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Delaware River
Bucks
News
New Historical Society In Bucks County Hopes To Save Revolutionary War Landmark
Members of the newly-formed Buckingham Historical Society are raising funds to one day turn General Greene's Inn into a public museum. The Inn, 4705 York Road in Buckingham, served as General Nathaniel Greene's headquarters during the Revolutionary War, according to the Solebury Township Historical Society. From there, General Greene is said to have ordered the flat boats used by George Washington in his 1776 crossing of the Delaware River. "Our ultimate goal is to preserve the General Greene's Inn (...) and convert it into a historical park for the community,"…
Camden
Police & Fire
Body Found Floating In Delaware River In Camden: Report
A body was found floating in the Delaware River near the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, 6abc.com reported The discovery was made directly behind the aquarium around 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, the outlet said. The Camden County Prosecutor's Office said it is investigating. Click here to read 6abc.com's complete report.
Cumberland Salem
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Killed In Crash Into Delaware River
A Gloucester County man was killed after his car crashed into the Delaware River in Salem County, authorities said. The 23-year-old man from Monroeville died in the crash at Industrial Park Road and Riviera Drive at about 8 a.m. Saturday, April 13, Pennsville Township police said. His name had not been released. First responders found the vehicle overturned in the river.
Bucks
Police & Fire
Man's Body Recovered From Schuylkill River: Philadelphia Police
The body of a man was recovered from the Schuylkill River on Easter Sunday, police said. The body was found floating in the river around 3:40 p.m. near Spring Garden Street, bringing a marine unit to the scene, Philadelphia police said. The deceased has been identified as a black male in his 30s, known as "John Doe." He was pronounced deceased at 5:10 p.m. by Medic 13. Preliminary assessments indicate no signs of trauma or physical wounds. Further details will be provided as the investigation progresses. Editor's note: Police initially said the discovery was made in the Delaware Riv…
Ocean
Weather
Coastal Flood Warning In Effect For Jersey Shore Due To Offshore Storm, Full Moon
Many parts of New Jersey are under a coastal flood warning with an offshore storm and a full moon expected to fuel high tides, forecasters said. The National Weather Service issued the coastal flood warning in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties at 6 a.m. on Monday, Mar. 25. The NWS said the warning would be in effect until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 26. A storm out in the Atlantic Ocean will increase offshore wind speeds and make waves larger, according to the NWS. That will combine with Monday night's full moon to create "widespread tidal flooding." The w…
Delaware
Police & Fire
Search For Girl Swept Away In Chester Creek Is Recovery Operation, Officials Say
The search for a 6-year-old girl swept away by a creek in Chester, PA after this weekend's storm continues as a recovery operation, officials said. Lin'ajah Brooker was playing near Chester Creek off 8th Street sometime before 7 p.m. Saturday, March 23 when she slipped and fell in, officials said at a press briefing. #BREAKING: Officials tell us the search for missing six-year-old Lin’ajah Brooker has turned into a recovery operation. @NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/xvoLcctJ3m — Brian Sheehan (@BSheehanTV) March 24, 2024 Chester City Officials have updated the community on th…
Bucks
Police & Fire
Body Found By Delaware River Fishermen ID'd As NJ Man 20 Years Later: Bensalem Police
A body found by fisherman in the banks of the Delaware River in 2003 has finally been identified. The body of Edward Anthony Nece, whose father lives in Riverside, NJ was identified through DNA samples, Bensalem police announced Monday, Feb. 19. Nece's body was found by fisherman on Oct. 19, 2003, in a drainage area on the Yellow Freight property located at 2627 State Road. At the time, Nece had no identification, and his description did not match any reports of missing persons in the area. An autopsy found the cause of death was drowning but the manner of death could not b…
Mercer
News
Brand-New Visitor Center Coming To Washington Crossing State Park
Beginning in late February, work will begin in preparation for the construction of the new Washington Crossing State Park Visitor Center. The Mercer County park is the site of General George Washington’s historic 1776 Christmas night crossing of the icy Delaware River. The new visitor center is designed to be built into the landscape, featuring a green roof, a multipurpose theater, and immersive exhibits. The new visitor center is one of several projects the State Park Service is undertaking ahead of the United States’ Semiquincentennial Anniversary, the 250th anniversary of the signing of…
Atlantic
Weather
Coastal Flooding, Wind Expected From Pre-Valentine's Day Winter Storm On Jersey Shore
While many parts of the Jersey Shore won't see snow, a winter storm is expected to bring some issues right before Valentine's Day, forecasters said. According to the National Weather Service, moderate coastal flooding is forecasted from Perth Amboy to Cape May on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Minor flooding coastal flooding is expected along the Delaware Bay and Delaware River. Parts of Burlington, Cumberland, Monmouth, Ocean, and Salem counties are expected to get about an inch of snow. While inland Atlantic County could see some snow, the coast and Cape May County aren't forecasted to receive any acc…
