Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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Woman Apparently Groped By Sussex Sheriff Says Photos Were Fabricated: Report Woman Apparently Groped By Sussex Sheriff Says Photos Were Fabricated: Report
Woman Apparently Groped By Sussex Sheriff Says Photos Were Fabricated: Report Photos of Sussex County Sheriff Michael Strada with his hand on a woman's behind that circulated on social media were apparently "completely fabricated," the woman in the photo told local media. The woman -- who privately disclosed her identity to NJ.com -- said she was never inappropriately touched by the sheriff and even defended his character. "Sheriff Strada is an honest, decent public official and this controversy over what seems to be an enhanced, six-second video has been completely fabricated by a man who is shamelessly hiding behind a phony name, a phony Facebook page and the …

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by Cecilia Levine
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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LAWSUIT: Closter Debate Team Coach Wrongly Attacked Student, 14, After Losing Contest LAWSUIT: Closter Debate Team Coach Wrongly Attacked Student, 14, After Losing Contest
Lawsuit: Closter Debate Team Coach Wrongly Attacked Student, 14, After Losing Contest A 14-year-old from Fort Lee left his prestigious private school in Closter after coaches on the debate team accused him of selling out a recent contest, according to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court. The former Kugnus ACTS Academy student faced "false, malicious and defamatory" from debate coach after losing in the second round of a contest last month in the Lakeland Westchester Classic in New York, NorthJersey.com reports. The teen was accused of sharing strategies and files with a friend on the opposing Manhattan team, who “possessed the exact same overviews, block an…

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by Cecilia Levine
Chappaqua, NY
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Kennedys Win Hospital Defamation Lawsuit; Settled For Nearly $200K Kennedys Win Hospital Defamation Lawsuit; Settled For Nearly $200K
Kennedys Win Hospital Defamation Lawsuit; Settled For Nearly $200K A highly publicized nearly six-year-old defamation lawsuit was settled this week in favor of Douglas and Molly Kennedy of Chappaqua. The Kennedys countersued Northern Westchester Hospital, two of its nurses and the husband of one of the nurses. The couple's lawsuit followed Kennedy's acquittal of child endangerment and harassment charges stemming from a Jan. 7, 2012 altercation at the hospital in Mount Kisco. The hospital did not comment. The Kennedys also declined to comment. Kennedy, son of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, is a reporter for Fox News. The nurses said they were attemptin…

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by Jon Craig