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Trapped Worker Rescued From 10-Foot Hole On Jersey Shore Trapped Worker Rescued From 10-Foot Hole On Jersey Shore
Trapped Worker Rescued From 10-Foot Hole On Jersey Shore A 26-year-old worker was rescued after becoming trapped in a 10-foot hole on the Jersey Shore Thursday, June 30. The man was helping to dig a footing for a deck at a Carmine Way home in Howell when he became trapped up to his shoulders in dirt around 3:25 p.m., Howell police said. Howell Sgt. Paul Mazzeo, who happens to be a trench-collapse specialist, used construction debris to keep more dirt from collapsing in on him before a trench rescue unit came to the scene. EMT Valerie Deano, who speaks Spanish, was able to communicate with the victim and keep him calm until rescuers arrived. The…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Handgun, Heroin Seized By Howell Police Handgun, Heroin Seized By Howell Police
Handgun, Heroin Seized By Howell Police Three people were arrested and nearly 2,000 doses of heroin seized in a pair of incidents,  Howell police said. In the first incident, Howell Patrolman Brett Kyle pulled over a car in the Ramtown section that had been reported as driving erratically. He asked for a K-9 team and Sgt. Nicholas Bondarew and K-9 Vito arrived. A positive indication from K-9 Vito and a search turned up 900 wax folds of suspected heroin, along with crack cocaine, marijuana and prescription medications, police said. The driver, Arnold Gainey, 59, of Jersey City, was charged with possession and intent to distr…

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by Jon Craig