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Video Shows Vehicle Pulling Into Path Of Police Car In Deadly Sussex County Crash: AG Video Shows Vehicle Pulling Into Path Of Police Car In Deadly Sussex County Crash: AG
Video Shows Vehicle Pulling Into Path Of Police Car In Deadly Sussex County Crash: AG Video has been released in a crash involving a Franklin Borough police officer and a 19-year-old Sussex County woman who died as a result of it back in May. Sgt. William Grissom was driving southbound on Route 23 in Franklin when a black Honda Prelude pulled out of the ShopRite parking lot near Walsh Street on Monday, May 27 around 10:40 a.m., NJ Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Video shows the Prelude emerging from behind vehicles in traffic on the northbound side of the roadway, the attorney general's office said.  The officer's dashcam, released Monday, Oct. 28 by Platki…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Morris County Swim Instructor Was Under The Influence While Teaching Kids: PD Morris County Swim Instructor Was Under The Influence While Teaching Kids: PD
Kyle Cooper KimSwims Arrest A 36-year-old Denville resident was arrested and charged with being under the influence while instructing young children on Monday, March 25, police said. Police responded to KimSwims at 424 Route 46 West after receiving a report Kyle Cooper was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, police said. Cooper was arrested and charged with endangering another person, a disorderly persons offense, police said. He was issued a complaint summons and given an upcoming court date, police said. In 2008, while driving on Route 23 in Franklin, Cooper was arrested and charged with driving while intoxica…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Serious Crash Closes Route 517 In Sussex County Serious Crash Closes Route 517 In Sussex County
Serious Crash Closes Route 517 In Sussex County Police were investigating a serious crash on Route 517 near Foxhill Drive in Franklin Borough. The crash occurred mid-afternoon Monday, Feb. 27. The crash shut down the route, also known as Munsonhurst Road, from Route 23 in Franklin to Kennedy Avenue in Ogdensburg, police said.

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by Jon Craig
News
WINNER: $26K Lottery Ticket Sold In Sussex County WINNER: $26K Lottery Ticket Sold In Sussex County
Winner: $26K Lottery Ticket Sold In Sussex County Winner! A Fast Play lottery ticket worth $26,281 was sold in Sussex County. The ticket was for the $5 Jersey Jackpot game and won 50 percent of the Progressive Jackpot for Friday, Dec. 30, officials said. Fast Play Progressive tickets are sold at any retailer and offer a fast way for players to see if their ticket is a lucky winner.  The winning ticket was sold at Brick & Brew, 27 Route 23 in Franklin.

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by Valerie Musson
News
Paterson Firefighter Clinging To Life After Motorcycle Crash Paterson Firefighter Clinging To Life After Motorcycle Crash
Paterson Firefighter Clinging To Life After Motorcycle Crash A Paterson firefighter was critically injured in a motorcycle crash on the way to work, colleagues said. Initial details were sketchy. Responders said the firefighter was airlifted to St. Joseph's University Medical Center, where a huge contingent of colleagues were gathered Wednesday morning, Sept. 21. The chief of the department and a battalion chief were among them. The crash apparently happened on Route 23 in Franklin, NJ (Sussex County), a little over a half-hour's ride northwest of the city. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Popular Sussex County Party Store Closing Brick-And-Mortar Space Citing Theft, Inflation Popular Sussex County Party Store Closing Brick-And-Mortar Space Citing Theft, Inflation
Popular Sussex County Party Store Closing Brick-And-Mortar Space Citing Theft, Inflation A popular party supply store in Sussex County is closing the doors of its brick-and-mortar space citing theft, inflation, and customer rudeness. The Sugar Sisters on Route 23 in Franklin will close its doors in September, the owners announced on Facebook on Sunday, July 24. “Lisa and I regretfully announce that we are closing the doors to our brick-and-mortar store,” reads the post. Meanwhile, everything is on sale “with the exception of a few select items” at the store, which has not raised its prices due to inflation, the post says. The owners cite family, theft, inflation, and increas…

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by Valerie Musson