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Atlantic City Mayor, Superintendent Indicted For Violent Abuse Of Daughter: Prosecutors Atlantic City Mayor, Superintendent Indicted For Violent Abuse Of Daughter: Prosecutors
Atlantic City Mayor, Superintendent Indicted For Violent Abuse Of Daughter: Prosecutors Atlantic City's mayor and schools superintendent were indicted after being accused of physically and emotionally abusing the couple's teen daughter, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Mayor Marty Small Sr., 50, and Dr. La'Quetta Small, 47, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. They were originally charged in the case on Monday, Apr. 15. Investigators said the couple violently abused their then-15-year-old daughter several times in December 2023 and January. In one incident, Mayor Small was accused of knocking her unconsc…

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by Chris Spiker
Schools
Third Time's The Charm: NJ District Hires Superintendent Third Time's The Charm: NJ District Hires Superintendent
Third Time's The Charm: NJ District Hires Superintendent The Ramapo Indian Hills High School finally has a superintendent. The district, which hired then rescinded the contract of Dr. Ronnie Tarchichi just as he was set to take officer several weeks ago, then instated Melissa Quackenbush as its acting superintendent, has finally made a hire: Shauna DeMarco, the superintendent of schools in Tenafly, will be taking office on Wednesday, Aug. 14. DeMarco is a longtime educational leader with a career spanning more than two decades. Prior to her role in Tenafly, DeMarco held various leadership positions within the Lyndhurst School District,…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
NJ School Principal, Son Killed In Head-On Crash During Trip To South Africa NJ School Principal, Son Killed In Head-On Crash During Trip To South Africa
NJ School Principal, Son Killed In Head-On Crash During Trip To South Africa The halls of Dr. John Grieco Elementary School in Englewood will be far less bright come the 2024-25 school year. The school's principal, Dr. Daniela Small-Bailey, was killed in a crash in South Africa on July Fourth, her district announced. Small-Bailey died alongside her son, Sidanii Bell, and were among four people killed in the head-on crash involving a police car near Dullstroom at approximately 4:20 p.m., South African Police Service Acting Provincial Commissioner Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi said. 2 Corinthians 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Chri…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Video Captures NJ Teacher Yelling At Students 'I Hope You Get Coronavirus, Die Painful Death' Video Captures NJ Teacher Yelling At Students 'I Hope You Get Coronavirus, Die Painful Death'
Video Captures NJ Teacher Yelling At Students 'I Hope You Get Coronavirus, Die Painful Death' A Mercer County math teacher was captured on video shouting at teenagers playing in the park that they should “die a long, painful death” from the coronavirus. Hamilton's Steinert High School teacher identified by several news outlets as 15-year district teacher Nicole Griggs yelled from the other side of a fence at teens reportedly playing football at the former Homedell School on the 500 block of East Franklin Street. "Park closed," the teacher can be seen yelling on footage captured by one of the teens. "Get it through your head." One of the teens asks, “Wait, can we go over there?" pro…

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by Jon Craig