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East Hanover-Florham Park, NJ
Breaking News
Staff Ignored Storm Warnings Before Pinch Brook Golfer Was Struck, Witness Says
It all could have been prevented. That’s what 27-year-old Noah Lakind says about the terrifying moment a golfer in his 30s was struck by lightning at Pinch Brook Golf Course in Florham Park on Sunday, Aug. 17. At 6:10 p.m., Florham Park police responded to a report of a lightning strike on the course. Officers arrived to find the victim in cardiac arrest while bystanders performed CPR, police said. First responders took over and transported the man to a nearby hospital. His condition was not immediately known as of press time. Lakind, a Bloomfield resident and Howell native, said he warned…
National Interest
College Kid From Montville Is Crushing The US Open Qualifiers
Michael Zheng is still in college, but he’s already making pros sweat at the US Open. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Columbia Men’s Tennis (@culionsmten) The 21-year-old rising Columbia University senior, and reigning NCAA men’s singles national champ, stormed through his opening match Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Zheng, a Montville native who attended Delbarton and won state singles in 2021, took out Japan’s Yasutaka Uchiyama in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, firing three aces and winni…
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Fiery Ice Cream Truck, Tractor-Trailer Crash Shut Down NJ Turnpike Spur, Police Say
State police have released new details on a fiery crash involving an ice cream truck and a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike in East Rutherford, Tuesday, Aug 20. Troopers responded at 3:18 p.m. to the northbound western spur at milepost 112.2 in Bergen County, Sgt. Charles Marchan said. Based on a preliminary investigation, a tractor-trailer was traveling north when it struck a construction barrier on the right, steered left, and hit a Volvo bobtail in the center lane, Marchan said. The Volvo went left and hit a Mercedes passenger car in the left lane, causing it to strike a constr…
Edgewater Park-Beverly, NJ
Breaking News
Beverly Murder Suspect Arrested In Virginia: Prosecutor
A New Jersey man has been arrested in Virginia in connection with the fatal shooting of a local resident two months ago, authorities said. James H. McDowell Jr., 33, of Beverly City, was charged with murder, certain persons not to have firearms, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and City of Burlington Police Chief Ryan P. Elbertson said in a joint statement. McDowell was taken into custody in Roanoke, VA, on Aug. 15 and lodged in the Roanoke City Adult Detention Center pending extra…
Sparta, NJ
Obituaries
Sparta Dad Jeffrey Krajicek Dies Months After Wife
After losing his wife Jane in March, Sparta’s Jeffrey Krajicek has died following his own battle with cancer. Krajicek, 65, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, surrounded by his loving family, according to his obituary from Goble Funeral Home. Born at Fort Dix, Krajicek graduated from Winter Park High School in 1977 and the University of Florida in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in political science, his obituary reads. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1984, commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1985, and served in Germany before transitioning to military intelligence, according to his ob…
Wildwood, NJ
Weather
Swimming Banned At These NJ Beaches As Hurricane Erin Approaches
Hurricane Erin is churning up the Atlantic, prompting dangerous surf conditions and widespread swimming restrictions at New Jersey beaches this week. Hurricane Erin's projected path. National Weather Service The National Weather Service said Tuesday, Aug. 19, that breaking waves will significantly increase along the Jersey Shore through Thursday, with life-threatening rip currents and swells of 6 to 11 feet expected. “Life threatening rip currents are likely. The surf zone is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Stay out of the water,” the agency warned. A High Rip Current R…
Cranford, NJ
Breaking News
Clark Man, 29, Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train In Cranford, Officials Say (
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Authorities have identified the man struck and killed by an NJ Transit train last week. Brian Posch, 29, of Clark, was struck at 1:44 a.m. by Raritan Valley Line train 5403 in Cranford on Tuesday, Aug. 19, NJ Transit officials said. The train departed Newark Penn Station at 1:28 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Raritan at 2:34 a.m., according to NJ Transit officials. It happened east Cranford Station. There were no injuries to the approximately 25 customers and crew on board, NJ Transit said. Customers were evacuated and put on a bus, NJ Transit said. The incident remains under …
National Interest
99-Cent No More? Keasbey Made AriZona Iced Tea May Finally Cave To Trump Tariffs
For the first time in more than 30 years, AriZona iced tea’s sacred 99-cent price tag may be on the chopping block. The company’s Brooklyn-born founder Don Vultaggio told The New York Times that President Donald Trump’s 50% steel and aluminum tariffs, enacted in June, are hitting the brand where it hurts: the can. AriZona’s headquarters sit on Long Island in Woodbury, with a massive production plant, AriZonaLand, in Keasbey, NJ, churning out the iconic tallboys that have stayed the same price since 1997. AriZona burns through more than 100 million pounds of aluminum every year, 20% o…
Mullica Hill-Harrison, NJ
On Your Side
Hill Creek Farms Shutting Down After Health Department Clash, Farmer Fred Says
It’s the end of an era in South Jersey: Hill Creek Farms will close after this apple-picking season, the farm's owner announced, citing "bureaucracy" and the county's board of health. For four generations, the Sorbello family has grown fruit and vegetables in Mullica Hill. The orchards of apples, pears, plums, peaches, nectarines, and rows of vegetables became a seasonal tradition, drawing thousands of families each autumn. Fred "Farmer Fred" Sorbello, who began working on the farm at age 8 and inherited it at 23, later built one of the largest food logistics companies in the world, with op…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Edgewater Man Caught With Loaded Gun After Prior Lewdness Arrest: Police
An Edgewater man is back in trouble with the law, this time on weapons charges — just months after he was arrested for lewdness, authorities said. On Monday, Aug. 11, around 3:15 p.m., Edgewater police joined Secaucus officers for an administrative search warrant, Chief Donald Martin said. Inside, officers found a loaded Derringer revolver, Martin said. The gun should never have been there, police said. An investigation showed that 65-year-old John Perry was banned from owning weapons because of a 1995 indictable conviction. He was charged with “Certain Persons Not To Have Weapons,” “Posses…
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