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Caldwell, NJ – Mount St. Dominic Academy (MSDA), an independent Catholic college preparatory school in Caldwell dedicated to empowering young women, is proud to celebrate the exceptional accomplishments of 21 seniors in the Advanced Placement (AP) program.  Jackie Schatell Director, Marketing and Communications Mount St. Dominic Academy E: jschatell@msdacademy.org P: 973-226-0660, x1145 C: 201-618-7444 W: msdacademy.org Follow MSDA on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram   Amazing Students Representing more than one-third of the graduating class of 62, these students were honored with prestigious AP Scholar recognitions for their outstanding performance on challenging AP exams. Certificates were awarded to students across several distinction levels, including: AP Scholar: Scored 3 or higher on at least three AP exams, AP Scholar with Honors: Scored 3 or higher on at least four AP exams with a minimum AP average of 3.25, or AP Scholar with Distinction: Scor...

                                     TheCrimeBeat  December 13, 2024 Takesha Rogers ,  faces charges, for the third time, after allegedly entering a restricted area at the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport. Rogers, 39, has breached airport security  in May 2022 and April 2023, receiving time served and a year in prison. I n May 2023, Rogers admitted climbing over a fence at the Rochester Airport and willfully entered the Aircraft Operations Area (AOA), which is a restricted area, on four separate occasions.  In April 2023, Rogers again attempted to evade the security requirements at the Rochester Airport, climb a fence, and enter the AOA.  This recent incident began 11:30 AM , November 27, 2024, where she again entered AOA at the Rochester Airport. A Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputy observed Rogers then running towards a moving aircraft that was ...

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By Alicia Cruz TheCrimesBeatNews Recently cut San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Joshua Primo responded to a lawsuit filed by a former team Therapist saying she is simply using "ugly stereotypes and racially charged fears" for financial gain. Primo was cut from the team following allegations he exposed his genitals to Dr. Hillary Cauthen nine times during therapeutic sessions, the Daily Beast reported . In her lawsuit filed in Bexar County Cauthen, who made it clear she is looking for accountability not money, said her reports fell on deaf ears and the only thing that changed was her employment status when team officials failed to renew her contract for the upcoming season. KSAT12 News San Antonio: Read the Entire Lawsuit here Joshua Primo HS photo Credit/NorthPoleHoops “The Spurs organization was willing to sacrifice Dr. Cauthen to keep what they hoped would one day be a star player,” Cauthen’s lawsuit says. “Once Primo's conduct entered the public sphere, the Spurs were f...

By Alicia Cruz The Crimes Beat News Despite the arrests of five young men police say were members of  Chicago's South Side “Perry Avenue” gang who killed YouTube Freelance Journalist/Videographer Zachary Stoner, none were prosecuted.  Since the decision not to prosecute two of the suspects have been killed. Both murders remain unsolved. The suspects, whose names were never released nor were their arrests announced by Chicago Police. The  Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office issued a brief Monday stating their evidence "was insufficient" to file charges and that Chicago Police agreed.  However an open records request by the Associated Press showed that police gathered  cellphone location data information, eyewitness accounts, video footage in addition to a ballistics report from the medical examiner's office on the bullet removed from Stoner's brain during autopsy. Zachary Stoner Photo Credit: GossipOnThis No possible motive has been released and police have no...

Courtney Fowler is pleading for help from the community as the search for her missing sister continued. Sterlina Bland, 46, of Raleigh, NC Photo/Facebook According to a WRAL article , Sterlina Bland's mental health further deteriorated after she contracted COVID-19 in February 2022. Fowler says before she disappeared  from her Ranch Mill Circle home Sterlina stopped responding to texts and phone calls but then on September 23, she just vanished along with her burgundy 4-door Ford, bearing license plate JBW6141.  Her heartbroken son, Jayden just wants his mother back home. Similar to Sterlina's Burgundy Ford “She loves her son to pieces. Why would she leave? I want her to get the help that she needs, and I want her to know that she's safe, and she's loved,”  said Fowler .  If you have information regarding Sterlina Bland's whereabouts or disappearance, please call the Raleigh Police Department at 919-996-1521. YouTube: Sterlina Bland's Family Begging For Answers

By Alicia Cruz The Black Urban Times Photo/memorytorch.net  The trial of the Fayetteville man accused of murdering and raping five-year-old Shaniya Davis in 2009 is underway after Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons ruled that 32-year-old Mario Andrette McNeil is capable of helping in his defense. Jurors heard opening statements before a packed courtroom in the McNeill murder trial held at the Cumberland County courthouse almost two weeks ago. Almost immediately, Ammons ceased the proceedings in order to ascertain the mental stability of McNeil and declare if he was able to assist in his own defense. Prior to the start of opening statements, Ammons ruled last Monday on a motion by McNeill's lawyers to prevent prosecutors from telling the jury that McNeill knew where Shaniya's body had been hidden. He said the state can tell jurors that McNeil's first two attorneys, Allen Rogers and Cory Brewer, told Fayetteville police where to find Shaniya's body, and may say those a...

