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Real Estate
Entrepreneurs Struggling To Sell $25M New Jersey Mansion Prepare To Auction It Off
A massive South Jersey mansion that had been listed for just under $25 million is weeks away from being auctioned off. The home at 2801 Riverton Road in Moorestown was listed for a reserve price of $10 million with Kevin Steiger of Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty. The 40,000-square-foot mansion is owned by pharmacological entrepreneurs Calvin and Orsula Knowlton, who had been struggling to find a buyer, Steiger confirms. The mansion epitomizes opulence with multiple elevators, four floors, six fireplaces, a pub or tavern, a home gym and sauna, pu…
Police & Fire
Masturbating Convertible Driver Shows Up To Teens' NJ Lemonade Stand, Police Say
A 52-year-old New Jersey man was arrested for masturbating in front of and exposing himself to multiple people, including two teenage girls at their lemonade stand, authorities said. Brian J. Miller, of Maple Shade, first was seen masturbating with his pants down in his silver convertible while speaking to a woman outside of the CVS pharmacy on W. Main Street in Moorestown around 1:45 p.m. Sunday, July 28, police in Moorestown said. "The male spoke with the female for a short period until the female noticed the male had his pants pulled down, exposing his intimate parts, and was perfo…
Real Estate
Tech Genius' $5.5M Mansion Hits New Jersey Market
A mansion inspired by Hindu architectural philosophy and once owned by a tech mogul is up for sale in Burlington County. The six-bedroom, 11-bathroom home is listed for $5.5 million and is located on Tom Brown Road in Moorestown, according to a real estate listing from Compass Realty's Melissa Young. The 11,250-square-foot home was designed by Indian American tech mogul Dinesh Desai, the founder of Emtec who died in March, according to his obituary from Wooster Funeral Home. The home is compliant with Vastu, a Hindu system of interior design that intends to create…
News
Extradition Approved For 'So I Raped You' Gettysburg Student, Report Says
Almost three years after a warrant was issued for the arrest of a Pennsylvania college student's accused rapist, he was taken into custody in France, numerous outlets reported in May. Despite his appeal to not be extradited, a court ruled that he will be sent back to Pennsylvania for a trial, according to a release on Monday, July 8, AP reported. Ian Thomas Cleary, 31, who has been living in Europe for several years, was taken into custody in Metz in April 2024 a prosecutor told previously Associated Press. Cleary was accused of raping Gettysburg Co…
News
8K+ Without Power Amid Another Round Of Storms In New Jersey
More than 8,000 New Jersey residents were without power amid another round of storms on Sunday, June 22. PSE&G's outage map shows 5,341 were in the dark in Burlington County and more than 3,000 in Camden. The majority of the outages were in Maple Shade, Moorestown, Haddon and Pennsauken. In Union County, nearly 1,000 had lost power in Westfield. Smaller but more widespread outages were reported on the Jersey Shore, according to JCP&L, specifically in Long Branch, Red Bank, Asbury Park, Hazlet, Middletown, Keansburg, and Matawan. The National Weather Service had warned residen…
Police & Fire
NJ State Trooper Who Died During Training Leaves Behind Wife, Daughter (
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Arrangements have been finalized for New Jersey State Police Trooper II Marcellus E. Bethea, who died during training last week. Bethea, 33, had been training to join the TEAMS Unit, an emergency response unit "prepared to handle extra ordinary police emergencies," the NJSP website says. He died on Sunday, May 5. Gov. Phil Murphy said he died at headquarters in Ewing. It was not immediately clear how. According to his obituary, Bethea was born in Edison and grew up in Columbus, having graduated from Northern Burlington Regional High School in 2009 and Rowan Un…
Real Estate
Celebrity Chef's NJ Home Where Helicopter Santa Landed Every Christmas Listed At $3.89M
A sprawling South Jersey home owned by a celebrity chef is up for sale for $3.89 million. The 9,178-square-foot home at 343 Bridgeboro Road in Moorestown was custom-built in 2005 just as Robert "Bobby Chez" Sliwowski's seafood business was going full steam. 343 Bridgeboro Road in Moorestown. Steve Edwards 343 Bridgeboro Road in Moorestown. Steve Edwards 343 Bridgeboro Road in Moorestown. Steve Edwards "Every aspect of the home has been meticulously crafted, with a compulsive focus on even the minutest details," according to the real estate listing. Listing agent Melis…
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Trooper Dies During Training: Officials
A New Jersey State Police trooper has died suddenly, the department said. Trooper II Marcellus E. Bethea, who worked in Troop D at the Moorestown station, died during training, Colonel Patrick J. Callahan said. Bethea was an eight-year NJSP veteran and was a member of the 156th State Police Class. According to New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin, Bethea had been training to join the TEAMS Unit, an emergency response unit "prepared to handle extra ordinary police emergencies," the NJSP website says. Gov. Phil Murphy said he died at headquarters in Ewing.&nb…
