Emergency crews search New Jersey lake for missing 18-year-old swimmer

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June 12, 2023

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Emergency crews search New Jersey lake for missing 18-year-old swimmer

A Camden County dive unit and Deptford marine units were dispatched to search the water.

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Emergency crews search South Jersey lake for missing teen swimmer

PITMAN, New Jersey (WPVI) — Rescue teams were dispatched to a lake in Pitman, New Jersey on Sunday night for reports of a missing swimmer.

A Camden County dive unit and Deptford marine units were at the scene around 9 p.m. to search Alcyon Lake on Cedar and West Holly avenues.

Officials say an 18-year-old student from Pitman High School and his friend tried to swim across the lake, however, the teen went under the water and did not reappear.

The other person involved is accounted for and told officials he and a bystander tried to help the victim but was unsuccessful.

Crews say they will be on the lake all night Sunday to try and recover the teen.

There is no word yet on his identity.

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Mom, son from Jamaica grateful for Ronald McDonald House Southern New Jersey

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November 18, 2024

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Mom, son from Jamaica grateful for Ronald McDonald House Southern New Jersey – CBS Philadelphia

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For this mother and son from Jamaica, the Ronald McDonald House in Camden has become a vital and heartwarming home away from home.

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North Jersey U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill enters New Jersey governor’s race

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November 18, 2024

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North Jersey U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill enters New Jersey governor’s race

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U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, fresh off winning a re-election campaign, has announced she is running to be the next governor of the Garden State.

Sherrill, who represents a North Jersey district that covers Essex, Morris and Passaic counties, announced her candidacy Monday morning on YouTube. She is the second congressperson to join an already crowded field on the Democratic side. Her colleague in the House, Josh Gottheimer, announced his campaign for governor on Friday.

The former federal prosecutor has served in Congress since 2019. She graduated from the Naval Academy in 1994 and spent almost a decade on active duty as a Navy helicopter pilot. Sherrill would go to Georgetown University law school and work in private practice before working for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey.

Other Democratic candidates include Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, New Jersey Education Association president and former Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and former Senate President Steve Sweeney.

There is also a sizable field on the GOP side. Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, who was the 2021 Republican nominee for governor, announced his candidacy as he was conceding the last gubernatorial race. He formally launched his third campaign for governor last April.

Other Republican candidates include radio talk show host Bill Spadea, former state Sen. Ed Durr and state Sen. Jon Bramnick.

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New York man killed in North Jersey rollover crash

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November 18, 2024

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New York man killed in North Jersey rollover crash

A 25-year-old New York man died Sunday after he drove into several trees and his car overturned on a Sussex County highway, according to New Jersey State Police.

Police said Andrew Slagle of Westtown, New York, was driving around 2 p.m on State Route 284 in Wantage Township when he veered off the road and struck several trees, according to a state police spokesman.

The car flipped over near milepost 7, police said.

The crash remains under investigation and no additional information was available Sunday night, police said.

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