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Elementary School Evacuated Due To Large Structure Fire In Gloucester County: Authorities Elementary School Evacuated Due To Large Structure Fire In Gloucester County: Authorities
Elementary School Evacuated Due To Large Structure Fire In Gloucester County: Authorities A massive structure fire in Gloucester County has resulted in the evacuation of an elementary school on Thursday, Jan. 23, authorities said. The fire is at the 600 block of Harding Highway in Franklin Township, Franklin Township Police Department said. Students are being relocated from Main Road School to Reutter School, police said. The Franklin Township school District will be putting out a message to parents shortly regarding the reunification process, police said. Harding Highway is closed from Main Road to Blue Bell Road, Gloucester County Emergency Management said. County ha…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
GUILTY! Special Needs Girl Strangled As Bus Monitor Scrolled Instagram: Somerset Prosecutor GUILTY! Special Needs Girl Strangled As Bus Monitor Scrolled Instagram: Somerset Prosecutor
Guilty! Special Needs Girl Strangled As Bus Monitor Scrolled Instagram: Somerset Prosecutor A 28-year-old New Brunswick bus monitor has been found guilty after a six-year-old child with special needs in her care was killed was strangled by her wheelchair harness in July 2023. On Monday, July 17, 2023, Amanda Davila was working as a bus monitor for the route to the Claremont School in Franklin Township, where she was responsible for the safety of Fajr Williams, a 6-year-old girl in a wheelchair, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. ALSO SEE: NJ Mom Pushes For New Law After Bus Monitor Charged In 6-Year-Old Daughter's Death Williams was properly strapped in her wheelc…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Distracted Delivery Driver Hits Grandmother, Girl Near Franklin Township Bus Stop, Police Say Distracted Delivery Driver Hits Grandmother, Girl Near Franklin Township Bus Stop, Police Say
Distracted Delivery Driver Hits Grandmother, Girl Near Franklin Township Bus Stop, Police Say An Amazon delivery driver was accused of using her phone when she struck a young girl and her grandmother near a Gloucester County bus stop, authorities said. Laura Mayo Pulgarin of Philadelphia was charged with two counts of assault by auto, the Franklin Township Police Department said in a news release on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Officers responded to the crash scene on the 1800 block of Grant Avenue at around 4:28 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Investigators said Pulgarin, 22, ignored a Franklin Township School District bus that was stopped with its red flashin…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
These 10 NJ Stop & Shop Stores Have Closed These 10 NJ Stop & Shop Stores Have Closed
These 10 NJ Stop & Shop Stores Have Closed New Jersey officially has 10 fewer Stop & Shop stores. The 10 underperforming locations closed were among 32 nationwide that the grocer announced would be closing by year's end. Stop & Shop has kept 350 stores open, including 47 in New Jersey. The stores that closed on or before Nov. 2 were: 1083 Inman Ave., Edison 1049 US Highway 1 South, Edison 4861 US Highway 9, Howell 1278 US Highway 22, Phillipsburg 581 Stelton Rd., Piscataway 625 Paterson Ave., Carlstadt 1221 State Route 27, Franklin Township 130 Skyline Dr., Ringwood 505 Richmond Ave, Point Pleasant Beach 2275 West County …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
'Fiery, Bold:' Remembering Elishama Louis, 20, Franklin Township Woman Killed By Car 'Fiery, Bold:' Remembering Elishama Louis, 20, Franklin Township Woman Killed By Car
'Fiery, Bold:' Remembering Elishama Louis, 20, Franklin Township Woman Killed By Car Support is on the rise for the family of a victim who died days after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a road in Malaga, authorities said. Elishama Louis, 20, died from her injuries on Monday, Oct. 14, five days after being struck on Delsea Drive near the Riggins and Wawa gas stations, police in Franklin Township said. Louis was hospitalized and placed on life support for several days before she was declared brain dead by doctors, her family said on a GoFundMe campaign. The third of five children, Louis was a "fiery young girl, vibrant, bold, and not afraid…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Franklin Township Woman, 20, Dies After Truck Hit Her While Crossing Road: Police Franklin Township Woman, 20, Dies After Truck Hit Her While Crossing Road: Police
Franklin Township Woman, 20, Dies After Truck Hit Her While Crossing Road: Police A Franklin Township woman died a few days after she was struck while crossing a road in Malaga, authorities said. Elishama Louis, 20, died from her injuries on Monday, Oct. 14, the Franklin Township Police Department said in a news release. She was hit on Delsea Drive near the Riggins and Wawa gas stations on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Officers responded to the crash at around 7:49 p.m. Police found Louis lying in the southbound lane of Delsea Drive and a white pickup with front-end damage. Delsea Drive in Franklin Township, Gloucester County, NJ. Google …