Police & Fire
NJ Couple Convicted Of Turning Immigrants Into Slaves
UPDATE: A South Jersey couple was convicted of forcing a pair of undocumented immigrants into slavery after luring them to America. Bolaji Bolarinwa, 50, and Isiaka Bolarinwa, 67, of Moorestown were discovered when one of the victims told her college professor, who alerted the FBI, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip Sellinger said. Originally from Nigeria, the couple were living in New Jersey as U.S. citizens when they recruited two victims to follow them, Sellinger said. They "engaged in an egregious bait-and-switch, luring the victims with false promises of a life and an education …
Obituaries
NJ's Alexis DeLuca Dies Suddenly, 20: Obituary
Alexis Nicole DeLuca, of Moorestown, died suddenly on March 22, according to an obituary published by Falco, Caruso & Leonard Funeral Home. She was 20 years old. Alexis was a 2021 graduate of the Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, VA, her obituary said. After graduation, Alexis worked for the US Post Office in Rio Grande. My heart hurts beyond belief. So incredibly hard to watch one of my best friends Kathy Raroha embark on this path. No... Posted by Kimberly Brody Muckenfuss on Sunday, March 24, 2024 While she was in high school, she worked as a lifeguard and swi…
News
Tennis Coach Wrote Poems, Showed Nude Photos To Teen During Lesson In South Jersey: Cops
A 60-year-old tennis coach has been arrested after authorities said he showed naked photo of himself to a teen girl during lessons and placed poems and cards in her bag for nearly two years, police in South Jersey said. Ovidiu V. Dragos, 60, of Moorestown, showed the 15-year-old girl a nude photo of himself on his cell phone twice during group tennis lessons at the Cherry Hill Health and Racquet Club, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. Dragos also placed numerous letters, cards, poems, and gifts in the victim’s tennis ba…
Police & Fire
Former South Jersey Police Officer Indicted For Leaking College Women's Nude Pics: Prosecutors
A former Mount Laurel police officer was indicted after prosecutors said he hacked into the social media accounts of female college students and leaked nude pictures of them. A grand jury issued an indictment against 24-year-old Ayron Taylor of Moorestown on 96 counts, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw announced on Tuesday, Feb. 22. He was charged in 2022 and investigators said he illegally accessed more than 5,000 student email accounts from Rowan College at Burlington County. Taylor was indicted on Thursday, Feb. 15. He was charged with 54 counts of elements of computer th…
Sports
Meet GF Of Raven's Tight End Mark Andrews
The fun has only just begun for Elena Yates and Mark Andrews. The social media ambassador whose LinkedIn shows she hails from Moorestown, NJ has her first season of being an NFL girlfriend in the books, as the Baltimore Raven's lost their spot in Super Bowl LVIII to the KC Chiefs 17-10 last weekend. Still, the 21-year-old College of Charleston senior there are more good times ahead. "Loved watching you do what you do best," she captioned an Instagram album this week. "Can’t wait to be back & better than ever!! Until next season." In a TikTok video, the Tri-Delt said the two began dati…
Police & Fire
Pair Found With Defaced Gun After Galloway Vehicle Break-In: Police
Two men from South Jersey were arrested after they broke into someone's car and had a defaced gun, authorities said. Galloway Township police said they received a call from a potential theft victim at around 2:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The man said he had checked his surveillance footage and saw someone broke into his vehicle at around 1:30 a.m. Officers began checking the area and noticed a Nissan Altima parked on Smithville Boulevard. Two men were inside the car and police found the men had a defaced gun. Police arrested 33-year-old Ahmed Ismail of Moorestown and 19-year-old Tori…
Weather
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In NJ From Latest Winter Storm
The National Weather Service has released snow totals from the latest winter storm. In New Jersey, the most amount of snow from the Friday, Jan. 19 storm appears to have fallen in Hopewell Township (Cumberland County) and Mount Royal (Gloucester County), where 6.5 inches of snow were reported. Atlantic County: Dorothy, a section of Weymouth, got 6.4 inches, the most amount of snow across Atlantic County. Six inches fell in Atlantic City, 5.6 in Mullica Township, 5.5 in Mays Landing, and on average, between 2 and 6 inches across the county. Burlington County: Medford Township…
News
NJ Mall Getting Gaming Overhaul After Voters Overturn 60-Year-Old Law
Moorestown residents have spoken: The New Jersey State Amusement Games Licensing Law is so 1959. Sixty-seven percent of Moorestown residents voted in favor of reversing the law — which bans businesses that offer games of chance with prizes, and has been in effect within the municipality for 60 years — this past Election Day. That means a big revitalization for the Moorestown Mall, the second-largest taxpayer for the municipality, according to Mayor Nicole Gillespie. "The vision for the revitalization includes things you wouldn't have expect to see in a mall," Gillespie tells Daily Voice.&n…
