Peter Schad, 65, on Monday November 25, was charged with possession of child pornography with an investigation ongoing. According to the Office of the Camden County Prosecutor said, “detectives from the High-Tech Crimes Unit (HTCU) of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Members of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are investigating.”

  On the 200 block of William Feather, “Authorities located numerous digital devices in the home that…were taken to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office’s HTCU Forensic Lab to be analyzed.”

Rutgers football brings back Schiano

Rutgers football jumped on a golden opportunity this past Sunday, when talks with former head coach Greg Schiano concluded with an eight-year, $32 million contract. Schiano, the head coach from 2001-2011, led the program to winning records in six of his last seven seasons at Rutgers. The deal, which almost fell through days earlier, has reinvigorated many of the Rutgers football faithful and gives the program newfound success for the first time in years. – Aaron Arnstein ‘20

Decriminalization of marijuana in NJ

State leaders are privately discussing a plan to decriminalize marijuana and put an end to arrests for pot possession.

  For decriminalization to become legal, both the state Senate and Assembly would have to pass a bill and the New Jersey Governor Murphy would have to sign it into law.

  Talks about decriminalization have been revived after Sweeney and other top lawmakers announced last week they were dropping their latest push for lawmakers to pass a bill that would legalize weed in the state and instead move forward with a plan to ask voters to decide next November. – Laura Silenzio ‘ 23

High School Football Game Shooting

  On November 16, 2019, a high school playoff football game became deadly when someone in the stands opened fire. When the game between the Camden Panthers and the Pleasantville Greyhounds stopped due to an active shooter, fear and panic struck the spectators.

  One of the lost lives belonged to ten year old Micah Tennant. As a spectator of the game, he was shot and immediately transported to the nearest hospital in critical condition. On Wednesday, six days after the shooting, he was pronounced dead.

  Following the shooting, the Philadelphia Eagles announced that the game would be resumed on Lincoln Financial Field that Wednesday. Many of the players played in honor of those wounded or killed in the shooting, especially Tennant and there was a moment of silence.

  Coach Dwayne Savage of Camden said, “We always preach to our guys, that’s our safe haven. We forget about all of our problems on the football field,”. However, this devastating shooting broke the safe haven of the players, and broke the hearts of Micah Tennant’s family.

–Faith Mendelson ‘21