Atlantic
Weather
Coastal Flooding Possible Across South Jersey Despite Clear Skies This Week
Despite no rain or snow expected for the week ahead, forecasters are warning residents about the threat of coastal flooding across New Jersey. The National Weather Service said South Jersey will have a threat of minor flooding through 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8. A coastal flood advisory was issued for Tuesday, Feb. 6 in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, and Salem counties. Minor flooding is forecasted during morning high tides in Atlantic City, Great Egg Harbor Bay at Ocean City, Cape May Harbor, and Barnegat Harbor. "While the weather will remain …
Bucks
Police & Fire
Woman Who Jumped Into Delaware River Found Alive: Troopers
The 30-year-old who leaped into the Delaware River when approached by state police Monday night, Jan. 15, was found alive and well, troopers say. State police were looking for the unnamed woman in connection with a domestic incident on Durham Street in Riegelsville around 6:30 p.m., Daily Voice reported. They found her on a nearby river trail with three children, but when troopers approached, she hopped into the water, authorities said. The children were "safely secure(d)" by troopers. First responders scanned the river for two hours but were unable to locate her and called off…
Bucks
Police & Fire
Troopers Investigate After Woman Jumps Into Delaware River: State Police
A woman in Bucks County jumped into the Delaware River on Monday evening, Jan. 15 after police approached her about a domestic dispute, authorities announced. State police said they were called about a domestic incident at a house on Durham Street in Riegelsville around 6:30 p.m. A 30-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man were involved, they wrote in a release. Troopers searched nearby and found the woman with three children on a walking trail near the Delaware River, but when they approached, police said she leaped into the water. The three kids were "safely secure(d)," t…
Arlington
Weather
Midweek Downpours Expected To Bring 3 Inches Of Rain, Travel Delays To East Coast
A new storm system tracking along the East Coast is expected to drop several inches of rain on the region in the next two days, meteorologists say. Rainfall is expected to begin along the mid-Atlantic Tuesday night, Dec. 26, and make its way north through Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the New York City area on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 27. Flooding and travel delays are to be expected from Virginia to New England, the Passaic, Ramapo and Raritan rivers in New Jersey most likely to experience flooding, according to AccuWeather. This is not good news for municipalities across Passaic County w…
Warren Hunterdon
Police & Fire
PA Man Sentenced For Brutal Attack That Killed Warren County Mom, Son
The Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to the brutal attack on an 84-year-old mother and her 53-year-old son at their New Jersey home has been sentenced to state prison. Kyle Kaspereen, of the 1200 block of Butler Street in Easton, was sentenced to 35 years in New Jersey State Prison with a 30-year period of parole ineligibility on Wed., Dec. 20, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. UPDATE: The Warren County Prosecutor says the motive for the gruesome Washington attack appears to be robbery. He says Kyle Kaspereen of Easton stole 84-year-old Elaine Trachin’s wallet & her…
Lehigh
News
Driver Who Crashed In NJ School Bus Had Fled Police Over State Lines: Report
The driver of the car that rammed into a Phillipsburg school bus on Route 22 Tuesday afternoon was fleeing authorities in two states, WFMZ reports. A bus transporting first- and second-graders from Phillipsburg Primary School was struck by a vehicle shortly after dismissal on Dec. 12, Daily Voice reported. Superintendent Gregory Troxell has said that some of the 22 students onboard received minor injuries. The driver of the other vehicle had been the subject of a police pursuit that began in Lopatcong, WFMZ reported, citing the Warren County Prosecutor's Office. Authoritie…
West Orange
Police & Fire
Port Jervis Woman Rescued After 25-Foot Fall Down Embankment
A Hudson Valley woman who fell more than 25 feet down an embankment was rescued by police and firefighters. The incident took place in Orange County around 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 2 in Port Jervis near the Mid-Delaware Bridge and the Delaware River. Port Jervis Police officers responded to the area of Pike Street and Water Street near the bridge for a 911 report of a woman calling for help, the department said. Officers located the 37-year-old Port Jervis woman who had fallen down a steep embankment. After making their way to the woman, officers found the woman had significant injuri…
South Passaic
Police & Fire
Kidnapping
: NJ Girl, 11, Returned Home Safely From Delaware, Accused Abductor, 27, Seized
