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These 10 NJ Stop & Shop Stores Have Closed These 10 NJ Stop & Shop Stores Have Closed
These 10 NJ Stop & Shop Stores Have Closed New Jersey officially has 10 fewer Stop & Shop stores. The 10 underperforming locations closed were among 32 nationwide that the grocer announced would be closing by year's end. Stop & Shop has kept 350 stores open, including 47 in New Jersey. The stores that closed on or before Nov. 2 were: 1083 Inman Ave., Edison 1049 US Highway 1 South, Edison 4861 US Highway 9, Howell 1278 US Highway 22, Phillipsburg 581 Stelton Rd., Piscataway 625 Paterson Ave., Carlstadt 1221 State Route 27, Franklin Township 130 Skyline Dr., Ringwood 505 Richmond Ave, Point Pleasant Beach 2275 West County …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ex-Con Driving On 2 Flats Found With Gun, Hollow-Point Bullets At NJ School: Cops Ex-Con Driving On 2 Flats Found With Gun, Hollow-Point Bullets At NJ School: Cops
Ex-Con Driving On 2 Flats Found With Gun, Hollow-Point Bullets At NJ School: Cops A 49-year-old Burlington Township ex-convict was found with a loaded gun and drugs at a Somerset County school one early-morning this week, authorities said. Police in Franklin Township were notified around 6:10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, that someone was driving on two flat tires on the property of a local private school, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Arriving officers found Quincy K. Clark coming out of the bushes with his hands in his pockets, they said. Officers conducting the investigation found a high-capacity ammunition magazine on Clark, and a more extensive sea…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Dad Killed In NJ Crash Was Driving Home From Work, Loved Ones Say Dad Killed In NJ Crash Was Driving Home From Work, Loved Ones Say
Dad Killed In NJ Crash Was Driving Home From Work, Loved Ones Say Support is on the rise for a New Jersey family after their patriarch was killed in a crash after work. Alex Folnagy, 31, of Somerset, was the sole occupant of the 2010 Nissan Altima that crashed head-on with a 2018 Jeep Wrangler just before 7:25 a.m. on Amwell Road near South Middlebush Road in Franklin Township, Franklin Township police said. Folnagy was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver and passenger of the Wrangler sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said. A GoFundMe campaign says Folnagy leaves behind a 3-year-old daughter, Julianna, and his girlfriend, Dan…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
1 Dead In Head-On Somerset County Crash: Police 1 Dead In Head-On Somerset County Crash: Police
1 Dead In Head-On Somerset County Crash: Police One person was killed in a head-on crash early Tuesday, Oct. 15 in Somerset County, police said. UPDATE: Cops ID Victim Of Deadly Somerset County Crash the crash happened just before 7:25 a.m. on Amwell Road near South Middlebush Road in Franklin Township, police said. Police, fire, and EMS responded to the scene. The driver and sole occupant of one of the vehicles was pronounced dead. The driver and passenger of the other vehicle sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The factors that contributed to the crash are under investigation by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Offic…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Dad Convicted In Route 287 Road Rage Shooting With Youngsters In Car: Prosecutor Dad Convicted In Route 287 Road Rage Shooting With Youngsters In Car: Prosecutor
Dad Convicted In Route 287 Road Rage Shooting With Youngsters In Car: Prosecutor A 41-year-old Middlesex County dad has been convicted of multiple charges in a road rage shooting on a Route 287 exit ramp in May 2023, authorities said. While driving in heavy traffic on Easton Avenue in Franklin Township by the Route 287 exit ramp, Gerald Chapman pulled alongside the victim's car and struck the passenger side mirror with his left hand, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. Chapman then drove behind and around to the driver's side of the vehicle, pulled out a handgun and fired two shots at the car, striking the driver's window and the rear driver's side door while …

