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Substitute Fired After Racist Comment Caught On Video At NY Middle School Substitute Fired After Racist Comment Caught On Video At NY Middle School
Substitute Fired After Racist Comment Caught On Video At NY Middle School A substitute teacher was fired after a racially offensive remark directed at a student was captured on video inside a New York middle school. The incident happened in Saratoga County, in an eighth-grade classroom at O’Rourke Middle School in Burnt Hills. A video widely shared online appears to capture the substitute teacher telling a student, “Take your cotton-picking hands to yourself.” That remark was directed at a Black student, according to multiple reports. The comment was heard in the background of a Chromebook video journal a student was recording for a class assignment. School lead…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Rutgers Students Confront Burglar: Police Rutgers Students Confront Burglar: Police
Rutgers Students Confront Burglar: Police A burglar fled the scene after being confronted by Rutgers University students early Wednesday morning, Feb. 11. At 3:20 a.m., the students reported an unknown perpetrator was observed inside their Hamilton Street residence in New Brunswick without authorization, Rutgers police said.  Once confronted, the burglar immediately exited the home and subsequently fled the area in an unknown direction, police said. The investigation determined that no forcible entry occurred, police said. Several items of value were later reported stolen, police said. No injuries were reported, police s…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Ex-CT Teacher Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Student: Police Ex-CT Teacher Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Student: Police
Ex-CT Teacher Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Student: Police A former Connecticut high school teacher has been accused of sexually assaulting a former student, authorities said. Ciara Picard, 39, was arrested and charged with five counts of sexual assault involving a former student of Maloney High School in Meriden, police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Meriden police did not provide many details about the alleged abuse, but investigators said it happened "years ago" while Picard was still a teacher at the school. She resigned in August 2025, according to police. An email to Meriden police for more information was not immediately returned. The stude…

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by Josh Lanier
Schools
21 Hospitalized, 1 MedEvaced After PA Football Team Crashes: EMS 21 Hospitalized, 1 MedEvaced After PA Football Team Crashes: EMS
21 Hospitalized, 1 MedEvaced After PA Football Team Crashes: EMS Twenty-one people were hospitalized after a school bus carrying Aliquippa Junior High football players crashed on Shaffer Road in Economy Borough, Beaver County EMS said. Police, fire, and EMS were called to the 190 block of Shaffer Road for the crash involving a bus with students and staff from the Aliquippa School District around 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, according to officials. One patient was flown to Allegheny General Hospital, two were taken to UPMC Children’s, and others were transported by ground, authorities said. Some parents later took their students to a Sewickley hospit…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Student Brought Gun To NJ Elementary School: Police Student Brought Gun To NJ Elementary School: Police
Student Brought Gun To NJ Elementary School: Police A student brought a handgun to Winslow Township Upper Elementary School on Wednesday, May 14, authorities said. At 3 p.m., officers responded to the school after a student was showing classmates a "BB gun," Winslow Township police said. The student was quickly identified and staff took possession of the weapon, which was later identified as a handgun, police said. The handgun was not loaded, police said. There were no immediate threats made or intended against staff or students, police said. The student and their guardian have been charged, police said. Police said they would not be r…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
High Schooler Mason Gerber Dies In Gloucester County: 'Tremendously Painful News' High Schooler Mason Gerber Dies In Gloucester County: 'Tremendously Painful News'
High Schooler Mason Gerber Dies In Gloucester County: 'Tremendously Painful News' Mason Gerber, a student at Bankbridge Regional High School died in the hospital on Sunday, Feb. 2, Gloucester County Special Services School District Superintendent James Dundee announced. "Mason has been a lifelong member of our school family, touching the hearts of so many students and staff throughout the years," Dundee said. "His presence brought joy, kindness, and warmth, leaving a lasting impact on all who knew him." Rest Easy Mason Gerber a big loss to the bankbridge and the special Olympics communities Posted by John Remsing on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Out of respec…

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by Sam Barron