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Police ID College Student Killed In I-295 Crash Police ID College Student Killed In I-295 Crash
Police ID College Student Killed In I-295 Crash Authorities have identified the 20-year-old driver killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 295 in Mercer County. Samuel Beale, of the Kenvil section of Roxbury, was driving a Nissan SUV northbound near milepost 60.6 in Hamilton shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, April 14, when he veered off the highway to the left and struck a concrete bridge support and guardrail, New Jersey State Police said. Beale was pronounced dead at the scene, State Police said. Beale was a sophomore economics major at Rider University in Lawrenceville, according to his LinkedIn.com profile.

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by Jon Craig
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Rider University Locked Down For 'Active Shooter' Threat Rider University Locked Down For 'Active Shooter' Threat
Rider University Locked Down For 'Active Shooter' Threat A shelter-in-place was lifted Monday afternoon, April 3, after a call threatening a possible active shooter, authorities said. Lawrence Township police said it was investigating the call made to Rider University Public Safety. Alerts started at about 1:15 p.m. and the lock down lasted about an hour. "There is no active shooter situation on campus at this time," Lawrence police said at about 2:15 p.m. “We will share more info with you ASAP. Investigation is ongoing," the university said in a statement canceling the shelter-in-place. Anyone with information regarding this threat is asked t…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Body Of NJ Student, 24, Recovered From Delaware River In PA Body Of NJ Student, 24, Recovered From Delaware River In PA
Body Of NJ Student, 24, Recovered From Delaware River In PA Human remains recovered from the Delaware River in Pennsylvania last week have been identified as a New Jersey college student, officials say. The body found by a fisherman in Falls Township, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, March 21 was that of 24-year-old Zachary Lodato, said Bucks County Coroner Meredith Buck in a release.  Lodato had been officially missing since Jan. 27, she said.  "He is confirmed to be the person witnessed jumping from the Trenton Makes Bridge on that date," reads the release. Preliminary examination reveals "no obvious signs of trauma" though the offici…

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by Mac Bullock
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Peeping Tom Breaks Into Rider Student's Dorm Hoping For Glimpse: Police Peeping Tom Breaks Into Rider Student's Dorm Hoping For Glimpse: Police
Peeping Tom Breaks Into Rider Student's Dorm Hoping For Glimpse: Police A Ewing man was arrested and charged with burglary after he broke into a Rider University dormitory and tried to look into a female room, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a suspicious male at the campus around 12:35 Monday heard from two female students that the male in question had entered behind them and followed them into their residence hall. Once inside, the male allegedly stayed in the hallways and approached their room door before standing directly in front, bending over, and trying to look under the door and inside the room. Students then contacted Rider Univers…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
New Jersey TV Reporter Scott Babashak Who Met Wife Working On Air Dies Suddenly New Jersey TV Reporter Scott Babashak Who Met Wife Working On Air Dies Suddenly
New Jersey TV Reporter Scott Babashak Who Met Wife Working On Air Dies Suddenly Former TV news reporter Scott Babashak of Trenton died of a heart attack Friday, May 27, reports WFMZ, where he previously worked. He was 54 years old. The Hamilton native graduated from the Steinert High School in 1985, where he was president of his graduating class, his obit says. He went on to graduate from Rider University and subsequently landed a job at NBC in New York City. Babashak met his wife Liz Keptner while working on air together at 69-WFMZ-TV in Allentown, PA, before the two moved to Sacramento, CA. Babashak and Keptner moved back to the Lehigh Valley to raise …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Missing NJ College Student May Be Headed To Maryland, Police Say Missing NJ College Student May Be Headed To Maryland, Police Say
Missing NJ College Student May Be Headed To Maryland, Police Say A missing college student from New Jersey may be heading to Maryland, police say. Rider University student Jordan Clark-Sherman, 26, was last seen in Trenton around 6 p.m. Wednesday, Lawrence Township Police said Friday. Clark-Sherman stands 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighs about 200 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes, police said. Clark-Sherman is considered endangered and may have a possible destination of Maryland, according to police. Anyone with information about Clark-Sherman’s location is urged to contact Lawrence Township Police Detective Ryan Dunn at (609) 844-7125 or (609) 8…

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by Valerie Musson