In less than 30 minutes Wednesday evening crews had a Greenwich Township house fire under control, officials said.
Fire crews were called a little before 5 p.m. for a smoke investigation at 101 Washington St. The house sits off of the intersection of Main Street and Washington and Greenwich streets.
The Stewartsville Volunteer Fire Company chief found light smoke at the home, called for the first alarm and a three-man crew forced their way inside.
Fire crews called Sept. 30, 2020, for a house fire at 101 Washington St. in Greenwich Township, had the blaze under control in less than 30 minutes.Rich Maxwell | lehighvalleylive.com contributor
The fire was located on the second floor, and was under control in about 25 minutes, the fire company said in a Facebook post.
Stewartsville was assisted by Harmony, Franklin and Phillipsburg fire departments, and the Warren County Prosecutors Office, Warren County fire marshal and Greenwich Township police were also at the scene.
The fire’s cause and origin is being investigated by the county fire marshal.
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Police were dispatched at 4:45 a.m. Sept. 18 to a home into which an unwanted raccoon gained entry. It was found in the bathroom’s cupboard enjoying a bit of cat food. Police were able to catch the uninvited guest and safely removed it.
Assistance: Oakwood Drive
Police assisted the Olmsted Township fire department at 5:43 a.m. Sept. 21 with a woman who gave birth outside in the parking lot. Mother and newborn were transported to the hospital. Both were reportedly healthy.
Suspicious person: Periwinkle Drive
Someone called police at 4:40 p.m. Sept. 18 about a 20- to 30-year-old man who had a knife on his side while walking through the park. When officers arrived the man was not there, but special attention was placed at that location. The man apparently did not threaten or display the knife while walking.
Fighting: Carl Lane
A caller told police at 1:16 a.m. Sept. 20 there was a fight in progress involving several people outside a home. During the call, the complainant said everyone who was involved got into two cars and left the park. When police arrived, all parties were gone.
Civil issue: John Road
A woman at 10:20 a.m. Sept. 18 called police about her ex-boyfriend who was there trying to retrieve a car. The ex was in the driveway honking his horn. A tow truck was contacted to retrieve the car without any further issues.
American flags fly above the streets, the homes and even the Delaware River in Burlington County borough of Riverton.
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HADDON TWP. – Dave Welsh cleared plenty of hurdles running track at Haddon Township High School in the early 1990s.
On Monday night, he cleared one more — and it came after a marathon.
Welsh won planning board approval for a proposed beer garden, Reunion Hall, that’s expected to occupy a former auto parts store at Haddon and Glenwood avenues.
Reunion Hall patrons also could mingle year-round in an outdoor area with a firepit on what is now the property’s parking lot.
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But the proposal, which first went before the planning board on Jan. 2, needed four meetings over nine months to get the board’s OK.
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Dave Welsh, right, stands at Monday night’s socially distanced meeting of Haddon Township’s planning board. (Photo: Jim Walsh, Courier-Post)
Among other challenges, the project faced opposition from neighbors concerned with possible noise and parking problems.
It also was slowed by the pandemic, which caused the cancellation of several meetings. The board met Monday in a socially distanced setting in the cafeteria at Welsh’s former high school.
Critics raised concerns that Reunion Hall — like many bars and restaurants along Haddon Avenue — would rely heavily on street parking.
As part of its approval, the planning board required the business to provide at least 35 parking spaces for its customers.
Reunion Hall has agreed to lease those spaces from the owner of an adjacent property, although critics noted the parking will be available only after 6 p.m. and the lease will expire after five years.
Among other conditions, the board directed Welsh to erect a fence to keep his patrons from straying onto a neighbors’ property.
And it said the project could not hold a games area initially proposed by Welsh.
“I don’t think it’s an unreasonable ask,” said Greg Wells, the board’s vice chairman.
“We have a row of homes not that far away,” he observed, noting the change could reduce noise and the demand for parking.
“I’m not saying he could never happen. I’m just saying right now it’s not something we want to do,” Wells added before the board voted 6-2 for approval.
He noted Welsh could seek to revive the games area in the future “under changed circumstances,” such as a more comprehensive parking arrangement.
Welsh, who spent years scouting locations before buying the former NAPA Auto Parts store for $700,000 in March 2019, described the board’s vote as “good.”
He also predicted he’d seek at some point to salvage the games area.
“It bothers me,” he said of the board’s restriction. “The games would really be for children.”
An HVAC employee is facing charges after authorities made a strange discovery inside the girl’s bathroom of a Camden County, New Jersey school this week.
HVAC employee arrested after mirrors found in Gloucester Township school bathroom: Police
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Officials at Glen Landing Middle School say on September 9 they found mirrors installed on the interior doors of the stalls of one of their bathrooms.
Police say school officials became suspicious and suspected someone could be using the mirrors to peer into the stalls from an air conditioning vent above.
According to the Gloucester Township Police Department, Gregory Mahley, 51, of West Deptford, is being charged with endangering the welfare of a child, invasion of privacy, and possession of child pornography.
Mahley was an eight-year employee of Multi-Temp Mechanical, Inc., located in Westville. The company was contracted by the Gloucester Township Board of Education to perform Heating-Ventilation-Air Conditioning services at the school.
It’s still unclear how long the mirrors were installed before they were discovered.
During a press conference on Thursday afternoon, police say that electronic devices were recovered and some students may have been recorded.
“I am very disturbed to learn of criminal charges filed today against an employee of an outside contractor who was performing HVAC work at Glen Landing Middle School. Upon notification of suspicious behavior, the school’s administration immediately contacted local law enforcement authorities,” said Superintendent John Bilodeau in a statement.
Police are urging anyone who thinks they may be a victim to contact the Gloucester Township Police Department at 856-228-4500.
