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Hunterdon County Teen On 'American Ninja Warrior' Says 'Follow Your Own Path' Hunterdon County Teen On 'American Ninja Warrior' Says 'Follow Your Own Path'
Hunterdon County Teen On 'American Ninja Warrior' Says 'Follow Your Own Path' Julia Intrabartolo has been watching "American Ninja Warrior" for as long as she can remember, all the while knowing one day, she'd be competing on it. That time has come for the 16-year-old North Hunterdon Regional High School junior, who last January got the call from producers saying her application had been accepted. "I sat on the floor for two hours in shock," Julia said in a phone call with Daily Voice.  For days, she was in disbelief. But reality is beginning to set in for Julia, who soon will put her years of training to the test and compete against some of the very people she look…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say
Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say A 52-year-old convicted rapist snuck into a Penn State University bathroom and filmed a student's "genitalia" on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Registered sex offender Mark Alonzo Williams also assaulted the student after he confronted him about the phone in  HUB-Robeson Center bathroom, Penn State University police explain in the affidavit of probable cause.  The student was using a bathroom stall on the ground floor of the HUB around 5 p.m. when he saw that Williams was in the stall next to him with “his cell phone positioned…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Ammonia Based Smelling Salts Sicken Students In Morris County: Officials Ammonia Based Smelling Salts Sicken Students In Morris County: Officials
Ammonia Based Smelling Salts Sicken Students In Morris County: Officials Ammonia-based smelling salts used by athletes and once used to treat fainting women had an adverse affect on students who brought the substance to a Morris County school, district officials said. A student brought the bottle of a type of "athletic smelling salt" to the Copeland Middle School on Tuesday, Feb. 7, and others who applied it were "adversely affected," Rockaway Superintendent Richard R. Corbett said in a letter to parents. The ammonia-based salts case an increase in heartbeat and alertness, however, have been a growing concern among athletes in recent years, according to a report…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Municipal Building, Schools Shelter-In-Place In Washington Township Municipal Building, Schools Shelter-In-Place In Washington Township
Municipal Building, Schools Shelter-In-Place In Washington Township The municipal building and schools in Washington Township were ordered to shelter in place due to an incident in an adjoining county, authorities said. Washington Township police said its department was working with other law enforcement agencies on an investigation outside Warren County.  Police issued the shelter-in-place order at 8:25 a.m. at all district school buildings.  The investigation is ongoing but the shelter-in-place orders were lifted at about 10 a.m. "We have just been notified by the Washington Police Department that the Shelter-In-Place has been lifted. Everyone…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Arrested For Posing As Student At Morris County High School: Prosecutor Man Arrested For Posing As Student At Morris County High School: Prosecutor
Man Arrested For Posing As Student At Morris County High School: Prosecutor A man was arrested for pretending to be a student at a Morris County high school, authorities said. Charles Banaciski III, 19, was seen on surveillance footage entering Montville Township High School around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release on Friday. Banaciski walked around the building donning a backpack before being discovered and questioned by a teacher, to whom he allegedly “claimed to be a student,” Carroll said. After a few more questions, Banaciski left the school himself and drove off. The school was then put under a…

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by Valerie Musson
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Lehigh University Employee, Loving Dad Paul Fernandez Dies At Age 36 Lehigh University Employee, Loving Dad Paul Fernandez Dies At Age 36
Lehigh University Employee, Loving Dad Paul Fernandez Dies At Age 36 Lehigh University employee and beloved father Paul C. Fernandez died at his home on Friday, Jan. 27 aged 36. Born in Bethlehem, Paul was a Lehigh University employee and Liberty High School graduate, his obituary and social media pages say. He was also a caring and compassionate father to his daughter, Ava Lynn. In addition to his daughter, Paul is survived by his mother, Lanette; brother, Manuel Fernandez; maternal grandmother, Constance Brown; as well as many extended family members and friends who will cherish his memory forever. Paul’s celebration of life will be held at a later date.…

