Former Roselle Mayor Arrested On Assault, Harassment Charges
A former New Jersey assemblyman and mayor has been arrested on assault and harassment charges, jail records show.
Reginald W. Atkins, 58, of Roselle, who previously served as the borough's mayor, was booked into the Essex County Correctional Facility on Monday, Oct. 12, according to inmate records.
Atkins faces charges of simple assault for purposely or knowingly causing bodily injury, simple assault involving threats of bodily injury by physical menace, and harassment involving striking, offensive touching or threats, records show.
The circumstances surrounding the alleged incident were n…
Haddonfield Mom, Comcast Exec Dies Suddenly At 41
A South Jersey mother of three and longtime Comcast marketing executive died suddenly on Monday, Sept. 28.
Gina Marie Incollingo, of Haddonfield and formerly of Southampton, PA, was 41, according to her obituary on the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home website.
A mother of three, Incollingo was remembered for her devotion to her family, distinctive laugh, sense of humor and style, along with her love of the Philadelphia Eagles. She also had a lifelong connection to Italy, where she spent time as a child, studied abroad while attending Villanova University and married Jeremy in Tuscany…
USA Field Hockey Mourns Area Coach Lauren Burke Smith
Lauren Burke Smith, a longtime field hockey leader whose career took her through programs in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, has died after living privately with cancer for several years.
Smith died Thursday, Sept. 24, with her family by her side, according to a GoFundMe launched by Marisa Viola for Smith's husband, Stu, and their son, Burke, shared by USA Field Hockey.
“Lauren Burke Smith was the kind of person who made the people around her feel incredibly loved. She was a devoted and loving mother to Burke, a wonderful wife to Stu, and a fiercely loyal daughter, sister, and fr…
Manheim Twp HS Teacher, Basketball Coach Sent Nudes To Undercover NJ ‘Girl,’ Hoarded Child Porn
A former Manheim Township High School teacher and girls’ basketball coach has been sentenced after admitting he sent nude photos to who he believed was a 14-year-old girl in New Jersey and possessed dozens of child pornography images and videos, prosecutors said.
David Sean Burkhart, 45, of the 700 block of Scott Lane in Warwick Township, pleaded guilty Aug. 31 to three counts of sexual abuse of children, one count of unlawful contact with a minor, and two counts of criminal use of a communication facility, according to a release issued Friday, Sept. 11.
Burkhart exchanged explicit messages…
Cohoes Teacher Who Admitted Raping Teen Student Ripped By Judge At Sentencing: ‘Twisted’
A Capital Region high school teacher was living in a “twisted fantasy, false reality” when he started a sexual relationship with his 16-year-old student, a judge said at his sentencing hearing Friday, Aug. 21.
Drake Galarneau, 36, of Cohoes, got four years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of third-degree rape, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
“What sort of twisted fantasy, false reality were you living in, sir, to think this was appropriate or somehow right for you as a teacher to have a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student?” Judge Roger McDonough as…
Teaneck High School Teacher Gorki Marcelo Dies At 47
A Teaneck High School teacher whose impact was felt by students, staff, and families has died at 47, school officials said.
Gorki Marcelo died on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to Teaneck Public Schools and Alvarez Funeraria. He was born on Nov. 27, 1978, in the Dominican Republic, according to the funeral home. A cause of death was not made public.
Marcelo was a business teacher at Teaneck High School, Interim Superintendent Angela R. Davis said in a letter to the school community.
“Mr. Marcelo was a dedicated educator and colleague whose presence touched the lives of students, staff, and f…
Nvot Teacher Secretly Filmed Women's Buttocks In Parking Lot: Cops
A Bergen County high school teacher is accused of secretly filming multiple women's buttocks in a parking lot, police said.
Michael A. Conner, 43, an English teacher at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, was arrested on Thursday, July 16, following a weeklong investigation by the Woodcliff Lake Police Department, Chief Stephen Regula announced.
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The investigation began on Thursday, July 9, when officers responded to reports of a suspicious man following a woman near her workplace, police said.
The suspect was…
Love Pours In For Blue Point Teacher, Three Kids After Husband Dies Suddenly At 46
The sudden death of a Long Island husband and father has led to an outpouring of support from the community, with an online fundraiser soaring past $100,000.
Keith Rang, of Bayport, died suddenly Tuesday, June 16 at age 46, according to his obituary from Raynor & D'Andrea Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife, Kristen, and three young children, according to the fundraiser.
“As they navigate this tragedy, the family is surrounded by a caring community, but they need extra support to help them through the days ahead,” organizer Jacqueline Noon wrote in the GoFundMe. “The Rang family ha…
These Westchester Students Earned Prestigious National Merit $2,500 Scholarships
More than two dozen students from Westchester County have been named winners of prestigious National Merit $2,500 Scholarships, awarded to some of the nation’s top graduating high school seniors.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the winners this week, naming 2,500 students nationwide who were selected from more than 15,000 finalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program.
According to NMSC, winners were chosen based on academic achievement, PSAT/NMSQT scores, leadership, extracurricular involvement, essays, and recommendations from school officials.
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