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Mexican Restaurant Catches On Fire: Andover Township PD Mexican Restaurant Catches On Fire: Andover Township PD
Mexican Restaurant Catches On Fire: Andover Township PD A Mexican restaurant went up in flames on the early morning of Monday, Nov. 4 in Andover Township, authorities said. At 4 a.m., first responders in Andover Township received multiple calls reporting an active fire at Little Mexico Restaurant at 287 Newton-Sparta Road, Andover Township police said. Newton-Sparta Road was closed for four hours due to the active fire scene, police said. Two other tenants were set to open businesses at the site before the fire, police said. The fire is under investigation by the Andover Township Police Department, Sussex County Fire Marshal and Sussex County P…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Victim ID'd In Fatal Sparta House Fire: Police Victim ID'd In Fatal Sparta House Fire: Police
Victim ID'd In Fatal Sparta House Fire: Police A 78-year-old man was killed in a house fire in Sparta on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 10, authorities said. Wayne Pait, who lived at the home, was identified as the victim, Sparta police said. First responders arrived at 132 Sawmill Road at 8:24 a.m. and found smoke billowing from the residence, Sparta police said. Upon arrival, they were informed a resident was still inside the home but officers were blocked from entering the home due to heavy smoke and fire, police said. Three family members were able to get out of the home with the assistance of patrols and were transported to a nearb…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
One Killed In Sparta House Fire: Police One Killed In Sparta House Fire: Police
One Killed In Sparta House Fire: Police A person was killed in a house fire in Sparta on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 10, authorities said. First responders arrived at 132 Sawmill Road at 8:24 a.m. and found smoke billowing from the residence, Sparta police said. Upon arrival, they were informed a resident was still inside the home but officers were blocked from entering the home due to heavy smoke and fire, police said. A person was later discovered deceased inside the home, police said. Their identity is being withheld pending family notification, police said. Three family members were able to get out of the home with the ass…

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by Sam Barron
News
Former Nun, 96, Killed By Car, Driver Cited In Sussex County, Police Say Former Nun, 96, Killed By Car, Driver Cited In Sussex County, Police Say
Former Nun, 96, Killed By Car, Driver Cited In Sussex County, Police Say A 96-year-old former nun was struck and killed by a vehicle last week in Sussex County, police said. Aurora Marcos Travis, of Newton, died on Thursday, June 27, after being struck by a 25-year-old driver who failed to yield as she crossed Madison Street in a marked crosswalk, local police said. The driver had been turning left from Elm Street around 11 a.m., Newton police said. Travis was taken to Newton Medical Center where she was pronounced dead, while the driver was issued a summons for failure to yield, police said. Born and raised in Honduras, Travis became a nun with the Franci…

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by Sam Barron
Legal
UPDATE: Drunk NJ School Bus Driver With 27 Kids Aboard Gets 14 Years UPDATE: Drunk NJ School Bus Driver With 27 Kids Aboard Gets 14 Years
Update: Drunk NJ School Bus Driver With 27 Kids Aboard Gets 14 Years 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A now-former school bus driver who was hammered when New Jersey State Police troopers stopped her with a busload of kids aboard was sentenced to 14 years in prison. Colleen Eutermarks, 52, of Wantage had a bottle of vodka stashed in her purse during the rJan. 28, 2022 stop on County Road 565 in Frankford, State Police said. She was taken into custody, then registered .34 on a breath test, they said. That would be four times the legal limit for most civilian motorists but is eight times the .04 blood-alcohol content limit for a school bus driver. Eutermarks rejected a plea deal fro…

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by Jerry DeMarco