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Guns, Gold Bars, Antique Jewelry Seized In Hunterdon County Burglary Ring Bust: Prosecutor

The investigation led to charges against Antonios D. Siliverdis, 45, of Franklin Township; Gavin R. Mitchell, 26, of Frenchtown; Gabriel C. Tullo-McVicar, 27, of Glen Gardner; and Emily F. Cerullo, 25, of Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson and Readington Township Police Chief Steven Rindock...
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Dealer sentenced to decades in prison in overdose case

Bloomsburg, Pa. — A Bloomsburg man who sold a fatal dose of fentanyl and animal tranquilizer to a 23-year-old man was sentenced last month. Tysheem Dunlap, 28, of Bloomsburg will spend 22 years in prison for a drug delivery resulting in the death of Montgomery County native Edward Heckler in August 2022. Dunlap had...
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Lehigh Valley company reaches $38.5M settlement over failure-prone knee replacements

A medical device company based in Upper Saucon Township agreed to pay $38.5 million to settle a federal claim over its allegedly faulty knee replacements, according to a news release. Bone cement would frequently come loose after surgery with Vega Knee Systems replacement knees and require follow-up repairs,...
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School bus camera system creates thousands of citations — and raises questions of oversight,...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — There were no lights and no sirens. No flash that lit up Victor Mazziotti’s car as he drove through Allentown’s West Park neighborhood near 15th and West Turner streets. And it would take a few weeks before a $300 citation landed in his mailbox...
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Monroe County family faces 50 animal cruelty charges after dead horses found

A mother, adult son and daughter-in-law each are facing 50 animal cruelty charges after authorities found multiple deceased animals on a Monroe County property. Heidi Faith Unterberg, 51, of the 1300 block of Alleghany Drive in Blakeslee; her son, Samuel Cutler Unterberg, 25; and his now wife, Kyra Marie Thornton,...
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Judge drops charges in NJ prison scandal, igniting outrage over justice denied

UNION TOWNSHIP (Hunterdon) — After four years of legal limbo, a Superior Court judge has dismissed charges against corrections officers accused of vicious inmate beatings at the only women's prison in New Jersey. The tossed indictments against 14 prison guards stemmed from "forced cell extractions" on Jan. 11, 2021,...
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Robert Kowalski Found Dead In Bucks County Canal

Robert Kowalski was discovered in ankle-deep water along the canal path near the 8000 block of Woodside Drive in Falls Township after a passerby came across his body on Saturday, Nov. 15, according to Troop M – Trevose Station. He did not have identification with him at the time...
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WATCHING THE SKIES: Nov. 16-22 | Comets, the source of meteor showers

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Brad Klein reviews upcoming astronomical highlights with Bethlehem’s ‘Backyard Astronomy Guy,’ Marty McGuire. For November, we’re taking a look at comets, with three getting a lot of attention as they pass through our inner solar system. This week, the subject is the relationship between comets and...
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Body found in ankle-deep water by passerby on Bucks County walking trail: state police

FALLS TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Investigators in Bucks County are working to determine what caused the death of a man who was found in shallow water off a walking path over the weekend. Pennsylvania State Police say troopers responded to the canal path near the 800 block of Woodside Drive on Saturday for reports of a body found.
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Morrisville schools to see an extra $1.5M in new PA budget thanks to this...

Morrisville Borough School District will receive an extra $1.5 million this year, a pair of the district's state legislators announced Nov. 13. State Sen. Steve Santarsiero, D-Yardley, and state Rep. Jim Prokopiak, D-Levittown, said that Morrisville schools would receive an additional $1.5 million in the newly...

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