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Shotgun-Wielding PA Man Kills Wife Of NJ Friend Who Took Him In, Dies Soon After: Authorities Shotgun-Wielding PA Man Kills Wife Of NJ Friend Who Took Him In, Dies Soon After: Authorities
Shotgun-Wielding PA Man Kills Wife Of NJ Friend Who Took Him In, Dies Soon After: Authorities 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A Pennsylvania man shot and killed the wife of a friend who took him into their northwest New Jersey home, then died of a medical emergency moments after fleeing, authorities said. Cheryl Schilling and her husband, Kevin, ran to an upstairs bedroom and closed the door after Armond Anthony Avitable grabbed a pump-action shotgun during an argument at their home in the Knowlton Township community of Columbia shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, they said. Avitable then kicked open the door and fired two shotgun blasts, both of which wounded the 58-year-old woman, Warren County P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Paterson Swimmer, 19, Goes Missing At Delaware Water Gap Paterson Swimmer, 19, Goes Missing At Delaware Water Gap
Paterson Swimmer, 19, Goes Missing At Delaware Water Gap Crews were continuing to search for a 19-year-old swimmer who went missing at the Delaware Water Gap. Witnesses said the Paterson man was trying to swim from the shoreline to the bridge abutments with three others when he began struggling in the current around 8 p.m. Thursday, July 13 at Karamac — located about a mile north of Route 80, in Warren County, officials said. Three other swimmers were later rescued by volunteer rescue team members from Portland Hook and Ladder Company out of Portland, PA. None of the swimmers were wearing a life jacket. The swimmer disappeared under the water, w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Sudden Loss Of Allentown Firefighter Matt Hummel At 30 Spreads Shock Through Community Sudden Loss Of Allentown Firefighter Matt Hummel At 30 Spreads Shock Through Community
Sudden Loss Of Allentown Firefighter Matt Hummel At 30 Spreads Shock Through Community The sudden and tragic loss of beloved Allentown firefighter Matt Hummel on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the age of 30 is spreading shock and grief throughout the community. A native of Portland, Matt graduated from Parkland High School before studying at Penn State Berks, according to his social media page. He also studied Firefighter 1, Scene Support Operations at Bucks County Community College, his page says. Matt worked as a heavy equipment operator at Western Lehigh Services. He was also a self-employed tree arborist. Matt had joined the Tunnelton-Conemaugh Twp. Volunteer Fire Department a f…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Fire Prompts Lehigh Valley Boil Water Notice That May Last Week Or Longer, Officials Say Fire Prompts Lehigh Valley Boil Water Notice That May Last Week Or Longer, Officials Say
Fire Prompts Lehigh Valley Boil Water Notice That May Last Week Or Longer, Officials Say A large fire at a Lehigh Valley industrial park prompted a Boil Water notice that could last a week or longer, officials said. The Borough of Portland shared the notice to its Facebook page before dawn Thursday, stating that the advisory was necessary as a result of an overnight fire that caused low water pressure. While the water pressure was expected to return to normal later Thursday afternoon, residents may need to continue to boil water for at least a week, the borough says. Urgent! Notice Attention Residents and customers of the Portland Borough Authority, the Boroughs water sys…

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by Valerie Musson