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Jersey Shore Performing Arts HS Teacher Molested Female Student, Prosecutors Say Jersey Shore Performing Arts HS Teacher Molested Female Student, Prosecutors Say
Jersey Shore Performing Arts HS Teacher Molested Female Student, Prosecutors Say A former teacher at an Ocean County performing arts high school was accused of molesting a female student, authorities said. Douglas Bollinger, 56, of Neptune City, was charged on Monday, Aug. 12 with two counts each of endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual contact, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Bollinger was a teacher at the Grunin Performing Arts Academy at Ocean County Vocational Technical School (OCVTS). The academy had 240 students as of September 2023 and offers high schoolers opportunities to take dual-credit co…

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by Chris Spiker
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Toms River Teacher Who Sent Inappropriate Pics To Student, Took Classroom Nudes Sentenced Toms River Teacher Who Sent Inappropriate Pics To Student, Took Classroom Nudes Sentenced
Toms River Teacher Who Sent Inappropriate Pics To Student, Took Classroom Nudes Sentenced A former Toms River teacher will spend time in prison after admitting to sending inappropriate Snapchat pictures to a student and posting sexual photos of himself in his classroom, authorities said. Kyle Banner, 49, of Brick Township, was sentenced on Friday, Mar. 22 to four months in Ocean County Jail, county prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release. He was a teacher at Toms River Intermediate North (TRIN) and Ocean County College. Banner pleaded guilty on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, to three counts of endangering the welfare of a child. As part of his plea, Banner…

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by Chris Spiker
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TikToking Teacher Posted Nudes To Twitter, Took Sexual Photos In Classroom: Ocean Prosecutor TikToking Teacher Posted Nudes To Twitter, Took Sexual Photos In Classroom: Ocean Prosecutor
TikToking Teacher Posted Nudes To Twitter, Took Sexual Photos In Classroom: Ocean Prosecutor An Ocean County educator who was active on TikTok is facing multiple charges for posting nude photos of himself to Twitter, and sharing inappropriate photos of himself with a student over Snapchat, authorities said. Some of the photos that Kyle Banner, 48 — a teacher at both Toms River Intermediate North and Ocean County College — show him engaging in sexual contact with himself in a classroom, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.  The photos published on Twitter were viewed by students, and Banner was suspended without pay from TRIN on April 24, a day after the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Devoted South Jersey Dad Of 2 Matthew Theobold Dies, 27 Devoted South Jersey Dad Of 2 Matthew Theobold Dies, 27
Devoted South Jersey Dad Of 2 Matthew Theobold Dies, 27 Beloved and dedicated South Jersey father of two Matthew P. Theobold died on Monday, Oct. 31. He was 27. Matthew studied homeland security at Ocean County College, where he graduated in December 2015, according to his social media page. Matthew’s hobbies included wrestling, visiting the beach, and spending time with friends and family. Well today the TRS wrestling family got some terrible news. When I heard I immediately thought about his family and this... Posted by Ron Laycock on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 He is remembered as a “fun, loving, goofy, sweet, caring, and sensitive,” his …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Ocean County College Jumper Airlifted: Police Ocean County College Jumper Airlifted: Police
Ocean County College Jumper Airlifted: Police A female was airlifted to the hospital after leaping from a building on the Ocean County College campus Wednesday, Sept. 14, authorities said. Police responding to the five-story Kean Gateway Building campus found the victim, who had jumped from the roof around 12:25 p.m., Toms River police said. The female was alert and conscious and was flown to Jersey Shore Medical University for treatment of her injuries. Ocean County Sheriff’s officers and Silverton First Aid Squad also assisted at the scene. The incident remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Toms River Nurse, Beloved Mom Shaina Ashley Dies At Age 41 Toms River Nurse, Beloved Mom Shaina Ashley Dies At Age 41
Toms River Nurse, Beloved Mom Shaina Ashley Dies At Age 41 Toms River nurse and beloved mom Shaina M. Ashley died at home on Tuesday, Jan. 18. She was 41. Born in Lakewood, Ashley grew up and lived in Toms River at the time of her death, her obituary says. Ashley graduated from Toms River North High School before attending Ocean County Vocational Technical School and Ocean County College, where she studied to become a Licensed Practical Nurse, her obituary and social media pages say. Ashley was passionate about motherhood and the arts, and she was an active member of her sons’ soccer team and Boy Scout troop. “She loved arts and crafts, there wa…

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by Valerie Musson