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ShopWell Grocery Store Replacing Shuttered A&P Supermarket In Morris County ShopWell Grocery Store Replacing Shuttered A&P Supermarket In Morris County
ShopWell Grocery Store Replacing Shuttered A&P Supermarket In Morris County A ShopWell grocery store is coming to Morris County, officials said. An application has been filed for a 34,000 square-foot storefront occupying the former A&P location on Naughtright Road in Mount Olive Township, Mayor Rob Greenbaum said Friday. An opening date has not yet been announced. Follow Mayor Rob Greenbaum on Facebook for the latest updates.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
127 Pounds Of Pot Seized During Route 80 Traffic Stop: State Police 127 Pounds Of Pot Seized During Route 80 Traffic Stop: State Police
127 Pounds Of Pot Seized During Route 80 Traffic Stop: State Police More than 120 pounds of marijuana were found during a traffic stop on Route 80 last week, state police said. Gabino Lopez, 36, was found with 127 pounds of the substance after being stopped for a violation in the westbound lanes near milepost 25 in Mount Olive Township on Jan. 5, New Jersey State Police said in a Wednesday release. The total value was estimated at $317,500, police said. Lopez, of North Charleston, SC, was charged with possession of marijuana over six ounces and possession of CDS with intent to distribute. He was being held at Morris County Jail pending a detention heari…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
DWI Budd Lake Man, 42, Charged In Route 46 Hit-And-Run Crash DWI Budd Lake Man, 42, Charged In Route 46 Hit-And-Run Crash
DWI Budd Lake Man, 42, Charged In Route 46 Hit-And-Run Crash A Budd Lake man was under the influence when he left the scene of a crash on Route 46, authorities said. Daniel F. Stroup, 42, crashed his silver Chevy pickup truck on Route 46 in Mount Olive Township just before 12:15 p.m. on Sept. 10 -- then drove away, Mount Olive police said. A police sergeant saw the truck on Wolfe Road and followed it to a home on Highfield Court, police said. During questioning, Stroup displayed signs of intoxication and subsequently failed field sobriety tests, authorities said. Stroup was arrested and charged with DWI, reckless driving, leaving the scene of …

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by Valerie Musson
News
Driver Gets 10 Years For Fatal Route 80 Paramus School Bus Crash Driver Gets 10 Years For Fatal Route 80 Paramus School Bus Crash
Driver Gets 10 Years For Fatal Route 80 Paramus School Bus Crash A former school bus driver was sentenced to a plea-bargained 10 years in prison Wednesday for causing a crash that killed a Paramus teacher and student in 2018 on Route 80 in Morris County. Hudy Muldrow, 79, formerly a bus driver for the Paramus School District, must serve at least five years and nine months before he is eligible for parole, under the terms of his plea agreement with Morris County prosecutors. Muldrow of Newark was behind the wheel of a bus carrying more than 40 people when he made an illegal U-turn on Route 80 in Mount Olive Township and crashed into a dump truck -- killi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lawsuit: Walmart Worker Crushed Morris County Man's Hand With Shopping Carts Lawsuit: Walmart Worker Crushed Morris County Man's Hand With Shopping Carts
Lawsuit: Walmart Worker Crushed Morris County Man's Hand With Shopping Carts A Morris County man is suing Walmart, saying his hand was severely injured by a worker who apparently rammed him with a shopping cart. Roxbury Township resident Nicholas Puco claims he sustained “severe and disabling injuries” to his left hand at the Walmart on International Drive South in Mount Olive Township on April 19, 2019. The suit, which was filed in Morris County Superior Court, claims that the store is unsafe because its workers were not properly trained, monitored and supervised in the operation of work equipment. Puco also states in the suit that he had to take time off of work …

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by Valerie Musson