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NJ Daycare Worker Caused Child's Nose Bleed In Series Of Assaults, Police Papers Say NJ Daycare Worker Caused Child's Nose Bleed In Series Of Assaults, Police Papers Say
NJ Daycare Worker Caused Child's Nose Bleed In Series Of Assaults, Police Papers Say Three students at a preschool in Mercer County were hit and grabbed aggressively by a childcare teacher, authorities said. In one of the incidents at the Malvern School on Route 33 in Robbinsville, the teacher's slap caused a nosebleed, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice. Another incident caused a visible injury to an arm, the paperwork says. Ekta Dwarkesh, 45, of South Brunswick, is charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child by abuse or neglect, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. Surveillance video from the school…

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by Jon Craig
News
North Jersey Teacher Emily Setteducato Dies After Battling Brain Infection, Cancer North Jersey Teacher Emily Setteducato Dies After Battling Brain Infection, Cancer
North Jersey Teacher Emily Setteducato Dies After Battling Brain Infection, Cancer Emily Setteducato has died after battling cancer and a subsequent brain infection on Saturday, April 8, her obituary reads. She was 28 years old. After battling leukemia, braving multiple rounds of chemotherapy, and receiving a life-saving stem cell transplant from an anonymous donor at just 27 years old, Emily thought her medical woes were over.  The Paterson elementary school teacher had left the hospital, returned to the classroom, celebrated a birthday, and was back to planning a future with her long-time boyfriend, Will.  The future was looking bright for Emily, until s…

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by Mac Bullock & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Preschool Teacher Picked Up, Threw Child Trying To Nap 7 Times: Report NJ Preschool Teacher Picked Up, Threw Child Trying To Nap 7 Times: Report
NJ Preschool Teacher Picked Up, Threw Child Trying To Nap 7 Times: Report A preschool teacher in South Jersey has been arrested after being caught on surveillance video physically mishandling children, BreakingAC reported. Angela Capella, 26, of Galloway Township, was charged with four counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, the outlet said, quoting Egg Harbor Township police.  One of the alleged victim's mother detailed the abuse on social media. "I am not someone who puts my business online however I feel like this should be public knowledge and my daughter deserves justice," she writes, accompanying the post with a photo of Capella. …

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by Jon Craig