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by Valerie Musson
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Mount Olive Comes Together In Hopes Of Paying Off Over $4K In Elementary Student Lunch Debt Mount Olive Comes Together In Hopes Of Paying Off Over $4K In Elementary Student Lunch Debt
Mount Olive Comes Together In Hopes Of Paying Off Over $4K In Elementary Student Lunch Debt The Mount Olive community is wholeheartedly coming together in hopes of paying off more than $4,100 of student meal debt from one of the district’s elementary schools — but they’ve had a number of holdups. On Friday, Jan. 20, district resident and dedicated parent Kaitlynn Magie launched a GoFundMe account for Sandshore School, which has racked up precisely $4,140 in meal debt. “I recently began to think about all of the children within our community whose only access to food daily is at school,” Magie writes. “This food is not free and it causes stress and embarrassment for the children wh…

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by Valerie Musson
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Woman Posing As High School Student Is Rutgers Graduate: Report Woman Posing As High School Student Is Rutgers Graduate: Report
Woman Posing As High School Student Is Rutgers Graduate: Report The woman who spent four days in classes at New Brunswick High School before officials apparently realized the truth is a 2019 graduate of Rutgers University, NJ Advance Media reports. Hyejeong Shin, 29, of New Brunswick was charged Tuesday, Jan. 24 with providing a false government document with the intent to verify one’s identity or age, according to New Brunswick police. She provided a false birth certificate, they said. A student named Hyejeong Shin attended Rutgers University-New Brunswick and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in Chinese, the out…

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by Jon Craig
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Woman, 29, Posing As Student Spent Four Days In Classes At NJ High School, Officials Say Woman, 29, Posing As Student Spent Four Days In Classes At NJ High School, Officials Say
Woman, 29, Posing As Student Spent Four Days In Classes At NJ High School, Officials Say A woman spent four days in classes at New Brunswick High School before officials apparently realized the truth, according to district officials. A video of the Tuesday, Jan. 24 New Brunswick Board of Education meeting was posted on Twitter by New Brunswick Today reporter Charlie Kratovil. "This is an unfortunate event," Superintendent Aubrey Johnson said in the video. "She was in a few classes." Hyejeong Shin, 29, of New Brunswick was charged on Jan. 24 with providing a false government document with the intent to verify one’s identity or age, according to New Brunswick police. She provide…

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by Jon Craig
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Lehigh Valley Teacher, Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl At Hotels, Provided Cocaine, Alcohol: DA Lehigh Valley Teacher, Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl At Hotels, Provided Cocaine, Alcohol: DA
Lehigh Valley Teacher, Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl At Hotels, Provided Cocaine, Alcohol: DA A Lehigh Valley high school teacher and head volleyball coach has been slapped with sexual assault charges and placed on admin leave by investigators who say he gave his juvenile victim cocaine and alcohol throughout meetups in hotels and parking lots. Freedom High School teacher and girls’ Head Volleyball Coach Christopher Schweikert, 27, was charged with sexual assault by a sports official, corruption of minors, and institutional sexual assault, Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck announced on Friday, Jan. 13. Schweikert, of Coplay, met his victim during her freshman year, wh…

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by Valerie Musson
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Centenary University First Lady Dies After Being Struck By Hackettstown Hit-And-Run Driver Centenary University First Lady Dies After Being Struck By Hackettstown Hit-And-Run Driver
Centenary University First Lady Dies After Being Struck By Hackettstown Hit-And-Run Driver Centenary University First Lady Jeanne (Picariello) Murphy died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Hackettstown, authorities confirmed. Murphy, 70, was struck on Reese Avenue near First Avenue around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, police said. She was rushed to Hackettstown Medical Center and flown to Morristown Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead around 12 p.m. Sunday. The driver, Jefferson Chimbo-Pelaez, 25, of Hackettstown, was later located, taken into custody and was being held in the Warren County Jail, police said. Murphy, wife of President Bruce Murphy, Ed.D.…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Elementary Teacher Arrested After 2.5 Years Of Giving Boy Vodka, THC Drops: Prosecutor NJ Elementary Teacher Arrested After 2.5 Years Of Giving Boy Vodka, THC Drops: Prosecutor
NJ Elementary Teacher Arrested After 2.5 Years Of Giving Boy Vodka, THC Drops: Prosecutor A Central Jersey elementary school teacher is facing charges for spending two and a half years supplying a now 13-year-old boy with THC and vodka, authorities announced Wednesday. Jennifer Debiec, a Bordentown resident and fifth-grade teacher at Mercerville Elementary School in Hamilton, was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree child endangerment, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Investigators say Debiec, 39, supplied the boy with vodka, vape pens, and THC drops for about two and a half years. The investigation is ongoing, and no further details were released. Any…

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by Valerie Musson