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Life In Prison For BF Who Beat, Stabbed GF Dead In Bergen County Home: Prosecutor Life In Prison For BF Who Beat, Stabbed GF Dead In Bergen County Home: Prosecutor
Life In Prison For BF Who Beat, Stabbed GF Dead In Bergen County Home: Prosecutor A Bergen County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of the 2021 murder of his girlfriend, who he stabbed and beat in her home, prosecutors said. Patrick J. Camilli, 59, of Washington Township, was sentenced to life in prison on Dec. 6, following his conviction for the 2021 murder of 51-year-old Mary E. Huber, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. The crime occurred on Oct. 24, 2021, when police responded to a 911 call at a private residence in Washington Township shortly after midnight. Officers found Camilli lying on top of Huber, with a k…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Assault Weapons, High-Capacity Mags Seized From NJ Man Busted With 31K Child Porn Files: Cops Assault Weapons, High-Capacity Mags Seized From NJ Man Busted With 31K Child Porn Files: Cops
Assault Weapons, High-Capacity Mags Seized From NJ Man Busted With 31K Child Porn Files: Cops A former Bergen County parking enforcement agent found with more than 31,100 child pornography files last month was also found with a high-capacity magazine and assault riels, authorities said Friday, Dec. 6. A court-authorized search of Benjamin P. Ritter's Washington Township home on Thursday, Dec. 5 turned up the following, according to township police: Smith & Wesson AR 10 with folding stock and pistol grip Smith and Wesson AR 15 with folding stock and pistol grip Eighteen (18) 30 Round High–Capacity Magazines Six (6) 20 Round High–Capacity Magazines One (1) 25 Round High–Capacity …

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Apocalyptic:' Smoke From NJ Wildfire Triggers 911 Calls, Sets Off Carbon Monoxide Alarms 'Apocalyptic:' Smoke From NJ Wildfire Triggers 911 Calls, Sets Off Carbon Monoxide Alarms
'Apocalyptic:' Smoke From NJ Wildfire Triggers 911 Calls, Sets Off Carbon Monoxide Alarms Residents across Gloucester County woke up to thick smoke from the 133-acre Pheasant Run wildfire in the Glassboro Wildlife Management Area last week, causing widespread smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to sound off early Friday morning, Nov. 8. The Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management warned that changing wind directions could further affect surrounding communities, including Glassboro, Washington Township, and Williamstown, where local fire departments have been fielding an “unprecedented” number of emergency calls. A TikTok video that shows smoke covering the area is title…

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
These Two New Jersey Counties Flipped From Red To Blue In 2020 These Two New Jersey Counties Flipped From Red To Blue In 2020
These Two New Jersey Counties Flipped From Red To Blue In 2020 As President Joe Biden cruised to victory in New Jersey in the 2020 presidential election, he got some help from two counties that went his way after voting for former President Donald Trump in 2016: Morris and Gloucester. Morris County went to Biden, 51.14% to 46.90%, 153,881 votes to 141,134 votes. It was a remarkable turnaround for a county that hadn't voted Democrat at the presidential level since Lyndon Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater in 1964.  In 2016, Morris County voted for Trump, who defeated Clinton 126,071 votes to 115,249 votes, 49.72% to 45.46%. In 2020, Sen. Cory Booker…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Route 31 Crash After Car Overturns In Ditch: Police Man Killed In Route 31 Crash After Car Overturns In Ditch: Police
Man Killed In Route 31 Crash After Car Overturns In Ditch: Police A 56-year-old Columbia resident was killed in a car crash on Route 31 in Warren County on the morning of Monday, Oct. 14, authorities said. At 5:43 a.m., officers responded to the car crash where they found a Chevy Avalanche had overturned, Washington Township police said. A preliminary investigation revealed the Chevy was traveling southbound on Route 31 north when it left the roadway, striking the guardrail and bridge abutment before rolling over into a ditch, police said. The driver of the Chevy was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Route 31 was closed for three and a half hours…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend Stabbed 29 Times In Bergen County Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend Stabbed 29 Times In Bergen County
Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend Stabbed 29 Times In Bergen County A 59-year-old Bergen County man has been convicted in the killing of his 51-year-old girlfriend in 2021, authorities announced. Patrick J. Camilli, 59, of Washington Township, was found guilty after a four-week trial beginning last September in the death of Mary Huber, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Camilli was found lying on top of Mary E. Huber on the floor of a Lexington Township Court home on Oct. 24, 2021, just after midnight, Musella said. A knife was found near Camilli at the scene. Huber had suffered multiple stab wounds and bruises and was taken to The Valley Hosp…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
WINNER! $20K Scratch Off Ticket Sold At Bergen County Store WINNER! $20K Scratch Off Ticket Sold At Bergen County Store
Winner! $20K Scratch Off Ticket Sold At Bergen County Store It was a terrific Thursday for a scratch off lottery player in Bergen County. A $20,000 loaded game sold in Washington Township won the big prize on Thursday, July 25. The ticket was sold at Township Stationery. The ticket features four game players. Players have eight winning numbers and 25 your numbers, with a prize amount below each of the your numbers play symbols.  If any of the winning numbers match any of the your numbers, players win the prize amount shown below the matched number(s). If a "Moneybag" symbol is revealed in any of the your numbers play spots, players automatical…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Twin Rutgers Grads, 23, Killed In Crash Were Each Other's Closest Friends, Obituaries Say Twin Rutgers Grads, 23, Killed In Crash Were Each Other's Closest Friends, Obituaries Say
Twin Rutgers Grads, 23, Killed In Crash Were Each Other's Closest Friends, Obituaries Say Services have been finalized for a pair of 23-year-old twin brothers killed in a Vineland crash. John and Patrick Mahoney, both of Washington Township, died in a collision on Tuesday, June 4 at Union and Mays Landing Roads, as previously reported by Daily Voice.  Police said John was driving a Toyota Yaris when he failed to yield to a Ford F-250 operated by an 81-year-old, which caused the crash. The Yaris driver was hospitalized as a precaution. Obituaries on the Egizi Funeral Home website for John and Patrick remember the two as being each other's closest friends and greatest advoca…

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by Cecilia Levine