An 11-year-old New Jersey girl was returned home safely after she was kidnapped in Wayne and taken to Delaware, authorities said. Darius Matylewich, 27, of Bear, DE. was captured on Sept. 10 after he took the girl earlier in the day from an undisclosed location near the confluence of Routes 46, 80 and 23 without her parents’ knowledge, they said. Certain specific details are being withheld to protect the identity of the child, whom authorities said Matylewich met while playing an online video game. Some information was provided in a joint release from Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. V…
Warren Hunterdon
Lifestyle
Lambertville Among '50 Most Charming Small Towns In America': HGTV
A small city in Hunterdon County, recently was named one of America's 50 most charming towns by HGTV. Founded in 1705, Lambertville is known for its picturesque views of the Delaware River, antiques and art galleries. The television network released a slideshow with the ranking, describing the city of 4,100 residents as “The Antiques Capital of New Jersey.” Lambertville also made HGTV's list of most charming towns last year. Its top attractions, according to Tripadvisor, include: The People's Store Antiques and Design Center with more than 40 dealers, Music Mountain Theater,…
Delaware
Police & Fire
Fake Federal Agent Steals Sailboat On Delaware River: Police
A man claiming to be a federal agent was chased down in a stolen sailboat in the Delaware River on Thursday, Aug. 16, according to authorities. City police were patrolling the river near Penn's Landing around 7 p.m. when a member of a sailing club flagged them down about a stolen vessel, the department said. A Philadelphia police boat cruised south and spotted the sailboat near the Walt Whitman Bridge, where a Coast Guard unit was already in pursuit, authorities said. The thief stopped the boat, identified himself as a federal agent, and told the Coast Guard team he was armed,…
Gloucester
Police & Fire
4 'Incredibly Lucky' Boaters Rescued Off Gloucester County: US Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people after their 12-foot vessel became disabled in the Delaware River near Chester Island, Gloucester County, authorities said. The owner and operator of the aluminum boat contacted watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay command center on Sunday, July 30. They said they were not wearing lifejackets and two of the people aboard were teenagers, ages 14 and 18, the Coast Guard said. Coast Guard Station Philadelphia launched a 29-foot Response Boat crew to assist. Gloucester Fire and Police Department personnel also deployed to help with their …
Burlington
Police & Fire
Trailer Fire Shuts Tacony-Palmyra Bridge
All lanes of the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge were closed Sunday evening, July 30 after a tractor trailer caught fire underneath it. The blaze broke out around 5 p.m. .🔥 MAJOR FIRE 🔥🚧 ALL LANES BLOCKED 🚧All lanes are blocked at the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge due to a fire in Tacony. #kywnewsradio pic.twitter.com/VYA555LcJU — Traffic on the Twos (@KYWRadioTraffic) July 30, 2023 The bridge connects Palmyra, NJ to Philadelphia, and runs over the Delaware River. Videos of the blaze were posted to Citizen. No word on a reopening.
Bucks
News
Search Ends For Infant Lost In Bucks County Flood: Officials
After more than a week of active efforts to locate 9-month-old Conrad Sheils, Bucks County officials are ending their search. Sheils, his sister 2-year-old Matilda, and their mother Katie Seley were swept away in the flash flooding that submerged sections of Bucks on Sunday, July 16, Daily Voice has reported. Seley and five other adults were found dead during the initial search that Sunday, police said at the time, but Conrad and Matilda remained the focus of a county-wide recovery effort for the week following. Matilda's remains were found near the Delaware River on Friday, July 21 so…
Delaware
Police & Fire
'Decomposing' Body Pulled From Delaware River, Police Say
Philadelphia police are investigating after a man's body was recovered from the Delaware River late on Sunday, July 23, the department told Daily Voice. It happened just before 8 p.m. near the corner of North Delaware Avenue and Orthodox Street in Bridesburg, authorities said. The remains were found in the water by a passing ship and reported to the US Coast Guard, police said. A police boat recovered the body and turned it over to the Medical Examiner's Office for identification, according to PPD. The man is described as being white and between 40 and 50 years old. Polic…
Bucks
Police & Fire
Body Of 2-Year-Old Swept Away By Upper Makefield Floods Found 32 Miles Away
The body of a 2-year-old girl swept away by intense flooding last weekend in Bucks County has been found after a 6-day search. Matilda "Mattie" Shiels' body was found along the Delaware River in Philadelphia on Friday, July 21, AccuWeather reports. Her body was found after police in Philadelphia received a pair of 911 calls about a body being spotted in the river, and was recovered approximately 32 miles from where she was lost in Upper Makefield Township, the outlet says citing the Upper Makefield fire chief. Her brother, Conrad, 9 months, remains missing, and police said they are "devast…
Northampton
Police & Fire
I-80 Bridge Jumper Swam To Safety, PA Troopers Say
A person jumped into the Delaware River, Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice on Thursday. The unidentified person jumped from the I-80 toll bridge around midday on July 20, 2023, PSP explained. The jumper was taken in by authorities for "evaluation," said Trooper Anthony Petroski. Their condition was not immediately clear.
