Off-Duty Trenton Firefighter Tries Saving Delaware River Drowning Victim, Reports Say Off-Duty Trenton Firefighter Tries Saving Delaware River Drowning Victim, Reports Say
Off-Duty Trenton Firefighter Tries Saving Delaware River Drowning Victim, Reports Say Despite a rescue attempt by an off-duty Trenton firefighter, a man drowned in the Delaware River, authorities said. The victim's name had not been released pending notification of family members.  9-1-1 calls reporting "a body in the water" near Thunder Road came in about 2 p.m. Lt. Peter Szpakowski, a Trenton police spokesman, told MidJersey.News that off-duty city firefighter Akyse Watkins dragged the man's body to the shore.  Watkins tried to revive the victim as other first responders from Mercer County arrived, according to media reports. Police, firefighters and EMS crews…
'Forever Missed': Delaware River's Hot Dog Man Greg Crance Dies Of COVID At 56 'Forever Missed': Delaware River's Hot Dog Man Greg Crance Dies Of COVID At 56
'Forever Missed': Delaware River's Hot Dog Man Greg Crance Dies Of COVID At 56 Hunterdon County’s famous “River Hot Dog Man” and tubing business owner Gregory Crance died of COVID-19 complications Monday afternoon. He was 56. Crance was the owner of Delaware River Tubing in Alexandria Township — a one-of-a-kind business that offers tubing, rafting and boating excursions down the Delaware River with a free BBQ meal served halfway through each trip by Crance himself. Delaware Tubing was launched in 2011, according to its Facebook page — though Crance first opened a hotdog stand on the river back in 1987, LehighValleyLive reports. Crance, of Frenchtown, graduated from …
COLD CASE: South Jersey Family Pleads For Answers 12 Years After Woman's Disappearance COLD CASE: South Jersey Family Pleads For Answers 12 Years After Woman's Disappearance
Cold CASE: South Jersey Family Pleads For Answers 12 Years After Woman's Disappearance A South Jersey woman's family is pleading for answers nearly 12 years after her disappearance. Luz Maldonado briefly saw her daughter, Stephanie Rosado, around New Year’s Day in 2009. She had no idea it would be the last time she saw 26-year-old Stephanie, her first-born child, alive. “Beautiful, beautiful daughter," Maldonado said. "She was always with her son, she always came over every other weekend or every weekend, holidays." That was, Maldonado said, until she got married. After getting married, Stephanie got involved in a high-risk lifestyle, often going for periods of time withou…
Tolls Rise On These 7 Delaware River Bridges, Twice, Thanks To COVID-19 Tolls Rise On These 7 Delaware River Bridges, Twice, Thanks To COVID-19
Tolls Rise On These 7 Delaware River Bridges, Twice, Thanks To Covid-19 Underuse of Delaware River bridges during the past year's coronavirus pandemic is prompting officials to increase tolls for the first time in a decade. Tolls on the bridges operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission will increase on April 11 and again in 2024 after commissioners voted Monday to raise them for the first time in 10 years. Commissioners cited the decline in passenger car traffic and toll revenue caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the burden of maintaining 13 toll “free” bridges with revenue from the seven toll bridges. The commission approved the toll inc…
South Jersey Father's Body Found In Delaware River South Jersey Father's Body Found In Delaware River
South Jersey Father's Body Found In Delaware River The body of a father of five from South Jersey has been recovered from the Delaware River, authorities said. Randy A. Haywood Sr., 39, of Penns Grove, was last seen on Feb. 10.  His body was found in the Delaware River off Delaware Avenue in Penns Grove on March 8, police said. An autopsy by the medical examiner's office found nothing suspicious, police said. “The Penns Grove Police Department would like to send our sincere condolences to the Foster and Haywood families as you are in our thoughts and prayers,” the department announced. Haywood, also known as, Popa, Roger and Laroc, …
1st New Hotel In Half-Century Opens In Camden 1st New Hotel In Half-Century Opens In Camden
1st New Hotel In Half-Century Opens In Camden In the nick of time for the holidays, Camden welcomed its first new hotel in 50 years on Friday. The Hilton Garden Inn, located on the city's waterfront, happily began booking guests to a lavish facility with majestic views, hotel officials said. Guests at the 180-room hotel will enjoy panoramic views of the Delaware River, Ben Franklin Bridge and Philadelphia skyline. A Hilton spokesman said the hotel is staking special precautions to avert the spread of coronavirus in keeping with state and local guidelines.  There was a mid-day ribbon cutting ceremony, according to CBS News 3 Phil…