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New York Post
22-07-2025
- General
- New York Post
Six earthquakes rattle same New Jersey county in one day: ‘It was a loud boom'
Six minor earthquakes shook one New Jersey county in a single day — rattling residents as the ground beneath them wouldn't stay still. Morris County became the epicenter of hysteria Monday as the series of quakes — ranging from a magnitude 0.7 to 2.0 — rocked the Randolph area five times and nearby Mendham once in the roughly 17-hour span, according to the US Geological Survey. 4 Map of Morris County, NJ showing six earthquake epicenters. U.S. Geological Survey 'There was just this loud boom,' one resident recalled to News 12 New Jersey. 'It wasn't a tree hit, it was a loud boom.' The seismic activity kicked off with a 1.6 magnitude quake at 5:40 a.m., followed hours later by a 1.3 magnitude tremor at 2:26 p.m., according to the USGS. 4 Seismograph needle tracing earthquake activity. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 0.7 magnitude earthquake then shook Mendham at 5:51 p.m., before the Randolph area was hit by back-to-back tremors — a 1.2 at 8:19 p.m. and a stronger 2.0 at 9 p.m. 'The couch basically jumped while I was watching TV,' another homeowner told the outlet. 'When the dog reacts I always feel like there's something going on.' 4 Five quakes rocked the Randolph area and nearby Mendham once in the roughly 17-hour span. U.S. Geological Survey The tectonic activity ended at 11:25 p.m. with a 1.1 magnitude quake, data showed. The string of tremors resulted in the Morris County Office of Emergency Management fielding dozens of 911 calls from startled residents, director Jeff Paul told News 12. 4 Morris County Office of Emergency Management said they fielded a flurry of calls from startled residents. Morris County Office of Emergency Management/Facebook 'We do have that fault line that runs through Ramapo in Jersey so it's not necessarily completely unusual that this has occurred,' Paul said. 'Luckily it's classified as minor in nature at this point and everybody is safe and sound and no damage reported.' The Garden State is home to the Ramapo Fault.
CNN
17-07-2025
- CNN
Lightning strike kills one, injures more than a dozen others at New Jersey archery range
FacebookTweetLink At least one person was killed and 13 others, including a 7-year-old, were injured in a lightning strike at an outdoor archery club in southern New Jersey on Wednesday evening, according to officials. 'A 61-year-old male did succumb to his injuries,' Matthew Kunz, police chief for Jackson Township, said in a statement. The victims range in age from seven to 61, Kunz added. About half of the people injured by lightning at the Black Knight Bowbenders archery club in Jackson Township were juveniles that belonged to the Jackson Scouts Troop 204, a Scouting America-affiliated organization, police told CNN. The 13 injured suffered from from burns to 'non-specific complaints of not feeling well,' said Kunz. They were all transported to area hospitals, Police Public Safety Director Joseph Candido told CNN, adding that none of the injuries were life threatening. CNN has reached out to Black Knight Bowbenders archery club and local emergency services. Just after 7 p.m., first responders received a call about a lightning strike at the archery club, Kunz told CNN. Gene Grodzki, a member of the archery club, told CNN affiliate News 12 New Jersey he performed CPR on the victim who died. 'Everything was great, and then the finger of God just came down and took a life,' Grodzki said. 'I pray that everybody else that's now in the hospital are okay.' The 61-year-old killed was not affiliated with Scouting America, formerly known as Boy Scouts of America, Scott Armstrong, director of national media relations, said in a statement. 'Our thoughts and wishes for good health and healing are with all of those involved,' Armstrong said. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday he had been briefed on the situation. 'Please pray for everyone involved in this tragic incident,' he said in a post on X. Jackson Township, about 60 miles south of Newark, was under a thunderstorm warning at the time of the lightning strike. New Jersey and several East Coast states have endured a persistent round of thunderstorms in recent days as a storm system moves across the Mid-Atlantic. Earlier this week, two people died in Plainfield, New Jersey, after a vehicle was swept away by floodwaters Monday. The Black Knight Bowbenders archery club has a 50-acre outdoor range with 56 shooting lanes, according to its website. The property is about 3 miles from the amusement park Six Flags Great Adventure. Lightning strikes have killed around 20 people per year on average across the country and injured hundreds more, according to data from the National Weather Service. At least 11 people have been killed by lightning this year in the US, according to weather service and the National Lightning Safety Council. On Monday, a 28-year-old man died after being struck by lightning while playing golf on a course in Hamburg, New Jersey last week, according to News 12 New Jersey. June and August typically see a higher number of fatalities as a result of lightning strikes, according to data from the National Lightning Safety Council. The National Weather Service advises that if you hear thunder, see lightning or the sky looks threatening, you should head indoors as quickly as possible.
