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Teen Thought He Was Saving GF After Fiery NJ Crash — But Really She Was Saving Him
Jack Insinga was supposed to be graduating high school on June 18. Instead, he's in the hospital with third-degree burns on his legs, coming to terms with the loss of both feet. The 18-year-old Branchville resident, a senior at Sussex County Tech, was dropping his girlfriend at home just before 1 a.m., Monday, June 3, when he struck a guardrail on Sunrise Mountain Road in Sandyston, his mom, Gillian Insinga, tells Daily Voice. "He's not sure what happened," Insinga said. "He thinks something broke in his truck, because he couldn't slow down." The truck overturned, ejecting Jack, who …
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'Wolf Dog' From NJ Sanctuary Mistakenly Killed By Hunter
A hunter who mistakenly killed a Pennsylvania family's dog thinking he was a coyote will not face charges, state officials tell the Philadelphia Inquirer. The 8-year-old malamute mix named "Hunter" was adopted over the summer by the Heller family, of Richmond Township in Berks County, from the Howling Woods Farm in Jackson, NJ, Jennifer Heller tells Daily Voice. The farm cares for dogs with wolves in their family history, its website says, and aims to educate the public on wolf dogs. Jennifer Heller told the story on social media, explaining her husband, Chris Heller, left to walk the dog …
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Beloved Warren County Native, Landscaping Team Leader Dies Suddenly, 36
Beloved Warren County native and landscaping team leader Kevin Charles Schiereck died unexpectedly on Monday, April 11. He was 36. Born in Freehold, Kevin grew up in Oxford, where he attended Warren Hills Regional High School, his obituary says. Kevin had most recently been employed as a team leader and climber for a Nelson Property Services, according to his memorial and social media pages. Kevin had a big heart and was known for his incredible love for both children and animals. He bred cockatiels and hatched oriental golden pheasants as a boy before developing a passion for coonhounds,…
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Retired PA Police Lieutenant Killed In Hunting Accident, Report Says
A man was fatally shot while bear hunting on Saturday, according to a report by Erie News Now citing the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The shooting, which was initially called into authorities as a cardiac arrest, happened on Pennsylvania State Game Lands 197 property in Columbus Township, Warren County, just afternoon, according to the outlet. Gary R. Hunt, 64, of Corry, was pronounced dead at the scene, the outlet says. Hunt's 42-year-old hunting partner was crossing a creek when he fell on his .270 rifle shooting Hunt in the abdomen, according to the report. Hunt was a police lieu…
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ALARM: Report Of Gunman On Loose In New Milford Unfounded
A report of a gunman in camo pants and a hoodie on the loose in New Milford -- which triggered a lockdown of all borough schools Thursday morning -- thankfully was proven unfounded, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. "It was a hunter walking to his car," Clancy said. "He is hunting out of state, not in New Milford. There is absolutely no threat." Borough schools were placed on lockdown and then sheltered in place as police investigated what turned out to be a rumor that a man carrying an assault rifle -- and possibly two -- was seen on Hoffman Avenue near the Berkeley Street Elementa…
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Passaic County Native James Hearney Dies, 38
Little Falls native James Richard Hearney died on March 23. He was 38 years old. Hearney graduated from Passaic Valley Regional High School and went on to become a telecom electrician with Local #164, IBEW of Paramus. Hearney had been working with Forest Electric of Edison but fishing and hunting were his passions, his obituary says. More than $6,400 had been raised in Hearney's memory on a GoFundMe page as of Thursday. Proceeds will go toward Hearney's wife, Jen. "James loved to surround himself with his friends and the people he loved most," the GoFundMe reads. "A trul…
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Arrest Made In Pennsylvania Hunting Accident That Killed 18-Year-Old Man
Authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 52-year-old man in the deadly October shooting of 18-year-old Jason Albert Kutt in Nockamixon State Park. Kenneth Troy Heller, 52, of Warminster, surrendered to authorities on Dec. 30, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. "Clearly this isn’t a perfect ending,” he said. “Perfect would mean we have Jason back. But that’s just not how real life works, that’s not how criminal justice works, so this isn’t even really a happy ending, but it is a fair and a just and a final ending.” Kutt, of Sellersville, was sitting wit…
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Authorities: Off-Duty North Jersey Officer Shot, Killed By Juvenile In Deer Hunting Accident
A 38-year-old off-duty police officer was shot and killed Tuesday when a juvenile accidentally fired off a weapon while the pair were hunting in Sussex County, Daily Voice has learned. Hamburg police officer Jason Franco, of Montague, was deer hunting near Havens and Lott roads in Wantage around 12:30 p.m. when the incident occurred, according to local and state police. Franco was pronounced dead at the scene, "after an unintentional discharge of a weapon held by a juvenile while deer hunting in a group," said Lawrence Hajna, of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Prot…
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