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Family Rallies For Support After NJ Swimmer Found Dead In Delaware Water Gap: Fundraiser Family Rallies For Support After NJ Swimmer Found Dead In Delaware Water Gap: Fundraiser
Family Rallies For Support After NJ Swimmer Found Dead In Delaware Water Gap: Fundraiser A family was rallying for support after a Jackson Township man died while swimming in the Delaware Water Gap, according to a fundraising campaign. A GoFundMe page was created in memory of 24-year-old Jeysson Osorio Reyes. His body was found after he went missing in the Delaware River near Milford Beach in Milford, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, June 29. Osorio's GoFundMe page had raised more than $1,200 from at least 17 donations as of Wednesday, July 3. "I please ask all the people that if you can help with whatever comes from your heart," wrote Mayra Diaz, the fundraiser's org…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Teen Boy Dead, Sister Rescued After Sand Collapses In On NJ Beach Teen Boy Dead, Sister Rescued After Sand Collapses In On NJ Beach
Teen Boy Dead, Sister Rescued After Sand Collapses In On NJ Beach An 18-year-old boy died and his 17-year-old sister was rescued when sand collapsed in on them while they were digging at a New Jersey beach Tuesday, May 17, authorities said.  Levy Caverley, of Maine, was identified as the victim by Toms River police. He and his family were spending the afternoon at the beach, and he and his sister were digging a hole near the Seaview Road entrance on the barrier island when it collapsed in around 4:10 p.m., local police said. The girl was rescued while Levy was pronounced dead. Assisting on scene were Silverton EMS, Toms River EMS, Toms River F…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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2 Burn Victims Airlifted, 3 Firefighters Hurt In Toms River Blaze: Police 2 Burn Victims Airlifted, 3 Firefighters Hurt In Toms River Blaze: Police
2 Burn Victims Airlifted, 3 Firefighters Hurt In Toms River Blaze: Police Two fire victims had to be airlifted to Barnabas Burn Center in Livingston during a fire in Toms River, authorities said. Three firefighters and one police officer received treatment for minor injuries sustained during the fire.  On Sunday, March 20, at approximately 9:45 p.m. multiple police units, fire companies, and EMTs crews were dispatched to Mt. Everest Lane for a reported structure fire, police said. First responders located two victims with severe burns unconscious inside the residence.  When leaving the house fire on Mt. Everest Lane, a patrol officer was dri…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Brick Police Arrest Shoplifter, 62, With $3,500 In Cigarettes At Toms River Wawa Gas Station Brick Police Arrest Shoplifter, 62, With $3,500 In Cigarettes At Toms River Wawa Gas Station
Brick Police Arrest Shoplifter, 62, With $3,500 In Cigarettes At Toms River Wawa Gas Station A 62-year-old man from the Jersey Shore was arrested at a Wawa gas station, authorities said.  On Oct. 29 at 7:37 p.m. Brick patrol officers responded to the Wawa at 116 Brick Boulevard for a shoplifting call, according to Police Officer Victoria Finelli. Officers were able to view surveillance footage of a male subject who leaned over the cashier counter and grabbed a large brown box and exited the store, she said. The box contained a large amount of carton cigarettes with an estimated value of $3,500, Finelli said.  On Monday at 8 p.m., the suspect returned to the Wawa. At thi…

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by Jon Craig