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by Sam Barron
News
10-Year-Old Charged With Making Threats Against NJ District 10-Year-Old Charged With Making Threats Against NJ District
10-Year-Old Charged With Making Threats Against NJ District A 10-year-old child is facing charges after posting a social media video that authorities said posed a threat to a school in Gloucester County. Police were made aware of the video on Wednesday, Sept. 18, that they said threatened a school in Franklin Township. Police "deployed all resources" to ensure the safety of the students, according to a release from the FTPD. All buildings were secured within minutes, and detectives identified the source of the video in ten minutes, police said. The 10-year-old student in the district from Franklinville was removed from the building and brought to p…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Stop Signs Proposed For Intersection Of Crash That Killed NJ Teen Stop Signs Proposed For Intersection Of Crash That Killed NJ Teen
Stop Signs Proposed For Intersection Of Crash That Killed NJ Teen Days after a crash that killed a teen girl, officials in Hunterdon County are looking to make the intersection where she died safer with the installation of a stop sign. An "all-way stop" is being proposed for the intersection of County Route 617 (Sydney Road), Hogback Road and Lower Landsdown Road in Franklin Township, the county's board of commissioners announced. The intersection appears to be a two-way stop, with stop signs at Lower Landstdown and Hogback Roads, but not along County Route 617, according to Google Maps. Sophia Detorres, 16, was killed in a crash at the intersection …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police ID 16-Year-Old Dead In NJ Wreck Police ID 16-Year-Old Dead In NJ Wreck
Police ID 16-Year-Old Dead In NJ Wreck Police have identified the victim of a crash early Thursday, Aug. 22 in Hunterdon County as a 16-year-old girl. Sophia Detorres, of Franklin Township, was a passenger in a three-vehicle crash around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of Hogback Road and Lower Lansdown Road, the county prosecutor's office announced.  Three passengers and one driver were seriously injured and were taken to area hospitals. As of press time, the two hospitalized have been released and one was in critical but stable condition. One driver was treated at the scene and released. Members of the Hunterdon Count…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
One Killed, Five Injured In Three-Car Crash In Hunterdon County: Prosecutor One Killed, Five Injured In Three-Car Crash In Hunterdon County: Prosecutor
One Killed, Five Injured In Three-Car Crash In Hunterdon County: Prosecutor One person was killed and five people were injured in a three-car crash in Hunterdon County on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 22, authorities said. At 7:30 a.m., Franklin Township Police responded to a three-car crash at the intersection of Hogback Road, Route 617 and Lower Landsdown Road, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office said. One passenger was pronounced dead at the scene, three passengers sustained serious injuries and were taken to area hospitals, and two drivers were treated at the scene and released, authorities said. The crash is currently under investigation by the…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty In Double-Fatal Off Duty DWI Wreck In New Jersey, Prosecutor Says Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty In Double-Fatal Off Duty DWI Wreck In New Jersey, Prosecutor Says
Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty In Double-Fatal Off Duty DWI Wreck In New Jersey, Prosecutor Says A 30-year-old former police officer has pleaded guilty to charges filed in connection with a double-fatal wreck he caused while off duty last summer, authorities announced. Amitoj Oberoi, 29, of Somerset, was employed as an Edison police officer at the time of the accident on Route 27 in Franklin Township that killed Carlos Perez-Gayan, a 24-year-old Somerset resident, and Victor Cabrera-Francisco, a 20-year-old North Brunswick resident, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Oberoi pleaded guilty to two counts of vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated, authorities said. His …

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed In Hunterdon County Crash ID'ed: Authorities Motorcyclist Killed In Hunterdon County Crash ID'ed: Authorities
Motorcyclist Killed In Hunterdon County Crash ID'ed: Authorities Kacy Cook, a 23-year-old Whitestation resident, was killed in a crash in Franklin Township on Sunday, May 26, authorities said. At 11 a.m.,  Quakertown Fire Company, Hunterdon Medical Center Paramedics and Franklin Township Police were dispatched to Croton Road after Cook's motorcycle went off the roadway and struck a pole, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office said. We lost my son, Kacy Cook. He died yesterday in a motorcycle accident. He was a good man and a great son and will live in my heart forever. Posted by Brian Cook on Monday, May 27, 2024 Cook was taken to Hun…

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by Sam Barron
Weather
Fast-Moving Storm Knocks Power To Thousands Across North Jersey Fast-Moving Storm Knocks Power To Thousands Across North Jersey
Fast-Moving Storm Knocks Power To Thousands Across North Jersey A fast-moving round of thunderstorm knocked power to thousands of New Jersey residents Thursday morning, May 23. PSEG was reporting approximately 2,000 outages in Bergen County (1,156 in New Milford, 398 in Paramus); 2,341 in Essex County (983 in Caldwell, 448 in West Caldwell); 1,230 in Gloucester County (1,206 in Woodbury City). JCP&L was reporting approximately 1,300 in Franklin Township, where a downed tree closed Route 57. JCP&L also said 1,000 residents in Lebanon were in the dark, as were 1,000 in Bethlehem. Knowlton, Hope, Liberty, and Independence …

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by Cecilia Levine