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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
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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