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Driver Dead As Car Plunges Into Passaic River In Morris County (Update) A driver was killed after their car plunged into the Passaic River in Morris County Tuesday morning, police confirmed. The vehicle veered off the roadway alongside Home Goods at 977 Valley Road in Gillette before striking a tree and landing in a low water level portion of the Passaic River around 10:30 a.m., Long Hill Township Police Chief Ahmed Naga told DailyVoice.com. The victim’s identity was withheld pending family notification, Naga said. Assisting agencies include the Morris County Sheriff's Department, Stirling Fire Department, Millington Fire Department, Berkeley Heights Fire…

by Valerie Musson

04/12/2022

News

Raccoon Tests Positive For Rabies In Hunterdon County A raccoon has tested positive for rabies in Hunterdon County, health officials said. The animal was seen near Brookfield Drive, Deer Court, Pheasant Lane, and Route 614 in Holland Township and tested positive for rabies on Monday, April 11, according to the Hunterdon County Dept. of Health. The case marks the county’s third rabies alert in less than two weeks. The department urges anyone who may have come into contact with the raccoon between Wednesday, March 23 and Wednesday, April 6 to see their primary care physician to determine whether there is a need for prophylax…

by Valerie Musson

04/12/2022

Police & Fire

Tractor-Trailer Rolls Over On Route 78 In Northampton County: State Police A tractor-trailer rolled over on Route 78 in Northampton County early Tuesday morning, state police confirmed. The vehicle rolled over in the eastbound lanes to the Route 33 northbound ramp in Lower Saucon Township around 6 a.m., according to PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky. Tractor Trailer rollover on I-78 EB to SR 33 ramp, Lower Saucon Twp., Northampton Co. Ramp remains open, proceed in the area with caution. Troopers are on scene. @wfmztraffic @lehighvalley @LehighAlerts @mcall pic.twitter.com/hsmZXZKH4J — Trooper Branosky (@PSPTroopMPIO) April 12, 2022 The ramp remained open, but dri…

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04/12/2022

Police & Fire

Trapped Victim Airlifted Following Hunterdon County Crash (Developing) A trapped victim was being flown to a nearby hospital following a Tuesday morning crash in Hunterdon County, developing reports say. A truck collided with a car and hit a pole near Oldwick Road and Route 78 in Tewksbury Township around 7:10 a.m., according to initial and unconfirmed reports. The victim was extricated from the vehicle as a Northstar medical helicopter was requested to land at the Oldwick Fire House, the initial report says. Police did not immediately respond to DailyVoice.com’s request for additional details. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

by Valerie Musson

04/12/2022

Police & Fire

Poconos Man Charged In Infant Son's Death A Poconos man has been charged in connection with the death of his 3-month-old son, reports say. Michael Noel Yard, 32, of Middle Smithfield Township, told police that he had left the infant boy’s bedroom for 10 to 15 minutes after feeding him and putting him to sleep on his side last August, LehighValleyLive reports citing state police. The boy was unresponsive when Yard returned, and despite life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono around 6:40 p.m., according to WFMZ. An autopsy and an investigation spanning several months ruled the boy…

by Valerie Musson

04/11/2022

Police & Fire

425 Heroin Bricks Found In Trunk During NJ Turnpike Stop; 2 Charged, Prosecutor Says A man and woman were charged after a traffic stop on the NJ Turnpike led to the discovery of more than 400 bricks of heroin and cocaine, authorities announced. Dionys Rivas, 33, had just exited the New Jersey Turnpike at exit 7A in Robbinsville Township in a white Acura TL when he was stopped on Tuesday, April 7, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. A search of the car turned up 425 bricks of heroin inside a gym bag in the trunk, and a follow-up search of Rivas’ South Clinton Avenue home in Trenton turned up 10 grams of cocaine, Onofri said. Rivas and his girlfriend, 22-year-old…

by Valerie Musson

04/11/2022

Police & Fire

25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Flown To Hospital Following Hunterdon County Crash (Update) A 25-year-old motorcyclist was flown to Morristown Memorial Hospital following a serious crash in Hunterdon County, police confirmed. The rider lost control of his Suzuki 750 near Route 629 just off Route 22 in Clinton Township around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, April 11, Clinton Township Police Sgt. Harry P. Bugal Jr. said in a release. The man was flown to the hospital with several serious injuries, authorities said. The crash remained under investigation by the Clinton Township Police Department.

by Valerie Musson

04/11/2022

Police & Fire

2-Alarm Fire Ravages Morris County Apartment Building — Again (Photos) An investigation is underway after a Morris County apartment building caught fire for the second time since last year, authorities said. Byram Township firefighters responded to the two-alarm blaze at the Village Green Apartments in Budd Lake just after 5:30 a.m. on Monday, April 11, the department said. “Ironically, this was the same apartment we responded to a fire last year,” the department said. Emergency crews from several surrounding towns doused a cooking oil fire in building 2 of the same Budd Lake apartment complex in January of 2021, DailyVoice.com reported. Crews worked dilige…

by Valerie Musson

04/11/2022

Obituaries

Beloved Sparta High School Grad, Johns Hopkins Research Technologist Dies Suddenly, 26 Beloved Sparta High School graduate and Johns Hopkins research technologist Erin Julia Beebe died unexpectedly on Monday, April 4. She was 26. Erin attended Reverend George A. Brown Memorial School and Pope John XXIII High School before graduating from Sparta High School in 2014, her obituary says. She then used her love of science to pursue higher education at Muhlenberg College, where she graduated with a Neuroscience degree in 2018. Erin went on to earn employment as a Laboratory Research Assistant in the Department of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine at the…

by Valerie Musson

04/11/2022

Obituaries

Lehigh Valley Native, Beloved Twin Dies Suddenly, 27 Lehigh Valley native and beloved twin Robert “Bobby” Allison died suddenly at his home in Nazareth on Friday, March 18. He was 27. Bobby was remembered as a “sensitive soul” with a unique and special sense of humor, according to his obituary. He loved fixing things and had learned many valuable skills throughout the years. Bobby was previously from Clifton, New Jersey, and had attended the Paxen Group in 2012, his social media page says. “Life experiences seasoned him in a way to be introspective and so very mindful of others,” reads his memorial. “He was appreciative of many things, and h…

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04/11/2022

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