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NJ Popstar Buys Teens Lunch At Hometown Pizzeria (VIDEO) NJ Popstar Buys Teens Lunch At Hometown Pizzeria (VIDEO)
NJ Popstar Buys Teens Lunch At Hometown Pizzeria (Video) High schoolers flocked to a New Jersey pizzeria in droves on Tuesday, Oct. 1 for a free lunch. And not just any free lunch — free lunch from a popstar. SZA sza Instagram Sabatino's owner Sabatino Perotta told NJ Advance Media reporter Jeremy Schneider that SZA, a Maplewood native, called him and asked if he could buy lunch for local high schoolers at Columbia High School. Around 11 a.m., high schoolers began showing up. Then, in droves to the Valley Street pizzeria. Schneider shared a clip of the event to X. .@sza bought lunch for Columbia High School students today at Sabatin…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Columbia HS Principal Reinstated After Charges Dropped Columbia HS Principal Reinstated After Charges Dropped
Columbia HS Principal Reinstated After Charges Dropped Frank Sanchez has been reinstated as principal at Columbia High School after a grand jury declined to indict him on charges of child endangerment. Sanchez was reinstated at a South Orange-Maplewood School District Board of Education meeting on Thursday, June 27, on a 6-1 vote, with two board members abstaining. The charges against Sanchez stem from an incident involving a student in January at the school in the district, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The simple assault charges were referred to Maplewood Municipal Court, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Sanchez w…

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by Sam Barron
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Assault Charges Remain Against Maplewood Principal Assault Charges Remain Against Maplewood Principal
Assault Charges Remain Against Maplewood Principal Columbia High School principal Frank Sanchez will still face charges of simple assault, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced. Nearly two weeks ago, an Essex County Grand Jury declined to indict Frank Sanchez on charges of endangering the welfare of a child on Thursday, June 13, authorities announced. The charges stem from an incident involving a student in January at the school in the South Orange-Maplewood School District, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The charges were referred to Maplewood Municipal Court, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The princip…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Grand Jury Declines To Charge NJ Principal Arrested Last Spring Grand Jury Declines To Charge NJ Principal Arrested Last Spring
Grand Jury Declines To Charge NJ Principal Arrested Last Spring An Essex County Grand Jury declined to indict Columbia High School principal Frank Sanchez on charges of endangering the welfare of a child on Thursday, June 13, authorities announced. Sanchez still faces charges of simple assault stemming from an incident involving a student in January at the school in the South Orangewood-Maplewood School District, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The principal was suspended from his job following the alleged incident, as reported by Daily Voice when charges were filed in March. Dr. Kevin F. Gilbert, Acting Superintendent of the South Orange &a…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
Paul Auster, Acclaimed Author, North Jersey Native, Dead At 77 Paul Auster, Acclaimed Author, North Jersey Native, Dead At 77
Paul Auster Obituary Paul Auster, who won numerous literary awards and published "The New York Trilogy" died on Tuesday, April 30, at the age of 77, his literary representatives announced. Born in Newark, Auster was raised in South Orange before graduating from Columbia High School in Maplewood. He initially garnered attention after publishing his memoir "The Invention of Solitude," which discussed his father's death. Auster's most acclaimed work came next: "The New York Trilogy," a series of three novels including "City of Glass," "Ghosts" and "The Locked Room," mixing post modernism with detective fiction. Th…