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Final Facebook Posts Portray Beauty That Was NJ Tractor Trailer Driver Killed In Maryland Crash
Positivity and optimism drip from the Facebook posts shared by 56-year-old Delando Woody in the days before his death. The Moorestown, NJ man was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Tuesday morning, March 14 in on Interstate 95 in Maryland. "We put too much pressure on ourselves. be kind to yourself today, you deserve it," Woody posted on Saturday, March 11. The day before his death, he wrote: "Good morning and happy Monday . What I know, what you know, what anyone knows is only a small fraction of the way the world works. "That’s a good thing to keep in mind. Begin with the accurate a…
Business
This Cafe Has Best Pie In NJ, Yelp Says
Apple, pumpkin or banana cream — there are plenty of flavors to choose from and even more pies to sample in New Jersey. There's just one, though, that Yelp says is better than all the rest. Pie Lady Cafe in Moorestown was ranked the best pie place in New Jersey, according to the website's list of Best Pie in Every State. And when you go, you've just got to try the Cherry Almond Pie, Yelp says. Family owned, the Pie Lady Cafe was founded in 2008 out of a labor of love, its website says. While it all started with pie, the menu boasts all types of baked goods — Yelpers particularly love the …
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! Accused $76,000 Gunpoint Bank Robber Captured By Marshals In Passaic Fits The Profile
An ex-con captured by federal Marshals in Passaic after authorities said he robbed a South Jersey bank of $76,000 at gunpoint during Christmas week fit the profile, investigators said. William Ray, 43, of East Orange, is, in fact, being eyed in at least one other bank holdup, as well, just weeks earlier and barely seven miles away. It was shortly after 4:30 p.m. last Dec. 22 that a robber identified as Ray held employees at gunpoint at the Investors Bank on Route 70 in Cherry Hill. After trying and failing to lock them in the vault, he fled with the cash, authorities said. It was a fairly …
Real Estate
Majestic Mansion Selling For $25M In South Jersey
A seven-bedroom, 10-bathroom mansion is for sale on 7.7 acres of land in Burlington County. The 40,000-square-foot home in Moorestown, listed by Sothebys Real Estate, also features majestic staircases, a spacious kitchen and a bar with a billiards table. It's selling for $24.95 million. There are six fireplaces, a home theatre, a gym, an indoor pool and multiple elevators servicing four floors. There's also a wine cellar and chapel/meditation room for quiet time. The listing reads: "Artisan builders have utilized modern technology and the finest materials in developing a legacy home that …
Business
7-Eleven Selling These 18 New Jersey Locations
7-Eleven Inc. is looking to sell or lease 73 of its stores, 18 of which are in New Jersey. NRC Realty & Capital Advisors LLC is helping with the process, having posted a list of all of the sites along with a bid deadline of Tuesday, Nov. 1. Some of the stores are some of the 3,800 Speedway stores that 7-Eleven purchased in May 2021. The New Jersey stores touting for sale signs are: Colonia, Saint Georges Avenue Scotch Plains, Park Avenue Newark, Broad Street Newark, Market Street Newark, Ferry Street Butler, Route 23 Elmwood Park, Broadway Holmdel, Route 35 Hackettstown, Main Street…
Schools
These Are The Best School Districts In NJ, Website Says
Three New Jersey school districts have been ranked among the 50 best in America. Millburn came in at No. 29, Northern Valley Regional is ranked No. 33 and Princeton came in at No. 43 on Niche.com's latest rankings. Those three districts topped the list for 2023 Best School Districts in New Jersey, released Tuesday, Sept. 27. Here are the top 20 best districts in the state, according to Niche (scroll for a link to the complete list): Millburn Pubic Schools Northern Valley Regional HS District Princeton Public Schools West Windsor-Polainsboro Regional Schools Ridgewood Public Schools Tenafl…
Police & Fire
Catalytic Converters Stolen From 9 School Buses In South Jersey: Police
Catalytic converters were stolen from nine mini-school buses at a South Jersey high school over the weekend, authorities said. Surveillance footage shows a white utility truck enter Moorestown High School’s parking lot at 11:59 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, Moorestown police said. Police said it’s believed two suspects are responsible, though a description was not available. They released a photo of the truck involved. The valuable metal from catalytic converters is often sold to scrap yards. Anyone with information is asked to call Moorestown police at 856-914-3092 or email detectives@moorestow…
News
Update
: Woman Who Shot, Killed Younger Sister In Little Ferry Captured By NJ State Police
