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Who Dumped 500 Pounds Of Pasta In Central Jersey? Who Dumped 500 Pounds Of Pasta In Central Jersey?
Who Dumped 500 Pounds Of Pasta In Central Jersey? Old Bridge police are investigating the dumping of 500 pounds of pasta along a brook, township officials said. The Department of Public Works cleaned up about 15 wheelbarrows' worth of spaghetti, macaroni and other pasta after photos circulated on social media. Police were contacted after township officials learned of the piles of pasta, according to Himanshu Shah, Old Bridge’s business administrator.  "This incident is under investigation by the police department," Shah said on Thursday, May 4. DPW "visited the site and did in fact find what appeared to be 15 wheel barrel loads of illeg…

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Middletown Police, EMS, Firefighters Respond After Front-End Loader Strikes Town DPW Employee Middletown Police, EMS, Firefighters Respond After Front-End Loader Strikes Town DPW Employee
Middletown Police, EMS, Firefighters Respond After Front-End Loader Strikes Town DPW Employee First responders in Middletown were called Friday afternoon to a report of a life-threatening injury involving a front-end loader, authorities said. A Middletown Township DPW employee may have been struck by the heavy equipment, according to initial reports.  The victim was reported to be a township Department of Public Works employee, police said.  Both of his legs and an arm possibly were crushed by the machinery, according to an initial, unconfirmed report. The DPW employee was reportedly going into shock about 1:40 pm. and EMS was urged to respond quickly, according to an ea…

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by Jon Craig