Sunday, January 6, 2013
Accident occurred on Berkshire Valley Road near Route 15 off-ramp Sunday afternoon.
Two township women were taken to area hospitals Sunday afternoon after they were injured in a four-car accident on Berkshire Valley Road near the Route 15 off-ramp, Jefferson police said. One woman, a 61-year-old Jefferson resident, suffered a minor head injury, and a 52-year-old Jefferson woman reported some neck pain, Jefferson Police Lt. Sean Conrad said. Conrad said a vehicle that allegedly failed to yield at the end of the off-ramp contributed to the crash. Officers Chester Glazewski and William Carroll were the investigating officers. The accident was reported at 12:57 p.m. One of the injured women was taken to St. Clare's Hospital in Dover and the other was taken to Morristown Medical Center by the Jefferson Township Rescue Squad. …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
NJDEP picked up the bears in Jefferson on Wednesday.
Two bears were found dead on the side of Route 15 North in Jefferson on Wednesday, police said. The first bear was found shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Route 15 at the intersection of Berkshire Valley Road, where NJDEP officials later picked the bear up, Police Telecommunications Operator Henry Merz said. The second bear was found around noon, also on Route 15 North, by the 8-mile marker, Merz said. NJDEP officials could not provide any additional information about the bear reports on Wednesday. Merz also said there wasn't any information reported on the size of the bears, or the reason they were on the side of Route 15. "There's no accident reports, there's no incident reports," Merz said. "People just called in about a dead bear on the side…
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Family of Amir Khan, 52, say he was following the 'American dream.'
Amir Khan gave up everything for his three children to move the the United States from Pakistan two years ago. He wanted them to live the "American dream." But the 52-year-old Jefferson man's life had a tragic ending last week when he was struck by a van and killed while walking along Route 15. Police said Khan was pronounced dead at the scene after he was struck by a 2010 Ford van driven by Marcus Cintron, 41, of Jefferson, who was traveling south on the highway near the intersection of Tierney Road. Khan's sister-in-law, Shaista Zareen, said she thinks Khan was walking home from work at the time of the incident. Khan devoted most of his time working at the Shell Service Station on Route 15 in Lake Hopatcong to support his three kids and …
Friday, December 7, 2012
Man reported his vehicle was filling with smoke before he pulled over and it caught on fire.
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Friday, December 7, 2012
Route 15 North in Sparta was closed for more than an hour Thursday afternoon after a car caught on flames. No one was injured in the incident, which occurred just after 4 p.m., according to Sparta Township Police Sgt. John-Paul Beebe. Frank Sanfilippo, a 45-year-old Ogdensburg resident, was driving his 2011 Ford Focus on the highway when he called police to report that his car was filling with smoke. He pulled over near the 9.5 mile-marker and exited the car just before it caught on fire. The Sparta Fire Department responded and put out the flames. Police are still investigating the cause of the fire.
52-year-old struck while crossing Route 15 in Lake Hopatcong Thursday night.
A pedestrian killed on Route 15 in Lake Hopatcong Thursday night has been identified as a 52-year-old Jefferson man, police said. Amir Khan was pronounced dead at the scene after he was struck by a 2010 Ford van driven by Marcus Cintron, 41, of Jefferson, who was traveling south on the highway near the intersection of Tierney Road, according to a report supplied by Capt. Eric Wilsusen. Cintron, who was working for Cablevision when driving the company van, was taken to St. Clare's Hospital in Dover for a medical evaluation, Wilsusen said. Officer Justin Gjelsvik first responded to the crash at about 5:30 p.m., and was joined by Traffic Officer Det. Steve Muller who continues to investigate the incident, Wilsusen said. The Morris County …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Only minor injuries reported.
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
An accident on Route 15 North near the intersection of Edison Road resulted in an overturned car Monday night, according to Jefferson Township police. Cody Curatolo, 20, of Jefferson Township, was traveling in the right lane at about 9:30 p.m. when a vehicle operated by David Rittenhouse, 55, of Monmouth Junction, traveling in the middle lane, veered into the right lane, Jefferson Township police said. That caused Curatolo's vehicle to swerve and strike a curb, causing the vehicle to overturn, police said. Rittenhouse was issued a summons for failure to maintain his lane of travel. Police added that while minor injuries were reported, no ambulance was requested at the scene.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Road will be repaved from Espanong to Route 15.
Paving work is scheduled to begin next week on Edison Road from Espanong Road to Route 15, according to town officials. Edison Road itself does not contain many residences; however, it is a main thoroughfare to Route 15 from Espanong Road, and is a main turning point to enter three different developments: The Peaks, Lakeview and Water Village. Work on the project will be completed between approximately 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day, according to Jefferson Township business administrator James Leach. Police will be on hand to direct traffic as needed, and one lane will remain open at all times. The paving project will start with milling out two inches of the roadway and then replacing it with two inches of new pavement. Temporary yellow lines …
Friday, September 7, 2012
How is your drive going, now that summer is over?
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Friday, September 7, 2012
It's the end of the first back-to-work, back-to-school week. If you’re a regular commuter, you probably know by now that construction on Route 15 South near the Route 80 East split in Wharton is well underway. Currently Route 15 South at the bridge over Mount Hope Mineral Railroad is reduced to two lanes of traffic rather than the usual four. Over the summer, that wasn’t such a big deal. With school not in session and people taking vacations, traffic was naturally a bit lighter. However, all that changed this week. So we want to know how your commute is. If you’re a Route 15/80 commuter, take our poll and tell us your thoughts on the traffic situation.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
The 15 South/80 East split will be reduced from four lanes to two.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Drivers should prepare for some extra traffic going south on Route 15 toward Route 80 starting this weekend. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) plans to being construction on the Route 15 southbound bridge deck over the abandoned Mt. Hope Mineral railroad in Wharton at the approach to the Route 15 southbound/Interstate 80 eastbound split ramp on Friday. The initial construction zone will be set up on Friday night on the left (northeastern) half of the bridge. To accommodate this work, NJDOT said it will reduce Route 15 southbound from four travel lanes over the bridge to two travel lanes, which will be maintained on the right (southwestern) half of the bridge. This new traffic pattern will be in place by the end of the …
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Body found in Rockaway identified, Route 15's dangerous intersections also lead local headlines.
When Russell Felter and Michael Sanchelli were sworn in as Jefferson Township’s mayor and councilman, respectively, some 14 years ago, Felter told Sanchelli, “you might think I’m crazy, but I’m going to get [the Baker Firestone] property for the town.” On Thursday, it became official. What was once known as the Baker Firestone property, off Route 15 North in Lake Hopatcong, now belongs partly to Jefferson Township and partly to the state after the Trust for Public Land (TPL) purchased the property for $4.6 million. During Thursday's ceremony to celebrate the acquisition of 835 acres of land for open space in Jefferson Township, officials offered rides to view the property by both helicopter and SUV. Check out the view of the property from…
BIG DADDY
6:41 am on Sunday, January 13, 2013
There seems to be a lot of accidents on Berkshire Valley Road. Has anyone in Government done any homework to make this heavily traveled road safer ? It used to be a just curvey country road with few cars, Now its like a highway.I know first hand, I have a niece that had a very bad accident on a curvey section of that roadway and is still clinging to life as we speak. more ›