• November 18, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    November 18, 2022 FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County Jury has returned guilty verdicts on the most serious charges against the man who attacked and killed a stranger in Freehold Township four and a half years ago, solely because of the victim’s race, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Friday.   Following an approximately…

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  • October 18, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    The suit filed today in New Jersey Superior Court in Mercer County names as defendants Exxon Mobil Corporation, Shell Oil Company, Chevron Corporation, BP, ConocoPhillips, and the trade group in which these defendants were members — American Petroleum Institute (API).  October 18, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the New Jersey Division of…

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  • December 5, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    December 5, 2022 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)-The Mercer County Military Action Council (MCMAC) is donating $2,500 to Send a Hero Home for the Holidays, a program that pays for the travel expenses of  junior service members who could not otherwise afford to visit their families during their holiday leave. MCMAC partnered with the Rotary Club of Robbinsville…

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  • 74-Year-Old Freehold Township Man Found Guilty Of Possession And Distribution Of Child Sexual Abuse Materials – MidJersey.News

    July 21, 2022 FREEHOLD, NJ (MONMOUTH) – A Freehold Township man was found guilty by a Monmouth County Jury in connection with the 2017 possession and distribution of child sexual abuse materials, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced Thursday. James Simmons, 74, of Freehold Township, was convicted on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, of second…

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  • Trenton, NJ Man Arrested Involved In Atlantic City Shooting – MidJersey.News

    December 11, 2022 ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Atlantic City Police Department reports, that on December 6, 2022, a shooting investigation led to the quick arrest of a Trenton, NJ man and the recovery of a handgun. At 7:06 p.m., patrol officers were dispatched to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, in reference to a male…

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  • July 24, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    July 24, 2020 MOUNT LAUREL, NJ (BURLINGTON)–Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Laurel Police Chief Stephen Riedener announced that a Burlington Township man has been charged with fatally shooting an employee and wounding a patient inside a township medical office this afternoon. Bruce Gomola Jr., 51, of Kingsbridge Drive, was charged with Murder (First…

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  • Powerball $2.04 Billion Dollar Wining Ticket Sold In Altadena, California – MidJersey.News

    November 8, 2022 The California Lottery reported that the California Lottery makes its FIRST EVER Billionaire! One lucky ticket sold at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena matched all 6 numbers in the November 7 #Powerball draw. The final jackpot amount for this draw came to $2.04 BILLION dollars. Once NJ Lottery releases the information for…

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  • January 24, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    January 24, 2020 By: Dennis Symons, Jr. ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–The Robbinsville Ravens Boys Basketball Team defeated the Trenton Tornados 64-40 at home tonight. Photo gallery: January 24, 2020 By: Dennis Symons, Jr. WEST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–The Robbinsville-Allentown Co-op Hockey Team defeated Nottingham-West Co-op Hockey Team 8-1 at Mercer County Skating Center tonight. Tonight was also…

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  • Woman Charged with Aggravated Manslaughter in Connection with a Collision Resulting in Two Deaths in North Brunswick – MidJersey.News

    November 30, 2021 NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Joseph Battaglia of the North Brunswick Township Police Department announced today that a woman has been charged in connection with a fatal collision that resulted in the death of two nine-year-old children as well as serious injuries to others. On Thursday, November…

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  • Trenton Police Investigate Double Shooting On West Hanover Street – MidJersey.News

    UPDATE: May 22, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)—Trenton Police Spokesperson, Detective Lieutenant Bethesda Stokes stated that at 1:02 a.m. Police responded to 153 W. Hanover Street for a Shot Spotter activation. When police arrived they located a black male not breathing on the side of 142 W. Hanover Street. Trenton Police started CPR, Trenton Firefighters, TEMS…

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January 20, 2022

PEMBERTON, NJ (BURLINGTON)–Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief Jason Watters announced that a 54-year-old Pemberton Township woman has been charged with driving while impaired and causing the death of a teenage motorist late last year during a head-on collision that occurred after she left a Browns Mills bar.

Wanda Sprague, of the 200 block of Pemberton Browns Mills Road, was charged with Reckless Manslaughter (First Degree) and Vehicular Homicide (Second Degree). During a first appearance in Superior Court this afternoon, the Hon. Terrence R. Cook, P.J.Cr., ordered her not to have any contact with the victim’s family. The case will now be prepared for presentation to a grand jury for possible indictment.

The investigation began December 16 after officers from the Pemberton Township Police Department were dispatched to the area of Lakehurst Road and Rancocas Lane for a report of a motor vehicle accident at approximately 9:15 p.m.

The investigation determined that the headlights on Sprague’s Chrysler 300 were not turned on when she crashed head on into a Nissan Sentra being driven by Kayla Bowen, 17, of Pemberton Township. Ms. Bowen was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation further determined that Sprague had been consuming alcohol prior to the crash at a nearby bar, and reached a speed exceeding 90 mph prior to the collision. She suffered extensive injuries from which she is still recovering.

In addition to the criminal charges, Sprague was issued multiple traffic citations, including Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs. She is being prosecuted by Assistant Prosecutor Joshua Dennis, supervisor of the BCPO Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit.

The investigation was conducted by the Prosecutor’s Office and the Pemberton Township Police Department, with assistance from the New Jersey State Police. The lead investigators are BCPO Detectives Brian Cunningham and Melyssa Alonso, and PTPD Detective Joshua Mann.

All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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