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Fire Victim ID'd In Central Jersey Fire Victim ID'd In Central Jersey
Fire Victim ID'd In Central Jersey A 77-year-old man killed in a fire in Central Jersey last week has been identified, authorities said on Monday. Dorbin Armstrong, of Edison, was found unresponsive inside his home on Plainfield Avenue, according to  Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department. Armstrong was pronounced dead at the scene, they said. The fire, which broke out about 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, is not considered suspicious, Ciccone and Bryan said. Armstrong's cause of death remains undetermined pending the completion of an autopsy by th…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Man Killed In Woodbridge Fire, 21, Had Been Providing For Family In Haiti, GoFundMe Says Man Killed In Woodbridge Fire, 21, Had Been Providing For Family In Haiti, GoFundMe Says
Man Killed In Woodbridge Fire, 21, Had Been Providing For Family In Haiti, GoFundMe Says The victim of Wednesday's fatal fire in Woodbridge has been identified as a 21-year-old Avenel man who had apparently been providing for his family in Haiti. Chadly Julien's body was found shortly after fire crews responded to 88 South Inman Ave., around 9 a.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. The cause of the fire remained under investigation, authorities said. Meanwhile, more than $18,400 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Chadly's family. Campaign founder Bleriot Thompson said Chadly had been sending a portion of each paycheck to his family in Haiti. "We wan…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Massive New Jersey Amazon Warehouse Fire Breaks Out At Massive New Jersey Amazon Warehouse
Fire Breaks Out At Massive New Jersey Amazon Warehouse More than 100 Amazon workers were evacuated in a warehouse fire Tuesday night, authorities said. Several fire departments and first aid crews responded to the blaze at the Hightstown-Cranbury Station Road location on reports of smoke in the building around 11:30 p.m. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. The fire was located and extinguished, Ciccone said alongside Chief Michael J. Owens of the Cranbury Police Department. No injuries were reported and 1 million-square-foot building apparently reopened Wednesday, Amazon spokesperson Jenna Hilze…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Police Seek Public's Help After Highland Park Assault Central Jersey Police Seek Public's Help After Highland Park Assault
Central Jersey Police Seek Public's Help After Highland Park Assault Authorities from Middlesex County seek the public's help in locating a suspect who attacked a woman earlier this week. The woman was shoved to the ground about 9:10 p.m. on Monday near Benner Street and Second Avenue, according to Highland Park police. The man held the assault victim down before fleeing the area, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Highland Park Police Chief Richard Abrams said on Friday. The suspect is described as a black male, with black hair, approximately 6 feet tall and about 25 years old, wearing a blue surgical mask and eye…

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by Jon Craig