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Officer hacked 5,000 college email accounts, shared nude photos

MOUNT LAUREL — A police officer was on duty when he illegally hacked about 5,000 student email accounts tied to a New Jersey college as well as several women’s social…

John McCarthy September 12, 2025

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Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world

ABOARD LIFTBOAT ROBERT, North Atlantic (AP) — Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the ice melted and the oceans rose off what is now the…

John McCarthy September 9, 2025

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New Jersey teacher, 37, pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 2 students

WALL TOWNSHIP (Fox News)— A New Jersey school teacher has admitted to sexually assaulting two of her teen students, prosecutors said. Julie Rizzitello, 37, pleaded guilty last week to two counts of…

John McCarthy September 8, 2025

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New Jersey teacher Jessica Sawicki charged with having sex with her student in a car parked in a wildlife refuge

TRENTON — A Jersey Shore teacher is in hot water for allegedly having steamy sex with a student in a nature preserve, authorities said. Jessica Sawicki, 37, of Point Pleasant,…

John McCarthy August 2, 2025

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Teacher in big trouble ‘after getting pregnant by student, 13, and busted by boy’s father who realized baby looked like his son’

CAPE MAY — A former New Jersey teacher reportedly lied to her friends when they asked her about the father of her baby, whom she is accused of conceiving with a 13-year-old former…

John McCarthy August 1, 2025

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New Jersey gym teacher allegedly sexually assaulted her student over 4 years

BRIDGEWATER (Fox News) — A New Jersey gym teacher was jailed after a former student detailed their sexual relationship that spanned his high school career. Former Bridgewater-Raritan High School teacher Lydia Pinto, 38,…

John McCarthy July 30, 2025

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Teacher accused of getting pregnant by 13-year-old student answers grotesque charges against her

CAPE MAY, New Jersey — A South Jersey teacher who allegedly had a baby with a young student would shower with the boy and pulled him into her bed when…

John McCarthy July 26, 2025

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NJ teacher accused of sexually assaulting teen student multiple times — including in his car

A New Jersey high school teacher is accused of sexually assaulting a student on multiple times earlier this year — including in his car. Julie Rizzitello, who resigned from her position…

John McCarthy July 14, 2025

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NJ elementary teacher accused of sexually abusing student, having his child when he was 13, indicted

A New Jersey elementary school teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting one of her former students. Laura Caron, 34, was indicted by a grand jury June 17 on charges…

John McCarthy June 26, 2025

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Air traffic controllers for Newark airport briefly lose radar access again

The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport briefly lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks, renewing concerns about the nation’s…

John McCarthy May 9, 2025