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Man Airlifted In Tree Branch Incident In Sussex County: NJSP Man Airlifted In Tree Branch Incident In Sussex County: NJSP
Man Airlifted In Tree Branch Incident In Sussex County: Njsp A 47-year-old man was airlifted to a local hospital Monday morning, Dec. 30 after being struck by a tree branch in Sussex County, police said. Troopers responded to the scene on Puder Road in Fredon at approximately 8:02 a.m. to assist with the medical emergency, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron. The man sustained moderate injuries from the incident, authorities said. Emergency responders transported the victim by helicopter for medical treatment. The cause of the incident remains under investigation, and no further details have been released.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Massive Fire Battles Subzero Temps, Draws Response From 12 Departments In Sussex County Massive Fire Battles Subzero Temps, Draws Response From 12 Departments In Sussex County
Massive Fire Battles Subzero Temps, Draws Response From 12 Departments In Sussex County Firefighters from across Sussex County joined forces early Monday, Dec. 23, to battle a massive structure fire. The Sussex County Sheriff’s 911 Center began receiving calls about the blaze at the in the Carriage Acres development of Hampton Township, around 7:50 a.m., Hampton Township Fire & Rescue reported. Smoke was visible from all sides of the building when Chief 48-1 arrived on the scene. The chief confirmed the fire to dispatch, triggering a multi-agency response. Hampton Fire’s 48Engine2 was the first unit to arrive, deploying several lines to knock down the flames and prote…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Delayed Opening For These NJ Districts Where Heavy Snow Fell Delayed Opening For These NJ Districts Where Heavy Snow Fell
Delayed Opening For These NJ Districts Where Heavy Snow Fell The New Jersey school district in the town that got the most snow in the state over the weekend, and some in those around it, will operate on a delayed schedule Monday, Jan. 8. "All Sussex-Wantage Regional Schools will have a 90 minute delayed opening tomorrow Monday January 8th," the district announced on its website. "Morning care is closed. Use emergency snow bus stops if assigned one both morning and afternoon." Parts of Wantage saw 12 or 13 inches of snow over the weekend, according to local weather observers and the National Weather Service. Other area districts are also on a delayed…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Trooper Was First To Arrive At Sussex County Blaze That Killed 2 Pets: Officials Off-Duty Trooper Was First To Arrive At Sussex County Blaze That Killed 2 Pets: Officials
Off-Duty Trooper Was First To Arrive At Sussex County Blaze That Killed 2 Pets: Officials Two pets died in a Sussex County house fire in which an off-duty trooper and firefighter was the first to respond, officials said. Reports of a fire came from a neighbor on on Saddleback Road in Stillwater around 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 22, fire officials said. "A nearby trooper who is also a firefighter arrived on scene and reported a working fire," the Stillwater Area Volunteer Fire Company said on Facebook. Firefighters from Stillwater, Hampton, Fredon, Andover, Blairstown, Byram, Green, and Branchville responded, with Knowlton on standby. Flames were coming from the side of t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Services Set For Zoey McClain, Beloved Woman Killed In North Jersey Crash Caused By Deer At 19 Services Set For Zoey McClain, Beloved Woman Killed In North Jersey Crash Caused By Deer At 19
Services Set For Zoey McClain, Beloved Woman Killed In North Jersey Crash Caused By Deer At 19 Funeral services have been set for Zoey Covello McClain, the beloved 19-year-old woman who was killed after a deer caused a two-car crash in North Jersey over the weekend. A Jeep Wrangler was heading southbound on Route 94 when it struck a deer and veered into the northbound lanes near milepost 15.1 in Fredon, fatally striking Zoey, who was in the passenger’s seat of a Honda Civic, just after 10:25 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, DailyVoice.com previously reported. ALSO SEE: South Jersey Woman Killed When Deer Jumps Through Car Zoey, of Columbia, spent her childhood in the mountains making memori…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Woman Dead, 2 Hurt In Sussex County Jeep Crash Caused By Deer: Police Woman Dead, 2 Hurt In Sussex County Jeep Crash Caused By Deer: Police