By Alicia Cruz Associated Content Rapper Jay-Z announced last week that he would sell his stake in NBA team the Brooklyn Nets. After launching Roc Nation Sports, a sports management agency, Jay-Z (nee Shawn Carter) had to sell due to NBA rules against "double-dipping." According to the NBA rules, agents cannot have title to a team and represent an athlete. So in order for Carter to venture on with his sports management endeavor, he had to sell his stake in the Nets. Carter, who relocated the Brooklyn Nets to his hometown borough from neighboring New Jersey this season, is married to mega entertainer Beyonce Knowles-Carter. The dynamic duo have a beautiful daughter, Blue Ivy. See full article here

By Alicia Cruz Associated Content I know many of us have been called for jury duty and it can sometimes be a serious inconvenience, but once you're selected to sit on a trial, you're expected to take that duty seriously. A man in Oregon learned that lesson the hard way. A WCTI TV12 news article reported that the juror was jailed after the sitting judge noticed a "glow" reflecting the man's chest as the jurors were supposed to be watching a video, reported TV station KGW in Portland. The judge cleared the courtroom and excused all jurors except the cell phone user juror. His contemptuous conduct earned him two days in jail and while he admitted there was no excuse for his behavior, he said he felt his jail sentence was, "harsh." When a person's life or freedom lies in your hands and requires your undivided attention, you don't text or do anything else that diminishes your ability to fairly and accurately judge evidence. I say the punishment fit t...

  By Alicia Cruz The Black Urban Times WCNC North Carolina has reported that the 16-year-old Air Force Jr. ROTC student missing from Charlotte and found dead November 15 in Milton, Massachusetts may have been a stow-away inside an aircraft wheel well when he fell to his death as the plane descended towards the airport.  Phil Orlandella, director of communications at Logan International Airport confirmed for NewsChannel 36 that local police are investigating the possibility that Delvonte Tisdale may have fell from an aircraft, which would explain the horrific injuries to his body and the fact that he was found with no shirt or shoes. "We have been requested to look into that possibility," Orlandella said Tuesday. "It's something that theoretically can happen. It's a remote possibility." However, prosecutors have declined to co-sign the stowaway theory. Orlandella added that officials are cross-checking records of arriving flights heading to Runway...

By Alicia Cruz Senior writer Theblackurbantimes Feliz Cumpleanos! My, how time flies when it comes to children. Look who has graduated to "young lady" status. Yes, that's the daughter of late rapper, Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls). T’Yanna Wallace is Biggie's oldest child. She just celebrated her 16th birthday in pure style...just like her father would have wanted, I'm sure. T'Yanna was a mere toddler when her father was murdered as he sat in a vehicle in Los Angeles, California on March 9. 1997. Biggie, born Christopher Wallace , was gunned down while leaving a Vibe magazine party after the Soul Train Music Awards. His rise to success began during his short tenure as a crack dealer on the streets of New York. Thanks to producer, Sean "Puffy" Combs , Biggie left the lifestyle to hone his skills as a gifted rapper. On the night of the mysterious shooting, as hundreds left the party, Biggie's entourage rolled out of the parking g...

By Alicia Cruz nj.newsroom.cruz@gmail.com The New Jersey Newsroom A NEW LOVE In April of 2005, 36-year-old Monique Johnson , a matron at the Shelby County jail in Memphis, Tennessee, met Tony Hayes, a handsome young Memphis police officer while he was moonlighting as a security guard in her old apartment complex in East Memphis. The euphoria in their relationship began to fade as quickly as it started when Monique says that Tony began acting very jealous and possessive. She became suspicious of his behavior and began checking him out. She learned that Tony had not lied about how many times he had been divorced, but he was lying to her about his current marital status. Tony Hayes had married his third wife only three months prior to meeting Monique and was separated from that wife at the time he met Monique. Once learning from Tony’s current wife that they were, in fact, separated, Monique decided to continue seeing Tony, despite the reservations she had. For a few months, ...