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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Jersey City mom accused of leaving kids home alone

Eyewitness NewsJERSEY CITY -- Child endangerment charged have been filed against a Jersey City woman who allegedly left her five young children home alone for at least two hours.

Twenty-seven-year-old Shanna Robinson was arrested early Wednesday after she went to a hospital where authorities had taken her children as a precaution.

Robinson told officers she had gone to the store at 10 p.m. Tuesday to buy milk and lost track of the time.

The children, who range in age from 3 months to 8 years, were discovered when police responded to their home around 10:20 p.m., after someone called there 911 and hung up.

Officers say all the children appeared to be in good health. The kids will be in foster care until a judge says they can return home.

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Monday, September 17, 2012

Newark negotiating merit pay, four-tiered rating system

Eyewitness NewsNEWARK (WABC) -- Teacher evaluations are coming to the state-controlled school system in Newark, New Jersey, and it will have a big impact on teachers' paychecks.

The state and the Newark Teachers Union are negotiating a form of merit pay that would rely on a four-tier rating system.

Teachers rated as effective or highly effective would be eligible for pay increases based on their experience.

Lower rated teachers would get smaller pay hikes.

The current system bumps annual salaries based solely on years of experience.

The pay scale would be groundbreaking in New Jersey if it is approved. Teachers unions there are among the strongest in the country. The state's largest teachers union is opposed to merit pay.

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Boy rejoins football team after dispute over pink gloves

Eyewitness NewsEGG HARBOR CITY, N.J. -- A New Jersey boy who briefly quit his youth football team when his coach told him he couldn't wear pink gloves is back on the squad.

Julian Connerton wanted to wear the gloves to support his mother's fight against breast cancer. And when the 12-year-old returned to the field Saturday, he wasn't the only one wearing pink.

The Press of Atlantic City (http://bit.ly/UZ6tI4) reports all of Connerton's teammates on the Egg Harbor City Crusaders and the team's cheerleaders donned pink socks to raise awareness about breast cancer.

The dispute over the gloves began when Connerton wore them to a recent game and his coach told him to take them off.

The coach later said he simply forgot why the boy wanted to wear the gloves and apologized for the misunderstanding.

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Call for bodega workers to wear bulletproof vests

Eyewitness NewsNEWARK (WABC) -- There is a call for area bodega workers to receive and wear bulletproof vests.

The idea comes after Jamil Bader Junior was killed during an attempted robbery at his family's store in Newark on Thursday.

Bodega Association Spokesman Fernando Mateo met with Newark Mayor Cory Booker Sunday about the proposal.

Mateo also said that bodega owners should be encouraged to own firearms.

Members of Bader's family joined Mateo at the meeting at Newark City Hall.

The mayor did not make any public comments.

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Shooting threat delays high school football game

Eyewitness NewsTEANECK (WABC) -- One day after a "credible shooting threat" forced the postponement of their game, two northern New Jersey high school football teams finally squared off on the gridiron.

The game between Northern Valley Regional High School and Teaneck was scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday in Teaneck. But it was called off 15 minutes before the opening kickoff and rescheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, and Northern Valley Regional came away with a 34-14 victory.

Teaneck police said they are still working to determine who made the threat and why it happened. Extra police officers were on duty at the school on Sunday, but no problems were reported during the game.

Details on the threat and its target have not been released, but Teaneck athletic director Todd Sinclair called it "credible."

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