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Police & Fire

3-Alarm Fire At Ewing Community Center Brings ‘Major' Response, Road Closures (Photos) A fire at the Ewing Community Center resulted in serious delays and shutdowns as numerous crews responded before dawn on Friday, Sept. 30, authorities said. The Ewing Township Fire Dept. Station 30 was one of several crews that responded to the three-alarm blaze at 999 Lower Ferry Rd. around 3 a.m., the department said. Parkway Avenue was closed from Scotch Road to Farrell Avenue, according to the township, though police said in a more recent update that only a small section of the roadway near the community center had remained closed due to ongoing operations. Due to firefighting ope…

by Valerie Musson

09/30/2022

Lifestyle

‘We Can’t Carry On:' Popular Flemington Restaurant Announces Permanent Closure After A Decade A popular Flemington breakfast, lunch, and dinner restaurant has announced its plans to shutter the store after more than a decade citing inflation, labor shortages, and more. Platform One & CTO Catering on Rt. 12 made an announcement on its Facebook page stating that its last day open would be Friday, Oct. 14. “We simply can’t carry on weathering the storm,” reads the post. “From food prices being three times higher than pre-Covid levels, labor shortages, utilities, gasoline, and mismanaged government funding, it’s finally a mountain that we can’t overcome.” Owned by award-winning C…

by Valerie Musson

09/29/2022

Police & Fire

Driver Hospitalized In Double Tractor-Trailer Crash That Dumped Fuel, Closed Rt. 78 (Update) A driver was taken to a nearby hospital following a double tractor-trailer crash that dumped fuel and shut down Route 78 in the afternoon on Thursday, Sept. 29, state police said. The tractor-trailers collided in the eastbound lanes near milepost 17.4 in Clinton Township, causing one of them to spill fuel in the right and center lanes between mileposts 17.4 and 17.8. just before 1:15 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com. One of the drivers was taken to Hunterdon Medical Center for treatment of a lower-body injury, Curry said. The other was not hurt. The Hunterdon County HazMat…

by Valerie Musson

09/29/2022

Police & Fire

Woman Attacked, Cat Killed By 2 'Aggressive' Dogs On The Loose In Lehigh Valley, Police Warn A woman was attacked and a cat killed by a pair of "aggressive" dogs that are continually on the loose around the Lehigh Valley area, police say. Officers are now attempting to have the canines classified as dangerous around the state but are running into a series of legal technicalities due to the owner’s alleged refusal to surrender them. The first attack occurred on a woman near Willow Drive in North Catasauqua on Friday, Sept. 9, police said. While officers were searching for the two dogs, a second attack report came in that involved a cat that had been killed by the same dogs, accordi…

by Valerie Musson

09/29/2022

News

Stray Cat Tests Positive For Rabies In Hunterdon County After Having Litter Of Kittens A stray cat tested positive for rabies in Hunterdon County after having a litter of kittens, health officials said. The feline was found near Frontage Road and Old York Road near the intersection of Route 202/31 in Ringoes/East Amwell Township and tested positive for rabies on Wednesday, Sept. 28, according to the Hunterdon County Dept. of Health. The cat was a friendly female black and brown tabby that had had a litter about four weeks ago, officials said. The department urges anyone who may have come into contact with the animal between Friday, Sept. 9 and Friday, Sep…

by Valerie Musson

09/29/2022

Police & Fire

Trapped Baby Rescued By Good Samaritans From Flipping SUV In Lehigh Valley: Report Several Good Samaritans came to the immediate rescue of an 18-month-old child trapped in an SUV that had flipped following a serious crash in the Lehigh Valley on Wednesday, Sept. 28, LehighValleyLive reports. One person was taken to St. Luke’s Easton Hospital and two other adults were trapped inside the vehicle following the two-car crash on the 200 block of Nazareth Rd. in Palmer Township around 11 a.m., the outlet says citing Jim Alercia, the town’s deputy fire chief. The child was brought to safety and was determined to be unharmed after the bystanders used the SUV’s back hatch to get a…

by Valerie Musson

09/28/2022

Police & Fire

Pequannock Man, 49, Flown To Hospital After Drunken Crash Onto Front Lawn: Police A 49-year-old Pequannock man was flown to a nearby hospital after a drunken crash onto a front lawn, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a crash in Pequannock found Christopher Lamoureaux, of Pompton Plains, trapped in his vehicle on the front yard at 396 Boulevard around 2:25 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, police said in a release. Emergency crews helped extricate Lamoureaux from his vehicle before transporting him via medical helicopter to a nearby hospital for further treatment, police said. A follow-up investigation and review of on-scene evidence led to Lamoureaux’s arrest…

by Valerie Musson

09/28/2022

Police & Fire

SEPTA Train Derails After More Than Two Dozen Board, Suspending Trenton Services: Reports A SEPTA train with more than two dozen passengers derailed and suspended transportation services in Trenton on Wednesday, Sept. 28, reports say. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority train had just departed from the Trenton Transportation Center and was traveling slowly when it derailed not long after 11 a.m., NJ.com reported citing company spokesperson Andrew Busch. A photo from Fox29 showed at least two of the train cars off their tracks. No injuries had been reported. While most SEPTA services in Trenton remained suspended in both directions as a result of equipment i…

by Valerie Musson

09/28/2022

Obituaries

Devoted Lehigh Valley Dad, Waterproofing Company Owner, Karate Blackbelt Dies At 39 Devoted Lehigh Valley father, waterproofing company owner, and karate blackbelt Brock H. Schneck died at his home on Tuesday, Sept. 13. He was 39. Born in Allentown, Brock attended Northampton High School, where he played varsity baseball for three years before graduating in 2001, his obituary says. Brock went on to own his own waterproofing company. He had been working in the business since he was just 14 and had taken incredible pride in his work, his website says. Brock loved mountain biking, BMX, and snowboarding. He had even earned his blackbelt in karate, according to his memorial. …

by Valerie Musson

09/28/2022

Police & Fire

Partial Bethlehem Train Derailment Captured In 'Beautiful' Series Of Photos The partial train derailment in Bethlehem on Tuesday, Sept. 27 was captured in a stunning series of photos from Lehigh Valley With Love. The derailment occurred near Riverside Dr. and W. 2nd St. around 8:20 p.m., Bethlehem Police said. Local traffic was not affected as Norfolk Southern arrived at the scene to assess damages. Meanwhile, a series of photographs from Facebook blog Lehigh Valley With Love, which cites photographer Lucy Kwiatek (Twitter user @MandHF), shows several images that may have changed some users’ perspectives on what initially seemed like an unfortunate incident. “Be…

by Valerie Musson

09/28/2022

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