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Post-Scrimmage Crash Kills Youth Football Coach, Opposing Player In Vineland Post-Scrimmage Crash Kills Youth Football Coach, Opposing Player In Vineland
Post-Scrimmage Crash Kills Youth Football Coach, Opposing Player In Vineland A youth football coach and a young player on an opposing team were killed in a crash in Vineland after a scrimmage on Thursday, Sept. 12, authorities said. UPDATE: Boy Killed In Post-Scrimmage NJ Crash With Opposing Coach Identified  Addiel Ortiz, 31, and a 9-year-old boy identified only as E.B. died in the crash on Maple Avenue near Becker Drive at around 5:53 p.m., Vineland police said. Investigators said Ortiz was riding a Honda CBR 1000 motorcycle east on Maple when a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse heading west on Maple turned left into the Joseph E. Romano Sports Complex.…

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by Chris Spiker
Obituaries
Tributes Pour In For North Jersey Corrections Officer, Mom Of 4 After Cancer Death At 42 Tributes Pour In For North Jersey Corrections Officer, Mom Of 4 After Cancer Death At 42
Tributes Pour In For North Jersey Corrections Officer, Mom Of 4 After Cancer Death At 42 Tributes and condolences are pouring in for North Jersey mom of four and beloved “sister in blue” Yvette Marie Wilson, who died following a valiant battle with cancer on Thursday, Dec. 22 at age 42. Yvette, of Newark, was a Senior Corrections Officer with the Northern State Prison for more than 16 years, according to her obituary and a tribute from NJ PBA Local that shared photos of her burial ceremony. Today, we laid Senior Correctional Police Officer Yvette Wilson #3245 to rest. Thank you for your service and sacrifice... Posted by NJ PBA Local 105 on Thursday, January 5, 2023 It…

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by Valerie Musson
News
5 Things To Know Going Into The Week In North Jersey (Tunnel Project, VMAs & More) 5 Things To Know Going Into The Week In North Jersey (Tunnel Project, VMAs & More)
5 Things To Know Going Into The Week In North Jersey (Tunnel Project, VMAs & More) Here's what you need to know going into the week in North Jersey (Aug. 25 edition). A new NY/NJ rail tunnel plan has cut $1.5 billion off the estimated Hudson River tunnel project cost (New York Times). The plan -- announced Friday -- reduces the cost from $11 billion to $9.5 billion and would include repairs to the existing tunnel under the Hudson River (damaged in Superstorm Sandy) and could help lessen delays. Officials are now seeking $5.4 billion from a federal grant program instead of $6.8 billion. THE VMAs are coming to Newark. And traffic is expected to be a nightmare (but what…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Newark Man Charged In Death Of Correctional Officer UPDATE: Newark Man Charged In Death Of Correctional Officer
Update: Newark Man Charged In Death Of Correctional Officer UPDATE, Aug. 30: A Newark man faces manslaughter and other charges in connection with the officer's death. Click here for more.  UPDATE: A GoFundMe campaign has been started on behalf of Omar Martin's family. Click here for more.  Original story below:  The Attorney General's Office is investigating after a car fleeing from police during a pursuit crashed into another vehicle in Newark early Saturday, killing one person.  NJ PBA Local 105 identified the victim as Omar Martin, a correctional police officer* at Northern State Prison.  According to a preliminary investigation, a Hillside p…

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by Paul Milo