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Cumberland Salem
Obituaries
Pedricktown's BettiJo Williams Fought Long Cancer Battle, Competed In Beauty Pageants, 41
BettiJo Leslie (Burns) Williams, of Pedricktown, died peacefully on Monday, April 22, surrounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer, according to an obituary published by Adams Funeral Home. She was 41 years old. BettiJo, a native of Bridgeton, grew up in Millville and was a 2001 graduate of Millville High School. In 2012, she moved to Pedricktown and, over the years, she worked for the Pennsville National Bank, starting out as a teller in Pennsville and working her way up to branch manager in Woodstown, her obituary said. In her youth, BettiJo was a dancer, starting her …
Cumberland Salem
Police & Fire
Murder-suicide
: 2 Men Found Dead In South Jersey
A pair of men are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in Salem County, authorities said. Juniel Feliciano-Lopez, 24, of Pennsville, died of multiple gunshot wounds and was found in a vehicle, according to Salem County Prosecutor Kristin Telsey. The suspected gunman, Henry Junior Kivelier Montero, 23, of Philadelphia, died at the scene of a single self-inflicted gunshot wound, the prosecutor said. The shootings occurred at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2 in the 100 block of South Broad Street in Penns Grove, Telsey said. The shootings are believed to have stemmed from an argu…
Cumberland Salem
Obituaries
Shaun Anthony Snead, Of Pennsville, Died Suddenly, 30
Shaun Anthony Snead, of Pennsville, died suddenly on March 24, according to his obituary. He was 30 years old. Shaun attended Franklin Township Public Schools and Delsea Regional School District, where he was an honor student, his obit said. He went on to attend Rowan College of Cumberland County where he received his Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice. He was chosen to be the graduation speaker and received a host of awards, his obit said. He worked as a substitute teacher/paraprofessional for Winslow Twp. School District for several years. His most recent job was as a Rehab Technicia…
Camden
Police & Fire
Feds: Leader Of Ring That Flooded South Jersey, Philly 'Burbs With Fentanyl, Meth Gets 18 Years
A drug kingpin who headed a network that slung fentanyl and meth in South Jersey and the suburbs of Philadelphia while he hid from his pursuers was sentenced Thursday to a plea-bargained 18 years in federal prison. Glenn Long, 29, of Philadelphia, must serve just about all of the time he received in U.S. District Court in Camden on Jan. 4 because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Long – known on the street as “Bless” and “Max” – ran the operation as a fugitive for three years while under a federal indictment for major drug trafficking out of Philadelphia. A second drug conspi…
Cumberland Salem
Obituaries
Michael Stewart Of Pennsville Dies On Christmas, 33
Michael James Stewart of Pennsville died on Christmas, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023, according to his obituary on the Laughrey Funeral Home website. He was 33 years old. Mike enjoyed dirt bike riding, cooking, fishing, and playing baseball, his obit says. In fact, in his first years of playing for the Babe Ruth league, he broke the home run record and hoped one day to go pro, according to his obit. He is survived by his mother, Deborah (Farro) Stewart; father, Dennis Stewart; sisters, Danielle Owens and Amy (Stewart) Bechtold and her husband, William Bechtold Jr; and grandmother, Bernita (Gobel) S…
Hackensack
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman At Route 46 Motel
A parking lot attendant from South Jersey was charged with sexually assaulting a woman at a South Hackensack motel. Austin Walker, 22, of Pennsville, was taken into custody last week, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Monday, Oct. 9. The prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit began investigating with township police following a complaint from a woman who said that Walker sexually assaulted her at the Horizon Inn on Route 46 on Aug. 1. Walker was booked into the Bergen County Jail on three counts of sexual assault through force or coercion on Oct. 5. Records show he was ordered rele…
Cumberland Salem
Police & Fire
Victim Rescued From 20-Foot Pilesgrove Well Flown To Hospital (
Photos
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A woman was flown to the hospital after being rescued from a South Jersey well. New Jersey State Police troopers responded to a location on Woodstown-Daretown Road in Pilesgrove just after 3:30 p.m. Monday, July 31, on reports of a woman who fell into the well, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said. This afternoon just before 4:00, the New Castle County High Angle/Confined Space Rescue Team was dispatched to assist... Posted by Cranston Heights Fire Company on Monday, July 31, 2023 This afternoon just before 4:00, the New Castle County High Angle/Confined Space Rescue Team was dispatched to …
Middlesex NJ
Police & Fire
Coach, Special Ed Teacher Filmed Sex Acts With Child: Prosecutor
A former wrestling coach and special education teacher has admitted to having sexual contact with a child, authorities said. John.Denuto, 46, of Spotswood pleaded guilty to child endangerment and other offenses on Friday, April 14, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Denuto, a former special education teacher at the Sayreville Middle School and former wrestling coach at numerous other schools and organizations who exploited his position as both a teacher and a wrestling coach to meet and abuse his victims was initially arrested on February 15, …
Delaware
Neighbors
Delco Native, Mom Of Five Dies In Crash Headed To 2nd Job
