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Livestream Of B.L. England Smokestack Implosion (WATCH) Livestream Of B.L. England Smokestack Implosion (WATCH)
Livestream Of B.L. England Smokestack Implosion (Watch) The smokestack that long stood at the former B.L. England power plant is set to be imploded on Thursday, Oct. 26. The smokestack in Great Egg Harbor Bay in Beesleys Point is set to implode at 10 a.m. Residents can watch on a Facebook Live here provided by OffShoreDrones. The facility is clearly visible from the Garden State Parkway bridge between Atlantic and Cape May counties. While designated public viewing points have not been defined, the NJ Turnpike Authority allegedly will be allowing pedestrians on the parkway bike/walking path. A goodbye party was held last weekend. The plant an…

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NJ Turnpike Blocked After Tractor-Trailer Flips NJ Turnpike Blocked After Tractor-Trailer Flips
NJ Turnpike Blocked After Tractor-Trailer Flips A tractor-trailer overturned blocking all lanes on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11:50 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 southbound near the entrance ramp from Route 18 to Interchange 9 in East Brunswick, according to the NJ Turnpike Authority. No injuries were reported, according to New Jersey State Police.

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Crash With Injuries Reported On NJ Turnpike (DEVELOPING) Crash With Injuries Reported On NJ Turnpike (DEVELOPING)
Crash With Injuries Reported On NJ Turnpike (Developing) There was a crash with injuries on the New Jersey Turnpike in Carteret, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1 on the turnpike's outer roadway southbound south of Interchange 12 (Carteret-Rahway), according to the NJ Turnpike Authority. Details about the injuries were not immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Sayreville Dem Leader Took Cash In Attempt To Influence Criminal Case: Prosecutor Sayreville Dem Leader Took Cash In Attempt To Influence Criminal Case: Prosecutor
Sayreville Dem Leader Took Cash In Attempt To Influence Criminal Case: Prosecutor The chairman of Sayreville's Democratic party and employee with the NJ Turnpike Authority has been charged with accepting thousands of dollars in cash in exchange for "influencing a a criminal case," authorities said. Thomas V. Pollando — the borough's former council president and current VP of the Middlesex County Planning Board — was caught between July and August 2022 accepting the cash and saying he'd attempt to use his political clout to influence an ongoing criminal case, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone  said. Pollando, 72, of Parlin, served as the long-time pres…

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Turnpike Authority Worker Seriously Hurt When Tractor-Trailer Leaves Road In Edison: NJSP Turnpike Authority Worker Seriously Hurt When Tractor-Trailer Leaves Road In Edison: NJSP
Turnpike Authority Worker Seriously Hurt When Tractor-Trailer Leaves Road In Edison: Njsp UPDATED: A Turnpike Authority worker from Monmouth County was seriously hurt when he was struck by a tractor-trailer that veered into the median on the New Jersey Turnpike in Central Jersey, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly before 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13 in the southbound lanes at milepost 87.9 in Edison, State Police said.  A tractor trailer hauling a shipping container was traveling southbound. William Martisch, 55, of Union Beach, a NJ Turnpike worker, was conducting operations in the median between the outer and inner roadway at that location, police said. The t…

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