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Wawa Opens Another NJ Location With More Coming Wawa Opens Another NJ Location With More Coming
Wawa Opens Another NJ Location With More Coming Wawa has added another New Jersey store to its roster. The popular convenience store and gas station combo is located at  1750 Route 22 in Union. The Hamilton and Orange stores are expected to open later this fall as part of a mass expansion plan.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Services Set For Slain NJ Mom, State IT Employee Corrine Episcopo-Daniels Services Set For Slain NJ Mom, State IT Employee Corrine Episcopo-Daniels
Services Set For Slain NJ Mom, State IT Employee Corrine Episcopo-Daniels Funeral services have been set for 41-year-old Corrine Episcopo-Daniels, whose death is being investigated as a homicide. According to her obituary, Corrine was the first girl to play in the 6/11 Little League Baseball League and later went on to work for the New Jersey Office of Technology for 23 years. She was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. She was a "creative soul." She was a loving mom, and leaves behind her son, Stephen Daniels, her obit reads. A memorial service for loved ones is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Buklad-Merlino Memorial Home in Hamilton from 11 a.m. t…

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by Valerie Musson & Cecilia Levine
Schools
Ex-Mercer County School District Worker Stole Over $95K Using Bogus Purchase Orders: Prosecutor Ex-Mercer County School District Worker Stole Over $95K Using Bogus Purchase Orders: Prosecutor
Ex-Mercer County School District Worker Stole Over $95K Using Bogus Purchase Orders: Prosecutor A former purchasing agent for a Mercer County public school district was charged after stealing more than $95,000 worth of property with bogus purchase orders, authorities said. April Taylor, 58, was charged with two counts of official misconduct, pattern of official misconduct, theft by deception, theft by unlawful taking, and impersonation — all second-degree offenses — as well as second- and third-degree financial facilitation of criminal activity, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release with local officials on Thursday, Oct. 6. Taylor, of Philadelphia, Pennsylva…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Three Pedestrians Killed By Car In South Jersey Three Pedestrians Killed By Car In South Jersey
Three Pedestrians Killed By Car In South Jersey Three pedestrians were struck and killed by a car in Burlington County Saturday, Sept. 24, authorities said. A Nissan Maxima heading north on Chatworth Barnegat Road (CR-532) struck the rear of a Ford Mustang, also heading north around 11:25 p.m. in Woodland Township, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. The Nissan then hit three pedestrians identified as Dion Cardell, 50, of Browns Mills, Michael Stull, 46, of Hamilton, and Brian Blaszka, 36, of Forked River. All were killed. The driver of the Ford sustained minor injuries and the driver of the Nissan did not report any in…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver Seriously Hurt As Honda Veers Off Road, Bursts Into Flames In Hamilton Crash: Police Driver Seriously Hurt As Honda Veers Off Road, Bursts Into Flames In Hamilton Crash: Police
Driver Seriously Hurt As Honda Veers Off Road, Bursts Into Flames In Hamilton Crash: Police A driver was rushed to a nearby trauma center with serious burns and injuries after his vehicle veered off the road and went up in flames in Hamilton late on Wednesday, Sept. 21, authorities said. Yvenson Dossous, 33, was behind the wheel of a 2022 Honda Pilot when he veered off of Whitehorse Ham Square Rd. and slammed into a tree on the northeast curb just after 9:50 p.m., Hamilton Police said in a release. After the collision, the Honda became engulfed in flames, causing residents to quickly respond and pull Dossous, of Hamilton, from the flaming vehicle, police said. Emergency crews fr…

