An educator from the Franklin Institute was seriously injured Friday morning after a tank carrying hydrogen in his car exploded.

The incident occurred at the intersection of Wrangleboro Road and the Atlantic City Expressway.

Hamilton Township police said that John Deininger, 40, of Swarthmore, Pa., was driving a car when the....Continue Reading 

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP — With the Garden State Parkway and other major thoroughfares in the area, local volunteer firefighters trained Saturday morning to prepare for motor vehicle entrapments.

Armed with wooden blocks and rescue jacks, 15 firefighters from the Stafford Township and Eagleswood fire departments simulated rescuing victims from wrecked vehicles at Stafford’s Public Works yard.

“We’re busy here. We’ve got Route 72, Route 9 and the parkway, so there are a.....Continue Reading 

PLEASANTVILLE — Charles Lassiter knew his mother was tough, but he did not realize how tough until he was stricken with the same disease that killed her.

Now, the 43-year-old Pleasantville firefighter and father of three daughters is fighting for his own life — against Stage 5 polycystic kidney disease — but it is a fight he is not taking on alone.

Lassiter’s fellow firefighters, former EMS colleagues and the South Jersey community are rallying, through sporting events and bake sales, to help keep....Continue Reading