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'Distressing': Chess Club Teacher Sexually Assaulted North Jersey Student, Authorities Say 'Distressing': Chess Club Teacher Sexually Assaulted North Jersey Student, Authorities Say
'Distressing': Chess Club Teacher Sexually Assaulted North Jersey Student, Authorities Say Matthew Swajkowski, a 36-year-old Verona resident and teacher, was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a student, prosecutors said. Swajkowski oversaw the chess club at Verona High School and the victim was a member of the club, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Police began investigating Swajkowski in July  and determined he engaged in sexual conduct with the minor and also gave them alcohol, Stephens said. Swajkowski was arrested on Friday, Sept. 22, Stephens said. Prosecutors did not say how old the victim is, but noted  "while the ag…

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by Sam Barron
Sports
MADNESS: Small Jesuit School From Jersey City Stuns Kentucky In Historic NCAA Upset MADNESS: Small Jesuit School From Jersey City Stuns Kentucky In Historic NCAA Upset
Madness: Small Jesuit School From Jersey City Stuns Kentucky In Historic NCAA Upset It's madness, alright: A small, Jesuit school from New Jersey defeated one of the baddest teams in the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Jersey City's St. Peter's University, which has approximately 21,00 undergrad students, beat Kentucky 85-79 Thursday, March 17 in Indianapolis. The win was a historic upset: It was the10th time in March Madness that a No. 2 seed was upset by a No. 15 seed. Footage of St. Peters' students celebrating back home in Jersey City had garnered more than 1 million views as of Friday evening. PEACOCKS. WIN. pic.twitter.com/Jf10r5zyb4 — Sain…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Five Things To Know About NJ Olympian Sydney McLaughlin Five Things To Know About NJ Olympian Sydney McLaughlin
Five Things To Know About NJ Olympian Sydney McLaughlin You probably already know that Olympian Sydney McLaughlin is an absolute beast on the track.  But did you know that she's a New Jersey native? The 21-year-old hurdler became the first woman to break 52 seconds in the 400m hurdles, setting a world record of 51.90. McLaughlin beat the previous record set by Dalilah Muhammad by .26 seconds. Here are five things to know about McLaughlin while you watch the Tokyo games. 1. McLaughlin hails from the Middlesex County borough of Dunellen, and all of her family members are runners. Ryan, Sydney, Taylor and Morgan McLaughlinTaylor McLaughlin …

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
St. Peter’s University Seniors Fight Commencement Move From PNC To 'Gym' St. Peter’s University Seniors Fight Commencement Move From PNC To 'Gym'
St. Peter’s University Seniors Fight Commencement Move From PNC To 'Gym' This spring’s St. Peter’s University graduates learned Friday that they won’t be getting their degrees at the massive PNC Bank Center – but, instead, at the school’s on-campus recreational facility. And they're steamed. Brenda Coates, 21, of Linden said she’d knuckled down for four years at the Jesuit university in Jersey City “just for me to find out that I have to graduate in the gym.” The Victor R. Yanitelli, S.J. Recreational Life Center, to be exact, the Montgomery Street home of the Peacocks and Peahens of basketball, swimming and volleyball. SPU commencements for years had been held…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Girl, 6, Left Alone Overnight In SUV Parked On Jersey City Street: Police Girl, 6, Left Alone Overnight In SUV Parked On Jersey City Street: Police
Girl, 6, Left Alone Overnight In SUV Parked On Jersey City Street: Police A young girl is OK after she was left unattended in a vehicle for several hours in Jersey City this weekend, a police spokeswoman said. Police responded to 850 Montgomery St., near St. Peter's University, around 11 a.m. Sunday morning after receiving a report of a child left unattended in an SUV. Witnesses said the six-year-old was left alone overnight for about nine hours, according to NJ.com, which first reported the story. Zakaria Moustafa, 51, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. His relationship to the child was not immediately known. 

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
TRIBUTE: Veteran Newsman/Church Historian From Bergenfield Devoted Himself To Others TRIBUTE: Veteran Newsman/Church Historian From Bergenfield Devoted Himself To Others
Tribute: Veteran Newsman/Church Historian From Bergenfield Devoted Himself To Others It was only a few days before he was struck crossing the street in front of the Bergenfield apartment complex where he lived that 76-year-old Robert Armbruster was laughing and sharing memories with former colleagues let go from New Jersey’s largest newspaper a decade ago. Although his professional life was spent as a longtime copy editor at The Star-Ledger, Robert Armbruster devoted himself to helping others – building libraries for seminaries and schools in the Philippines and serving meals to the homeless in and around Bergenfield. Prayers were raised after word spread that Ambruster, fo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Veteran Newsman/Church Historian From Bergenfield Devoted Himself To Others UPDATE: Veteran Newsman/Church Historian From Bergenfield Devoted Himself To Others
Update: Veteran Newsman/Church Historian From Bergenfield Devoted Himself To Others It was only a few days before he was struck crossing the street in front of the Bergenfield apartment complex where he lived that 76-year-old Robert Armbruster was laughing and sharing memories with former colleagues let go from New Jersey’s largest newspaper a decade ago. Although his professional life was spent as a longtime copy editor at The Star-Ledger, Robert Armbruster devoted himself to helping others – building libraries for seminaries and schools in the Philippines and serving meals to the homeless in and around Bergenfield. Prayers were raised after word spread that Ambruster, fo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Just Married! Bergen-Passaic Couple Met In Grad School Just Married! Bergen-Passaic Couple Met In Grad School
Just Married! Bergen-Passaic Couple Met In Grad School Sara Marie Brandsema and John David Handal were married March 2 at St. Aedan’s Church on the campus of St. Peter’s University in Jersey City.  Brandsema is from River Edge and Handal is from Totowa. The pair met at Rutgers University in Newark in 2011, from where Brandesma received a master’s degree in global affairs and the groom received a master’s degree and a doctorate degree in global affairs. The bride is 31 and works as a philanthropy and partnerships officer at the International Rescue Committee in New York City, generating resources to benefit refugees and displaced populations. S…

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by Cecilia Levine