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Driver Hurt After Spinning Out In Wild Tractor Trailer Crash On Route 78: State Police Driver Hurt After Spinning Out In Wild Tractor Trailer Crash On Route 78: State Police
Driver Hurt After Spinning Out In Wild Tractor Trailer Crash On Route 78: State Police Two people were injured including one seriously after a three-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Wednesday, May 29 on Route 78 in Hunterdon County, authorities said. A tractor-trailer was parked and unoccupied on the right shoulder on Route 78 West in Lebanon when a Subaru driven by a 60-year-old Northampton, PA woman entered the area and struck the left rear of the truck just after 9 a.m., New Jersey State Police said.  The crash caused the Subaru to spin out and hit a Volkswagen passenger car traveling in the right lane, police said.  As a result of the crash, the tractor-…

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by Sam Barron
Weather
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In North Jersey During 2nd Storm Of The Week Here's Who Got The Most Snow In North Jersey During 2nd Storm Of The Week
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In North Jersey During 2nd Storm Of The Week Four inches of snow at most was expected in the second snow storm of the week in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. But much more fell.  In the Friday, Feb. 16 and Saturday, Feb. 17 storm, up to 13 inches of snow fell in some towns across the region, according to the National Weather Service. Here's who got the most snow, according to the National Weather Service: ATLANTIC, NJ: Beuna Vista, 3.3 inches; Hammonton, 2.8 inches; Somers Point, 2.2 inches BERKS, PA: Lyons, 12 inches; Fleetwood, 9 inches; Blandon, 8.5 inches BERGEN, NJ: Westwood 3 inches; Fair Lawn 2.5 inches; River Vale 2 …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Threat Of Freezing Rain Prompts Winter Weather Advisory Across Portion Of Bergen County Threat Of Freezing Rain Prompts Winter Weather Advisory Across Portion Of Bergen County
Threat Of Freezing Rain Prompts Winter Weather Advisory Across Portion Of Bergen County The threat of freezing rain and icy roads has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Winter Weather Advisory across portions of North Jersey and the Lehigh Valley. Bergen, Sussex, Warren, Morris, and Passaic Counties, along with the Poconos Mountains and the Lehigh Valley are expected to see freezing rain and snow Tuesday night, Jan. 23, the NWS said. The areas in the purple on the NWS map below are under a winter weather advisory. While Old Man Winter has likely released his grip on most of the region through the rest of the week, light icing is expected near the I-80 corrid…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
PA Kidnapping Suspect Arrested In Holland Tunnel, Victim Hospitalized After Near Abduction PA Kidnapping Suspect Arrested In Holland Tunnel, Victim Hospitalized After Near Abduction
PA Kidnapping Suspect Arrested In Holland Tunnel, Victim Hospitalized After Near Abduction Authorities on Tuesday arrested a 27-year-old Pennsylvania man in the Holland Tunnel after he  kidnapped a woman driving on a local street, authorities said. Ruben Carrion Melendez opened the driver's side door of Krystal River's white Nissan and forced her over to the passenger's seat around 7:20 a.m. Tuesday, near Commerce Center Boulevard in Northampton, Northampton County District Attorney Terence Houck said. Melendez, who had an active PFA for stalking Rivera, intentionally crashed the car into a pole, then forced Rivera into his Honda Civic by her hair, Houck said. Melendez…

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by Cecilia Levine & Valerie Musson
News
Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K
Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K A high school senior and Taco Bell employee in Cumberland County won the national Taco Bell scholarship contest, according to the company’s foundation’s website. Emma Seibert, of Enola works at the Taco Bell on Market Place Way and earlier this week she find out that she won the biggest scholarship her employer offers. Her $25,000 scholarship will help cover her tuition at John Hopkins University where she plans to study nursing. Taco Bell employees between the ages of 16 and 26 were eligible to apply and over 10,000 did, sharing their passions--mostly their future college majors-- in a tw…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Daily Voice Expands To Pennsylvania Daily Voice Expands To Pennsylvania
Daily Voice Expands To Pennsylvania Greetings, Pennsylvania! Daily Voice, one of the largest news providers in the Tri-State area, has launched three brand-new sites in Bucks, Montgomery and Northampton counties. Daily Voice covers community news in a new way.  Our mission is to let neighbors know what’s going on in town – as quickly, accurately and enjoyably as possible.  We’re here to help build the communities we serve, not snipe at them or knock them down. Daily Voice wants to hear your opinions, not impress you with ours. Our reporting is up-to-the-minute. We’ll let you know quickly and dependably…

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by Cecilia Levine