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COLD CASE: South Jersey Family Pleads For Answers 12 Years After Woman's Disappearance COLD CASE: South Jersey Family Pleads For Answers 12 Years After Woman's Disappearance
Cold CASE: South Jersey Family Pleads For Answers 12 Years After Woman's Disappearance A South Jersey woman's family is pleading for answers nearly 12 years after her disappearance. Luz Maldonado briefly saw her daughter, Stephanie Rosado, around New Year’s Day in 2009. She had no idea it would be the last time she saw 26-year-old Stephanie, her first-born child, alive. “Beautiful, beautiful daughter," Maldonado said. "She was always with her son, she always came over every other weekend or every weekend, holidays." That was, Maldonado said, until she got married. After getting married, Stephanie got involved in a high-risk lifestyle, often going for periods of time withou…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Tolls Rise On These 7 Delaware River Bridges, Twice, Thanks To COVID-19 Tolls Rise On These 7 Delaware River Bridges, Twice, Thanks To COVID-19
Tolls Rise On These 7 Delaware River Bridges, Twice, Thanks To Covid-19 Underuse of Delaware River bridges during the past year's coronavirus pandemic is prompting officials to increase tolls for the first time in a decade. Tolls on the bridges operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission will increase on April 11 and again in 2024 after commissioners voted Monday to raise them for the first time in 10 years. Commissioners cited the decline in passenger car traffic and toll revenue caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the burden of maintaining 13 toll “free” bridges with revenue from the seven toll bridges. The commission approved the toll inc…

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by Jon Craig
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No Swimming Allowed In Delaware River Due To High Bacteria Levels No Swimming Allowed In Delaware River Due To High Bacteria Levels
No Swimming Allowed In Delaware River Due To High Bacteria Levels Swimming in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area was banned Sunday due to high levels of bacteria found in the water. The high levels found in the Delaware River were due to Tropical Storm Isaias, park officials said Sunday morning. Beaches were expected to remain closed through Tuesday, as swimming was banned in all park locations. Officials also urged those boating and floating to avoid contact with the water. "The water is tested regularly at the swim beaches," park officials said. "We will provide an update when the bacteria count returns to an acceptable level."

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by Cecilia Levine
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New Jersey Man, 30, Drowns In Delaware River New Jersey Man, 30, Drowns In Delaware River
New Jersey Man, 30, Drowns In Delaware River The body of a New Jersey man was recovered from the Delaware River in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area over the weekend, according to a National Park Service spokeswoman. The 30-year-old man who drowned Sunday won't be identified until his family is notified, Kathleen Sandt said in a news release. Numerous reports of a body floating upstream in the river from the Route 80 toll bridge that connects Monroe and Warren counties came into to the parks communications center around 5 p.m., Sandt said. River patrol, park services rangers and local volunteers responded within mi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Got A Hairy Back? Clifton Firefighter's $10 Amazon Solution Honors Late Brother Got A Hairy Back? Clifton Firefighter's $10 Amazon Solution Honors Late Brother
Got A Hairy Back? Clifton Firefighter's $10 Amazon Solution Honors Late Brother Guys, you don't have to ask other people to shave your back anymore. You can thank Clifton firefighter Charles Bolcar who, for a while, had a similar problem. Not anymore. Bolcar of West Milford is selling his patented "Ape Scrape" on Amazon for $10. The firefighter was dubbed "Hairy Sasquatch" by his brother and former Clifton fire captain Gary Bolcar while canoeing on the Delaware River, NorthJersey.com reports. After 16 years of trying to find a solution, Charles came up with the Ape Scrape -- somewhat of a homage to his brother who died in a 2003 motorcycle crash. The product has a …

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by Cecilia Levine