19 Case Traced To Homecoming Dance
200+ Central Jersey HS Students Quarantined After Covid-19 Case Traced To Homecoming Dance A COVID-19 outbreak traced to a Central Jersey high school's Homecoming Dance has sent about 200 students into isolation. A 10-day quarantine was ordered for Spotswood High School students who attended the Saturday's homecoming dance after a student at the event tested positive, NJ Advance Media reported. Students who were at the high school dance can return to school on Tuesday Oct. 19, according to a letter from Spotswood Public Schools Superintendent Graham Peabody.  The students were required to isolate given the inability to contact trace, the superintendent said. Click here for…

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Schools
Ex-Teacher, Wrestling Coach Indicted For Criminal Sexual Contact Worked At Dozens Of NJ Schools Ex-Teacher, Wrestling Coach Indicted For Criminal Sexual Contact Worked At Dozens Of NJ Schools
Ex-Teacher, Wrestling Coach Indicted For Criminal Sexual Contact Worked At Dozens Of NJ Schools A former special education teacher and college wrestling coach who worked for dozens of New Jersey schools and youth programs has been indicted for endangering the welfare of a minor, filming/possession of child exploitive material, and criminal sexual contact, authorities said.  John M. Denuto, 44, of Spotswood, was indicted on more than two dozen counts of charges relating to child endangerment, invasion of privacy, possession of child pornography witness tampering and more, according to Middlesex County Yolanda Ciccone and Chief John Zebrowski of the Sayrevil…

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