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8,000-Square-Foot Brewery Coming To Vernon Township Will Be Resort Area's First In 30 Years 8,000-Square-Foot Brewery Coming To Vernon Township Will Be Resort Area's First In 30 Years
8,000-Square-Foot Brewery Coming To Vernon Township Will Be Resort Area's First In 30 Years Vernon Township will soon be home to an 8,000-square-foot brewery that will mark its resort area's first in 30 years. The space, which has yet to be named, is a joint effort between Muckraker Beermaker and Two Villains Brewing. It will feature a tasting room and private party space while producing and selling beer, seltzer, and other beverages under both brands. The announcement came in a Wednesday, June 14 post on Muckraker’s Facebook page: NEWS! Muckraker Beermaker and Two Villains Brewing are joining forces to launch the first brewery in Vernon's resort... Posted by Muckraker Beerm…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Ejected, Killed In Route 94 Crash Motorcyclist Ejected, Killed In Route 94 Crash
Motorcyclist Ejected, Killed In Route 94 Crash A motorcyclist was ejected and killed in a weekend crash with a Honda on Route 94 in Warren County, police confirmed. The crash occurred just before 2:50 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, Blairstown Police Chief Scott Johnsen told DailyVoice.com. A four-door Honda sedan was stopped at Vail Road and Rt. 94 and did not see the motorcyclist before attempting to make a left turn, Johnsen said. The Honda driver then saw the motorcyclist and tried to speed up to avoid him. At that point, the motorcyclist swerved to attempt to avoid the Honda before the Honda “struck the motorcycle with the front area …

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by Valerie Musson
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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
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'Tiger Lady' Has A Name: Mysterious NJ, PA Cold Case Victim ID'd 30 Years Later 'Tiger Lady' Has A Name: Mysterious NJ, PA Cold Case Victim ID'd 30 Years Later
'Tiger Lady' Has A Name: Mysterious NJ, PA Cold Case Victim ID'd 30 Years Later The family of a teen whose body was found 30 years ago at a New Jersey truck stop finally has some closure. Known only as "Tiger Lady" since her remains were found in a gravel parking lo along Route 94 in Warren County, Wendy Louise Baker has been identified as the 16-year-old homicide victim, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer announced Friday. The Coatesville, PA girl's body were discovered near the Travel Centers for America rest stop on Oct. 26, 1991, when she was nicknamed "Tiger Lady" due to a large tattoo of a Bengal tiger on her left calf. "Tiger Lady's" death was…

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by Cecilia Levine
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State Police: 3 Airlifted In Head-On Sussex County Crash State Police: 3 Airlifted In Head-On Sussex County Crash
State Police: 3 Airlifted In Head-On Sussex County Crash Three people were airlifted after they were involved in a head-on crash in Sussex County over the weekend, state police said. Jil Sanchez Gonzales, 28, was heading northbound in a Chevy Silverado on Route 94 when she collided head-on with a Honda Pilot driven by Denis Hynes, 47, Saturday, NJSP Trooper Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. The crash occurred near milepost 20 in Fredon Township just after 4:30 p.m.  Gonzales, of Annapolis, MD, Hynes, of Fredon, and Hynes’ 41-year-old female passenger were airlifted to Morristown Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Go…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Vernon Police Officers Help Deliver Baby In Resort Bathtub Vernon Police Officers Help Deliver Baby In Resort Bathtub
Vernon Police Officers Help Deliver Baby In Resort Bathtub Several Vernon police officers jumped into action to help a woman give birth when she went into active labor at a local resort last week, authorities said. Josie Rodriguez was staying at Appalachian Hotel on Route 94 when her water broke shortly after 12:15 p.m. last Thursday, township police said on Facebook. Officers Abigail Lorenz and Colton Rembish arrived and helped Rodriguez into the bathtub. Her contractions were getting closer by the minute and soon, the baby was crowning, "making it abundantly clear the baby could not wait any longer," police said. EMTs from St. Clare’s arriv…

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by Valerie Musson
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Hardyston Church Blaze Was Contained Thanks To Closed Door, Authorities Say Hardyston Church Blaze Was Contained Thanks To Closed Door, Authorities Say
Hardyston Church Blaze Was Contained Thanks To Closed Door, Authorities Say A closed office door at a Hardyston church is to thank for the minimal damage sustained in a fire that otherwise could've been much worse, officials said. Fire crews responded to Christian Faith Fellowship Church on Route 94 after alarms sounded in the office around 6:30 p.m. Monday, NJHerald reports. Fortunately, the doors to the church’s office were closed, proving to be a critical factor in keeping it contained to the room and a small carpeted area outside. The Sussex County Fire Marshal’s Office and fire crews from Sparta, Hamburg, Franklin, McAfee, and Ogdensburg were called to assist…

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by Valerie Musson
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REPORT: Newlyweds Don't Remember 'Graphic, Upsetting' Sussex County Assault REPORT: Newlyweds Don't Remember 'Graphic, Upsetting' Sussex County Assault
Report: Newlyweds Don't Remember 'Graphic, Upsetting' Sussex County Assault A pair of newlyweds claimed no memory of a crash and subsequent assault last month on Route 94 in Sussex County, according to a recent report. Allan and Stephanie Grosso of Pine Bush, N.Y., were headed home from Oktoberfest at Mountain Creek on Sept. 21 when the incident occurred outside of a Vernon business, the NJ Herald reports. Stephanie Grosso said she had no memory of being beaten and tossed into traffic and suspected someone may have dropped something in her drink while testifying Monday in Newton before Superior Court Judge Thomas J. Critchley. Critchely, however, called the i…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
REPORT: Sussex County Tow Truck Driver Was High On Fentanyl, Morphine In Crash That Killed 2 REPORT: Sussex County Tow Truck Driver Was High On Fentanyl, Morphine In Crash That Killed 2
Report: Sussex County Tow Truck Driver Was High On Fentanyl, Morphine In Crash That Killed 2 A tow truck driver from Sussex County was high on fentanyl and morphine when his truck crossed over the center line and struck a sedan in Lafayette -- leaving two people dead and another injured, a recent report says. Joseph Crilley, 29, of Newton, was charged on Tuesday with drug possession and vehicular manslaughter, Sussex County First Assistant Prosecutor Gregory Mueller said in an article by the Daily Record. Crilley was towing two other vehicles in his Isuzu truck when he crossed the double-yellow line on Route 94 northbound in Lafayette and hit a Honda Civic head-on in the southbound…

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by Cecilia Levine
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1 Dead, 3 Injured: Tow Truck Driver Crosses Center Line, Strikes Sedan Head On In Lafayette 1 Dead, 3 Injured: Tow Truck Driver Crosses Center Line, Strikes Sedan Head On In Lafayette
1 Dead, 3 Injured: Tow Truck Driver Crosses Center Line, Strikes Sedan Head On In Lafayette One person was dead and three injured after a tow truck driver struck a sedan head on in Lafayette Monday night, authorities said. Joseph Crilley, 29 of Newton, crossed over the center line into the northbound lane, striking a Honda civic at milepost 28.2 on Route 94 around 10:40 p.m.., New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said The driver of the Honda, James Ziniewicz, 43 of Newton, was pronounced dead at the scene, Goez said.  One adult passenger in the Honda was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center with serious injuries, and another passenger was taken in an ambulance, a…

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by Cecilia Levine