Teacher, 32, Sexually Assaults Paterson 9-Year-Old In Classroom, Prosecutor Says
A 32-year-old New Jersey teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a 9-year-old student, authorities said.
Paul Yang, of Leonia, carried out the act inside of a classroom in Paterson in October, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said.
The Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency told detectives that the 9-year-old “had disclosed that an incident of abuse took place inside a classroom during the school day,” on Oct. 22, the prosecutor said.
Yang was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 3 and charged with sexual assault and endan…
Manheim HS Teacher, Basketball Coach Sent Nudes To Undercover NJ ‘Girl,’ Hoarded Child Porn: DA
A high school teacher and coach is accused of sending nude photos to who he believed was a 14-year-old girl in New Jersey and hoarding dozens of child pornography images and videos, according to a release issued on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 12:30 p.m.
Manheim Township High School teacher, David Sean Burkhart, 45, of the 700 block of Scott Lane in Warwick Township, was charged with 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, Manheim Township Police Det. Nicholas Fritz wrote in the affidavit.
Burk…
Pelham Manor Dad, 35, Dies Suddenly; Community Rallies Around Widow, 2 Kids
Support is pouring in for the heartbroken widow and two children of a Hudson Valley man who died unexpectedly.
Westchester's Hernan Kenny, of Pelham Manor, died Monday, Nov. 10, at Jacobi Hospital at the age of 35, according to his obituary. A cause of death was not given.
Born in Santiago, Chile, Kenny was a longtime Westchester resident who leaves behind a wife and two young sons “who were the center of his world,” his memorial said.
He graduated from Pelham Memorial High School, where he played football and lacrosse. He later earned a finance degree from Fordham University’s Gabelli Sch…
These Are NJ's Top 10 Best Elementary, Middle Schools For 2025, New Rankings Say
Several New Jersey schools are among the best in the nation, according to new rankings released this week.
U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings, announced its 2026 Best Elementary and Middle Schools list on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The report includes about 47,000 public elementary schools and 23,000 middle schools ranked at the state and district levels, with charter schools evaluated as a separate category, according to the publication.
Rankings are based on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education, the report said. To qualify for district…
