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Longtime Jersey City Educator, Teaching Advocate Bob Cecchini Dies
Bob Cecchini, a passionate advocate for teaching and for his fellow educators, died Monday, May 29. He was 72 years old.
A Jersey City native, Cecchini taught special education for 35 years, his obituary reads.
His work for the teachers' union was just one area where Cecchini made his mark.
He served as union representative, grievance chairman and vice president and chief negotiator for the Jersey City Education Association, helping to negotiate teacher contracts and advocating for his co-workers, according to his obituary.
Remembering Bob Cecchini, a Powerful Voice for Teachers in …
Fatal Wreck: Fiancé Of Western Mass Teacher Killed In CT Wreck Charged With Her Death
The fiancé of a Western Massachusetts school teacher was allegedly intoxicated when he cut in front of a police cruiser speeding to a 911 call, killing the educator and injuring their 1-year-old son, authorities said.
Phillip Vargas, age 33, of Vernon in Tolland County, Connecticut, was arrested on Thursday, April 20, and charged in the fatal April 2 crash in Vernon that killed 26-year-old Bianca Colon, a teacher at Springfield Prep Charter School in Springfield, Manchester Police announced.
Investigators said Vargas was driving east on Hartford Turnpike when he turned left onto Bolton …
Special Ed Teacher Sodomized Teen Student, Gave Her Pot: PWC Authorities
A 31-year-old Virginia teacher has been arrested on accusations he gave a teenage student pot before taking her to his house where sodomized and sexually abused her, authorities said.
Tavon D'Andre Town, of Dumfries, arranged to meet the victim outside of school on March 30, Prince William County police said. That morning, he brought her marijuana and then together they drove to his home, where the sex assault happened, authorities said.
He then dropped her off near the school, authorities said.
Town's LinkedIn page shows he is a special education teacher in Woodbridge, and a varsity footb…
Remembering Temara King: Teacher, Mom Believed Killed By Husband In Jersey City
Tributes are pouring in for Temara Sarafina King, the Jersey City schoolteacher and beloved mother police say was fatally shot by her husband earlier this week.
King, 35, was pronounced dead at the hospital after officers found her with several gunshot wounds at a home on the 300 block of Bergen Avenue the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 24, DailyVoice reported.
Meanwhile, her husband, Lucas Cooper, 39, was being held in Bethlehem, PA, on charges of murder, weapon possession, and child endangerment.
King, a special education teacher for PS No. 5 school in Jersey City, is remembered as being endl…
Kevin Iglesias Of Falls Church Dies, 28
Kevin Iglesias, 28, of Falls Church, tragically died after a fall, DCNewsNow.com reported.
Iglesias was not just the centerpiece of his family, but he was also a special education instructor at a Fairfax County middle school, the website said.
Although his passing was tragic, friends and family remember Iglesias as a man with a big heart, who carried mementos from his students wherever he went, DCNewsNow.com said.
A visitation for Iglesias will take place on September 1 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at National Funeral Home, his obituary detailed.
Click here to read Kevin Iglesias' full obituary.…
