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Trapped Kitten Rescued From Wheel Well At Warren County ShopRite Trapped Kitten Rescued From Wheel Well At Warren County ShopRite
Trapped Kitten Rescued From Wheel Well At Warren County ShopRite Emergency crews were quick to save a kitten that had become trapped in a vehicle’s wheel well in the parking lot of a Warren County ShopRite. The Tri-County Volunteer Fire Company responded to the store on Route 57 in Mansfield Township around 5 p.m., the department said. Chief Kostenbader worked alongside Schooley's Mountain Fire Co. 3’s Chief Welch, who had been inside the store during the initial call, authorities said. The pair worked together to safely extricate the kitten — named “Mercedes” by the township’s animal control officer — from the wheel well of the vehicle. At 1700 …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
2-Car Crash Shuts Down Route 22, Damages Bridge 2-Car Crash Shuts Down Route 22, Damages Bridge
2-Car Crash Shuts Down Route 22, Damages Bridge UPDATE: A driver from Pennsylvania was more than three times the legal BAC limit when she crashed into a flatbed tow truck and caused serious damage to a bridge in Warren County, authorities said. ---------------------------------- A two-car crash brought traffic to a halt on Route 22 and damaged a bridge in the Phillipsburg area Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The Lopatcong Township Fire Company responded to the crash in the westbound lanes on the bridge passing over Route 57 around 1:30 p.m., the department said. Emergency crews prevented an electrical fire by removing the batter…

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by Valerie Musson
Real Estate
Luxury Is Only A Step Away At New Warren County Community Luxury Is Only A Step Away At New Warren County Community
Luxury Is Only A Step Away At New Warren County Community We know how hard it can be to find a luxury apartment community that checks all of your boxes. Far too often you are forced to compromise when it comes to location, adaptability, amenities and affordability. Those days are over. Located just off of Route 57 in Lopatcong, Warren County’s newest luxury residential community provides it all. With 148 one- and two-bedroom garden and garage-style units spread across 14 buildings, Autumn Ridge at Lopatcong has something for everyone. No detail has been overlooked in the design of Autumn Ridge’s apartments. Each apartment features a gourmet kitc…

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Police & Fire
Teen Bicyclist Hospitalized In Warren County Crash Teen Bicyclist Hospitalized In Warren County Crash
Teen Bicyclist Hospitalized In Warren County Crash A teen bicyclist was hospitalized after colliding with a sedan Thursday afternoon in Washington, authorities said. The 17-year-old was heading west on Route 57 when the 71-year-old Subaru Legacy driver was attempting a left turn from S. Lincoln Avenue around 1:30 p.m.Washington Police Lt. John Kaufmann said. The teen was treated at the scene by of the Washington Emergency Squad and transported to Hackettstown Medical Center. WTPD officers were assisted at the scene by the Washington Emergency Squad. The accident remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Farm Tractor Kills Wrong-Way Warren County Motorcyclist Farm Tractor Kills Wrong-Way Warren County Motorcyclist
Farm Tractor Kills Wrong-Way Warren County Motorcyclist A wrong-way Phillipsburg motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the hospital after being struck by a farm tractor in Washington, reports say. A motorcyclist traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Route 57 was struck by a John Deere tractor towing a P-7000 corn planter just before 7 p.m. May 13 in Washington Borough, WRNJ reports. The tractor was headed westbound on Route 57. The motorcyclist, a 55-year-old man from Phillipsburg, transported to Hunterdon Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Valerie Musson
News
Route 22 Lane Closures Begin For Intersection Improvements Project Route 22 Lane Closures Begin For Intersection Improvements Project
Route 22 Lane Closures Begin For Intersection Improvements Project Lanes in both directions on Route 22 in Lopatcong Township have started to close daily for electrical and curb work. As the Route 22 Intersection Improvements project at I-78 Logistics Park continues in Lopatcong, a single right lane in both directions between Roseberry Street and where Route 22 and Route 57 split will be closed Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting Wednesday, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said in a release. The lane will be closed for approximately eight weeks for sidewalk construction, underground electrical work and concrete curb work, offici…

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by Valerie Musson