Bucks
Lifestyle
Neighbors Raise Thousands For Family Of Bucks Flood Victims
Community members and neighbors in Bucks County have pitched in nearly $80,000 to assist a South Carolina family affected by the weekend's storms. Jim Sheils and Katie Seley were in the area visiting family with their three children on Saturday, July 15, when their car was disabled by rising water, Daily Voice has reported. Sheils and the couple's 4-year-old son Jack were able to escape the flood, while Seley, her mother Dahlia, 2-year-old Matilda, and 9-month-old Conrad were swept away, police have said. Dahlia was rescued and treated at an area hospital, while her daugh…
Warren Hunterdon
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Paterson Swimmer, 19, Recovered From Delaware River
Emergency crews have recovered the body of a missing swimmer from the Delaware River after a three-day search. Jose Madera Martinez, 19, of Paterson, was found around 11:15 a.m. Sunday, July 16 near Kittatinny Point in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, according to a release from the NPS. Madera Martinez was last seen “struggling in the current” around 8 p.m. Thursday, July 13 at Karamac — located about a mile north of Route 80, Daily Voice reported. He was found in about 12 feet of water approximately one mile downstream. Madera Martinez had been trying to swim from t…
Warren Hunterdon
Police & Fire
Paterson Swimmer, 19, Goes Missing At Delaware Water Gap
Crews were continuing to search for a 19-year-old swimmer who went missing at the Delaware Water Gap. Witnesses said the Paterson man was trying to swim from the shoreline to the bridge abutments with three others when he began struggling in the current around 8 p.m. Thursday, July 13 at Karamac — located about a mile north of Route 80, in Warren County, officials said. Three other swimmers were later rescued by volunteer rescue team members from Portland Hook and Ladder Company out of Portland, PA. None of the swimmers were wearing a life jacket. The swimmer disappeared under the water, w…
Bucks
Police & Fire
Boat Thief Drowns In Bucks Co. River While Escaping Cops: Authorities
The man whose body was recovered from the Delaware River in Bucks County was allegedly fleeing police, according to the Coroner's Office. Officials announced on Monday, July 3 that an adult man's remains were found on the riverbank near 6206 Radcliffe Street in Bristol Township. Just four days later, County Coroner Meredith Buck says he has been identified as 36-year-old Sokhon Sam of Philadelphia. Citing Bristol police, the Coroner's Office said Sam was trying to steal a boat from a private residence on the 6600 block of Radcliffe Street on June 27. When o…
Bucks
News
Body Found In Delaware River Needs ID, Says Bucks Coroner
The Bucks County Coroner's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying a man found dead in the Delaware River on Monday, July 3. Coroner Meredith Buck said an adult man's remains were found on the riverbank near 6206 Radcliffe Street in Bristol. He is "thought to be the person who went missing" in the river near 6612 Radcliffe Street on Tuesday, June 27, but his identity has not been confirmed, she said. The man was wearing a gray, green, and tan camouflage zip-up hoodie with gray sweatpants and black sneakers, according to officials. "His id…
Mercer
News
Track US Air Force Flyover In
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The U.S. Air Force is celebrating 100 years of air refueling on Tuesday, June 27 with flyovers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. The display by the 305th Air Mobility Wing includes a 15-jet formation of tankers and giant cargo planes over the Jersey Shore and Delaware River. The flyover begins from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey with one KC-135, eight KC-46s and six C-17s. The flyovers will follow the Jersey Shore starting at 1:03 p.m. in Asbury Park, heading south over Barnegat Light, Atlantic City and Cape May. The aircraft will then turn toward Philad…
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