Woman Dead, 2 Hurt In Sussex County Jeep Crash Caused By Deer: Police A 19-year-old woman was killed and two others were hurt after a deer caused a crash on Route 94 in Sussex County Sunday night, state police said. Jesse Manno, 33, of Branchville, was driving a Jeep Wrangler on Route 94 southbound when he hit a deer and veered into the northbound lanes near milepost 15.1 in Fredon just after 10:25 p.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. The front of the Jeep crashed into a grass embankment and a Honda Civic driven by Alexander W. Schwenke, 18, of Johnsonburg, along with passenger Zoey C. McClain, 19, of Knowlton. Manno and Schwenke suffered …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Dump Truck Rips Off Propane Valve, Causing Massive Leak, Evacuation In Sussex County (PHOTOS) Dump Truck Rips Off Propane Valve, Causing Massive Leak, Evacuation In Sussex County (PHOTOS)
Dump Truck Rips Off Propane Valve, Causing Massive Leak, Evacuation In Sussex County (Photos) A mason dump truck drove over a propane tank in Sussex County, causing a massive leak that took hours to repair and required an evacuation of the area, authorities said. Fire departments in Stillwater, Fredon, and Hampton responded to the Bear Brook community in Fredon alongside numerous local emergency crews around 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 29, authorities said. Upon arrival, the teams found that the mason dump had driven over an underground 1,500-gallon propane tank and ripped off the relief valve from the top. The truck was still on top of the tank as crews responded to the scene, the team…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Fire Crews Douse Late-Night Sussex County Camp Building Blaze With 62K Gallons Of Water PHOTOS: Fire Crews Douse Late-Night Sussex County Camp Building Blaze With 62K Gallons Of Water
Photos: Fire Crews Douse Late-Night Sussex County Camp Building Blaze With 62K Gallons Of Water It took more than 62,000 gallons of water to douse a fire that broke out at a Sussex County camp building Wednesday night, authorities said. The two-alarm blaze was reported just after 9:30 p.m. at a Camp Hoover building at 951 Rt. 521 in Newton. Fire crews in Stillwater, Hampton, and Fredon were initially called to the scene before the blaze became fully involved, requiring backup assistance from Byram Fire for an air truck, Andover Township Fire for a Rapid Intervention Team, Blairstown Fire for a ladder truck, Knowlton Fire to cover the station and Sandyston Fire to cover the north end…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Fire Crews Douse Sussex County 4-Story Apartment Blaze PHOTOS: Fire Crews Douse Sussex County 4-Story Apartment Blaze
Photos: Fire Crews Douse Sussex County 4-Story Apartment Blaze Fire crews in Newton jumped to action to put out a blaze that broke out on the first floor of a 4-story apartment complex Wednesday morning. A rear bedroom at Gateway Condos on Sparta Avenue went up in flames shortly after 4 a.m., the Newton Fire Department said. Nobody was found inside the apartment during a search by fire crews, who worked quickly to put a line into service and get control of the blaze, officials said. The scene was cleared within about two hours, and no injuries were reported in the fire, the department said. Fire crews in Andover, Sparta, Fredon and Hampton also …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
State Trooper Lowers Partner On Rope To Rescue Hiker, Dog Trapped On Sussex County Cliff State Trooper Lowers Partner On Rope To Rescue Hiker, Dog Trapped On Sussex County Cliff
State Trooper Lowers Partner On Rope To Rescue Hiker, Dog Trapped On Sussex County Cliff A New Jersey State Trooper was lowered by rope to rescue a hiker and his dog after they became lost on a trail in a wooded Sussex County area. Troopers from the Sussex Station were sent to the area off of Yellow Frame Road in Fredon after the victim called 9-1-1 reporting he was stuck on a steep incline at the bottom of a cliff on Monday around 7:45 p.m., State Police said. When Trooper Sean Sullivan and Trooper Russell Cahn arrived, it was dark and raining as they attempted to locate the trail, which was not clearly marked.  Once they located the entrance, the troopers marked th…

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by Cecilia Levine