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'Good Times' Star John Amos, Of New Jersey, Died In August, Family Announces 'Good Times' Star John Amos, Of New Jersey, Died In August, Family Announces
'Good Times' Star John Amos, Of New Jersey, Died In August, Family Announces John Amos, who played the father on the 1970s sitcom "Good Times" and grew up in East Orange and lived in Tewksbury, died in August at the age of 84, his family announced Tuesday, Oct. 1. Born in Newark, Amos attended East Orange High School. His parents divorced when he was two and Amos supported his family by working as a garbage collector and street cleaner, according to the Washington Post. Amos attempted to play professional football but was cut from the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs and went into acting. He later appeared on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" before being cast as Jam…

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by Sam Barron
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2.9 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles New Jersey 2.9 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles New Jersey
2.9 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles New Jersey New Jersey was rattled by a small earthquake on Friday morning, May 24, the USGS reports. It happened at 3:50 a.m. in Tewksbury, approximately 6 kilometers southwest of Gladstone, the USGS says. The Ramapo Fault System, which runs through NY, PA, NJ, MD, and VA, has clearly been a hot spot.  Countless quakes and aftershocks have developed along the system since the 4.8-magnitude earthquake on April 5.

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
2.9 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles New Jersey 2.9 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles New Jersey
2.9 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles New Jersey New Jersey continues to be shaken by aftershocks. The latest, following the 4.8 magnitude quake that rocked the area on April 5, occurred just before 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, according to the USGS. This aftershock was among the highest in magnitude of the dozens of aftershocks since the initial earthquake. It was reported 7 km WSW of Gladstone, and according to the USGS map, east of Tewksbury. People as far as Massachusetts reported feeling the earthquake, but it appeared to have been clearest felt in the Garden State, with Boonton and Kearny residents reporting a III on the MMI…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Six Suspected Armed Robbers Arrested Following Route 78 Pursuit: NJSP Six Suspected Armed Robbers Arrested Following Route 78 Pursuit: NJSP
Six Suspected Armed Robbers Arrested Following Route 78 Pursuit: Njsp Six people suspected of involvement in an armed robbery were arrested following a pursuit with multiple police departments on Route 78 on Saturday, New Jersey State Police said on Facebook. At 9:05 a.m., Newark police were pursuing a vehicle westbound on I-78 in Tewksbury, state police said.  The vehicle came to a stop and the six suspects fled the scene on foot, police said. With the assistance of K-9 and Aviation units, the suspects were apprehended and a firearm was recovered, police said.  Troopers from Somerville Station, Perryville Station and police in Tewksbury and Readin…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
ICE Puts Hold On Inmate Charged With String Of Sex Assaults In Bergen, Hudson ICE Puts Hold On Inmate Charged With String Of Sex Assaults In Bergen, Hudson
ICE Puts Hold On Inmate Charged With String Of Sex Assaults In Bergen, Hudson An accused North Jersey serial sex offender isn't going anywhere now. ICE has placed a detainer on Fokam Ngongang Parfait, a former Montclair High School football star who's accused in a series of sexual assaults at hotels in Saddle Brook and Secaucus. The 25-year-old repeat offender has been held in the Bergen County Jail since his arrest by detectives from the county prosecutor's office on March 31. Parfait was initially charged with kidnapping, raping and robbing a victim at gunpoint in Saddle Brook on March 24. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said investigators from his Special …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Gunpoint Rapist Robbed, Kidnapped One Of His Saddle Brook Victims: Prosecutor Gunpoint Rapist Robbed, Kidnapped One Of His Saddle Brook Victims: Prosecutor
Gunpoint Rapist Robbed, Kidnapped One Of His Saddle Brook Victims: Prosecutor Authorities on Friday seized a former Montclair High School football star who they said kidnapped and robbed one of multiple rape victims at gunpoint in Saddle Brook. There may be other victims, they said. Fokam Parfait, a 25-year-old repeat offender, fled the kidnapping rape on a motorcycle last Friday, March 24, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in announcing his arrest a week later. Investigators from his Special Victims Unit and Saddle Brook police found that Parfait had also sexually assaulted “multiple” victims while armed in the township. Parfait – who played safety and lin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Hunterdon County Man Killed As SUV Veers Across Rt. 78, Goes Up In Flames: State Police Hunterdon County Man Killed As SUV Veers Across Rt. 78, Goes Up In Flames: State Police
