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Full Circle For NJ Army General In New Role Helming Crucial Reserve Unit
The U.S. Army's Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey was the first place Kris Belanger first stepped foot when she enlisted in the Army.
Now, she's one of the people running the show there.
Belanger is the new commanding general of nearly 45,000 Army Reserve soldiers in the Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division, headquartered on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
"On July 27, 1986, I stepped foot on these grounds for the first time," said Belanger, a Wantage native, during a change-of-command ceremony on Friday, Aug. 11. "Today, I came full circle.”
The 99th …
‘Heart Of A Lion:’ Sussex County Veteran, Devoted Dad Michael Langan Dies Suddenly At 35
Sussex County native, veteran, and dedicated father Michael Christopher Langan died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at the age of 35.
Born in Paterson, Michael grew up in Wantage before eventually moving to Jacksonville, Florida, where he lived at the time of his passing, his obituary says.
Michael was formerly assigned to the US Army 555th Engineer Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, his memorial says.
His most recent work was as a craftsman at the Hudson Trailer Co. of Jacksonville, which left a heartfelt Facebook tribute following his passing:
With great sadness w…
Funeral Services Set For Jonathan Fett, Sussex HS Senior Killed In Crash Days Before Graduation
Funeral arrangements have been made for Jonathan Tyler Fett, the Sussex County high school senior killed in a crash days before he was set to graduate.
Fett, 18, was behind the wheel of a Jeep Grand Cherokee going west on Rt. 650 when he was fatally struck by a GMC Sierra going north on Rt. 519 in Wantage around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, authorities said.
Fett, a lifelong Wantage resident, was less than a week away from his graduation at Sussex County Technical School, his obituary says.
Fett, known as an “amazing” son and older brother, worked as a farmhand at Brodhecker Farm in Hampton and the K…
Sussex Dump Truck Driver Indicted For Route 3 Crash That Killed Girl, 1, Injured Mom
UPDATE: A dump truck driver who caused a crash that killed a 1-year-old girl and seriously injured her mother on Route 3 in Clifton last summer was indicted on aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges.
The indictment returned by a grand jury in Paterson also charges Chad Hines, 41, of Wantage with two counts of death by auto, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said.
Hines remained jailed pending an arraignment on the indictment, Valdes said Monday.
Jamie Yarrish, 25, of Clifton had her infant daughter, Jaelynn, with her when a 2005 Mack Conventional Cab dump truck driv…
Sussex County Native, PA Father Of 2 Dylan Suess Dies Suddenly At 29
Sussex County native and father of two Dylan J. Suess died suddenly at Morristown Medical Center on Sunday, March 7. He was 29.
Born in Westwood, Suess spent time in Little Ferry, Missouri, and Wantage before settling in Milford, PA in 2019, his obituary says.
In 2010, Suess graduated from High Point Regional High School, where he played hockey, baseball and football and served as a “life member of the Suess Gang,” his memorial says.
Suess had used his creative side to work as a manager at Sherman Williams in Newton, his obit says.
He was known for his passion for animals and the outdoors…
State Police: Sussex County Man Ejected, Seriously Injured In Route 284 Motorcycle Crash
A Sussex County man was seriously injured after crashing a motorcycle into a snowbank off Route 284 Sunday morning, state police said.
John Veres Jr., 50, was driving a Honda motorcycle northbound on Rt. 284 when he veered to the right and hit a snowbank near milepost 2.3 in Wantage around 11:10 a.m., NJSP Philip Curry told Daily Voice.
Veres Jr., of Montague, was ejected in the crash and sustained serious injuries, Curry said.
The road was closed for about three hours following the crash, which remains under investigation, Curry said.
Passaic County Man, 30, Pleads Guilty To Sussex County Recycling Plant Burglaries
A Passaic County man who stole cash and a vehicle during separate burglaries at a Sussex County recycling plant pleaded guilty in virtual court Wednesday, prosecutors said.
Drew J. Canning, 30, admitted to breaking into Riverdale Environmental Recycling in Wantage numerous times between March 2019 and February 2020, Sussex County Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said.
Canning, of Pompton Lakes, took keys from the office and unlocked the facility's gate before driving a truck with a plow back to his home and keeping the plow, Koch said.
On another occasion, Canning scraped the signs off the truck…
Shuttered Sussex County Diner Owner Sets Opening Date For Revamped Gourmet Burger Joint
A gourmet burger joint will soon open its doors at the revamped former location of a beloved Sussex County diner.
After Double S Diner in Wantage closed Oct. 13, owners Keith Yodice, 48, of Franklin and Norbey Arango, 45, of Wantage have transformed the space and are projecting a Nov. 16 opening date for their new restaurant, Cow Patty’s.
The eatery is a modernized burger joint with a uniquely fresh quality rarely found in the area, Yodice says.
“All of our beef, meat, hotdogs, bacon, everything beef comes from a mile up the road at Green Valley Farms,” Yodice told Daily Voice. “It’s 100 …
