Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
News
Wyckoff School District: Principal Might Have Avoided Lengthy Suspension By Cooperating Wyckoff School District: Principal Might Have Avoided Lengthy Suspension By Cooperating
Wyckoff School District: Principal Might Have Avoided Lengthy Suspension By Cooperating UPDATE: Administrative Law Judge Nanci Stokes said she'll tell the state commissioner of education that the Wyckoff Board of Education doesn't have to reinstate Eisenhower Middle School Principal Christopher Iasiello while it continues an investigation. Stokes said Iasiello's appeal to immediately be reinstated doesn't "clearly and convicingly" prove that he's suffering irreparable harm, that there's a "reasonable probability of ultimate success" or that he'll endure greater harm than the Board of Education. It also doesn't establish any legal right to his claim, she found. The principal's …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Off-Duty State Trooper Was 2X Over Legal Limit In Hoboken Police Car Crash Authorities: Off-Duty State Trooper Was 2X Over Legal Limit In Hoboken Police Car Crash
Authorities: Off-Duty State Trooper Was 2X Over Legal Limit In Hoboken Police Car Crash An off-duty New Jersey State Trooper was twice over the legal limit when he struck a Hoboken police car in an early-morning crash over the weekend, authorities said. Roy Sanchez, 28, was heading in the wrong direction down First Street  in Hoboken, when Officer Harry Montavlo saw him, activated his lights and attempted to pull him over around 2 a.m. Saturday, Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. Sanchez, of Secaucus, then turned right and struck a pile of snow, reversed and struck Montalvo's car, then drove forwarded and pulled over in front of Hoboken Police Headquarters, authorities sa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
MTA Worker From Hudson Valley Suspended For Allegedly Calling In Sick To Attend Capitol Riots MTA Worker From Hudson Valley Suspended For Allegedly Calling In Sick To Attend Capitol Riots
MTA Worker From Hudson Valley Suspended For Allegedly Calling In Sick To Attend Capitol Riots A Metro-North worker who lives and works in the Hudson Valley who allegedly called in sick to be part of the pro-Trump riots at the United States Capitol has been suspended. The worker, Dutchess County resident Will Pepe, age 31, of Beacon, works as a laborer at Metro-North’s rail yard in Putnam County, in Brewster, as first reported by the New York Post. Ken Lovett, senior adviser to MTA chairman and CEO, said the suspension is effective immediately without pay and that Pepe "will be disciplined in accordance with his collective bargaining agreement pending an investigation." A …

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by Joe Lombardi
Stony Point, NY
News
Rockland County Corrections Officers Indicted On Criminal Charges Rockland County Corrections Officers Indicted On Criminal Charges
Rockland County Corrections Officers Indicted On Criminal Charges Two Rockland County corrections officers have been indicted on criminal charges. The Rockland County District Attorney’s Office announced the indictments of John Kezek and Christopher Taggart on charges alleging they committed criminal acts while performing their official duties. When the Sheriff’s Office was made aware of the allegations, both departmental and criminal investigations were launched, said Chief William Barbera of the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office. Both correction officers were subsequently suspended from duty. Additionally, as a result of the criminal investig…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
ID Released For 25-Year-Old Victim In Fatal Long Island Shooting ID Released For 25-Year-Old Victim In Fatal Long Island Shooting
ID Released For 25-Year-Old Victim In Fatal Long Island Shooting The identity has been released for the 25-year-old victim in a fatal Long Island shooting allegedly involving a childhood friend and former NYPD officer. The NYPD officer is temporarily off the job while being investigated for allegedly shooting his best friend to death. Earlier report - Off-Duty NYPD Cop From Nassau County Allegedly Shoots, Kills Childhood Friend The shooting happened just after 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 in Farmingdale in front of a Langdon Road home, according to the Nassau County Police. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the body of the victim, now i…

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by Joe Lombardi
Yorktown, NY
News
Swastikas Found In Westchester High School Swastikas Found In Westchester High School
Swastikas Found In Westchester High School Multiple swastikas were found in a Westchester high school the week before Thanksgiving Break, police said. Two swastikas were found at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 at the New Rochelle High School in the boy’s bathroom near the lower cafeteria, New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said. Two others were found the following day at the school, one in the library and one near the Athletic Director’s Office. The swastikas were written in black marker and approximately two inches in height, Costa said. They’ve since been photographed and removed by school personnel. Late last ye…

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
Sports
Rival Wayne Football Coaches Suspended Rival Wayne Football Coaches Suspended
Rival Wayne Football Coaches Suspended Two football coaches from rival Wayne high schools have been suspended due to a game that ended with an altercation Sept. 7, NorthJersey.com reports. Wayne Hills head coach Wayne Demikoff told his players he was suspended from this week's practices and this Friday's game at West Milford, while Wayne Valley head coach Roger Kotlarz declined to name the coach that was suspended but did confirm suspension, the article says. Kotlarz said the highly-anticipated game is a "very special" event -- which made the altercation even more disappointing, NorthJersey.com says.  Details from the…

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by Cecilia Levine
New Rochelle, NY
Police & Fire
Official: Students Suspended For Roles In Fatal New Rochelle Teen Stabbing Official: Students Suspended For Roles In Fatal New Rochelle Teen Stabbing
Official: Students Suspended For Roles In Fatal New Rochelle Teen Stabbing Several New Rochelle High School students have been suspended as the investigation into the fatal stabbing of Valaree Schwab continues, school officials said at a community meeting this week. On Monday, city and school officials met with members of the business community on North Avenue to discuss a series of new police initiatives to improve safety along the North Avenue corridor. The meeting came on the heels of several violent incidents involving students, including the fatal stabbing of Schwab, a 16-year-old junior at the high school whose last moments alive show her being harassed by a…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
Schools
Poughkeepsie High School Principal Suspended Poughkeepsie High School Principal Suspended
Poughkeepsie High School Principal Suspended POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Poughkeepsie High School Principal Phee Simpson has been suspended through the remainder of the school year. The school board voted to suspend Simpson at a meeting Monday. She will be paid during her suspension. Ronald Jackson, Dean of Students, was appointed acting executive principal. No reason was given for Simpson's suspension. Simpson has been principal since 2013 and previously served as principal of Poughkeepsie Middle School. Recently,  Poughkeepsie City School District Superintendent Nicole Williams filed a notice of claim against the school board for $1 mill…

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by Sam Barron