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Police & Fire
WATCH: Police Officer Pushes Burning Jeep Away From Jersey Shore Taco Bell WATCH: Police Officer Pushes Burning Jeep Away From Jersey Shore Taco Bell
Watch: Police Officer Pushes Burning Jeep Away From Jersey Shore Taco Bell A quick-thinking police officer used his vehicle to push a burning SUV away from a Jersey Shore Taco Bell drive-thru. Stafford Township Police Officer Keith Oler found the front of the Jeep engulfed in flames at the Route 72 eatery in Manahawkin over the weekend, authorities said. The fire was getting perilously close to the building, leaving him no choice, they said. Putting his own safety in jeopardy, Oler prevented a worse outcome. Stafford Township Police Officer Keith OlerCOURTESY: Stafford Township Police ****** HEROES: A team of Port Authority police officers and Tunnel and Br…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Lottery Player Wins $123K In Passaic County Lottery Player Wins $123K In Passaic County
Lottery Player Wins $123K In Passaic County One of two winning New Jersey Lottery tickets was sold at a Clifton supermarket. Each Jersey Cash 5 ticket is worth $123,779 -- splitting the $247,558 jackpot. Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Super Exito Supermarket on Dayton Avenue in Clifton Beach Haven Moose on Route 72 in Manahawkin The winning numbers were 08, 15, 19, 41 and 43 and the XTRA number was 02. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Paramus Mayor's Son Escapes Serious Injury In Fatal Jersey Shore Crash Paramus Mayor's Son Escapes Serious Injury In Fatal Jersey Shore Crash
Paramus Mayor's Son Escapes Serious Injury In Fatal Jersey Shore Crash The son of Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera escaped serious injury Friday morning when another driver ran a red light on a Jersey Shore highway, hit two more vehicles, then slammed head-on into a box truck, killing her 91-year-old passenger, police said. Richard LaBarbiera Jr., 22, had the right of way when his 2017 Jeep Cherokee was struck by a 2013 Ford Focus at a Route 72 intersection in Stafford Township just before 10 a.m., police there said. The Focus – driven by 73-year-old Barbara Angeline 73 of Manahawkin – then struck a 2009 Chrysler van, seriously injuring a 61-year-old driver wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco