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Longtime NJ Fire Chief Kevin Saharic Dies, 62
Kevin Saharic devoted his life to public service.
The longtime Lebanon Borough Fire Chief died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 5, at the age of 62, according to his obituary from the Scarponi Funeral Home website.
Born in Red Bank, Saharic moved to Lebanon in 1974, where he would spend the rest of his life, his obituary reads. A graduate of North Hunterdon High School, he married his high school sweetheart Michele Kimberly Saharic in 1985, according to his obituary.
Saharic spent 44 years working for Tamke Tree Experts in Bernardsville he served as fleet and property manager, according to hi…
Westfield Home Destroyed By 2-Alarm Fire: Police
A home in Westfield was lost to a fire early Tuesday morning, April 28, authorities said.
At 3 a.m., firefighters responded to the fire at Kirkview Circle and found the 2.5 story home with heavy smoke and fire, Westfield police said. All occupants were safely evacuated, police said.
Firefighters tolled two alarms, bringing additional units to the scene, police said. The fire wad declared under control at 4:05 a.m., and no injuries were reported, police said.
The fire remains under investigation, police said. The Westfield Construction Official deemed the dwelling uninhabitable, po…
New Jersey Freezes in the Dark — and Our Leaders Don’t Seem to Care: Opinion
While thousands of New Jersey families sat in cold, dark homes over the last several days, Trenton’s political machine hummed along uninterrupted — proof that in this state, electrical power may be optional, but political power is not.
By any fair standard, New Jersey’s latest power-outage crisis is both a moral failure and a political one, and those responsible must be held accountable.
As of last weekend, Jersey Central Power & Light’s own data showed more than 23,000 customers without electricity across its service territory — including over 6,500 in Warren County, 5,000 in Sussex, n…
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Robert D. Kovic
Triple Murder: Husband Admits Killing Wife, Father, Step-Grandmother In Upstate NY
A New York man confessed to murdering his wife, father, and step-grandmother in a shooting that erupted just as his wife—who had long tried to escape his abuse—called 911 begging for help.
Joshua Fowler, 26, of Cropseyville in Grafton, pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree murder in Rensselaer County Court on Monday, Nov. 24, court records show.
It followed the June 18 shooting that killed his wife, Whitney Fowler, 27; father Wilson Fowler, 55; and step-grandmother Anita Crandall, 69, as Daily Voice reported.
The massacre began around 6:30 p.m. when Whitney called 911 reporting s…