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by Sam Barron
Schools
Best Public High Schools In Essex County Revealed In New Rankings Best Public High Schools In Essex County Revealed In New Rankings
Best Public High Schools In Essex County Revealed In New Rankings Essex County is rife with top-rated schools. US News & World Report released its list of best high schools in the nation this week — and many of them are in Essex County. ALSO SEE: Best High Schools: New Jersey Well-Represented In New National Rankings The rankings were determined by performance on state-required tests, graduation, and how well they prepare students for college. Glen Ridge High School came in at No. 11 in all of New Jersey, and No. 1 for Essex County. According to US News & World Report, here are the top-rated schools in the county: No. 10: James Caldwell …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Student Hospitalized After Assault At Essex County High School: Police Student Hospitalized After Assault At Essex County High School: Police
Student Hospitalized After Assault At Essex County High School: Police A student was hospitalized after being assaulted at a high school in Essex County on Tuesday, April 9, authorities said. Maplewood police said a student at Columbia High School was assaulted by a student from a different school. The victim was treated by and transported with their parent to an area hospital by South Essex Fire Department, Maplewood police said in a release. There was no direct threat to the school or any other students, police said. The student was later released from the hospital with minor injuries, police said. The Maplewood Police Youth Aid Bureau is working along Colum…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ School Principal Arrested For Assault, Group Says Incident Involved Student NJ School Principal Arrested For Assault, Group Says Incident Involved Student
Columbia High School Principal Frank Sanchez Arrested A New Jersey high school principal has been arrested for an alleged assault. Frank Sanchez, who was suspended from his job at Columbia High School in South Orange-Maplewood since January, has been charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and simple assault, according to Thomas Fennelley, Chief Assistant Prosecutor of the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. Sanchez surrendered to detectives Monday morning, March 11. Dr. Kevin F. Gilbert, Acting Superintendent of the South Orange-Maplewood School District, released the following statement to Daily Voice when aske…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
North Jersey High School Mourns Death Of Student North Jersey High School Mourns Death Of Student
North Jersey High School Mourns Death Of Student The Columbia High School community is mourning the loss of a student who died on Tuesday, March 29. Initial and unconfirmed reports indicate that the death was a suicide. The district released a statement confirming the student's death that reads in part: Out of respect for the family, currently, we are unable to share additional details of the student’s death. However, we understand that this loss is sure to raise many emotions, concerns, and questions not only for our students, but also for members of our staff and parent community. Counseling will be made available to those who nee…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
$10K Reward Offered In Shooting Death Of Maplewood Soccer Player Moussa Fofana $10K Reward Offered In Shooting Death Of Maplewood Soccer Player Moussa Fofana
$10K Reward Offered In Shooting Death Of Maplewood Soccer Player Moussa Fofana The Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Moussa Fofana. The 18-year-old Columbia High School soccer player was shot Sunday, June 6 at Underhill Sports Complex around 9:40 p.m., according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.  He was pronounced dead at the scene approximately one hour later. A second male victim was treated at an area hospital for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. More than $125,000 had …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
New Suits Detail Sex Abuse By North Jersey Teacher Who Had Trysts With Students New Suits Detail Sex Abuse By North Jersey Teacher Who Had Trysts With Students
New Suits Detail Sex Abuse By North Jersey Teacher Who Had Trysts With Students A North Jersey teacher who admit having sex trysts with students is facing three new accusers who detail the abuse in newly-filed lawsuits. The suits obtained by Daily Voice were filed in Essex County Superior Court against Nicole Dufault and the South Orange-Maplewood School District. The divorced Bloomfield mom of two in January 2020 pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated criminal sexual contact on accusations she sexually assaulted six boys in 2013 and 2014. Authorities arrested Dufault in September 2014 on charges of aggravated sexual assault against several students at Colu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Columbia High School Student Dead, Another Injured In Sports Field Shooting Columbia High School Student Dead, Another Injured In Sports Field Shooting
Columbia High School Student Dead, Another Injured In Sports Field Shooting An 18-year-old high school student died and another was injured in a shooting at a sports field Sunday night, authorities said. Columbia High School junior Moussa Fofana, of Maplewood, was shot at Underhill Sports Complex around 9:30 p.m., according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.  He was pronounced dead at the scene approximately one hour later. An unidentified 17-year-old victim was hospitalized for treatment of a non life-threatening gunshot wound, authorities said. Authorities remained at the scene -- approximately six blocks from Columbia High School …

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
'Never Made One Excuse:' Beloved Morris County Science Teacher Dies After Long Cancer Battle 'Never Made One Excuse:' Beloved Morris County Science Teacher Dies After Long Cancer Battle
'Never Made One Excuse:' Beloved Morris County Science Teacher Dies After Long Cancer Battle Beloved Madison High School science teacher Jennifer Freeman died at home Saturday after a long battle with cancer. Freeman worked at the school for 19 years teaching environmental science and physics, Principal David Drechsel said in a letter sent to parents. Freeman had also served as supervisor of the school’s science department for a period of time, he said. Freeman was known among both students and staff members as a devoted educator and had continued to teach even while undergoing treatment. “She managed to always muster up every bit of strength to teach her classes and provide qual…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Ex-Bergen, Passaic, Essex Teacher Admits Sex Trysts With Students Ex-Bergen, Passaic, Essex Teacher Admits Sex Trysts With Students
Ex-Bergen, Passaic, Essex Teacher Admits Sex Trysts With Students Jury selection for her trial was under way when a former teacher in Bergen, Passaic and Essex counties admitted having sexual encounters with male students in Maplewood, authorities said. In exchange for her guilty plea to three counts of aggravated criminal sexual contact, Nicole Dufault, 40, of Bloomfield, will be sentenced to five years in state prison, among other penalties. Authorities arrested the divorced mother of two in September 2014 on charges of aggravated sexual assault against several students at Columbia High School, where she’d been a language arts teacher for nine years. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Longtime Teacher At Maplewood’s Columbia High Had Child Porn: Prosecutor Longtime Teacher At Maplewood’s Columbia High Had Child Porn: Prosecutor
Longtime Teacher At Maplewood’s Columbia High Had Child Porn: Prosecutor A Union man who teaches at an Essex County high school was arrested after authorities found pornographic electronic files of children at his home, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office said. Authorities seized a tablet, desktop computers, laptops and storage devices from the home Michael A. Morrill, 55, following an investigation by the prosecutor’s Internet Crimes Against Children division. Investigators plan to look for illegal material in addition to the files that have already been found, the prosecutor’s office said. Morrill has taught astronomy and physics for nearly 25 years at Colum…

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by Paul Milo
News
Irvington Native, Fugees Member Pras Charged In Obama Donation Scheme Irvington Native, Fugees Member Pras Charged In Obama Donation Scheme
Irvington Native, Fugees Member Pras Charged In Obama Donation Scheme One of the founders of the hip-hip group The Fugees was indicted for allegedly assisting in a scheme to funnel illegal foreign donations to the Obama presidential campaign in 2012, The Guardian reported. Prakazrel Michel, 46, known as Pras, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and related charges stemming from the scheme, in which a Malaysian businessman, 37-year-old Jho Low, tried to funnel nearly $22 million to Obama’s campaign. According to authorities, Pras arranged for 20 straw donors to give a total of $865,000 provided by Low to a fundraising committee. About $1 million was also given t…

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by Paul Milo