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Abandoned Mineshaft Collapse Revealed As Cause Of Route 80 Sinkhole: DOT Abandoned Mineshaft Collapse Revealed As Cause Of Route 80 Sinkhole: DOT
Abandoned Mineshaft Collapse Revealed As Cause Of Route 80 Sinkhole: DOT The collapse of an abandoned mineshaft caused the massive sinkhole on Route 80 in Morris County, authorities said on Friday, Dec. 27. Route 80 eastbound remains closed after the 40-foot by 40-foot sinkhole appeared on the morning of Thursday, Dec. 26, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said. Crews have stabilized the area and began excavation work Thursday night in the right shoulder and right lane on I-80 eastbound, near mile post 34 in Wharton, the DOT said. Crews will continue working around the clock to complete the repair and reopen the highway as soon as possible, t…

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by Sam Barron
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Route 80 Sinkhole: Highway Remains Closed Day Later Route 80 Sinkhole: Highway Remains Closed Day Later
Route 80 Sinkhole: Highway Remains Closed Day Later A stretch of Route 80 remains closed Friday, Dec. 27, the day after a sinkhole opened forcing multiple closures and delays. According to the NJDOT site, the sinkhole is in the eastbound lanes near Exit 34 in Wharton. #BreakingNews: A #sinkhole is halting traffic on I-80 in Morris County as crews make emergency repairs - https://t.co/MO3jT4W3Hx#NewJersey pic.twitter.com/yjEhuc4mKI — News12NJ (@News12NJ) December 26, 2024 All lanes were closed as of Friday morning. The following detours are in place until further notice: Motorists on I-80 eastbound are being directed to take Exit…

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Wharton Man Gets Decade For Dealing Cocaine: Prosecutor Wharton Man Gets Decade For Dealing Cocaine: Prosecutor
Wharton Man Gets Decade For Dealing Cocaine: Prosecutor A 38-year-old Wharton man was sentenced to 10 years in state prison on Friday, Dec. 6 after previously pleading guilty to distributing cocaine, authorities said. Paul Agosto was originally arrested in 2022 following an investigation by the Sussex County Guns, Gangs and Narcotics Task Force along with multiple other law enforcement agencies including the United States Postal Service and the Morris County Prosecutors Office,  Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray said. Agosto pled guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, conspiring with others to…

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Morris County Man Gets 7 Years For Possessing Images Of Children Being Abused: Feds Morris County Man Gets 7 Years For Possessing Images Of Children Being Abused: Feds
Morris County Man Gets 7 Years For Possessing Images Of Children Being Abused: Feds A 53-year-old Morris County man was sentenced on Monday, Sept. 16, to seven years in prison for possessing and distributing child pornography, authorities said. For three weeks in 2021-2022,  Anselmo Girimonte, a Wharton resident, distributed material containing images and video files of child sexual abuse, via a publicly available online peer-to-peer file-sharing program, US Attorney Philip Sellinger said.  Law enforcement used undercover online sessions to access the P2P program and during these sessions a user shared multiple video files of adults sexually abusing prepubes…

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Retired Rockaway Rec Employee Timothy Angle, 64, Dies In Lafayette Motorcycle Crash Retired Rockaway Rec Employee Timothy Angle, 64, Dies In Lafayette Motorcycle Crash
Retired Rockaway Rec Employee Timothy Angle, 64, Dies In Lafayette Motorcycle Crash Timothy Angle, a 64-year-old Rockaway resident died from his injuries following a motorcycle crash in Thursday, July 4 in Lafayette Township, authorities said. Angle was riding his Victory motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Monroe Road when he veered off the roadway, overturned, crashed into a tree and was ejected from the vehicle, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Angle was transported to a nearby hospital and died on Tuesday, July 9, Lebron said. A lifelong Rockaway resident, Angle had recently retired from the Rockaway Township Parks and Recreation Dep…

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