Daily Mirror
17-07-2025
- Climate
- Daily Mirror
Golfer, 28, dies after being struck by lightning at course as player questions course safety
Simon John Mariani died after being struck by lightning at the Ballyowen Golf Course in New Jersey last week, with a fellow player questioning the safety warning A golfer has died after being struck by lightning as a storm swept through during his game at the 15th hole On July 8 Simon John Mariani, aged 28, was playing at the Ballyowen Golf Course in Hardyston, New Jersey when tragedy struck. Mr Mariani was playing during the storm when the weather conditions worsend and he was struck by lightning. Fellow golfers and an off-duty firefighter sprang into action, administering CPR to Mariani before he was urgently taken to hospital. Despite being rushed to hospital, Mariani succumbed to his injuries on Monday. This unfortunate event adds to a recent spate of lightning-related fatalities on golf courses, including the loss of a former Olympic medalist at the age of 49. As the storm rolled in, Ballyowen Golf Course officials activated an alarm to alert players of the impending danger. However, fellow golfer Brian Delia told News 12 New Jersey that the warning signal was insufficiently loud. "It was like a small little bullhorn... it wasn't even that loud. I don't even think most people heard it," Delia recounted. "We immediately just bolted off the course, ran into the clubhouse, and then that's when we saw the police coming.", reports the Mirror US. Delia also expressed to ABC 7 that there was a lack of communication from the course staff: "Nobody did say anything to us, we didn't hear any horns to get off the course at all. They started blowing the horns when we were back at the clubhouse, and that was after the police were already out there." Delia captured the ominous clouds rolling in, darkening the sky just moments before Mariani - who leaves behind his parents, Scott and Kathleen Mariani, and two sisters - was tragically struck by lightning approximately 300 yards ahead. Delia immediately realised the gravity of the situation. "I started filming, and he was right in front of me, and all of a sudden the lightning strikes and I ended the video recording and we immediately just started heading back to the clubhouse," Delia recounted the harrowing moment. Ballyowen is celebrated as one of New Jersey's premier golf courses. Prior to Mariani succumbing to his injuries, Crystal Springs Resort, which manages Ballyowen, expressed to News 12 last week: "The safety of our guests is one of our top priorities. Our primary concern right now is the well-being of the guest and his family." A University of Notre Dame alumnus, Mariani completed his undergraduate studies in accounting and economics in 2019 and went on to obtain a master's in finance in 2024. At the time of his untimely passing, he was employed as an associate at MTS Health Partners in New York. His obituary honoured him: "Driven, dedicated, smart, likeable and exceptionally talented, Simon was admired by colleagues for his intellect, integrity, teamwork, sense of humor and strong work ethic."
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Yahoo
Five N.J. School Employees Fired After Non-Verbal Girl With Autism, 8, Was Bound With Tape Over Her Mouth in Classroom
Five New Jersey school employees were terminated after an 8-year-old student with autism was tied up with tape in a classroom. Kasi Spinelli, the mother of the girl, told News 12 New Jersey that her daughter was restrained with tape at Brackman Middle School in Barnegat, N.J., where she is part of a specialized program. 'A resource officer from the school called me and said my daughter's wrists were bound together by tape,' Spinelli told the outlet. 'Another half hour went by, and the resource officer called me back and said it was also on her mouth.' Spinelli further said she was shown photos of her daughter, who is non-verbal, bound with tape wearing different outfits, which she said suggested that it had happened on more than one day. Barnegat's school superintendent Brian Latwis told PEOPLE that the Board of Education upheld a recommendation to terminate one teacher and four paraprofessionals, none of whom were named, as a result of the incident. News 12 reported that Barnegat police investigated the matter and found that no crime was committed. But the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office tells PEOPLE that an 'investigation into this incident is currently active and ongoing.'In a YouTube video posted by Spinelli's lawyers, the mother described her daughter's experience, stating that the girl was bound with painters tape. "She can't come home and tell me how her day is,' Spinelli said. 'The most I can get out of her is a thumbs up or thumbs down." Because her daughter was not able to communicate what happened to her, Spinelli said she had to take the girl to the emergency room to be tested for signs of sexual abuse. 'I had to do my own investigation to figure out what happened.,' Spinelli said. 'Because she can't come forth and tell me.' Read the original article on People
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Massive new 15-foot sinkhole opens up on troublesome ‘Swiss cheese' New Jersey Interstate 80, detouring all traffic
All lanes on Interstate 80 in New Jersey are being detoured after a 15-by-15-foot sinkhole opened up in the middle of a construction zone on the troublesome, so-called 'Swiss cheese' roadway, officials announced Wednesday. Westbound lanes are being detoured at Exit 34 to Route 15 northbound after the gaping hole swallowed up part of the roadbed, the New Jersey Department of Transportation wrote on X. The sinkhole opened up in the median, near where construction crews were working to fix already existing holes on the eastbound side of the continent-spanning roadway, News12 New Jersey reported. Eastbound lanes in Wharton, Morris County, have been closed for road repairs for the last several months — after sinkholes have been popping up repeatedly due to a 'significant void' that exists just below the surface near Exit 24, officials said. 'The underground is basically Swiss cheese,' William Kroth, executive director of the Sterling Hill Mining Museum, told Pix11 last month. On Monday, the NJ DOT announced that eastbound I-80 lanes would be closed for another two months — with more repairs, and traffic headaches, likely coming in the future. Crews are working to stabilize the area under the roadway by filling holes, loose soil, and small voids while scouting the affected areas for further weak spots, according to the release. Eastbound traffic on I-80 is currently being detoured via Route 10, Route 46, and Exit 34. I-80 stretches 2,900 miles from Teaneck, New Jersey, to San Francisco, California.
