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Man Charged For Providing Fentanyl In Deadly Overdose At Morris County Hotel: Prosecutor Man Charged For Providing Fentanyl In Deadly Overdose At Morris County Hotel: Prosecutor
Man Charged For Providing Fentanyl In Deadly Overdose At Morris County Hotel: Prosecutor A 30-year-old man was charged after providing Fentanyl to a man who later overdosed at a Morris County hotel and died, authorities announced. John P. Rowe, of Budd Lake, was charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said in a joint release alongside local officials. Officers responding to a report of an unresponsive male at the Mount Olive Days Inn hotel found the 19-year-old victim — identified only as “G.B.” — unconscious on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, Carroll said. The victim was rushed to a local hospital and pronounced de…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
1 Airlifted, 3 Others Hurt In Sussex County Bus Crash, Police Say (UPDATE) 1 Airlifted, 3 Others Hurt In Sussex County Bus Crash, Police Say (UPDATE)
1 Airlifted, 3 Others Hurt In Sussex County Bus Crash, Police Say (Update) An 18-year-old driver was flown to a nearby hospital and three others were hurt after a school bus collided with a Toyota in Sussex County, authorities said. Teagan Murdock, 18, of Hamburg, was behind the wheel of a Toyota Matrix heading north on Route 94 when she struck a Byram school bus that was making a left turn out of the Sussex County Charter School around 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, Sparta Police Lt. John Lamon said. Murdock — who had the right of way prior to the crash — was initially trapped in her vehicle, Lamon said. She was extricated and flown to Morristown for treatment…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Connor McTernan Of Union County, 25, Remembered As Magnetic Force Connor McTernan Of Union County, 25, Remembered As Magnetic Force
Connor McTernan Of Union County, 25, Remembered As Magnetic Force Connor P. McTernan of Springfield died unexpectedly on May 16 at 25 years old, his obituary says. Born in Morristown, Connor graduated from Dayton High School in 2013 and had been working at Jaeger Lumber in Union. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Connor McTernan (@conmct15) Connor's obituary remembers him for his magnetic personality: The "life of the party," and "light-hearted, goofy, and crazy." He was a mentor to several younger kids in the area, and was a particularly pivotal person in the life of his youngest brother, Col…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Morristown Man, 18, Who Left Dog In Sweltering Car Charged With Animal Cruelty Morristown Man, 18, Who Left Dog In Sweltering Car Charged With Animal Cruelty
Morristown Man, 18, Who Left Dog In Sweltering Car Charged With Animal Cruelty An 18-year-old man from Morristown was charged with animal cruelty after leaving a dog in a sweltering car for more than half an hour while he shopped in Hanover, authorities said. Hanover police responded on a tip to Lowe’s where they found the dog inside a vehicle belonging to Jared Feldman, 18, on Monday, July 27, police said in a release. Temperatures hovered near 97 degrees as the dog -- who was left without water -- was locked inside with the windows “only slightly rolled down,” police said. The dog was “panting heavily” from the heat but given water and determined to be unharmed, au…

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by Valerie Musson