Hunterdon County Man Killed As SUV Veers Across Rt. 78, Goes Up In Flames: State Police A Hunterdon County man was killed after he veered across both sides of Rt. 78 in an SUV that then went up in flames, state police said. The crash occurred just before 6:05 a.m. in both sides of Rt. 78 near milepost 24.8 in Tewksbury on Friday, Oct. 7, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. Anthony W. Guglielmo, 77, was driving a 2017 Chevrolet Trax east on the on-ramp from CR 523 to Rt. 78 east when he ran off the left side, entered the right shoulder of Rt. 78, re-entered the on-ramp and hit the back of a Mercedes-Benz, Marchan said. Guglielmo then continued east, heading off t…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Serious Injuries Reported In Rt. 78 Crash, Traffic Diverted From Area: State Police (UPDATE) Serious Injuries Reported In Rt. 78 Crash, Traffic Diverted From Area: State Police (UPDATE)
Serious Injuries Reported In Rt. 78 Crash, Traffic Diverted From Area: State Police (Update) A crash on Route 78 resulted in serious injuries and a traffic diversion early in the morning on Friday, Oct. 7, state police said. The crash, which involved serious injuries, occurred in the eastbound lanes near milepost 24.8 in Tewksbury just before 6:10 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com. Traffic was being diverted from the area for the investigation as of 10 a.m., Curry said. Meanwhile, eastbound drivers were experiencing delays of up to nearly two hours west of exit 15 in Union Township to east of exit 24 in Tewksbury Township as the crash was investigated. Heavy tr…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Victim Rescued From Crumpled Car, Taken To Trauma Center After Route 78 Crash (PHOTOS) Victim Rescued From Crumpled Car, Taken To Trauma Center After Route 78 Crash (PHOTOS)
Victim Rescued From Crumpled Car, Taken To Trauma Center After Route 78 Crash (Photos) One person had to be extricated from a crumpled car and taken to a nearby trauma center following a crash on Route 78 in Hunterdon County, authorities said. The crash occurred near the intersection of Route 78 and Route 523 in Tewksbury on the morning of Tuesday, April 12, according to the Whitehouse Rescue Squad. Photos show the nearly unrecognizable vehicle after it had struck a telephone pole near an underpass. The victim was safely removed from the car and taken to the local trauma center for treatment, the rescue squad said. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. Assisti…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
State Police: Two Cars Collide With Tractor-Trailer Carrying Carbon Dioxide On Route 78 State Police: Two Cars Collide With Tractor-Trailer Carrying Carbon Dioxide On Route 78
State Police: Two Cars Collide With Tractor-Trailer Carrying Carbon Dioxide On Route 78 All lanes had reopened Thursday morning after a tractor-trailer carrying carbon dioxide collided with two other vehicles on Route 78 in Hunterdon County, state police said. The crash occurred around Exit 24 near County Highway 523 in Tewksbury just after 6:30 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. The westbound lanes were temporarily closed while crews moved the vehicles to the shoulder of the road and had them towed, police said. No serious injuries were reported as a result of the crash, Curry said. The scene was cleared with westbound lanes reopened about an hour later.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Elderly Man Fights Off Raccoon Walking Dogs In Hunterdon County Park Elderly Man Fights Off Raccoon Walking Dogs In Hunterdon County Park
Elderly Man Fights Off Raccoon Walking Dogs In Hunterdon County Park An elderly man walking his dogs was attacked by a raccoon in a Hunterdon County park over the weekend. The animal bit the 79-year-old man's pants legs and refused to let go in Christie Hoffman Farm Park in Tewksbury, around 7 p.m. Friday, Chief Tim Barlow said. The man was able to fight off the raccoon, and later went to a local hospital for treatment for scratches to his arm. Neither of his dogs were hurt, police said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Falling Tree Kills Pickup Driver On Route 517 Falling Tree Kills Pickup Driver On Route 517
Falling Tree Kills Pickup Driver On Route 517 A driver was killed after a tree fell on his pickup truck on Route 517 in Tewksbury Saturday, authorities said. The man was heading northbound on Route 517 when a tree fell on his 2008 Toyota Tacoma near mile marker 2.6 just after 3 p.m., Chief Timothy Barlow said. EMS crews from nearby districts responded to help extricate the driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Route 517 was closed for about 90 minutes but has since been reopened, authorities said. The identity of the driver was withheld pending notification of next of kin. This is a developing story. Check bac…

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by Valerie Musson
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Wasps Released In Delaware Water Gap Will Kill Beetle Found Eating North Jersey's Ash Trees Wasps Released In Delaware Water Gap Will Kill Beetle Found Eating North Jersey's Ash Trees
Wasps Released In Delaware Water Gap Will Kill Beetle Found Eating North Jersey's Ash Trees Several species of small wasps that attack the eggs of a tree-eating beetle found in North Jersey were released last weekend within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, according to a recent report. The adult and pupae wasps are native to Asian areas where the emerald ash borer (beetles) are from. The Asian-native emerald ash borer beetles attack ash trees and have been detected in parts of New Jersey, as well as across the U.S. This year, the EAB has been detected in the following areas of New Jersey, according to the state's agricultural department: BERGEN: Glen Rock CAMDEN…

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by Cecilia Levine