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Andover Borough, NJ

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Resident, 64, Dies In House Fire Above Lake Hopatcong Resident, 64, Dies In House Fire Above Lake Hopatcong
Resident, 64, Dies In House Fire Above Lake Hopatcong A 64-year-old man died in an overnight fire in a home overlooking Lake Hopatcong, authorities said. Firefighters discovered the body of Robert Powers after a pair of borough police officers braved the flames at 303 Lakeside Avenue, which were engulfing the house when they arrived shortly before 12:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26, borough police said in a statement. Both officers had to be treated for smoke inhalation, police said. The fire apparently ignited in the rear of the more than100-year-old, two-story wood-frame house, responders said. Borough firefighters expressed their gratitude to the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Totowa Driver Crosses Center Line In Head-On Crash, 2 Airlifted Police: Totowa Driver Crosses Center Line In Head-On Crash, 2 Airlifted
Police: Totowa Driver Crosses Center Line In Head-On Crash, 2 Airlifted Two people were airlifted to a hospital after a head-on crash on Route 206 in Sussex County. A Volkswagen driven by Enrico Stampone, 26, of Totowa, crossed over the center line into the southbound lane near mile post 102.5 around 7:15 a.m., New Jersey State Police said. He collided with a Hyundai driven by a 43-year-old Budd Lake woman near the border of Andover Borough and Byram Township, police said. Both were airlifted to Morristown Medical Center with serious injuries, police said.

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by Cecilia Levine