Christine Severino, a Pennsylvania native and New Jersey mom of five, was on her way to her second job when she was killed in a car accident in Tredyffrin Township on Saturday, Jan. 28, her loved ones say. She was 41. Chrissie, as the Pennsville mom's friends and family knew her, was born in Upper Darby and later graduated from Delaware County Community College and Widener University, loved ones wrote in her obituary. She worked as a pharmacy technician and put down roots in Eddystone Borough where she raised her five children — Kailee, Ceaira, Joshua, Carleigh, and Ma…
Union
Police & Fire
Hollow-Point Bullets, Handgun Seized From Six In Linden Traffic Stop: Police
A traffic stop led charges for six, as well as the seizure of multiple handguns and hollow-point bullets in Linden, authorities said. Officers stopped a vehicle on the 1000 block of Summit Terrace and saw a handgun “laying on the floorboard” around 11:10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, a release said. A second handgun was also found. Meanwhile, one of the teen occupants ran from the scene through a nearby park and several backyards before he was arrested on Academy Terrace with help from the Union County Sheriff’s K-9 unit, police said. The five other occupants were arrested at the scene. M…
Burlington
News
Drill Instructor Charged In NJ Marine Recruit Dalton Beals's Death
A senior Parris Island drill instructor has been charged in last year's death of a New Jersey Marine recruit. Staff Sgt. Steven Smiley was charged with negligent homicide, cruelty, oppression and more in the death of 19-year-old Pennsville native Pfc. Dalton Beals, a spokesman for the Marines tells the New York Times. Dalton BealsUS Marine Corps Beals' cause of death on June 4, 2021 was found to be hyperthermia, or overheating, during a 54-hour training exercise called The Crucible, according to Marine reports. Temperatures that day had reached Black Flag conditions — 90 degrees or mo…
Camden
News
Feds: Men From Philly, South Jersey Admit Roles In Major Meth, Fentanyl Trafficking Network
UPDATE: A man from Philadelphia and another from South Jersey admitted their roles in a major drug trafficking ring that dealt meth and fentanyl, federal authorities said. Kevin Salmon, 25, had 5½ pounds of meth and two guns in his home when it was raided by authorities, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Salmon had served as a courier for a major drug-trafficking network that "distributed large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl," the U.S. attorney said. A second defendant, John Munson, 47, of Deptford, admitted selling meth as part of the operation, he said. …
Cumberland Salem
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Charged In December Crash That Killed South Jersey Mom: Report
A 30-year-old man from South Jersey has been charged with drunk driving in connection with a December crash that killed a beloved mom of four, NJ Advance Media reported. Stephen M. Karwowski, of Elmer was driving a pickup in Pennsville on Dec. 4, 2021, when he struck a car driven by Genita Townsend, 52, the outlet said. Townsend, of Pennsville, was pronounced dead at the scene of the five-vehicle crash. An investigation found that Karwowski’s blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit, and he apparently admitted to driving 60 to 65 mph before the crash in an area where the spe…
Gloucester
Police & Fire
Armed Juveniles Stealing Cars, Robbing Gas Stations In South Jersey, Police Warn
A group of juveniles from Wilmington, DE have carried out multiple robberies across Salem County, authorities warn. Heightened criminal activity has been reported within the Carneys Point, Penns Grove, Deepwater, and Pennsville areas, police said on Facebook. The juveniles have mostly been targeting gas stations, but they are also targeting area residents and attempt to steal their cars, Carneys Point police said These are believed to be the same juveniles that police have dealt with in the past, they said. The youths "have been armed at times, and they are violent," police wrote.&nb…
Gloucester
Police & Fire
3-Alarm Fire Ravages Gloucester County Industrial Plant
Fire crews spent hours battling a three-alarm blaze at a Gloucester County industrial plant Monday night. Firefighters were called to the 400 Eagle Ct. building in Pureland Industrial Park around 7:30 p.m, Harrison Township fire officials said on Facebook. Firefighters opened the roof and, with help from Woolwich, Pennsville, and Reliance fire companies, cut four holes to help knock down the blaze. One firefighter "became disoriented" sometime during the process, but was rescued and deemed OK a short time after, Harrison fire officials said. The blaze was placed under control around …
Camden
Business
Report: GNC Closes Additional 40 New Jersey Stores
After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June, GNC has announced closures of an additional 40 stores. The nutritional supplement company had originally planned on closing just 10 stores. According to NJ.com, the following 50 stores have either closed, or will soon: Blackwood, Gloucester Premium Outlets Bridgewater, Bridgewater Commons Cinnaminson, The Shoppes At Cinnaminson Closter, Heidenberg Plaza Delran, Hartford Corners Denville, The Shoppes At Union Hill Denville, Diamond Spring Road Deptford, Deptford Mall East Hanover, Hanover Commons East Rutherford, American Dream Mall E…
Ocean
Police & Fire
Middlesex County Teacher, Wrestling Coach Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen
A Middlesex County teacher who has coached wrestling at more than a dozen New Jersey schools is accused of sexually assaulting a teenager, court records show. John M. Denuto was suspended with pay from his job as a special education math teacher in Sayreville, reports say. He was arrested Saturday and charged with possession of child pornography, the sexual assault of a teenager and photographing a child in a sex act, according to court records. Denuto's arrest was in connection with an October 2016 incident, in which he was described as a "non-caretaker" of the 13- to 15-year-old teen. D…
