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NJ Mom Joyce Wang, 35, Leaves Behind Young Daughter After Valiant Cancer Battle
Joyce Wang, of Haddonfield, died peacefully at home on Aug. 5 after a courageous battle with breast cancer, according to an obituary published by Madison Memorial Home. She was 35 years old. A GoFundMe organized by a friend says that Joyce persevered through several types of aggressive and painful cancers, including as a young mother to her now 21-month-old daughter, Hannah. "She made everyone’s lives better who were lucky enough to know her," her obit said. "She was a genuine and selfless individual who loved doing and seeing all acts of kindness, big or small. She truly saw the good in ev…
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Boat Driver Left Scene Of Crash That Injured Four People Near South Jersey Park, Troopers Say
Four people were hospitalized after a boat crashed near an Atlantic County park, officials said. In a Facebook post, the Dorothy Volunteer Fire Company said it responded to a marine rescue near Estell Manor Park in Mays Landing at around 5:42 p.m. on Sunday, July 28. Four victims were taken to hospitals with their injuries. A state police spokesperson said 37-year-old Daniel Bollinger of Egg Harbor City was driving an 18-foot boat in the South River. The boat went into a marsh area and hit several trees. Bollinger left the crash scene before troopers arrived and he later turned h…
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‘This Is Our Legacy:’ 1,150-Acre Nature Preserve Debuts In New Jersey
Rainbow Hill, a pristine nature preserve featuring an 8-acre lake, hiking trails, and farm fields nestled between Hunterdon and Somerset County, is officially open to the public. The New Jersey Conservation Foundation (NJ Conservation) held the grand opening for Rainbow Hill at Sourland Mountain Preserve — located just 30 miles east of Bucks County, PA — on Friday, Nov. 3. The site spans 1,150 acres and includes woodlands, fields, and several freshwater tributaries of the Neshanic River. Meanwhile, there are plenty of opportunities for passive recreational activities like hiking, horseback…
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Jersey Shore Hiker Collapses, Dies On Catskills Trail: Report
A hiker from New Jersey complaining of chest discomfort and breathing problems collapsed and died while hiking in the Catskills last weekend, officials said. The man was identified by the Times Union as Ravi K. Vegiraju, 50, of Morganville. The incident happened in Greene County in the hamlet of Lanesville around 8:50 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 16. According to officials with the Department of Conservation, the hiker collapsed on the Diamond Notch Trail in the Hunter-West Kill Wilderness Area. Members of Vegiraju's hiking group began CPR while another hiker called 911. Two nearby EMT…
Obituaries
PJ Angele Of Flemington Dies, 31
Paul "PJ" Angele of Flemington died on July 30 at Phoenixville Hospital Tower Health in Chester, PA. He was 31 years old. PJ graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School (Class of 2008) and had been working as a handyman for Happy Homes Maintenance the last two years, his obituary says. His obituary remembers him as the life of the party, with a passion for hiking, tattoos and the great outdoors. Committal was private.
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NJ Man Recovers From Venomous Snake Bite
A 21-year-old New Jersey man is recovering at home after he was bit by a copperhead snake, landing him in the hospital for three days. Kevin Murray of Pennington tells Daily Voice he was two minutes from his car on the way back from a sunset hike at Baldpate Mountain in Titusville when he felt a stinging sensation in his left ankle on Aug. 5. "At first I thought it was a bee or a wasp," he said. "I fell down and looked around, that’s when I saw the snake and put things together." Being that venomous snakes are uncommon in New Jersey, Murray thought he wouldn't have to worry about the …
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NJ Native, 39, Dies Hiking National Forest In Arizona
A New Jersey native died while hiking in a national forest. Michael Benedetto La Marca, 39, was hiking at Peralta Trailhead in Arizona's Tonto National Forest when he died Oct. 3, according to his obituary. More than 14,000 acres of the forest he died in was consumed by wildfire on the day of his death, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Circumstances around La Marca's death, however, were not made public, Born in Clinton, La Marca graduated from North Hunterdon Regional High School in 1999. La Marca had been living in Phoenix and working as the Director of Solar …
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: Sussex County Hiker Dubbed 'Calm Queen' In Close Encounter With Bear
A 25-year-old Monmouth County hiker has been dubbed the "Calm Queen" by internet users after a video of her slowly walking away from a black bear on a Sussex County hiking trail went viral. Julia Tupy of Eatontown was sitting on a lookout along "Stairway to Heaven" in Vernon when the bear came out of the woods, then went back in last Wednesday. Tupy and her three friends didn't think the animal would come out again. But moments later, Tupy looked up, and her friend Joe Kun, 24, also of Eatontown, looked stiff, she said. "I think we should move now," Kun said from behind the camera. Kun's …
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