UPDATE: A 27-year-old Florida woman was charged with murder for killing her younger sister with a point-blank gunshot to the head in their mother's Little Ferry home, authorities said. Angielly Dominguez, 27, was headed south on the New Jersey Turnpike in her boyfriend's Ford Mustang early Tuesday evening, March 22, when State Police nabbed her in Cherry Hill, nearly 90 miles from the scene of the sororicide, law enforcement sources confirmed. There were five guns in the trunk of the vehicle, which her boyfriend had reported stolen along with the weapons, they said. Dominguez had driven …
News
NJ Couple Charged By Feds With Making Slaves Of Illegals
A South Jersey couple forced a pair of undocumented immigrants into slavery by threatening to expose them, federal authorities charged. Bolaji Bolarinwa, 47, physically abused both victims while threatening to turn them in if they didn't comply, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and Civil Rights Division Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in a joint statement. Bolarinwa "knew that both victims had entered the United States illegally and harbored them from detection for her own financial gain," it says. She also confiscated both of their passports and visas, the statement says. …
Police & Fire
6 Thieves Targeted Luxury Cars, Led Police Pursuits Across NJ: AG Charges In Indictment
Six members of a luxury car theft ring that targeted dealerships and high-end cars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars are named in an indictment filed by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office. The defendants from Newark, East Orange and Blackwood arrested in "Operation Dealer No Deal" targeted dealerships in Essex, Hudson, Bergen, and Union and took key fobs to steal the luxury vehicles off the lots, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today said. The defendants (listed below) were charged in connection with thefts of 22 vehicles valued at over $787,000 …
Real Estate
Ben Simmons Lists Philadelphia, South Jersey Homes
Philadelphia 76er Ben Simmons is outta here. The point guard has listed his Moorestown, NJ and Philadelphia residences. Simmons recently asked to be traded, despite having four years left on his $177 million contract. He purchased an all-black farmhouse in Los Angeles for $17.5 million. The first residence go on the market was Simmons' Philadelphia condo. The high-rise home in the Ritz-Carlton Residences is listed for $3.1 million. Simmons also apparently listed his Moorestown, NJ home. Here’s a picture of the for sale sign outside Ben Simmons’ residence in Moorestown. pic.twitter.c…
Police & Fire
Solar Panel Salesman Allegedly Stole $75,000 From His Central Jersey Employer, Prosecutor Says
A 44-year-old solar panel salesman from Burlington County has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $75,000 from his former employer in South Amboy, authorities said. Brett Cooper, 44, of Moorestown, was charged with second-degree theft, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. An investigation found that Cooper collected payments from solar panel customers, which he allegedly withheld from his South Amboy-based employer, Solar Me USA, Ciccone said. The investigation found that Cooper allegedly deposited those payments into a business acc…
Business
South Jersey Accountant, 80, Sentenced For Embezzling $2.5M From Employer, Prosecutor Says
An 80-year-old accountant from Burlington County is going to state prison for allegedly stealing more than $2.5 million from his employer, authorities said. Charles Esposito of Hainesport was sentenced to five years in prison for embezzling millions of dollars over a 14-year period, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. The octogenarian was working as an accounting manager in Moorestown, NJ, when the alleged thefts occurred, Coffina said. The alleged thefts were uncovered by Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope Inc., which has offices and production plants in o…
Police & Fire
9 More Men Busted In Massive South Jersey Child Porn Sting, Prosecutor Says
A multi-agency child porn sting in South Jersey led to the arrest of nine more child pornography suspects, authorities said. Operation Safe Quarantine took place during the COVD-19 pandemic when many children stayed indoors on cellphones and computers, Coffina said. The year-long sting included federal, state and local detectives. Investigators. They tracked down and arrested a total of 46 online predators including those possessing or sharing child pornography, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Newly charged with endangering the welfare of a c…
News
Support Surges For South Jersey Student Battling Brain Cancer
A community in Burlington County is rallying behind a high school student who is battling aggressive brain cancer. Instead of visiting colleges and preparing for the senior prom, Jadon Phillips has been undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments. The Delran High School football star also hoped to be trying out for some college teams. This GoFundMe page has been created by friends for his mother, Caisse Gore, to help with her 17-year-old son's medical bills and other expenses. Jadon also needs an accessible van and a ramp because he is unable to walk. There's been no …
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