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CHILD PORN: NJ Elementary School Teacher Arrested, Prosecutor Says CHILD PORN: NJ Elementary School Teacher Arrested, Prosecutor Says
Child Porn: NJ Elementary School Teacher Arrested, Prosecutor Says A New Jersey elementary school teacher has been charged with distributing and possessing child sexual abuse materials, authorities said. Kenneth Vaughn, 35, of Peapack, was found with files showing the sexual abuse and exploitation of a minor on a social media and messaging platform, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Detectives confirmed Vaughn is currently employed as an elementary school teacher in Branchburg, McDonald said. The investigation remains ongoing. The New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force notified McDonald's office after a Cy…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
Casting Call: Real Girls’ Soccer Team—And Their Coach!—Sought For Paid Role Filming In NYC Casting Call: Real Girls’ Soccer Team—And Their Coach!—Sought For Paid Role Filming In NYC
Casting Call: Real Girls’ Soccer Team—And Their Coach!—Sought For Paid Role Filming In NYC Attention soccer moms, dads, and coaches: your little athletes might just be kicking it on the small screen this month. Waldron Casting is on the hunt for a real elementary school girls’ soccer team — coach included — to appear as background in an upcoming TV series with the working title: STARCAMS. Filming will take place in Astoria, Queens, on Wednesday, Aug. 27. The gig pays the SAG rate of $224 for up to eight hours and could lead to recurring background appearances throughout the series. “We’d love to cast the full team — including the coach!” the casting call reads. Think your squad…

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by Michael Mashburn
Obituaries
NJ School Custodian, 32, Killed In Route 40 Crash NJ School Custodian, 32, Killed In Route 40 Crash
NJ School Custodian, 32, Killed In Route 40 Crash A 32-year-old Pittsgrove man who worked as an elementary school custodian in Penns Grove was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Route 40 in Salem County on Thursday, July 10, authorities said. At 1:13 p.m., troopers responded to Route 40 in Pilesgrove Township after a Dodge pickup truck attempting to make left turn on County Route 619 crashed into a Ford pickup truck traveling westbound, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said. Derick Martin, the driver of the Dodge, was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver of the Ford sustained minor injuries, Lebron said. Born…

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by Sam Barron
Schools
Top Educators In Each Of NJ's 21 Counties Named Top Educators In Each Of NJ's 21 Counties Named
Top Educators In Each Of NJ's 21 Counties Named The New Jersey Department of Education has named the top 21 educators in the state. The department released the list of the 2024-25 New Jersey County Teachers of the Year on Tuesday, Aug. 6.  They are: Atlantic County: Carly Broomhead, Visual Arts Teacher at Emma C. Attales Middle School in the Absecon School District Bergen County: Margarita Diakos, Special Education Teacher at Ramsey High School in the Ramsey School District Burlington County: Margaret Fanourgakis, Health & Physical Education Teacher at Shawnee High School in the Lenape Regional Hi…

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by Cecilia Levine