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Rider University
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Police ID College Student Killed In I-295 Crash
Authorities have identified the 20-year-old driver killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 295 in Mercer County. Samuel Beale, of the Kenvil section of Roxbury, was driving a Nissan SUV northbound near milepost 60.6 in Hamilton shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, April 14, when he veered off the highway to the left and struck a concrete bridge support and guardrail, New Jersey State Police said. Beale was pronounced dead at the scene, State Police said. Beale was a sophomore economics major at Rider University in Lawrenceville, according to his LinkedIn.com profile.
Hamilton Township, NJ
Schools
Rider University Locked Down For 'Active Shooter' Threat
A shelter-in-place was lifted Monday afternoon, April 3, after a call threatening a possible active shooter, authorities said. Lawrence Township police said it was investigating the call made to Rider University Public Safety. Alerts started at about 1:15 p.m. and the lock down lasted about an hour. "There is no active shooter situation on campus at this time," Lawrence police said at about 2:15 p.m. “We will share more info with you ASAP. Investigation is ongoing," the university said in a statement canceling the shelter-in-place. Anyone with information regarding this threat is asked t…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Obituaries
Body Of NJ Student, 24, Recovered From Delaware River In PA
Human remains recovered from the Delaware River in Pennsylvania last week have been identified as a New Jersey college student, officials say. The body found by a fisherman in Falls Township, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, March 21 was that of 24-year-old Zachary Lodato, said Bucks County Coroner Meredith Buck in a release. Lodato had been officially missing since Jan. 27, she said. "He is confirmed to be the person witnessed jumping from the Trenton Makes Bridge on that date," reads the release. Preliminary examination reveals "no obvious signs of trauma" though the offici…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Peeping Tom Breaks Into Rider Student's Dorm Hoping For Glimpse: Police
A Ewing man was arrested and charged with burglary after he broke into a Rider University dormitory and tried to look into a female room, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a suspicious male at the campus around 12:35 Monday heard from two female students that the male in question had entered behind them and followed them into their residence hall. Once inside, the male allegedly stayed in the hallways and approached their room door before standing directly in front, bending over, and trying to look under the door and inside the room. Students then contacted Rider Univers…
Allentown, PA
Obituaries
New Jersey TV Reporter Scott Babashak Who Met Wife Working On Air Dies Suddenly
Former TV news reporter Scott Babashak of Trenton died of a heart attack Friday, May 27, reports WFMZ, where he previously worked. He was 54 years old. The Hamilton native graduated from the Steinert High School in 1985, where he was president of his graduating class, his obit says. He went on to graduate from Rider University and subsequently landed a job at NBC in New York City. Babashak met his wife Liz Keptner while working on air together at 69-WFMZ-TV in Allentown, PA, before the two moved to Sacramento, CA. Babashak and Keptner moved back to the Lehigh Valley to raise …
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Missing NJ College Student May Be Headed To Maryland, Police Say
A missing college student from New Jersey may be heading to Maryland, police say. Rider University student Jordan Clark-Sherman, 26, was last seen in Trenton around 6 p.m. Wednesday, Lawrence Township Police said Friday. Clark-Sherman stands 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighs about 200 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes, police said. Clark-Sherman is considered endangered and may have a possible destination of Maryland, according to police. Anyone with information about Clark-Sherman’s location is urged to contact Lawrence Township Police Detective Ryan Dunn at (609) 844-7125 or (609) 8…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Obituaries
'She Wasn't A Bad Kid': Mom Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Double Fatal Stolen Car Crash Speaks Out
Majia Horner wasn't a bad kid, her mom Jennifer Horner says: "She just made a bad choice." The 15-year-old Newark girl was driving a stolen Jeep that crossed a double-yellow line and struck a westbound Acura RDX in Princeton earlier this month, according to her mom and local police. Majia and the other driver, Jodi Marcou, 61, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, were both pronounced dead at the scene. A 14-year-old passenger in the Jeep was hospitalized with serious injuries, police and the teen's mom said. Horner says she's heartbroken that her daughter took two lives. J…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
2 Killed When Teenage Girl Crashes Stolen Jeep In Princeton
Two people were killed when a 15-year-old driver from Newark crashed a stolen Jeep in Mercer County, authorities said. The driver of the Jeep also left her teenage passenger critically hurt in Sunday's head-on crash in Princeton. Jodi Marcou, 61, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, and the teen driver of the Jeep were pronounced dead at the scene, according to Princeton police. The girl's name was not released. The 14-year-old passenger in the Jeep was in critical condition at Capital Health Regional Medical Center. He also is from Newark. Acc…
