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Pilot Survives Blairstown Crash Landing Pilot Survives Blairstown Crash Landing
Pilot Survives Blairstown Crash Landing A pilot was left with minor injuries after a glider plane crash landed into a Blairstown field Sunday, July 23, authorities said. Blairstown Police responded to the crash into a field near Vail Road around 2 p.m., Chief Scott Johnsen told Daily Voice. Hope Volunteer Firefighter John Kruk found the plane using a drone and contacted the pilot with help from the Blairstown Hose Company #1 and the Blairstown Ambulance Corps. The pilot had lost altitude and “did not have enough lift to make it back to the Blairstown Airport,” prompting a “controlled landing” onto the nearby cornfields, Johnsen…

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by Valerie Musson
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Video Shows Rescue Of Fawn Trapped In Stream By Blairstown Officers, Bystanders Video Shows Rescue Of Fawn Trapped In Stream By Blairstown Officers, Bystanders
Video Shows Rescue Of Fawn Trapped In Stream By Blairstown Officers, Bystanders A heartwarming video clip shows the rescue of a fawn stuck in a Blairstown stream by local officers and bystanders. The officers were called to the rescue scene near Blair Falls on Main Street to help the fawn, who had gotten “trapped in the stream" around 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, the department said. With bystanders’ help and oversight, the fawn was rescued and brought to safety. The clip shows an officer jumping into the water and grabbing the struggling fawn, who can be heard bleating as bystanders give their 'aww's of relief. “Thank you to all who helped!” Blairstown Police said. Sc…

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by Valerie Musson
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Pilot, 70, Killed As Glider Plane Crashes In North Jersey Pilot, 70, Killed As Glider Plane Crashes In North Jersey
Pilot, 70, Killed As Glider Plane Crashes In North Jersey The 70-year-old pilot of a glider plane was killed as the aircraft flipped and crashed into a field in North Jersey, authorities confirmed. Officers responding to the crash report near the Blairstown Airport saw the glider plane upside down in a grassy area near the airport just before 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, the Blairstown Township Police Department said in a Monday release. An off-duty police officer worked with bystanders to remove the pilot from the plane and begin CPR as the Blairstown Ambulance Corps and Blairstown Hose Company were called to the scene. Efforts to revive the pilot …

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Disabled Truck Shuts Down Street In Blairstown Disabled Truck Shuts Down Street In Blairstown
Disabled Truck Shuts Down Street In Blairstown A truck became disabled and caused a street closure in Blairstown Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The truck veered off of Bridge Street and disabled shortly before 2:30 p.m., Blairstown Police said. Bridge Street near High Street and Millbrook Road was closed for the cleanup, police said. ***Update - Road is now open. Bridge Street in the area of High Street and Millbrook Road will be closed for a disabled truck. Please plan an alternate route. Posted by Blairstown Township Police Department on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 The road was reopened around 3:30 p.m.

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Obituaries
Body Of NJ Man Missing For Months Found By Hunters, Police Say Body Of NJ Man Missing For Months Found By Hunters, Police Say
Body Of NJ Man Missing For Months Found By Hunters, Police Say The body of a well-known 23-year-old man missing for months was found by hunters in a wooded area in Sussex County, authorities confirmed Tuesday. North Warren High School graduate Daniel Cannone — who went missing last October — was found dead in Frankford early Sunday, Blairstown Police said. He was found near in a “not often traversed” wooded area near the Frankford Municipal Building, according to the NJHerald, which cites assistant Sussex County Prosecutor Gregory Mueller. Cannone, of Blairstown, had last been seen on a RING camera on Saturday, Oct. 16, DailyVoice.com reported. He wa…

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Police & Fire
Still No Sign Of Warren County 23-Year-Old Man Missing Since October Still No Sign Of Warren County 23-Year-Old Man Missing Since October
Still No Sign Of Warren County 23-Year-Old Man Missing Since October A 23-year-old Warren County man has now been missing since mid-October, according to police who say they have found no new leads. Daniel Cannone, of Blairstown, was last seen on a RING camera on Oct. 16, DailyVoice.com reported. Cannone was wearing a t-shirt and shorts and was carrying a backpack, police said. He was traveling on foot with no ID. Cannone’s vehicle was later recovered from the parking lot of Skylands Stadium in Augusta, which had previously hosted a weekly ‘Jack O’ Lantern Experience’ event, police said. In a Wednesday update on the case, Blairstown Police said no new inf…

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Blairstown Police Seek ID For Suspect In Christmas Night Car Burglaries, Theft Blairstown Police Seek ID For Suspect In Christmas Night Car Burglaries, Theft
Blairstown Police Seek ID For Suspect In Christmas Night Car Burglaries, Theft Police in Warren County are seeking the public’s help identifying the suspect in a vehicle theft and a string of Christmas night car burglaries. The suspect — pictured above — was caught on RING surveillance footage following a car theft and string of unlocked car burglaries on Frontage Road in Blairstown around 9 p.m., local police said Sunday. The stolen vehicle was later recovered in Newark, police said. “Please make sure you remove valuables from your vehicle and remove the keys and lock the doors,” Blairstown Police said. Scroll down for more photos of the suspect. Attempt to I…

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Schools
Warren County High School Placed Under Lockdown: Police Warren County High School Placed Under Lockdown: Police
Warren County High School Placed Under Lockdown: Police A Warren County high school was placed under lockdown Wednesday morning, police said. Blairstown Township Police conducted a thorough search of the interior and exterior school grounds of North Warren Regional High School as the lockdown was initiated around 10:20 a.m., the department said. No active threat to students, faculty or the facility was found during the search, police said. The department extended additional thanks to state police, the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office, Blairstown Ambulance Corps, Blairstown Hose Company #1 and other responding agencies, as well as to parents f…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Car Of Missing Warren County Man Found At Stadium Parking Lot, Police Say UPDATE: Car Of Missing Warren County Man Found At Stadium Parking Lot, Police Say
Update: Car Of Missing Warren County Man Found At Stadium Parking Lot, Police Say A car belonging to a missing Warren County man was found at a Sussex County stadium hosting a jack o’ lantern event, police confirmed. Daniel A. Cannone, 23, was last seen on a RING camera on Oct. 16, Blairstown Township police said. Cannone stands 6 feet tall, weighs between 161 and 180 pounds and has black-framed glasses, police said. He may be in the area of Augusta or Frankford, police said. Cannone’s vehicle was recovered from the parking lot of Skylands Stadium, which hosts a weekly ‘Jack O’ Lantern Experience’ event, Blairstown Police said in a Tuesday update on the case. Bla…

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by Valerie Musson