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Cemetery Worker Rescued From Grave In Central Jersey Cemetery Worker Rescued From Grave In Central Jersey
Cemetery Worker Rescued From Grave In Central Jersey A cemetery worker who fell into a grave was rescued in Central Jersey, authorities said. At 12:55 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, South Brunswick Police received a report of a man falling into a grave at the Holy Cross Cemetery, 840 Route 535.  South Brunswick EMS, Monmouth Junction Fire Department, and Monroe Fire Department responded.  The emergency agencies found a 47-year-old male down approximately 6 feet in an open grave site. Rescuers learned the male was working on the site when a piece of wood gave way and he fell in. A special trench and rescue team from the Princeton First Aid…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
NJ Stoneworker, 37, Killed By Granite Slab Was 'Everyone's Friend' NJ Stoneworker, 37, Killed By Granite Slab Was 'Everyone's Friend'
NJ Stoneworker, 37, Killed By Granite Slab Was 'Everyone's Friend' A 37-year-old stoneworker from Burlington County was killed when a slab of granite fell onto him, authorities said. The man from Marlton, who was not identified, worked for Empire Marble & Granite in South Brunswick, police said. At 3:28 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, South Brunswick police, South Brunswick EMS, and Monmouth Junction Fire Department responded to 5 Chris Ct.  The worker from Empire Marble & Granite who was killed in an industrial accident.Facebook/ Empire Marble & Granite Police found that the man's coworkers had removed much of the slab off of him, they said.…

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by Jon Craig
News
Central Jersey Motorist, 52, Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash Central Jersey Motorist, 52, Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash
Central Jersey Motorist, 52, Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash A 52-year-old man from Somerset County died in a collision with a tractor-trailer, authorities said. The motorist, whose name had not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Friday evening crash, South Brunswick police said on Saturday. First responders were called to the crash on Route 130 at 7:16 p.m., police said. A preliminary investigation found that the tractor-trailer was stopped at a traffic light and the passenger car read-ended it. The victim was driving a 2015 Dodge Dart which ran under the rear of the 2015 Volvo tractor-trailer, police said. The driver of the tr…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Motorist, 52, Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash Central Jersey Motorist, 52, Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash
Central Jersey Motorist, 52, Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash A 52-year-old man from Somerset County died in a collision with a tractor-trailer, authorities said. The motorist, whose name had not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Friday evening crash, South Brunswick police said on Saturday. First responders were called to the crash on Route 130 at 7:16 p.m., police said. A preliminary investigation found that the tractor-trailer was stopped at a traffic light and the passenger car read-ended it. The victim was driving a 2015 Dodge Dart which ran under the rear of the 2015 Volvo tractor-trailer, police said. The driver of the tr…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Lawnmower Fire Ravages Central Jersey Home Lawnmower Fire Ravages Central Jersey Home
Lawnmower Fire Ravages Central Jersey Home A Central Jersey home was damaged in a fire that started from lawn mower being stored on the side of the house, then spread to a nearby propane grill on Friday afternoon, officials said. A pair of South Brunswick police officers who spotted smoke coming from a home on Richford Road around 2 p.m. notified dispatch and evacuated the home, along with two others. All three South Brunswick fire companies responded to the home, where heavy smoke on one side of the house had spread along the wall, into the attic and roof, police said. which had been evacuated, and had heavy smoke on one side and …

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by Cecilia Levine