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Bernie Marcus, Billionaire Co-Founder Of The Home Depot From NJ, Dead At 95 Bernie Marcus, Billionaire Co-Founder Of The Home Depot From NJ, Dead At 95
Bernie Marcus, Billionaire Co-Founder Of The Home Depot From NJ, Dead At 95 Bernie Marcus, who helped found The Home Depot and grew up in Newark, died on Monday, Nov. 4 at the age of 95, the hardware chain announced. Born to Russian Jewish immigrants, Marcus dreamed of being a doctor while growing up in Newark, according to an obituary posted by The Home Depot. His family couldn't afford medical school, so he attended Rutgers University and received a degree in pharmacy, his obituary reads. Marcus worked for several companies before he became chairman of the board and president of Handy Dan Improvement Centers, according to his obituary. After getting fired from Ha…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Woman Abused Child At Daycare For Children With Autism: Mt Olive PD Woman Abused Child At Daycare For Children With Autism: Mt Olive PD
Woman Abused Child At Daycare For Children With Autism: Mt Olive PD A 25-year-old woman was arrested and charged on Monday, Sept. 9, with abusing a child at a daycare center in Budd Lake for children with autism. Last month, officers said a parent reported to Mount Olive Police Department that their daughter was assaulted while attending Carebot ABA, a daycare facility that offers personalized treatment plans for children on the autism spectrum and other developmental disorders, according to its website. Following an investigation, officers arrested Skylar Jean Carroll and charged her with child abuse, Mount Olive Police said. She was released pending a cou…

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by Sam Barron
News
Teacher Seen Assaulting Student In Disturbing Video Charged In Essex County: Cops Teacher Seen Assaulting Student In Disturbing Video Charged In Essex County: Cops
Teacher Seen Assaulting Student In Disturbing Video Charged In Essex County: Cops A West Orange teacher has been arrested for assaulting an 11-year-old student, authorities said. Jaron Spicer, 32, of Bayonne, has been charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and simple assault — a disorderly persons offense — following an incident on April 18, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and West Orange Police Chief James P. Abbott said. Disturbing footage shared by Pix11 shows Spicer, a teacher at Mt. Carmel Guild Academy on Valley Way, throwing the boy to the ground and holding him down with his own body weight. The outlet s…

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by Cecilia Levine