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Phillipsburg Native Dies After Pennsylvania Crash, Coroner Says
One driver died from his injuries after a crash in Palmer Township on Tuesday evening, Jan. 30, officials say.
Joseph R. Hoagland, 68, suffered a medical emergency that led to a wreck in the parking lot of the William Penn Highway Weis, said the Northampton County Coroner's Office.
Hoagland, of Wilson Borough, was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital - Anderson Campus where he passed from blunt force chest injuries on Wednesday, Jan. 31, authorities said. His death was ruled accidental.
According to his Facebook, Hoagland was from Phillipsburg, New Jersey, and attended Phill…
‘Sweet, Kind Soul:’ Erik Eckert Of Phillipsburg Dies, 34
Tributes are pouring in for Phillipsburg native Erik W. Eckert, who died Monday, Oct. 23 at the age of 34.
Born in Livingston, Erik graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 2006 and had worked in sales at a travel company, his obituary says.
Erik loved football, especially rooting for the Green Bay Packers. He channeled his creativity by attending concerts, most recently, Pantera and Metallica, his memorial says.
He also had a softer side that gave him a passion for animals and children.
Above all, Erik leaves a legacy as a “sweet, kind soul who was willing to help anyone.”
Erik is s…
Former Phillipsburg HS Student Blake Herdlein Dies, 26
Former New Jersey resident and Temple University graduate Blake Herdlein died on Thursday, March 9. He was 26 years old.
A Rochester, NY native, Blake grew up in Greenwich Township, having attended Greenwich Elementary School, Stewartsville Middle School, Bethlehem Catholic High School, Phillipsburg High School, and Warren County Community College, his obituary says.
Blake went on to graduate from Temple University's Fox School of Business, before opening his own marketing firm, Herdlein, LLC.
Click here for Blake Herdlein's complete obituary from the Devlin Funeral Home.
Beloved Phillipsburg HS Grad, Marine Corps Member Who Fought In Iraq JC Delgado Dies At Age 34
Beloved Phillipsburg native and Marine Corps Infantry member Jan Carlos “JC” Delgado died at St. Luke’s Hospital on Sept. 19 at the age of 34.
Born in Phillipsburg, Delgado graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 20013, his obituary says.
Delgado then went on to enlist with the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal in the Infantry, where he served in combat in Ramadi, Iraq, his memorial says.
Delgado graduated from New York Film Academy in 2020 and lived in Deltona, FL, at the time of his death, his obituary says.
Delgado is survived by his mother, Sara Delgado Sokoloski; step…
NJ Coach, Teacher Threatened District To Influence Tenure Vote, Report Says
Two longtime math teachers at Phillipsburg High School — one the head wrestling coach and the other a teachers’ union official — were arrested Monday for attempting to illegally influence a tenure vote, Pennlive.com reports.
Head coach Dave Post, 36, and George Chilmonik, 74, were being held at the Warren County jail on various charges of official misconduct, criminal coercion, improper influence in official and political matters and conspiracy pending Tuesday afternoon court appearances, according to the report, which cites Warren County Prosecutor Jim Pfeiffer.
Post and Chilmonik were all…
