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School Crossing Guard Dies Protecting Students In South Jersey Crash, Police Say School Crossing Guard Dies Protecting Students In South Jersey Crash, Police Say
School Crossing Guard Dies Protecting Students In South Jersey Crash, Police Say A Burlington City school crossing guard was killed while shielding two children from an oncoming car, authorities said. Bruce Morlack, 74, died in the crash on Friday, Dec. 6, the City of Burlington Police Department said in a news release. He was escorting two students across Jacksonville Road and James Street in a marked crosswalk when a 2015 Chrysler 200 struck him just after 7:20 a.m. In a letter to the school community, superintendent John Russell praised Morlack's heroic actions and offered support to students and families. "Our thoughts and prayers are with …

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Home: Bernardsville FD Car Crashes Into Home: Bernardsville FD
Car Crashes Into Home: Bernardsville FD A car overturned and crashed into a home in Bernardsville on Sunday evening, Nov. 3, authorities said. At 11:10 p.m., firefighters responded to the crash on Pill Hill Road and found car partially overturned and into a home, Bernardsville Fire Co. No. 1 & First Aid Squad said. Firefighters were able to stabilize the car and both occupants had minor injuries, authorities said. The occupants of the home were unharmed and the home was  checked for hazardous structural damage, authorities said.

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by Sam Barron
Business
Spirit Halloween Bringing 4 Spirit Christmas Stores To NJ: Here's Where Spirit Halloween Bringing 4 Spirit Christmas Stores To NJ: Here's Where
Spirit Halloween Bringing 4 Spirit Christmas Stores To NJ: Here's Where Spirit Halloween is decking the halls with Spirit Christmas. The pop-up Halloween costume and decor company is opening 10 Spirit Christmas stores across New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Connecticut (scroll for a list of locations). "Each store offers a unique shopping experience, brimming with a vast assortment of holiday décor, apparel, inflatables, gifts, and stocking stuffers," company spokeswoman Nikki Balles said in a statement to Daily Voice.  "Guests can meet Santa for their annual Christmas card photo and receive a free digital postcard featuring you and Santa. Wander …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Asbury Park Artist With 'Light-Filled Soul' Critically Stabbed On Labor Day: Fundraiser Asbury Park Artist With 'Light-Filled Soul' Critically Stabbed On Labor Day: Fundraiser
Asbury Park Artist With 'Light-Filled Soul' Critically Stabbed On Labor Day: Fundraiser An Asbury Park photographer was critically injured when she was stabbed while walking with a friend on Labor Day, according to a fundraising campaign. A GoFundMe page said Andrea Laign was the victim of the afternoon Asbury Avenue stabbing on Monday, Sept. 2. The fundraiser called her a "beloved member of our creative family" in the city. The GoFundMe had raised more than $4,200 from at least 59 donations as of Thursday, Sept. 5. "It is devastating that this sweet, talented, light-filled soul is a victim of such a violent crime," wrote Michaela Murray, the fundrais…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Hit By Vehicle, Killed In Central Jersey: Prosecutors Bicyclist Hit By Vehicle, Killed In Central Jersey: Prosecutors
Bicyclist Hit By Vehicle, Killed In Central Jersey: Prosecutors A bicyclist was hit by a vehicle and killed in a crash in Holmdel, authorities said. Holmdel police responded to the wreck on Bethany Road on Monday, Aug. 12, a spokesperson for the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. The crash happened near the intersection with Galway Drive just before 8 a.m. The 65-year-old Holmdel man was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The vehicle's driver remained at the scene and no charges or summonses have been filed as of Tuesday, Aug. 13. The crash investigation closed Bethany between Hillcrest and Line roads. The road was reopened by 11:10 a.m.…

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by Chris Spiker
Real Estate
Tech Genius' $5.5M Mansion Hits New Jersey Market Tech Genius' $5.5M Mansion Hits New Jersey Market
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…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Man Masturbated At Target: Bridgewater PD (PHOTO) Man Masturbated At Target: Bridgewater PD (PHOTO)
Man Masturbated At Target: Bridgewater PD (Photo) A man masturbated in front of another customer at Target on Thursday, Aug. 1 in Bridgewater, authorities said. The suspect arrived and exited the parking lot of the Target in the Bridgewater Promenade at 200 Promenade Blvd. in a gray Hyundai Elantra, Bridgewater police said.  Anyone with information is asked to contact police at gvandoren@bridgewaternj.gov or by phone at 908-722-4111 ext. 4189. 

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
3 Airlifted In Airborne Crash At Popular Old School NJ Ice Cream Shop 3 Airlifted In Airborne Crash At Popular Old School NJ Ice Cream Shop
3 Airlifted In Airborne Crash At Popular Old School NJ Ice Cream Shop Three people were airlifted with life-threatening injuries in a wild crash at an old-school New Jersey ice cream shop this weekend, police said. A 65-year-old Mays Landing resident was behind the wheel of a Honda Pilot heading south in the right lane of Route 73, just before noon on Saturday, June 8, winslow police said.  The car was approaching the West Fleming Pike intersection when the driver veered into the shoulder then off the roadway. The Honda went onto Mr. Bill's Richman's Ice Cream & Burger restaurant and collided with landscaping materials. The impact sent the vehi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Falls 14 Feet Down Butler Elevator Shaft Helping Person With Hand Stuck In Doors Man Falls 14 Feet Down Butler Elevator Shaft Helping Person With Hand Stuck In Doors
Man Falls 14 Feet Down Butler Elevator Shaft Helping Person With Hand Stuck In Doors A 59-year-old man remained in critical but stable condition Monday after falling through an elevator shaft in a Butler building while helping a person who had their hands stuck in the doors, authorities said. The man fell through a shaft at 10 Park Place after trying to open the elevator door for a person who had their hand stuck around 10:55 p.m. Saturday, Butler police Lt. Michael Moeller said. When the good Samaritan opened the door, he stepped back and fell down the shaft near Unit 4A, Moeller said. The man was bleeding from his head when Butler firefighters extricated him, and tu…

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by Cecilia Levine