Sunday, December 16, 2012
People all over the world want to know how to help Sandy Hook residents following Friday's horrifying mass shooting. Post "I want to help" in this comment thread to get updates on what you can do.
This story originated on Newtown Patch for anyone looking to help families of Dec. 14 school tragedy. Please click on the link to go to the original article to for the latests updates. In the wake of the unimaginable tragedy at Sandy Hook School Friday people from all over the world—in Connecticut, California, Canada and much farther away in Australia and India—sent an outpouring of support and want to know how they can help. If you want to be notified via e-mail of ways to provide comfort and support during this difficult time, please post in the comments section: "I want to help" and be sure to leave the box next to "send me email updates for this article" checked. Patch will continue to update this article with ways to help—posting …
Friday, December 14, 2012
27 people, 18 of them children, are reported dead in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, according to Newtown Patch. What will you say to your children?
Parents' hearts are in their throats in Lawrenceville and across the country as news spreads of an elementary school shooting in Connecticut that reportedly took the lives of 18 children and nine adults. Newtown Patch in Connecticut is posting live updates about the shooting, which was reportedly carried out by a single adult who is now dead. The incident will raise questions about how future such massacres can be prevented. It will also require parents everywhere to figure out how to discuss the violence with their children, many of whom will be returning to their schools next week. Parenting.com offers advice for discussing tragic incidents with children. Among the suggestions: The New York Times parenting blog offers a dialogue and a …
A gunman reportedly shot and killed at least 27 people at an elementary school in Newtown, CT Friday. Use this post to share what's on your mind.
It's a parent's worst nightmare. A gunman reportedly entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT on Friday morning and opened fire. According to Newtown Patch, 27 people were killed. Of that number, 18 were children. Our Local Editors at the scene report the gunman was carrying four guns, including a high-powered rifle. Newtown Patch will continue to cover this story. Although we are more than a thousand miles away, Lawrenceville residents are being affected by this horrific news. What was the first thing you did when you heard this news? Could this happen in Gwinnett? Did you worry about your children's safety before this mass shooting? Please use our comment section below to share your thoughts on this tragedy and prayers for the…
Friday, September 16, 2011
Suspect has been barred from unsupervised visits with minors -- but was allegedly alone with teenage boy, police said.
A suspected child molester -- who is reportedly well-known in the sci-fi world as a founder of DragonCon -- was busted at a Milford, CT, hotel Tuesday after investigators got a tip that he was hanging out alone with a teen in a Connecticut hotel, allegedly in violation of a court order in Georgia, police said. Investigators checked with the Gwinnett County District Attorney's office in Georgia and learned that the suspect, identified as Edward Kramer, 50, of Brooklyn, is currently involved in criminal proceedings where he's been charged with aggravated child molestation, according to police. A condition of Kramer's release from jail in Georgia bars him from having any unsupervised contact with minors younger than 16, police said. Armed …
Tricia Garcia
6:19 pm on Monday, December 17, 2012
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