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‘We Are Being Heard:’ Mt. Olive School Lunch Fundraiser Expands To Benefit Entire District ‘We Are Being Heard:’ Mt. Olive School Lunch Fundraiser Expands To Benefit Entire District
‘We Are Being Heard:’ Mt. Olive School Lunch Fundraiser Expands To Benefit Entire District The elementary school fundraiser set up in January by a compassionate Mount Olive parent has been expanded to benefit the entire district — but it’s still several thousand dollars short of its goal. A GoFundMe launched by Kaitlynn Magie on Friday, Jan. 20 was originally intended to pay off the overdue lunch accounts at the Sandshore Elementary School, where students — through no fault of their own — had accumulated exactly $4,140 in meal debt, Daily Voice previously reported. “I recently began to think about all of the children within our community whose only access to food daily is at scho…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
UPDATE: 14-Year-Old Boy Struck By Car In Morris County, Police Say UPDATE: 14-Year-Old Boy Struck By Car In Morris County, Police Say
Update: 14-Year-Old Boy Struck By Car In Morris County, Police Say A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized after being struck by a car in Morris County Thursday afternoon, police confirmed. The boy was struck on Wolfe Road near the Mount Olive Middle School around 3:10 p.m., authorities said. There was a motor vehicle accident involving a MOMS student walking home near King’s Village this afternoon. The student is being treated for injuries. MOPD has closed Wolfe Road. Posted by Mount Olive School District on Thursday, March 24, 2022 The boy was treated at the scene and taken to Morristown Medical Center by Atlantic EMTs and St. Clare’s medics, police said…

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
4 Mount Olive School District Members Airlifted In Serious Rt. 46 Crash 4 Mount Olive School District Members Airlifted In Serious Rt. 46 Crash
4 Mount Olive School District Members Airlifted In Serious Rt. 46 Crash Four members of the Mount Olive Township School District community were airlifted with serious injuries Saturday afternoon following a multi-car crash on Route 46, officials confirmed. The crash occurred near Joy Drive around 12:30 p.m., according to the Budd Lake Fire Department. Emergency crews rushed to extricate the victims before airlifting them to Morristown Memorial Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Assisting agencies include the Budd Lake First Aid, Flanders Fire and Rescue and the Mount Olive Police Department. The victims are members of the Mount Olive School District …

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
Attempted Child Luring In Morris County Was Case Of Mistaken Identity, School District Says Attempted Child Luring In Morris County Was Case Of Mistaken Identity, School District Says
Attempted Child Luring In Morris County Was Case Of Mistaken Identity, School District Says An attempted child luring in Morris County Friday morning turned out to be a case of mistaken identity, the school district concluded. The possible luring was initially reported near Cheri Lane and Bridle Lane in Mount Olive around 8:05 a.m., officials said in a post on the district’s Facebook page. The post was updated shortly before 10:30 a.m. stating the investigation found that the case was merely a case of mistaken identity, though the incident will be used as a learning lesson to reinforce proper safety procedures among young students. “District educators will be reinforcing with stu…

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by Valerie Musson
News
LAWSUIT: Morris County School Admins Accused Middle Schooler Of Making Up Sex Assault LAWSUIT: Morris County School Admins Accused Middle Schooler Of Making Up Sex Assault
Lawsuit: Morris County School Admins Accused Middle Schooler Of Making Up Sex Assault The family of a middle school girl allegedly told to "stay in her own lane" by education officials after being sexually assaulted then bullied has filed a lawsuit against the Morris County district she was enrolled in at the time, reports say. The Mount Olive girl was playing manhunt in a local park when a boy took her into the woods and forced her to perform a sex act on him in June 2019, the suit says. The boy's family then denied anything happened when the girl's family tried discussing the incident with them, NJ.com says, citing the suit. It wasn't long before the boy and his frien…

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by Cecilia Levine