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Washington Township, NJ

Police & Fire
23-Year-Old Killed After Deer Thrown Into Car On Route 9W 23-Year-Old Killed After Deer Thrown Into Car On Route 9W
23-Year-Old Killed After Deer Thrown Into Car On Route 9W A 23-year-old was killed after a large truck in an oncoming lane struck a deer, which flew through the air and crashed through the windshield then out through the back window of the vehicle in the area, said police.  The incident happened in Ulster County in the Town of Lloyd on Route 9W at approximately 1:20 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28.  Both the driver of the vehicle, 25-year-old Sean Boles of Washington Township in New Jersey, and now-deceased Toni Redner of Newburgh were transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital, police said. There, Redner was pronounced dead, and Boles was tre…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 39, Killed In Upper GSP Crash Involving Nanuet Driver Motorcyclist, 39, Killed In Upper GSP Crash Involving Nanuet Driver
Motorcyclist, 39, Killed In Upper GSP Crash Involving Nanuet Driver A 39-year-old Morris County motorcyclist was killed in a Friday night crash on the Garden State Parkway in Washington Township, authorities said. Preliminary indications were that a southbound Honda sedan driven by a 43-year-old Nanuet man "entered the lane of travel" of a Yamaha motorcycle driven by Simon Kerns of Chatham near Exit 166 just after 6 p.m., NJ State Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Yamaha struck the left side of the Honda, ejecting Kerns, the trooper said. A witness told Daily Voice it appeared he'd been thrown nearly 30 feet. Kerns was later pronounced dead at The Valley …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Nurse's Vacation Video Goes Viral Nurse's Vacation Video Goes Viral
Nurse's Vacation Video Goes Viral A photo of the monkeys alone would have been fine. But Washington Township native Kendall Cheney Dalessio got more than she bargained for on her trip to Thailand -- a video of, well, monkey business. Dalessio, 27, a Pace University graduate, initially posted the video to her own Instagram account -- but it didn't take long before it went viral.  In less than a day, the nurse's video had garnered more than 32,000 views on her own account, and more than 2 million on Barstool Sports, along with several other social media platforms. WATCH VIDEO ABOVE.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Surprise Package From Austin, TX Brings Bomb Squad To Washington Township Surprise Package From Austin, TX Brings Bomb Squad To Washington Township
Surprise Package From Austin, TX Brings Bomb Squad To Washington Township WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Authorities summoned the bomb squad Monday night after a Washington Township homeowner received what was initially considered a suspicious package from Austin, TX. The package turned out to be an unexpected family photo with an Austin postmark, responders told Daily Voice. The homeowner became concerned because of a series of recent package explosions in the Texas city in which two people were killed and a 75-year-old woman seriously injured.   Two occurred within hours of one another on Monday. The other was on March 2. Authorities in Texas believe all three w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEEN It? Ridgewood Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Officer SEEN It? Ridgewood Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Officer
Seen It? Ridgewood Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Officer RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Ridgewood police released a photo Wednesday morning of a car that struck a village police officer and then sped off. The officer was struck on Van Emburgh Avenue during a traffic stop near Cathleen Terrace -- near the Washington Township border -- just after 10:30 a.m Monday, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. The officer sustained minor injuries, she said. Authorities were searching for a 2014 or newer dark-colored Acura TLX sedan, which had been going south on Van Emburgh Avenue toward East Glen Avenue after the collision.  Anyone who might have seen it, or knows w…

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by Jerry DeMarco