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NJ Ranks Among Top States For Hospital Safety In Fall 2024, Leapfrog Report Finds NJ Ranks Among Top States For Hospital Safety In Fall 2024, Leapfrog Report Finds
NJ Ranks Among Top States For Hospital Safety In Fall 2024, Leapfrog Report Finds New Jersey hospitals are among the safest in the nation, according to the fall 2024 Hospital Safety Grade report from The Leapfrog Group.  The Garden State ranks in the top 10 states for the highest percentage of "A" hospitals, joining states like Utah, Virginia, and Connecticut. The grades, which are updated twice a year, assess nearly 3,000 hospitals across the country on their effectiveness at preventing medical errors, accidents, and infections. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses up to 30 performance measures to assign grades ranging from "A" to "F," offering patients and fami…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Million-Dollar Winner: Scratch-Off Sold At Trenton Wawa Wins Big Prize Million-Dollar Winner: Scratch-Off Sold At Trenton Wawa Wins Big Prize
Million-Dollar Winner: Scratch-Off Sold At Trenton Wawa Wins Big Prize A scratch-off lottery ticket worth $1 million was purchased at a convenience store in Mercer County, officials said. The $1,000,000 Platinum Payout scratch-off was sold at the Wawa on Flock Road in Trenton, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Monday, Oct. 28. Each ticket costs $20 and the $1 million prize is the game's largest. The winner was bought at the gas station near the intersection with Quakerbridge Road on Thursday, Oct. 24. The $1,000,000 Platinum Payout game started on Saturday, Feb. 3. Out of 7,254,760 printed tickets, one $4 million prize remains. …

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by Chris Spiker
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Young Pilot, Dad ID'd As Victims Killed In NJ Plane Crash Young Pilot, Dad ID'd As Victims Killed In NJ Plane Crash
Young Pilot, Dad ID'd As Victims Killed In NJ Plane Crash A 24-year-old commercial airlines pilot and his dad were identified as the  victims killed in a small plane crash in South Jersey Monday, Sept. 19. John Noone III, 67, of Elmer, and his son, Kristofer Noone, of Pennsauken — who was operating the plane — were pronounced dead at the scene in Upper Deerfield after the afternoon crash, according to New Jersey State Police and the FAA. The Champion Aeronca 7AC fixed-wing, single-engine plane they had departed from Bucks Airport in went down in a residential yard on Parvin Mill Road around 2:15 p.m., officials previously said. There are no…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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Motorist, 51, Killed In Salem County Collision Motorist, 51, Killed In Salem County Collision
Motorist, 51, Killed In Salem County Collision A 51-year-old man from Salem County was killed in a collision, authorities said. Leon Parsons Jr., of Pittsgrove, was killed at the intersection of Alvine and Upper Neck roads in the township on Tuesday, Sept. 6, New Jersey State Police said.  A 76-year-old woman from Elmer was driving an SUV north on Alvine Road in Pittsgrove Township shortly after 1:30 p.m. when her vehicle collided with Parsons' car traveling east on Upper Neck Road, according to Sgt. Philip Curry, a State Police spokesman. The SUV hit the passenger side of Parsons'  car. After the impact, his car traveled off…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
1 Dead, 15 Hurt In South Jersey Crash 1 Dead, 15 Hurt In South Jersey Crash
1 Dead, 15 Hurt In South Jersey Crash One person was killed and more than a dozen hurt in a crash on State Highway 77 in Cumberland County Friday, Aug. 19, authorities said. Paul Holsopple, 66, of Sewel, was heading south in a Nissan Maxima and was struck by Heriberto Espinoza, 29, of Elmer, who ran a stop sign in a Chevy Express 3500 van carrying 16 people at the intersection of County Route 612, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said. The van struck the driver's side of Holsopple's Nissan, and the Chevrolet overturned onto its passenger side, and both vehicles came to an uncontrolled final rest in a grass field southwest of th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DUI Driver Charged In December Crash That Killed South Jersey Mom: Report DUI Driver Charged In December Crash That Killed South Jersey Mom: Report
DUI Driver Charged In December Crash That Killed South Jersey Mom: Report A 30-year-old man from South Jersey has been charged with drunk driving in connection with a December crash that killed a beloved mom of four, NJ Advance Media reported. Stephen M. Karwowski, of Elmer was driving a pickup in Pennsville on Dec. 4, 2021, when he struck a car driven by Genita Townsend, 52, the outlet said. Townsend, of Pennsville, was pronounced dead at the scene of the five-vehicle crash.  An investigation found that Karwowski’s blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit, and he apparently admitted to driving 60 to 65 mph before the crash in an area where the spe…

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by Jon Craig