8-Year-Old Elizabeth Girl Among Two Killed In Route 295 Crash: Police
Two people from Elizabeth, including an 8-year-old girl were killed in a crash on Route 295 in Burling County on the evening of Sunday, April 6.
At 10:17 p.m., a Hyundai Santa Fe and Hyundai Tucson were traveling northbound on Route 295 in Florence, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey Police said. The Santa Fe struck a guardrail, re-entered the roadway and collided with the Tucson, Lebron said. The impact caused both vehicles to run off the road and strike several trees, Lebron said.
Sharfu Uddin, 36, and the driver of the Tucson and an 8-year-old girl were killed in the crash, L…
Florence Woman, 20, ID'd As Victim In Crash: 'Thank You For Being My Daughter'
Kayla Stanton, a 20-year-old Florence resident, has been identified as the victim in a fatal crash in Burlington Township Tuesday, March 11, that also injured an infant, authorities said.
At 11:30 a.m. a minivan collided with a tractor trailer at a traffic light at County Route 541 and Cadillac Road, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said.
Stanton, a front-seat passenger in the minivan, was killed, authorities said. The driver of the minivan and an infant were transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
"She was a backbone in our famil…
Thousands Of NJ Residents Without Power As Fierce Winds Sweep Through
Thousands of New Jersey residents remained without power Monday morning, Feb. 17, after wind gusts of nearly 70 mph over the weekend.
According to the PSE&G outage center, the following areas were in the dark as of 7:50 a.m:
Burlington County: 2,400
Camden County: 787
Mercer County: 1,900
According to JCP&L, the same was true for the following customers:
Hunterdon County: 2,075
Mercer County: 787
Middlesex County: 3,236
Monmouth County: 6,384
Morris County: 1,600
Ocean County: 3,300
Restoration times are varied.
The highest wind gust in the state was 71 mph, …
These 23 New Jersey Athletes Are At The Paris Olympic Games: Here's When To Watch
The Paris Olympics have begun!
And, in case you missed it, several of Garden State's fittest and most athletic residents are there (scroll for their names, sports, and hometowns).
A total of 23 athletes from New Jersey have qualified for the Olympics and are ready to make their run at the gold. Events kicked off Friday, July 26. Click here for a complete schedule of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Garden State athletes include:
Paxten Aaronson, of Medford: Soccer
Bam Adebayo, of Newark, and 2020 Olympian: Basketball
Jack Alexy, of Morristown: Swimming
Jackie Dubrovich, of Riverda…
Mom Slain In South Jersey Was Advocate For Women, Children
Friends of a woman slain at her South Jersey home this week are coming together to raise money for her daughters.
Sheila Maguire's body was found Monday, Aug. 29 at her home in Florence, and the cause of death was later ruled a homicide.
Christine Conklin organized a GoFundMe page to help the family, which had raised more than $7,100 as of Wednesday, Aug. 31.
"Sheila was a light! She was fun, positive, uplifting and supportive," Conklin writes.
"She was an advocate for women, children and families with an unmatched passion. Unfortunately, she was senselessly taken from all of us, bu…
