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Traffic Alert: Bethlehem Crash Snaps Telephone Pole, Prompts Extended Road Closure UPDATE: The road was reopened around 2:40 p.m., police said. ---------------------------------------- An early morning crash in Bethlehem snapped a telephone pole and shut down a portion of the roadway, authorities said. The crash occurred on Freemansburg Avenue shortly before 5 a.m. Monday, the Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company said on Facebook. 🛑🚧 TRAFFIC ALERT, ROADWAY CLOSURE 🚧🛑 Freemansburg Avenue between Washington Street and Farmersville Road will be shut... Posted by Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company on Monday, June 21, 2021 The portion of the roadway between …

by Valerie Musson

06/21/2021

Police & Fire

Update: Missing Morris County Man, 71, Found Dead In Reservoir A Morris County man missing since Thursday night was found dead in a nearby reservoir, authorities confirmed. The search was initiated when the 71-year-old Randolph man’s vehicle was found parked off Woodland Road by the Clyde Potts Reservoir in Mendham Township around 11 p.m., and his family could not confirm his whereabouts, Chief Ross Johnson said in a release. Emergency crews searched the area until about 4 a.m. and reconvened Friday morning, when the man’s body was found near the shore around 11:30 a.m., Johnson said. The man’s death is believed to be accidental and was deemed non-sus…

by Valerie Musson

06/21/2021

Police & Fire

Essex County Prosecutor Seeks Help IDing Man Wanted In Shooting Of Lawrenceville Man RECOGNIZE HIM? Authorities are seeking the public’s help identifying a person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of a Lawrenceville man in Newark. Anthony M. McGriff of Lawrenceville (Mercer County) was shot on the 100 block of Prince Street around 4:25 p.m. April 12, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephen, II said. McGriff, 34, was transported to University Hospital and pronounced dead at 5:08 p.m. The man pictured above has been identified as a person of interested and is wanted for questioning, Stephens said Friday. Anyone with information about the man’…

by Valerie Musson

06/18/2021

News

Winner: Lottery Ticket Worth $150K Jackpot Sold At Northampton County Gas Station It’s a winner! A Pennsylvania lottery ticket worth $150,000 was sold at a Northampton County gas station. A ticket for the state’s ‘Cash 5 with Quick Cash’ game matched all five balls for Wednesday’s drawing, lottery officials said. The winning numbers were 7-14-28-30-43. The ticket was sold at Blue Star Quik Stop in Bath (2734 Mountain View Dr.), which will receive a $500 bonus. The probability of winning the Cash 5 jackpot prize are 1 in 962,598, officials said.

by Valerie Musson

06/18/2021

Police & Fire

Man, 32, Airlifted With Partial Arm Amputation After Hunterdon County Farm Accident UPDATE: A representative of Flocktown Farm contacted Daily Voice after the initial publication of this article to state Flocktown Farm's position that the victim broke his arm and an airlift was requested out of an abundance of caution. ------------------------------------------ A 32-year-old man was airlifted with a partial arm amputation after a Friday morning farming accident in Hunterdon County, police said. The accident occurred at 552 Pittstown Rd. in Franklin Township just after 10 a.m., Police Capt. Timothy Snyder Jr. told Daily Voice. Initial reports stated that the man got …

by Valerie Musson

06/18/2021

Police & Fire

Warren County Man, 31, Accused Of Selling Meth, Heroin, Prosecutor Says A Warren County man accused of selling meth and heroin is behind bars, the county prosecutor’s office said Friday. Johnathan Neceda, 31, is facing six third-degree distribution offenses following a five-week investigation by the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office and police departments in Hackettstown, Mansfield Township, Phillipsburg and Washington Township, Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release. Neceda, of Corliss Avenue in Phillipsburg, was charged with two counts of heroin distribution, two counts of possession with intent to distribute heroin, distribution of methamphetamine an…

by Valerie Musson

06/18/2021

Police & Fire

Update: Missing Morris County Man, 71, Found Dead In Reservoir A Morris County man missing since Thursday night was found dead in a nearby reservoir, authorities confirmed. The search was initiated when the 71-year-old Randolph man’s vehicle was found parked off Woodland Road by the Clyde Potts Reservoir in Mendham Township around 11 p.m., and his family could not confirm his whereabouts, Chief Ross Johnson said in a release. Emergency crews searched the area until about 4 a.m. and reconvened Friday morning, when the man’s body was found near the shore around 11:30 a.m., Johnson said. The man’s death is believed to be accidental and was deemed non-sus…

by Valerie Musson

06/18/2021

Lifestyle

Best Burger Spots In Lehigh Valley A great burger doesn't have to be fancy. All you need is a juicy patty, maybe some cheese and a bun. But if you're looking for some variety, you've come to the right place. Here are some of the best burger joints in the Lehigh Valley — each one uniquely delicious. The sampling of spots below were top-rated on several user-generated review sites, featured in local publications and recommended by Daily Voice readers. NORTHAMPTON View this post on Instagram A post shared by Two Rivers Brewing Company (@tworiversbrewing) Two Rivers Brewing …

by Valerie Musson

06/18/2021

Police & Fire

Photos: Warren County Crews Douse Fully Engulfed Car Fire Fire crews in Warren County were quick to douse a car that had become fully engulfed in flames Thursday morning. The car went up in flames in the area of 332 Delaware Avenue around 11:30 a.m., initial reports said. Hope Volunteer firefighter extinguished the smoky blaze quickly and ensured that no exposures were damaged, the department said. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

by Valerie Musson

06/17/2021

News

Report: Tenured Morris County Middle School Teacher Sent ‘Inappropriate’ Emails To Student, 15 A tenured middle school teacher in Morris County sent a series of “inappropriate” emails to an eighth grade student during the COVID-19 shutdown, according to district officials who say the communications may be just cause for dismissal. Dover Middle School teacher Andrew Lota has been put on administrative leave and is facing tenure charges by the state education commissioner after allegedly sending 163 documented emails to the 15-year-old student between March 18 and April 22 of 2020 — conduct described by Arbiter Carol Laskin as "unbecoming, constituting just cause for dismissal,” Da…

by Valerie Musson

06/17/2021

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