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Knowlton, NJ

High Winds Wreak Havoc In NJ Leaving Roads Closed, Hundreds Without Power High Winds Wreak Havoc In NJ Leaving Roads Closed, Hundreds Without Power
High Winds Wreak Havoc In NJ Leaving Roads Closed, Hundreds Without Power Wind gusts up to 50 mph were wreaking havoc across New Jersey on Friday, Aug. 9. As of 2:30 p.m., thousands of residents were without power and multiple roadways were closed due to downed wires and related crashes. The National Weather Service also issued a new tornado watch across North Jersey. An earlier watch for South Jersey and much of Pennsylvania has been lifted. Click here to see the counties covered by the new watch, in effect through 10 p.m. In Hackensack, nearly 500 PSE&G customers had lost power, and more than 450 in Maywood, as of 2:15 p.m. In Brick Township and Millstone…
Fast-Moving Storm Knocks Power To Thousands Across North Jersey Fast-Moving Storm Knocks Power To Thousands Across North Jersey
Fast-Moving Storm Knocks Power To Thousands Across North Jersey A fast-moving round of thunderstorm knocked power to thousands of New Jersey residents Thursday morning, May 23. PSEG was reporting approximately 2,000 outages in Bergen County (1,156 in New Milford, 398 in Paramus); 2,341 in Essex County (983 in Caldwell, 448 in West Caldwell); 1,230 in Gloucester County (1,206 in Woodbury City). JCP&L was reporting approximately 1,300 in Franklin Township, where a downed tree closed Route 57. JCP&L also said 1,000 residents in Lebanon were in the dark, as were 1,000 in Bethlehem. Knowlton, Hope, Liberty, and Independence …
Woman Dead, 2 Hurt In Sussex County Jeep Crash Caused By Deer: Police Woman Dead, 2 Hurt In Sussex County Jeep Crash Caused By Deer: Police
Woman Dead, 2 Hurt In Sussex County Jeep Crash Caused By Deer: Police A 19-year-old woman was killed and two others were hurt after a deer caused a crash on Route 94 in Sussex County Sunday night, state police said. Jesse Manno, 33, of Branchville, was driving a Jeep Wrangler on Route 94 southbound when he hit a deer and veered into the northbound lanes near milepost 15.1 in Fredon just after 10:25 p.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. The front of the Jeep crashed into a grass embankment and a Honda Civic driven by Alexander W. Schwenke, 18, of Johnsonburg, along with passenger Zoey C. McClain, 19, of Knowlton. Manno and Schwenke suffered …
VIDEO: Driver From Poconos Shot By NJ Troopers After He Shoots Dog VIDEO: Driver From Poconos Shot By NJ Troopers After He Shoots Dog
Video: Driver From Poconos Shot By NJ Troopers After He Shoots Dog A country music song plays on the car stereo as a Pennsylvania driver who'd just crashed his car into a ditch off Route 80 shoots his dog and is then shot and killed by New Jersey State Police troopers, video released Monday shows. Dashboard and body cameras captured clear and disturbing video of the 1:30 a.m. Nov. 7 encounter on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River. The collection of videos released by state Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck show the two troopers approaching the disabled vehicle from either side on Starlite Hill Road in the Columbia section of Knowlton in Warren Count…
AG: Driver Shoots Dog After Crash, Shot By NJ State Police Off Route 80 Near Delaware River AG: Driver Shoots Dog After Crash, Shot By NJ State Police Off Route 80 Near Delaware River
AG: Driver Shoots Dog After Crash, Shot By NJ State Police Off Route 80 Near Delaware River A driver who crashed a vehicle into a ditch off Route 80 on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River was shot and killed by state troopers after he fired a weapon from inside, authorities said. The State Police troopers approached the vehicle on Starlite Hill Road in the Columbia section of the Warren County town of Knowlton while responding to an accident call shortly after 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Inside it were the driver and a dog, he said. The troopers were "attempting to communicate with the driver" when he "fired a weapon from with…
NYC Man, 20, Killed In Route 80 Crash NYC Man, 20, Killed In Route 80 Crash
NYC Man, 20, Killed In Route 80 Crash A 20-year-old New York City man was killed in a crash on Route 80 Sunday morning, authorities said. Svyon Gregory Acosta was heading east in a Honda Accord when he went off the roadway to the left and struck a tree at milepost 7.9 in Knowlton, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The crash was reported at 8:45 a.m. Acosta died as a result of the crash, which remains under investigation.