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Sewell-Mantua, NJ
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Current, Former SJTA Board Members Indicted in Retaliation, Perjury Case: NJ AG Current, Former SJTA Board Members Indicted in Retaliation, Perjury Case: NJ AG
Current, Former Sjta Board Members Indicted in Retaliation, Perjury Case: NJ AG A state grand jury has indicted a current and a former member of the South Jersey Transportation Authority Board of Commissioners, alleging they plotted to prevent the SJTA from paying an engineering firm and lied in grand jury testimony all over a feud involving the Mercer County  Executive's race, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 14. Christopher Milam, 46, a former vice chairman and current commissioner and former Board Commissioner Bryan Bush, 53, both residents of Sewell, are charged with conspiracy, official misconduct and perjury, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. B…

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by Sam Barron
Rutherford, NJ
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Apartment Building With Affordable Housing Units Approved In East Rutherford Apartment Building With Affordable Housing Units Approved In East Rutherford
Apartment Building With Affordable Housing Units Approved In East Rutherford East Rutherford is about to get a modern makeover. The borough's Zoning Board has given the green light for a new three-story apartment building at 20-30 Willow St., bringing 26 fresh units—and a splash of affordable housing—to the neighborhood. The announcement came via a press release from Taylor Architecture & Design on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Designed by Italo Teixeria and presented by Stacy Mulrain, RA, the structure offers a mix of two studio units, 20 one-bedroom units, three two-bedroom units, and one three-bedroom unit. Four of these will be set aside as affordable housing, providing…

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by Cecilia Levine
Highlands, NY
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Highland's West Point Ranked As Top 10 National Public College Highland's West Point Ranked As Top 10 National Public College
Highland's West Point Ranked As Top 10 National Public College The US Military Academy at West Point moved up one in the Top Public Schools category to No. 2 in the 2025 Best Colleges Rankings by US News & World Report. The rankings, released this week, showed the Orange County college in the town of Highlands also ranked as No. 8 in Best National Liberal Arts College, the magazine said. The rankings were based on statistics, the top-ranked schools provided ample classroom resources for students and faculty; conferred bachelor's degrees at high rates; and produced graduates who entered the workforce with manageable debt and worthwhile starting sala…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
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UPitt Athlete Dies Days After Icy Crash (TRIBUTE) UPitt Athlete Dies Days After Icy Crash (TRIBUTE)
UPitt Athlete Dies Days After Icy Crash (Tribute) A University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown soccer player has been identified as the victim who died days after a crash on a slick road in Franklin County. Samuel Benshoff, 19, of Waynesboro, was heading west on Washington Township Boulevard near Country Club Road when he crossed into the opposite lane of traffic last Friday around 10:25 p.m., the York County Coroner's Office said in a release. Benshoff struck the other car's driver's side, leading to a difficult extraction, authorities said. He was pronounced dead from multiple blunt force injuries at WellSpan York Hospital on Monday at 7:30 …

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by Jillian Pikora
West Chester, PA
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Penn State Grad, ChesCo Native Jonathan 'JT' Sweeney Dies At 27 Penn State Grad, ChesCo Native Jonathan 'JT' Sweeney Dies At 27
Penn State Grad, ChesCo Native Jonathan 'JT' Sweeney Dies At 27 Chester County native Jonathan Thomas "JT" Sweeney died on Oct. 25 at the age of 27. Sweeney, who was born in Coatesville, graduated from Henderson High School in 2012 and earned a civil engineering degree from Penn State University in 2016, according to his obituary. The Bridgeport resident was remembered for his love of sports and for being a skilled home cook. He is survived by his parents, sister, and her fiance, and many other loved ones. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother and paternal grandparents. Memorial services are set for Nov. 4 at DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smit…

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by Nicole Acosta
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Warren Hills HS Grad Jake Irwin Dies, 22 Warren Hills HS Grad Jake Irwin Dies, 22
Warren Hills HS Grad Jake Irwin Dies, 22 The Washington community is mourning the loss of a 22-year-old Warren Hills High School graduate and Rutgers University student. Jake P. Irwin died Tuesday, July 7. He was 22 years old. Jake graduated high school in 2017 and went on to earn an associate’s degree in applied science from the Honors College at Raritan Valley Community College. He graduated Magna Cum Laude as a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and had served as the Vice President of Finance of Enactus, the obituary says. Jake further pursued higher education, studying civil engineering at Rutgers University, where h…

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by Valerie Musson
Monroe, NY
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College Student From Orange County Earns $5,000 Scholarship College Student From Orange County Earns $5,000 Scholarship
College Student From Orange County Earns $5,000 Scholarship One talented college student from Orange County has been awarded with a $5,000 scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year. The scholarship was granted by the Louis G. Nappi Construction Labor-Management Scholarship Fund, a major construction industry financial-aid program that was established by former Chairman Emeritus of the Construction Industry Council of Westchester & Hudson Valley, Inc., Louis G. Nappi, in 2009. The Committee, whose members include representatives from both labor and management, selects scholarship candidates based on the exemplification of the “high scholastic a…

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by Valerie Musson
Mahopac, NY
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Engineering Consultant Robert VanVlack Of Poughkeepsie Dies At 39 Engineering Consultant Robert VanVlack Of Poughkeepsie Dies At 39
Engineering Consultant Robert VanVlack Of Poughkeepsie Dies At 39 Robert David VanVlack, who ran his own consulting business, died on Tuesday, July 2 at his home in Poughkeepsie. He was 39. He was born on Feb. 21, 1980 to Tammy and Robert Van Vlack. He graduated from Arlington High School in 1998 before attending the University of Buffalo, where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering. He earned his New York State Professional Engineering license and worked on several water remediation and flood protection projects at Metro-North Railroad, as well as private consulting projects for various firms before going into his own Civil Engineering consu…

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by Daily Voice
New City, NY
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Partial Building Collapse At Clarkstown Apartment Complex Partial Building Collapse At Clarkstown Apartment Complex
Partial Building Collapse At Clarkstown Apartment Complex This story has been updated. A resident of an apartment that partially collapsed earlier Thursday is being housed at a local hotel until repairs can be made to the side and roof of the complex.  The incident took place around 12:45 p.m. Thursday at the Middlewood Senior Citizen Apartment Complex, 80 N. Middletown Road, when part of a roof collapsed and penetrated the exterior wall of another apartment, said Clarkstown police Officer Peter Walker. According to Walker, building officials believe the façade of an exterior wall had come loose from its foundation before hitting the other apartm…

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by Kathy Reakes