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Body Of Missing Man, 79, Recovered From Lake Hopatcong, Prosecutor Says
The body of a 79-year-old man who disappeared in Lake Hopatcong was recovered Monday morning, June 24, authorities said.
Authorities were called to the lake in Roxbury Saturday, June 22 around 7:30 p.m., when the Landing man, who has not been identified, went in but did not emerge, as previously reported by Daily Voice.
A massive search effort was launched but suspended overnight, authorities said. The effort resumed Sunday morning, however, water conditions and visibility hindered recovery efforts, and the search was suspended Sunday night, a spokesperson for the county prosecutor's office…
Stephen Gallagher, Former Police Chief In Morris County, Dies At 66
Stephen Gallagher, who served as police chief in Hanover Township, died recently at the age of 66, according to his obituary.
Born in Montclair, Gallagher spent most of his life in Morris Plains and had recently moved to Waretown, his obituary reads. After earning his degree from the College of St. Elizabeth, Gallagher became Chief of Police for the Township of Hanover, retiring in 2016 after 34 years serving the township, according to his obituary.
Gallagher also served as President of the Morris County Police Chief Association, was a member of the Morris Plains Rotary and volunteered for …
Busted: Police Nab Pair In String Of Morris County Car Burglaries
Police in Morris County arrested a pair they say carried out a string of early-morning car burglaries.
Thomas Berry, 31, and Samantha Delano, 26, are accused of breaking into cars on Shore Road in Lake Hopatcong and stealing various personal property on Feb. 16 around 6:10 a.m., Jefferson Township Police said.
Berry, of Wharton, and Delano, of Stanhope, were identified by witnesses and taken into custody, where they were charged with burglary and theft, authorities said.
Berry was taken to Morris County Correctional Facility while Delano was released on a summons.
Both suspects are schedu…
Colleagues Remember Drowned Boater Jason Gil As Caring, Compassionate Medical Tech
The community is rallying for the family of a Mount Arlington man who drowned after falling from a boat on Lake Hopatcong this weekend.
The body of Jason Gil, 24, was spotted early Monday morning by Jefferson boater, New Jersey State Police said.
The boat's operator, Nicholas Zarantonello, 24 of Lake Hopatcong, was under the influence at the time of the incident, NJSP said. He was arrested and charged with boating under the influence, and released pending a court date.
More than $2,300 was raised on a GoFundMe for Gil's family as of Monday afternoon.
"Jason was a valued employee at T…
Update: Body Of Drowned Boater Recovered, Operator Charged With DUI
The search for a 24-year-old man who fell off a boat into Lake Hopatcong ended Monday morning, when another boated spotted his body on the lake, authorities said.
Jason Gil, 24 of Mount Arlington, fell from a pontoon boat in Jefferson around 7:40 p.m. Saturday evening, New Jersey State Police said.
The boat's operator, Nicholas Zarantonello, 24 of Lake Hopatcong, was under the influence at the time of the incident, according to NJSP.
Zarantonello was arrested and charged with boating under the influence, and released pending a court date.
The Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office was pe…
Closed! Bacteria Levels In Greenwood Lake Are 10X Above State Health Standard
Greenwood Lake is New Jersey’s fourth to contain a harmful algae bloom this summer.
Bacteria levels from the HAB are nearly 10 times higher than the state health standard, water samples taken Monday show.
Cyanobacteria levels from the New Jersey side of the lake were 212,000 cells per milliliter (state standard is 20,000 cells per milliliter), DEP lab results show.
The lowest sample taken showed 90,000 cells per milliliter, and that was taken from the middle section of the lake.
The northern section showed 61,000 and Browns Point, a park on the West Milford lake, was 148,000.
Water s…
