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Trio Charged With Murdering College-Bound NJ Honors Student, 18 Trio Charged With Murdering College-Bound NJ Honors Student, 18
Trio Charged With Murdering College-Bound NJ Honors Student, 18 Three men were each charged with murder in a street shooting that killed an innocent college-bound honor student from Paterson as he carried in his grandmother’s groceries. Jaquin Williams and Jahed Jones, both 19 of Paterson, and Kahaz D. Heron, 18, of Clifton remained held in the Passaic County Jail following an intense and furious investigation into the slaying of 18-year-old Robert Cuadra. Cuadra was struck by a bullet that was among no fewer than 16 rounds that authorities said were fired on Godwin Avenue around 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19. Responding officers found the mortally wounded teen o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Stray Bullet Kills NJ Teen Carrying Groceries Into His Home Stray Bullet Kills NJ Teen Carrying Groceries Into His Home
Stray Bullet Kills NJ Teen Carrying Groceries Into His Home UPDATE: A college-bound Paterson teen was carrying in his grandmother's groceries when he was struck and killed by a stray bullet outside the family's home, loved ones said.  Robert Cuadra, 18, was hit when someone fired no fewer than 16 rounds on Godwin Avenue between Carroll Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Responding officers found the mortally wounded teen on the sidewalk in front of his house, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. An ambulance took Cuadra to St. Josep…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Proposed Bill Says PA High School Students Would Need To Pass Civics Test To Graduate Proposed Bill Says PA High School Students Would Need To Pass Civics Test To Graduate
Proposed Bill Says PA High School Students Would Need To Pass Civics Test To Graduate A bill proposed in the Pennsylvania House would require all high school students to pass a civics test. "Alarming decline in civics knowledge among young Americans," was the motivation for her new proposal, says Rep. Karen Boback, Republican from Luzerne. The test Boback is proposing would include questions from the US citizenship exam issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. High School students would be allowed to take the test as many times as is necessary to attain a passing grade, according to a March 24 memo Boback wrote to her fellow legislators when seeking co-sponsor…

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by Jillian Pikora