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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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by Valerie Musson
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Fire Rips Through Warren County Home Fire Rips Through Warren County Home
Fire Rips Through Warren County Home A fire tore through and destroyed the home of a longtime volunteer firefighter in Warren County Sunday night, authorities said. The Blairstown family home of local firefighter Eric Usinowicz went up in flames shortly before 11:30 p.m., according to the Allamuchy Fire Department, which was one of several departments at the scene. Busy start to the week for the members Allamuchy Fire Department. At approximately 23:30 hours Sunday night crews were... Posted by Allamuchy Fire Dept. on Monday, January 17, 2022 The kitchen and living room were destroyed while the rest of the home sustaine…

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by Valerie Musson
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Community Rallies For Blairstown Family Displaced By Fire Community Rallies For Blairstown Family Displaced By Fire
Community Rallies For Blairstown Family Displaced By Fire The community is rallying for a Blairstown family that lost most of their belongings in a fire. Firefighters responded to the first alarm fire on Frontage Road around 4 a.m. Monday morning after a resident called 9-1-1, fire officials said. The fire began in the attached garage but quickly spread to the house by the time firefighters had arrived -- upgrading the blaze to a second-alarm, responding departments said. Everything had been knocked down around noon, fire officials said. "While there were no injuries, the residents unfortunately lost most of what they own," Knowlton Township Fir…

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