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$10M Sex Abuse Suit Names Dead New Jersey Teacher $10M Sex Abuse Suit Names Dead New Jersey Teacher
$10M Sex Abuse Suit Names Dead New Jersey Teacher A former student is suing a New Jersey school district $10 million, alleging he was groomed and sexually abused by his second-grade teacher more than 40 years ago. The civil complaint, filed Sept. 8 in Bergen County Superior Court, claims the victim — identified only as S.B. — was abused between 1981 and 1982 by teacher Howard Schultz while attending the George G. White Elementary School in Hillsdale. Schultz, who is now deceased, is named in the lawsuit through his estate. It wasn't immediately clear when Schultz died. The lawsuit says the abuse began with touching and massaging and …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Support Swells For NJ Teacher Injured In Wrong Way Drunk Driving Crash Support Swells For NJ Teacher Injured In Wrong Way Drunk Driving Crash
Support Swells For NJ Teacher Injured In Wrong Way Drunk Driving Crash Sonali Anderson and her son Kannon were traveling southbound on Route 34 in Wall on Sunday, May 18 when they were hit head-on by a drunk driver going the wrong way, according to a fundraiser set up to support her and her family. Anderson, an elementary school teacher at Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School, sustained life-threatening injuries, requiring emergency surgery to stop the internal bleeding. She also sustained multiple broken bones, including her leg, ankle, arm and hip, all of which required surgery. She remains in intensive care in critical but stable condition at a nearby hospita…

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by Sam Barron
Schools
Principal Out At NJ School Amid Lawsuit Alleging Sex Abuse Coverup Principal Out At NJ School Amid Lawsuit Alleging Sex Abuse Coverup
Principal Out At NJ School Amid Lawsuit Alleging Sex Abuse Coverup The principal and assistant principal at an Essex County elementary school have been placed on leave after a lawsuit alleges a teacher sexually harassed an 11-year-old girl for more than three years. In a letter to parents, Glen Ridge School District Superintendent Kyle Arlington said Ridgewood Avenue School Principal Michael Donovan and Assistant Principal Jonathan Heitmann have been placed on leave "until further notice." An attorney filed a notice of complaint last week against administrators alleging a teacher, Gerald White, groomed a student over a period of four years. White, who had …

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Former Rutgers Professor Had 1K Vids Of Child Porn: Feds Former Rutgers Professor Had 1K Vids Of Child Porn: Feds
Former Rutgers Professor Had 1K Vids Of Child Porn: Feds A 51-year-old Somerset man, who previously taught at Rutgers University, was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography earlier this month, authorities said. Between September 2021 and November 2021, Elliott Souder, on his home computer, connected to an Internet-based peer-to-peer network and requested three videos depicting child sexual abuse, US Attorney Alina Habba said. A search of Souder’s Somerset residence in March 2022 turned up over 1,000 images and videos of child pornography on his hard drive, including images and videos of prepubescent children, toddlers and infants,…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ HS Coach Killed In Fiery NY Parkway Crash: 'Was Mentor, Father Figure, True Friend' NJ HS Coach Killed In Fiery NY Parkway Crash: 'Was Mentor, Father Figure, True Friend'
NJ HS Coach Killed In Fiery NY Parkway Crash: 'Was Mentor, Father Figure, True Friend' A popular New Jersey football coach and teacher was one of the four people killed in a devastating two-car crash on the Taconic State Parkway in New York, district officials confirmed.  Robert Violante, known affectionately to students and colleagues as “Coach V,” died in the crash while driving home from Bergenfield High School in Bergen County on Wednesday, May 14, according to a letter sent to families by Bergenfield Schools Superintendent Christopher Tully.  The fatal crash happened around 5 p.m. near milepost 9.2 in the Westchester County town of New Castle, when a Sprinter van traveli…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
These Jobs Could Disappear Due To AI, Experts Say These Jobs Could Disappear Due To AI, Experts Say
These Jobs Could Disappear Due To AI, Experts Say As artificial intelligence rapidly advances, Americans and experts alike are bracing for major disruption in the workplace—but which jobs could vanish in the process? A new report from the Pew Research Center, published on Thursday, April 3, reveals a striking consensus among both US adults and AI experts: cashiers are among the likeliest occupations to be displaced by artificial intelligence over the next two decades. Roughly three-quarters of respondents in both groups expect AI to lead to fewer cashier jobs in the US by 2045.  More than half also foresee job losses among factory wo…

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by Joe Lombardi