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This Teacher Was Just Named The Best In Ocean County This Teacher Was Just Named The Best In Ocean County
This Teacher Was Just Named The Best In Ocean County Twenty-one educators from across New Jersey have been named the 2025-26 County Teachers of the Year, the New Jersey Education Association announced. “Each year, the County Teachers of the Year remind us of the incredible talent, dedication, and heart that define New Jersey’s educators,” NJEA President Sean Spiller said.  “The 2025-26 honorees represent the very best of our profession—innovators, mentors and leaders who not only inspire their students, but their colleagues as well.” NJEA Vice President Steve Beatty called the honor “a celebration of the relationships these educators bu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
10-Year-Old NJ Boy ID'd After Fatal Shooting: Fundraiser 10-Year-Old NJ Boy ID'd After Fatal Shooting: Fundraiser
10-Year-Old NJ Boy ID'd After Fatal Shooting: Fundraiser Elijah Rodriguez, a Gloucester County resident, has been identified as the 10-year-old boy fatally shot in his South Jersey home on Tuesday, May 6. Officers responded to the home on the 400 block of Westminster Blvd and found Elijah dead, having sustained a gunshot wound to the head, Washington Township police Gloucester County said. Elijah, a student at Birches Elementary School, was home alone at the time of the shooting, NJ.com reported. Please help and donate to this wonderful family going through this horrible time. Elijah was only 10 when he left this... Posted by Katie Ritter on…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
10-Year-Old NJ Boy Found With Gunshot Wound To Head Dies, Cops Say 10-Year-Old NJ Boy Found With Gunshot Wound To Head Dies, Cops Say
10-Year-Old NJ Boy Found With Gunshot Wound To Head Dies, Cops Say A 10-year-old boy was fatally shot at a home in South Jersey on Tuesday afternoon, May 6, authorities said. Police responded at approximately 2:34 p.m. to a home on the 400 block of Westminster Boulevard in Washington Township (Gloucester County) for a report of a juvenile with a gunshot wound, according to Washington Township Police Chief Patrick M. Gurcsik. “Upon arrival, officers and emergency medical personnel located a 10-year-old boy with a fatal gunshot wound to the head,” Gurcsik said in a statement. “Despite lifesaving efforts, the child was tragically pronounced deceased.” The ch…

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by Cecilia Levine