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High Winds Wreak Havoc In NJ Leaving Roads Closed, Hundreds Without Power High Winds Wreak Havoc In NJ Leaving Roads Closed, Hundreds Without Power
High Winds Wreak Havoc In NJ Leaving Roads Closed, Hundreds Without Power Wind gusts up to 50 mph were wreaking havoc across New Jersey on Friday, Aug. 9. As of 2:30 p.m., thousands of residents were without power and multiple roadways were closed due to downed wires and related crashes. The National Weather Service also issued a new tornado watch across North Jersey. An earlier watch for South Jersey and much of Pennsylvania has been lifted. Click here to see the counties covered by the new watch, in effect through 10 p.m. In Hackensack, nearly 500 PSE&G customers had lost power, and more than 450 in Maywood, as of 2:15 p.m. In Brick Township and Millstone…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Cat Rescued From Utility Wires In Warren County: Animal Control Cat Rescued From Utility Wires In Warren County: Animal Control
Cat Rescued From Utility Wires In Warren County: Animal Control A cat in a precarious situation was saved by a caring community in Warren County on Wednesday, March 27. Newton Animal Control responded to a call about a cat trapped on utility wires in Hardwick as residents were concerned about the cat's safety with rain incoming, they said. Newton Animal Control Facebook Three women attempted to get the cat down while animal control called New Jersey State Police to assist, Newton Animal Control said. Blessings Tree Service and Landscape also offered to lend a hand before Planet Networks, a Newton based internet service provider, swooped in two cat lov…

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by Sam Barron
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50 MPH Winds Knock Power To More Than 30K New Jersey Residents 50 MPH Winds Knock Power To More Than 30K New Jersey Residents
50 MPH Winds Knock Power To More Than 30K New Jersey Residents Wind gusts nearing 50 miles per hour left thousands of New Jersey residents without power Monday, March 11. According to the National Weather Service, winds are expected to die down in the evening with a wind advisory in effect until 11 p.m. Skies will be mostly cloudy with a high near 50. As of 4:15 p.m., the following areas did not have power: JCP&L: Hunterdon County: 4,264 without power mostly in Bethlehem, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon, Readington Middlesex County: 8,359 without power mostly in Monroe Township Morris County: 10,049 mostly in…

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by Cecilia Levine
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How Accurate Were NWS' Snowfall Predictions In North Jersey? Let's Compare Maps How Accurate Were NWS' Snowfall Predictions In North Jersey? Let's Compare Maps
How Accurate Were NWS' Snowfall Predictions In North Jersey? Let's Compare Maps The National Weather Service has released an automated analysis of snowfall after the Saturday, Jan. 6 storm. Let's see how accurate the NWS' prediction models were compared to the model released after the storm. The weather service initially said nearly all of Sussex County and large portions of Morris and Warren counties would get a foot of snow.  Wanatage in Sussex County was expected to get the most snow. A foot of snow or more fell there, but the areas around it like Sussex, Hamburg and Branchburg, Blairstown and Hardwick saw something closer to 8 or 10 inches, the NWS analysis s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Warren County Man Charged After Leaving Dog In Hot Car, Police Say Warren County Man Charged After Leaving Dog In Hot Car, Police Say
Warren County Man Charged After Leaving Dog In Hot Car, Police Say A Warren County man was charged after leaving his dog in a hot car, authorities said. The man — whose name was not released — is accused of leaving his dog, “Rosco,” inside his car with no air conditioning and the windows rolled up on an 80-degree day, Washington Township Police said in a release on Tuesday, June 28. The Hardwick man was charged by a Washington Township Humane Law Enforcement Officer and is scheduled to appear in municipal court.

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by Valerie Musson
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Pilot Escapes Hardwick Crash Landing Without Injury Pilot Escapes Hardwick Crash Landing Without Injury
Pilot Escapes Hardwick Crash Landing Without Injury A pilot walked away from a crash landing in Hardwick Tuesday uninjured. The crash occurred on Jones Lane near Stillwater Road around 2:30 p.m., New Jersey State Police said. The pilot tried making an emergency landing in a field when the plane malfunctioned, police said.  The plane had taken off from Blairstown Airport and sustained heavy damage to the wins, State Police said. FAA records show that the plane is registered to a Dumont man, and was certified to fly Feb. 16. Photo courtesy of Jay Edwards of WRNJ Radio.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bodycam Shows State Trooper Was Justified Shooting Man Who Charged At Police With Hunting Knife Bodycam Shows State Trooper Was Justified Shooting Man Who Charged At Police With Hunting Knife
Bodycam Shows State Trooper Was Justified Shooting Man Who Charged At Police With Hunting Knife Thanks to a body camera, a New Jersey State Police trooper was found completely justified in shooting a man who charged at him and fellow troopers with a hunting knife, authorities announced Friday. The results were among the first under a new directive for police use-of-force investigations in New Jersey issued earlier this month by state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal. The troopers had gone to a Hardwick home in Warren County on June 12, 2018 to investigate a domestic dispute, the attorney general said. Witnesses told them Stephen Cogelia, 32, had threatened to kill his father, saying, “…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Former Morris Teacher/Camp Counselor Gets 15 Years In Federal Prison For Producing Child Porn Former Morris Teacher/Camp Counselor Gets 15 Years In Federal Prison For Producing Child Porn
Former Morris Teacher/Camp Counselor Gets 15 Years In Federal Prison For Producing Child Porn A former teacher and counselor from Morris County must serve the next 15 years in federal prison for directing live sex abuse videos of young children and getting a boy to send him naked photos that he shared with another. The sentence handed down Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Newark is part of a deal struck with the government by Colin M. Skeele, 33, of Florham Park, who pleaded guilty to producing child pornography in exchange for a more lenient sentence than he’d have received if convicted at a trial. Skeele, who’d worked at a boys’ summer camp in Hardwick and in parochial schools in…

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by Jerry DeMarco