Edison, NJ
News
NJ Violin Teacher Sexually Assaults 12-Year-Old Student, Authorities Say
An accomplished violinist and music teacher sexually assaulted a 12-year-old student of his in 2016, authorities announced. Dezheng Ping, 57, of Lawrence, was arrested and charged on Sept. 23 in Middlesex County, Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. An extensive investigation found that Ping sexually assaulted the child during violin lessons held at Ping's then-Plainsboro home, Ciccone said alongside Plainsboro Police Chief Fred Tavener. Ping is employed by Rider University at the Westminster Choir College and provides private violin instruction in West Windsor and Plainsboro. He was cha…
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
Racist Hackers Zoom Bomb Rider University Black Sorority Event
Officials at Rider University in Lawrenceville are condemning racism and hatred after a Zoom event for a black sorority was interrupted by dozens of individuals chanting racial slurs and content. The virtual "Galentine's Day" event was hosted by Zeta Phi Beta sisters and another Greek organization on Feb. 11, as part of the university's Black History Month celebration, NJ.com reports. Just five minutes before the party began, hosts noticed an "unusual number of users" waiting to enter the Zoom meeting, NJ.com says. A number of uninvited users then changed their Zoom names to racist phrase…
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
Trenton Offers 'Grab And Go' Dinners For Children, Mercer Meals On Wheels Widens Delivery
The City of Trenton is distributing free dinners to children at these locations from 4 to 6 p.m.: Sam Naples Recreation Center, 611 Chestnut St.; West Ward Center, 351 Prospect St.; and the Ike Williams Recreation Center, 238 Clay St. The Trenton-Area Soup Kitchen, meanwhile, is encouraging volunteers to help Mercer County distribute meals during the coronavirus outbreak. Beginning this week, Meals on Wheels of Mercer County invites volunteers to meet at 10 a.m. at Daly’s Dining Hall on the Rider Campus. Food will be loaded into cars and also can be distributed by volunteers on foot. Colle…
Newark, NJ
Lifestyle
3 North Jersey Athletes On 'American Ninja Warrior'
Three North Jersey athletes are competing for $1 million on "American Nina Warrior." Season 11 of the NBC show's finals will air Monday night at 8 p.m. -- with 90 people (and three from New Jersey) vying for the grand prize. Many of the athletes have been on before. Here are some you may recognize, either from television of your neighborhood. Sean Bryan: Cranford native, Seton Hall Prep. grad, 34 years old. This will be Bryan's fourth season. Sean Bryan@papalninja Joe Capobianco: Lives in Gillette (Long Hill, Morris County) 25 years old. Works as the director at the Centercourt Ninja …
Hackensack, NJ
Obituaries
Funeral Arrangements Set For Paramus Wrestler Alex Sebahie
Arrangements for 21-year-old Alex Sebahie of Paramus have been finalized. The standout wrestler, who was remembered as a fierce competitor and great friend, died after his car went off the Garden State Parkway hitting a utility pole early New Year's Day. Visitation will be Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m., at the Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Paramus. A funeral service will be Monday at 10 a.m., at Our Lady of the Visitation on N. Fairview Avenue, with interment to follow at Arlington Cemetery in Kearny. More than $17,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe to aid the family as of Wednesday afternoon. …
Paramus, NJ
Police & Fire
Paramus Wrestling Star, 21, Killed In Crash
Paramus wrestling star Alex Sebahie was killed in a crash on the Garden State Parkway in South Jersey before dawn New Year’s Day. The Nissan Altima driven by Sebahie went off the parkway, hit a utility pole and came to rest on the roadway around 4:15 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Lawrence Peele said. Sebahie, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene, Peele said. Visitation is scheduled for Sunday at the Vander Plaat Memorial Home with a funeral service and interment set for Monday. Sebahie had been a star wrestler since elementary school. He graduated Paramus High School as one o…
Paterson, NJ
Sports
Wayne Athlete To Pilot Jamaica’s First-Ever Women’s Olympic Bobsled Team
WAYNE, N.J. – The Jamaican women’s bobsled team is heading to the Olympics for the first time ever – and the sled will be piloted by a Wayne Valley High School graduate. Wayne native Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian and her teammates Carrie Russell and Audra Segree made history by qualifying of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The feat comes exactly 30 years after Jamaica sent its first men’s bobsledding team to the Olympics, which inspire the hit movie “Cool Runnings.” Fenlator-Victorian piloted for Team USA in the 2014 Olympics, before opting to compete for Jamaica, h…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Sessions Names Christie Ally Interim U.S. Attorney For New Jersey
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday announced the appointment of Craig Carpenito, an ally of outgoing Gov. Chris Christie, as Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey. Carpenito, 44, whose appointment takes effect this Friday, replaces Acting U.S. Attorney William Fitzpatrick, who resumes his role as an assistant U.S. attorney. He's currently a partner at Alston & Bird LLP, where he is a co-chair of the firm’s Litigation and Trial Practice Group and its Government and Internal Investigations Team. Carpenito, of Middlesex County's Monroe Township, "has successfully prosecuted…
