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New Brunswick, NJ
Police & Fire
New Brunswick Camp Employee Sexually Assaulted Minor Multiple Times, Police Say
A 26-year-old New Brunswick summer camp worker is accused of having sexual contact with a minor, authorities said. Dwany Cruz, who works as a recreation assistant of an undisclosed summer camp, had sexual contact with a child on multiple occasions, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Chief Vincent Sabo said. Cruz surrendered to New Brunswick police on Aug. 15, and was charged with third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, police said. The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Leyva, of th…
Lewisboro, NY
News
Fallen Tree Blocks School Bus Carrying Young Campers In Lewisboro
Several young summer campers in Northern Westchester face longer rides home because of a fallen tree that has blocked a school bus's route and prevented it from turning around. The incident happened in Lewisboro just before 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, when a tree fell on Route 35 in front of a bus carrying young campers from the Little Explorers camp at Lewisboro Elementary School. According to the Lewisboro Parks and Recreation Department, the bus is too large to turn around, so the children on board will have a delayed ride to their bus stops. However, the ch…
Paterson, NJ
News
Township To Buy YMCA Slated For Closure After 15 Years In North Jersey
Wayne Township's YMCA is closing after 15 years, and the township plans to purchase the facility. The Pike Drive Wayne YMCA, a branch of the Metropolitan YMCA, reached an agreement with local officials to sell the building, according to a press release issued earlier this month. The township is aiming to purchase the facility on or around Nov. 1, however, an exact closing date for the Y will be subject to the terms of the signed contract. Y officials vowed to give ample notice to members and staff. “While we are saddened to be leaving Wayne Township, we are proud to have ser…
Somers, NY
Lifestyle
New York Jets Player Visits Summer Campers In Somers
A group of young summer campers in Northern Westchester had the chance to brush up on their football skills with a professional certainly qualified in the subject. New York Jets guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, #75, took the time to visit campers at Summer Trails Day Camp in Somers on Tuesday, July 1. During his visit, Vera-Tucker held a meet-and-greet with the campers and helped them practice key football skills and training instructions on a rotational basis. The visit definitely caused excitement amongst the campers, many of whom wore Jets jerseys to mark the occasion an…
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
Boy Who Drowned On First Day Of NJ Summer Camp Defied Odds Since Birth, Campaign Says
The 6-year-old boy who died after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a South Jersey summer camp has been identified, authorities said. Michael Stewart was a rising first grader at the Lumberton Township School District, Superintendent Colleen Murray said in a letter to the community posted on the district's website. A GoFundMe campaign launched for his mother, Enjoli, said Michael drowned during free swim at Liberty Lake Day Camp in Mansfield Township. "Michael came into this world a fighter from the day he was born," reads the campaign launched by Kayla Ogletree. "He…
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
6-Year-Old Boy Dies On First Day Of Summer Camp In South Jersey: Prosecutor
A 6-year-old boy died after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a South Jersey summer camp, authorities said. The incident happened Monday, June 24 at about 2 p.m. while the child was at Liberty Lake Day Camp at 1195 Florence Columbus Road, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw alongside Mansfield Township Police Chief Eric Campbell. In a letter to families provided to Daily Voice, the owner and director of Liberty Lake, Andy Pritkin, said a lifeguard found the boy unresponsive in a shallow pool. Staff members pulled the boy out of the water …
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Obituaries
'King Of Summer': Holocaust Survivor Who Worked At Camp For 71 Years From Rockland County Dies
A man who escaped the Holocaust at a young age and went on to become a mainstay at a summer camp for more than 70 years has died. Rockland County resident Harry Vogel of Tappan died on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at the age of 87, according to his obituary. Born on Yom Kippur in Frankfurt, Germany in 1935, Vogel was the first son of Arthur Vogel, who was taken to Buchenwald concentration camp during the Holocaust. However, Vogel's father was given the option to buy his family's way out because he had children and family members in the US willing to sponsor them, and they made the ar…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
14 Young Soccer Players Hospitalized With Breathing Problems In Drew U HazMat Situation
Fourteen children were hospitalized with breathing problems after being exposed to higher-than-normal levels of chlorine during summer camp at Drew University Monday, July 18, officials said. The juveniles, participating in a soccer program for children ages 10 to 17, reported shortness of breath, difficulty speaking between breaths, nausea and general airway issues while in a pool at the Madison university around 12:20 p.m., Morris County officials said. A small amount of chlorine had accidentally been released into the pool. Tests detected normal levels of chlorine and all systems were wo…
Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
Massive Dining Room Fire At Maryland Summer Camp Causes Extensive Damage: Officials
Upwards of 100 firefighters from Maryland and Pennsylvania worked through the morning on Wednesday, June 29 to help contain a massive two-alarm fire that broke out in the dining hall of a popular boy’s summer camp. A fire that broke out at Camp Airy in Thurmont shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, which quickly spread to the rest of the facility, according to the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services. The dining room fire at Camp Airy in Frederick County caused extensive damage.Facebook/Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company Officials noted that though the camp is i…
Pittsfield, MA
News
Parents Demand Answers After Pricey Overnight New England Summer Camp Closes Abruptly
The “Fyre Festival of overnight camps” in New England was forced to unexpectedly shut down following reports of campers getting sick, unsanitary conditions, fighting, and other tales of horror. Camp Quinebarge, an 85-year-old co-ed camp in Moultonborough, New Hampshire, upset parents who paid $3,400 for a two-week stay that kids would have to be picked up after six days following a “summer of challenges.” A full summer session costs parents $9,800. Parents were initially told that the camp would be closing due to food supply issues, but it also reportedly faced financial shortfalls, as …
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Covid-
19: Outbreak Of 31 Cases Hits Upstate NY Sleepaway Summer Camp
A COVID-19 outbreak at an upstate New York summer sleepaway camp has resulted in 31 confirmed positive cases with many campers returning home. Camp Pontiac is located in Copake, New York, in Columbia County, in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains. It's a seven-week camp for boys and girls aged 7 to 16 from all over the country. The 31 cases are all in campers between 7 and 11 years old, an age group now ineligible to get the COVID vaccine. There were no positive cases in kids at the camp age 12 and over, who are eligible to get vaccinated. The camp reported the first …
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Lifestyle
Sports And Camp Check-Ups For Kids: Special Considerations For Children With
Covid-
19
A rite of passage in spring is getting kids ready for warm weather activities and sports, day camp and sleepaway camp. As the world is cautiously opening up, the prospect of getting children out of the house and into the fresh air is looking bright, compared to last summer when activities were up-ended by the pandemic. For the majority of kids who have not tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, all they need is a routine medical check-up before they participate in sports or attend camp. For the more than 3.34 million children who have tested positive for COVID-19, their situati…
Paramus, NJ
Lifestyle
Paramus Recreation Department Stops Swirling Summer Camp Rumor
PARAMUS, N.J. — The Paramus Recreation Department is putting a stop to a rumors that its summer camp program will not be offered this year. "At this time, that is untrue as we are still planning on running our programs," Paramus Recreation said in a Facebook announcement. "In fact, we have already started booking our trips and special events." The program relies on the use of Board of Education facilities. The department has already submitted the relevant requests, the announcement says. "We have not yet received approval for our requests but that is not uncommo…