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by Valerie Musson
News
1 Dead, 1 Hurt In Head-On South Jersey Crash 1 Dead, 1 Hurt In Head-On South Jersey Crash
1 Dead, 1 Hurt In Head-On South Jersey Crash A 34-year-old man was killed and another driver was seriously hurt in a head-on crash in Atlantic County, authorities said. On Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 12:41 p.m., Hamilton police responded to Millville Avenue at Pittsburg Avenue for a two-car motor vehicle accident. The preliminary investigation found that a 2009 Toyota Matrix, driven by Justin Vanaman of Rosenhayn, Cumberland County, was traveling westbound on Millville Avenue in the area of milepost 25. The vehicle crossed over the centerline into the eastbound lane where it collided head-on with a 2019 Infinity QX50, driven by Lois Ewe…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Hamilton Man, 31, Killed In Trenton Shooting: Prosecutor Hamilton Man, 31, Killed In Trenton Shooting: Prosecutor
Hamilton Man, 31, Killed In Trenton Shooting: Prosecutor A 31-year-old man from Hamilton was shot and killed in Trenton on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 20, authorities confirmed. Trenton Police officers responding to a Shot Spotter activation near Howard and Hancock streets found Keenan Anthony Trower with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest around 7:50 p.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Trower was rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after. The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
PA Woman Struck, Killed In South Jersey: Police PA Woman Struck, Killed In South Jersey: Police
PA Woman Struck, Killed In South Jersey: Police A 36-year-old pedestrian from Pennsylvania was struck and killed in Atlantic County, authorities said. Heather L. Gerevics was crossing Millville Avenue at the intersection of Route 40 in Hamilton at 7:58  p.m. on Saturday, Sept 17, when she was hit, police said. Gerevics, of Washington, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at the scene. The drive of a Nissan Pathfinder, Herman Lopex, 53, from the Mays Landing section of Hamilton, stopped., police said. He had not been charged. The accident remains under investigation by the Township of Hamilton Police Department.  Anyone who wit…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
3 Charged After More Than A Pound Of Meth Found In Mercer County Bust, Prosecutor Says 3 Charged After More Than A Pound Of Meth Found In Mercer County Bust, Prosecutor Says
3 Charged After More Than A Pound Of Meth Found In Mercer County Bust, Prosecutor Says Three people were charged after more than a pound of methamphetamine was found in a drug bust in Mercer County, authorities announced. Officers conducting a search warrant at a home on the 100 block of McGowan Avenue in Hamilton found 455 grams of methamphetamine — 1.0031 pounds — as well as several scales and $1,063 in cash on Tuesday, Sept. 13, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Meanwhile, a resident of the home, Robert, Margeson, 51, was charged with a first-degree narcotics offense, and a motion has been filed to detain him pending trial. Two Philadelphia residents, Andrew…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Drivers Hospitalized In Serious Crash At Mercer County Intersection, Police Say Drivers Hospitalized In Serious Crash At Mercer County Intersection, Police Say
Drivers Hospitalized In Serious Crash At Mercer County Intersection, Police Say Both drivers were hospitalized following a serious crash at a Mercer County intersection, authorities said. A 17-year-old Hamilton male was driving a 2019 Nissan Sentra when he collided with a 2011 Subaru Outback driven by a 51-year-old Chesterfield man at the intersection of Newkirk and Leonard Avenues around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6, Hamilton Police said. The Subaru driver was extricated by the Hamilton Fire Division before being taken to Capital Health at Fuld for treatment of serious injuries, police said. The Nissan driver was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Hamilton for tr…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After Slamming Into Parked Vehicle In Hamilton, Police Say Driver Hospitalized After Slamming Into Parked Vehicle In Hamilton, Police Say
Driver Hospitalized After Slamming Into Parked Vehicle In Hamilton, Police Say A 52-year-old driver was hospitalized after crashing into a vehicle parked on the side of a Hamilton street, authorities said. Gerald Lane, of Trenton, was heading eastbound on E. State St. in a 2015 Subaru Legacy when he hit a parked vehicle on E. State St. near Norway Ave. just before 10:35 p.m. on Friday, August 19, Hamilton Police said. The impact pushed the parked vehicle into the fence of Global Painting at 1517 E. State St., while the Subaru continued east on E. State St. before stopping on the corner with Johnston Ave., police said. Lane was taken by Robert Wood Johnson medics to C…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
South Jersey Woman Shot Man In Face, Police Say South Jersey Woman Shot Man In Face, Police Say
South Jersey Woman Shot Man In Face, Police Say A South Jersey woman was charged after shooting a man in the face, authorities said. Tiffany Wiggins was charged with criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and various weapons offenses, Trenton Police said in a release on Wednesday, July 27. Officers responding to a shooting report on Sweets Avenue in Trenton found the man with a gunshot wound to the face on Tuesday, July 5, police said. A follow-up investigation led to Wiggins being identified as the suspect, and she was taken into custody in Hamilton. The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department also assisted with the investigation…

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by Valerie Musson