Social studies=Former Kent Place teacher charged with sex assault on a student

A former teacher and minister of music at Short hills church was arrested for an alleged relationship with a fifteen year old girl. Warren Brown, 67 years old, had the alleged relationship September 2007 when he was still teaching music at Kent Place School. The family became suspicious and notified the police. The police have spent the last few days searching records and computer files at the school where school officials are very cooperative. Brown has spent over twenty years in an educational and religious setting. He was charged with a first-degree crime because he used his power as a teacher to force the relationship. Police say that even though this situation is sad it has become too common. This is a good reminder for families to keep a closer eye on all relationships. Brown is currently in jail on a $275,000 bail and is expected to go to court soon.
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Freeing the River; one dam at a time

beach that was beautiful and lasted over twenty years. This dam was removed earlier this month. By removing over twenty other dams on the river the Musconetcong Watershed association is hoping to return it to its regular flow. When the dams are removed the water flow will improve the quality of the water. By returning the river to its natural flow it will improve fish migration, stop potential floods and allow the The Sober Grove Dam on the Musconetcong River in Morris County was a man-maderecreational boaters to venture the length of the river and enjoy its natural beauty. Even though the dams are beautiful they create environmental problems, because the water is still within the dams it causes its temperatures to increase allowing pollutants to survive and causes problems for wild life such as birds and fish as well as plants. The project cost is $40,000 made up of $15,000 from a grant, $2,500 from the township and the rest from a government agency. The Dam is not worth all the trouble; this project will improve all these problems. The Musconetcong Watershedassociation decided to move the dam when there was a flood in 2000. Residents of the area are happy to see the dam go and all the improvements expected from it. Not only are people working hard to finish this project many are volunteering to aid in the process. The removal of the dam is beneficial in many ways for the area.
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Water-Cleanup Experiment causes Lead Poisoning

Lead causes problems in a child’s nervous system. The District of Columbia’s water authority tried to clean the water supply another way by using chlorination and it worked for the time being. This cleaned the water but large amounts of lead were found in the water supply. The chlorine caused the lead in the plumbing line to increase in the water supply. Even though engineers said that they water was claimed to be fixed it had already affected many children. The risk of this problem not being fixed could cause permanent damage to children’s neurological systems. Based on a survey in 2004 it was reported that kids had not suffered from the lead levels. Early studies showed no damage was done to children, so another study was do. This second study showed that the groups tested in 2004 was not the appropriate group who could have been infected. During the lead crisis the water had 100-1000 ppb (parts per billion) when it should have had only 15 ppb. Much damage was done from 2001-2004. More kids are likely to have behavioral problems and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. It is estimated that kids IQ can drop 4-7 points because of this. An average of a five-point drop is scary because it could cause many people in America to fall in the Mentally Retarded level. This isn’t just happening locally in Washington but also in other parts of the nation as well as all over the world. Attention needs to be put on protecting children from such dangers.
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doctors daughters killed -social studies

0n Wednesday, the Israeli military took blame for the death of three daughters of a Palestinian Doctor. The military said that the deaths were unintentional and they did not know which home was his. 55-year-old Doctor El-Eish is a gynecologist that received his medical degree in Israeli, he has worked in Israel hospitals, treating both Jews and Arabs, and he also speaks Hebrew. The Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, said that the Doctor’s niece also died and another daughter of his was seriously injured. The father of eight also lost his wife three months ago from cancer. The fire was suppose to hit Gaza and Doctor lives in Jebaliya which is Northeast of Gaza. The Doctor is well known and well liked by Israelis. After knowing about the death of his daughters he called an Israeli news anchor, which was a friend, the anchor broadcasted the Doctor wailing and screaming on the phone. I think that the death of his daughters was not an accident, they are fully aware where they are shooting and if it the right place or not. I think what caused them to fire there was a political reason, since Doctor can speak Hebrew and can communicate better with them. Therefore, the Doctor could have said or done something that they disliked. They probably threatened to kill his daughters. I think that they really don't care whether it is a doctor or not, they are all people that are getting killed; it doesn't matter if you are a doctor's daughter or a homeless person on the street.