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Critically Injured, Driver Hospitalized In Malaga Crash: Police Pedestrian Critically Injured, Driver Hospitalized In Malaga Crash: Police
Pedestrian Critically Injured, Driver Hospitalized In Malaga Crash: Police A Franklin Township woman was critically injured when she was hit while crossing a road in Malaga, authorities said. The 20-year-old woman was struck near the Riggins and Wawa gas stations, the Franklin Township Police Department said in a news release on Friday, Oct. 11. Officers responded to the crash at around 7:49 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Police found the woman lying in the southbound lane of Delsea Drive and a white pickup with front-end damage. Investigators said the pickup was traveling south on Delsea when the truck hit the woman in the road. She was rushed to…

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by Chris Spiker
News
10-Year-Old Charged With Making Threats Against Franklin Township District 10-Year-Old Charged With Making Threats Against Franklin Township District
10-Year-Old Charged With Making Threats Against Franklin Township District A 10-year-old child is facing charges after posting a social media video that authorities said posed a threat to a school in Gloucester County. Police were made aware of the video on Wednesday, Sept. 18, that they said threatened a school in Franklin Township. Police "deployed all resources" to ensure the safety of the students, according to a release from the FTPD. All buildings were secured within minutes, and detectives identified the source of the video in ten minutes, police said. The 10-year-old student in the district from Franklinville was removed from the building and brought to p…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Cops ID Newfield Motorcyclist Killed In Route 55 Hit-Run Crash (UPDATE) Cops ID Newfield Motorcyclist Killed In Route 55 Hit-Run Crash (UPDATE)
Cops ID Newfield Motorcyclist Killed In Route 55 Hit-Run Crash (Update) A 62-year-old motorcyclist from Newfield was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Sunday, Sept. 8 on Route 55 in Gloucester County, authorities said. William Baldwin lost control while on his Harley-Davidson on the entrance ramp from Route 40 east at milepost 39.2 in Franklin Township around 3:50 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. That's when he veered left, struck the curb, and entered the southbound lane of travel, where he ejected and struck by an unknown vehicle, Lebron said. State Police are seeking the public’s help tracking down the vehicle, which "had at least one set of ta…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
South Jersey Woman Found With 950+ Pounds Of Marijuana, Other Drugs: Prosecutors South Jersey Woman Found With 950+ Pounds Of Marijuana, Other Drugs: Prosecutors
South Jersey Woman Found With 950+ Pounds Of Marijuana, Other Drugs: Prosecutors A Franklin Township woman was accused of having nearly 1,000 pounds of marijuana and other drugs, authorities said. Maria Santiago-Cossean, 55, was arrested, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release on Monday, June 3. Investigators executed a search warrant on her home on Thursday, May 30. Police found about 346 pounds of marijuana, 219 pounds of THC gummies, 121 pounds of THC food products, 97 pounds of THC resin, 90 pounds of vape cartridges, 70 pounds of THC candies, and eight pounds of psilocybin mushrooms. Officers also seized about $26,000 in cash and drug p…

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by Chris Spiker
Weather
Fast-Moving Storm Knocks Power To Thousands Across North Jersey Fast-Moving Storm Knocks Power To Thousands Across North Jersey
Fast-Moving Storm Knocks Power To Thousands Across North Jersey A fast-moving round of thunderstorm knocked power to thousands of New Jersey residents Thursday morning, May 23. PSEG was reporting approximately 2,000 outages in Bergen County (1,156 in New Milford, 398 in Paramus); 2,341 in Essex County (983 in Caldwell, 448 in West Caldwell); 1,230 in Gloucester County (1,206 in Woodbury City). JCP&L was reporting approximately 1,300 in Franklin Township, where a downed tree closed Route 57. JCP&L also said 1,000 residents in Lebanon were in the dark, as were 1,000 in Bethlehem. Knowlton, Hope, Liberty, and Independence …

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by Cecilia Levine