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Branchville, NJ

Hundreds Without Power In NJ, More Storms Possible Late In The Day Hundreds Without Power In NJ, More Storms Possible Late In The Day
Hundreds Without Power In NJ, More Storms Possible Late In The Day Thousands of New Jersey residents woke up Monday morning, Aug. 19 without power due to Sunday's storm. And according to the National Weather Service, more stormy weather could be on the way for later in the day. As of 6:40 a.m., JCP&L was reporting the most outages with the following areas without power: Clinton, 880; Branchville, 150; Hopatcong, 215; Long Branch/Asbury Park, 350; Lakewood, 265. The National Weather Service said Monday would be cloudy, but will become partly sunny by midday. "A cold front will then approach from the west causing isolated severe thunderstorms this…
Barricaded Man In NJ Motel Wounds 2 NJ State Troopers With Airsoft Gun Barricaded Man In NJ Motel Wounds 2 NJ State Troopers With Airsoft Gun
Barricaded Man In NJ Motel Wounds 2 NJ State Troopers With Airsoft Gun An armed man who wounded two New Jersey State Police troopers with an airsoft gun during a lengthy standoff at a Sussex County motel was eventually taken alive, authorities said. Troopers were conducting a welfare check at the Cobmin Ridge Motel on Route 206 in Branchville, 10 or so miles from the Pennsylvania border, around 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, they said. Nicolas R. Martinez, 27, refused to leave a room he was staying in, according to a joint release from New Jersey State Police, the state Department of Law & Public Safety and the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office. Negotiations la…
Woman Dead, 2 Hurt In Sussex County Jeep Crash Caused By Deer: Police Woman Dead, 2 Hurt In Sussex County Jeep Crash Caused By Deer: Police
Woman Dead, 2 Hurt In Sussex County Jeep Crash Caused By Deer: Police A 19-year-old woman was killed and two others were hurt after a deer caused a crash on Route 94 in Sussex County Sunday night, state police said. Jesse Manno, 33, of Branchville, was driving a Jeep Wrangler on Route 94 southbound when he hit a deer and veered into the northbound lanes near milepost 15.1 in Fredon just after 10:25 p.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. The front of the Jeep crashed into a grass embankment and a Honda Civic driven by Alexander W. Schwenke, 18, of Johnsonburg, along with passenger Zoey C. McClain, 19, of Knowlton. Manno and Schwenke suffered …
State Police ID Driver, 54, Killed In Jersey Shore Garden State Parkway Crash State Police ID Driver, 54, Killed In Jersey Shore Garden State Parkway Crash
State Police ID Driver, 54, Killed In Jersey Shore Garden State Parkway Crash A 54-year-old motorist from Sussex County was killed after her van struck a guardrail and flipped along the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County, authorities said. The crash occurred about 4:30 a.m. Friday near mile-marker 87.3 on the southbound side of the parkway in Toms River, according to a New Jersey State Police spokesman. The Ford E350 went off the road to the right, struck the guardrail, and overturned, Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The driver and passenger were ejected. The driver, Donna Davis, 54, of Branchville, was transported to Community Medical Center with life-threatening injur…
1,544 Heroin Folds, Four Guns Seized, 10 People Busted In Paterson East Side Drug Strikes 1,544 Heroin Folds, Four Guns Seized, 10 People Busted In Paterson East Side Drug Strikes
1,544 Heroin Folds, Four Guns Seized, 10 People Busted In Paterson East Side Drug Strikes Paterson police seized 1,544 heroin folds, a quarter-pound of crack and cocaine combined and 428 illegal pills while arresting several accused dealers -- one of whom was carrying two stolen guns, authorities said. Narcotics Division detectives watched Tuesday as Doyan D. McDermott, 37, and Jeffrey Taylor, 39, assisted by Huntier Small, 38, served late-morning and early-afternoon drive-up customers outside their East 29th Street home, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. After about 4½ hours, the investigators moved in. They grabbed Small and McDermott, then chased down Taylor, …
Former NJ Army Guardsman Rejects Plea Deal In 'Upskirt' Photo Charge Former NJ Army Guardsman Rejects Plea Deal In 'Upskirt' Photo Charge
Former NJ Army Guardsman Rejects Plea Deal In 'Upskirt' Photo Charge The case of a former New Jersey Army National Guardsman accused of snapping photos up women's skirts will be heading to trial after he rejected a plea deal in Sussex County, according to a recent news report. Stephen Grogan, of Branchville, has been accused in four "upskirting" incidents across the U.S. since 2018 -- the year he separated from the state's National Guard, the NJ Herald reports. Grogan appeared in front of Sussex County Judge Louis S. Sceusi in a virtual hearing Tuesday, for an invasion of privacy charge stemming from a 2018 incident in a Montague supermarket. Grogan's attor…
Bergen Man Accused Of Raping Two Pre-Teens Faces New Sex Charges In Sussex Bergen Man Accused Of Raping Two Pre-Teens Faces New Sex Charges In Sussex
Bergen Man Accused Of Raping Two Pre-Teens Faces New Sex Charges In Sussex UPDATE: A former state DOT employee from River Edge already being held on charges of raping two pre-teens is also accused of sexually assaulting a member of a Sussex County rescue squad at his former home in Frankford. Cory Bensen, 27, has remained in the Bergen County Jail since authorities arrested him in February in connection with the accused rape of a victim under 13. Bensen, who is engaged, was fired as a state Department of Transportation highway operations technician soon after, authorities said.  SEE: State DOT Worker From River Edge Charged With Raping Pre-Teen He and his f…
Sussex County Dad Delivers Baby On Side Of Route 519 Sussex County Dad Delivers Baby On Side Of Route 519
Sussex County Dad Delivers Baby On Side Of Route 519 A Sussex County dad is reflecting on the desperate and adrenaline-filled moment he helped deliver his own child on the side of Route 519. Coronavirus precautions changed the birth plan for Branchville's Gia Leo, 37, who birthed her first child with husband Erion Adams via Cesarean section, NJHerald reports. Though Leo wanted a natural delivery, Adams, 44, got a call just two days prior to his wife's March 24 delivery date saying the couple would have to schedule a C-section due to the possibility of understaffing. But Asher Jackson Adams had a plan of his own.  Leo’s water broke…