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Irvington Woman Fatally Struck By Truck On Route 80: NJSP Irvington Woman Fatally Struck By Truck On Route 80: NJSP
Irvington Woman Fatally Struck By Truck On Route 80: Njsp A 27-year-old Irvington woman was fatally struck by a truck while she was standing by her disabled vehicle on the shoulder on Route 80 in Warren County on the morning of Monday, April 8, authorities said. At 8:21 a.m., a Honda was parked and disabled on the right shoulder of I-80 in Hardwick Township when a tractor trailer traveling east struck Valdaishi Simpkins, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Simpkins sustained fatal injuries, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Ex-NJ Boy Scout Camp Employee Headed To State Prison For Sexually Abusing Teen Camper Ex-NJ Boy Scout Camp Employee Headed To State Prison For Sexually Abusing Teen Camper
Ex-NJ Boy Scout Camp Employee Headed To State Prison For Sexually Abusing Teen Camper A North Jersey man already facing time in federal prison was sentenced to more time in State Prison for sexually abusing a teen Boy Scouts of America counselor in training nearly a decade ago. Colin Skeele, 37, of Florham Park, was sentenced to 18 months in New Jersey State Prison for the abuse, which occurred at the Boy Scouts Camp NoBeBoSco in Hardwick Township, when he was 26 years old, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said. Skeele engaged in various sex acts with the camper while working the medical tent and was later charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual contact.  In …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
‘Tragic:’ Support Surges For Family Of Soon-To-Be Warren County HS Grad Killed In Car Crash ‘Tragic:’ Support Surges For Family Of Soon-To-Be Warren County HS Grad Killed In Car Crash
‘Tragic:’ Support Surges For Family Of Soon-To-Be Warren County HS Grad Killed In Car Crash Support is skyrocketing for the family of a soon-to-be Warren County high school graduate killed in a car crash. Krystina Corriveau, 18, was pronounced dead at Newton Medical Center after crashing her Honda Civic into a tree in Hardwick Township Sunday morning, state police confirmed. Corriveau was a senior at North Warren Regional High School who was set to graduate in just a few short weeks, according to a GoFundMe created to support the family. In addition to embracing her role as a beloved daughter, sister and aunt, Corriveau, of Blairstown, was known for her beaming smile and contagio…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Authorities: 15-Year-Olds In Stolen Car Lead Route 80 Police Pursuit Through Multiple Towns Authorities: 15-Year-Olds In Stolen Car Lead Route 80 Police Pursuit Through Multiple Towns
Authorities: 15-Year-Olds In Stolen Car Lead Route 80 Police Pursuit Through Multiple Towns Three 15-year-olds were in a vehicle stolen out of Jersey City when they lead police on a pursuit through multiple towns last month. Officers had just stopped the speeding vehicle on Barkers Mill Road in Independence Township when the driver once again sped away in a Sept. 30 incident, township police said. The teens fled, and police followed them down Route 517 onto Route 80 into Hardwick Township, where the car broke down and the chase ended, police said. The two passengers were released to their parents, and the driver of the vehicle — which police say was stolen out of Jersey City — wa…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
'Pray For NJ': 70-Acre Wildfire Burns Along Popular Mount Tammany Hiking Trail 'Pray For NJ': 70-Acre Wildfire Burns Along Popular Mount Tammany Hiking Trail
'Pray For NJ': 70-Acre Wildfire Burns Along Popular Mount Tammany Hiking Trail State and federal firefighting agencies battled a wildfire that spread across nearly 70 acres of a popular hiking trail on the New Jersey side of the Delaware Water Gap and was still burning Monday morning. The fire was reported Sunday afternoon in Hardwick Township's Worthington State Forest off Mount Tammany's Red Dot Trail, and could be seen from Route 80. The mountain peak overlooks the New Jersey and Pennsylvania border on Route 80. Hikers on Sunday were allowed to descend on the Blue Blazed and Red Dot trails but access was closed to visitors on their way up. The fire remained acti…

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by Cecilia Levine