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Lambertville, NJ

Bucks Man Airlifted After Diving Headfirst Into NJ Dam Bucks Man Airlifted After Diving Headfirst Into NJ Dam
Bucks Man Airlifted After Diving Headfirst Into NJ Dam A Pennsylvania man was airlifted to a nearby trauma center with a serious head injury after diving into the Lambertville Wing Dam on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 27, authorities said. Crews responded to the dam on reports of a man with a head laceration around 3:50 p.m. and found a man in his 30s who had walked out from the dam and up to the canal path, Lambertville City Police Lt. Robert Brown said. A follow-up investigation found that the man, from Doylestown, PA, had dove headfirst into the river, struck a large rock, and suffered a deep laceration to his head. Crews requested a NorthSTAR me…
Jersey Shore Man Who Labeled Shipment Of Iguanas As Toys Sentenced To Home Confinement Jersey Shore Man Who Labeled Shipment Of Iguanas As Toys Sentenced To Home Confinement
Jersey Shore Man Who Labeled Shipment Of Iguanas As Toys Sentenced To Home Confinement UPDATE: A Jersey Shore man who falsely labeled a package containing 10 live iguanas bound for Hong Kong as “toys" was sentenced by a federal judge Tuesday to a plea-bargained six months of home confinement as part of three years probation. Jason Ksepka, 44, of Farmingdale, also was prohibited from "harassing, harming, pursuing, hunting, shooting, wounding, trapping, capturing, or collecting wildlife or attempting to engage in such conduct," U.S Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi also barred him from the "the import, export, transport, s…
Lambertville Artist, Beloved Dad Seriously Hurt After Being Hit By Truck While Cycling Lambertville Artist, Beloved Dad Seriously Hurt After Being Hit By Truck While Cycling
Lambertville Artist, Beloved Dad Seriously Hurt After Being Hit By Truck While Cycling Community support is surging for a Lambertville artist and beloved father of two who was seriously hurt after being struck by a pickup truck while cycling. Myles Cavanaugh, a 47-year-old contemporary artist, cyclist and father of two, was struck by a pickup truck during a bike ride on Oct. 19, according to a GoFundMe launched for his ongoing expenses. Cavanaugh suffered serious injuries in the accident, according to the campaign, created by Colette Sexton, who describes the father as a “good friend, fellow artist and cycling buddy.” “I am hoping he will make a full recovery over time, but …
Central Jersey Man Who Secretly Recorded People In Bathrooms While Working As EMT Pleads Guilty Central Jersey Man Who Secretly Recorded People In Bathrooms While Working As EMT Pleads Guilty
Central Jersey Man Who Secretly Recorded People In Bathrooms While Working As EMT Pleads Guilty A Central Jersey man who secretly recorded people using restrooms at two local rescue squad stations while working as an EMT pleaded guilty to invasion of privacy, authorities said. Douglas Gimson, 32, pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree charges last Friday, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said alongside two local law enforcement agencies. An investigation by the HCPO Special Victims Unit and police departments in Lambertville and Flemington found that Gimson, a Hampton resident and former member of both the Flemington-Raritan and the Lambertville-New Hope rescu…
Dog Strangled To Death Leads To Felony Charges For 4 Pennsylvania PetSmart Employees Dog Strangled To Death Leads To Felony Charges For 4 Pennsylvania PetSmart Employees
Dog Strangled To Death Leads To Felony Charges For 4 Pennsylvania PetSmart Employees Four PetSmart employees in Pennsylvania have been charged with felony animal cruelty after the death of a dog, according to court documents. Julie Miller, 32 and Elizabeth Doty, 21 were assigned to the grooming area of a PetSmart in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood when A.J. Ross, local CBS Sports reporter and Pittsburgh native, came in with her 12-year-old toy poodle Kobe for a nail trim on Nov. 17, as stated in court documents. Due to COVID-19 social distancing restrictions, she wasn’t allowed to stay in the grooming area, so Ross went to the Walgreens next door. When she returne…
Hunterdon County Man, 36, Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography Hunterdon County Man, 36, Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography
Hunterdon County Man, 36, Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography A 36-year-old Hunterdon County man was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography, authorities said. Mitchell Ege Jr. of Lambertville was arrested Thursday on a second-degree charge, Acting Hunterdon County Prosecutor Michael J. Williams, Acting Chief of Detectives Frank R. Crisologo, and Lambertville City Police Department OIC Lt. Robert Brown said. The arrest is the result of a joint investigation into a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), authorities said. Ege was being held at Warren County Jail pending an initial court appearan…
'Happiness Personified': TCNJ Student, MontCo Native Isaac Ashton Dies Of Cancer, 21 'Happiness Personified': TCNJ Student, MontCo Native Isaac Ashton Dies Of Cancer, 21
'Happiness Personified': Tcnj Student, MontCo Native Isaac Ashton Dies Of Cancer, 21 Kind. Joyful. Godly.  This is how 21-year-old Montgomery County native Issac Timothy Ashton is being remembered. Isaac died on Jan. 25, 2021, following a short but valiant battle with leukemia. Born in Langhorne, Isaac later moved to Lambertville, New Jersey, where he lived up until his death, his obituary says. A scholar and highly-talented musician, Isaac played in the Youth Orchestra of Bucks County, traveling to Italy and France to play in open-air concerts. Isaac was a senior at The College of New Jersey, where was a a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and will be posthumously awarde…
Contractor Induced Basement Fire Leaves New Hope Home Uninhabitable Contractor Induced Basement Fire Leaves New Hope Home Uninhabitable
Contractor Induced Basement Fire Leaves New Hope Home Uninhabitable A three-story house fire left one New Hope man's home uninhabitable after a contractor accidentally ignited the blaze while working in the basement, officials said Thursday. Fire crews arrived at the home on 2212 Sugan Road around 10:20 a.m where they found heavy fire throughout the basement, which soon spread to the first and second floors of the home, New Hope Eagle Volunteer Fire Company Chief James Becker told Daily Voice. Chief 46 firefighters requested additional water supply engines around 11 a.m. to put out the large blaze, reports said. The fire left the home uninhabitable, and no…
Central Jersey EMT Accused Of Secretly Recording People In Bathrooms For Years Central Jersey EMT Accused Of Secretly Recording People In Bathrooms For Years
Central Jersey EMT Accused Of Secretly Recording People In Bathrooms For Years A 31-year-old Hunterdon County EMT was accused Wednesday of secretly recording multiple people in rescue squad bathrooms without their knowledge or consent for years. Douglas Gimson, 31, of Hampton, was arrested Dec. 3 on invasion of privacy charges, Acting Hunterdon County Prosecutor Michael J. Williams said alongside two local law enforcement agencies. Grismon, a member of both the Flemington-Raritan and Lambertville-New Hope rescue squads, recorded the individuals in the bathrooms of the squads' facilities, a spokesperson for the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office said. The …