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NJ Turnpike Crash Damages Elizabeth Overpass Sending Debris Onto Streets Below, Officials Say NJ Turnpike Crash Damages Elizabeth Overpass Sending Debris Onto Streets Below, Officials Say
NJ Turnpike Crash Damages Elizabeth Overpass Sending Debris Onto Streets Below, Officials Say A vehicle collided with an overpass in Elizabeth sending debris flying onto the streets below, officials said. The crash occurred on the New Jersey Turnpike above Elizabeth Avenue Monday evening, April 15. Police said it forced the closure of Elizabeth Avenue at 4th Street.  The roadway reopened early Tuesday morning, officers said. No injuries were reported, authorities said. 

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by Sam Barron
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Montclair Man, 29, Injured In Shooting At Elizabeth Nightclub Montclair Man, 29, Injured In Shooting At Elizabeth Nightclub
Montclair Man, 29, Injured In Shooting At Elizabeth Nightclub A 29-year-old Montclair man was hospitalized after gunfire broke out at an Elizabeth nightclub Sunday, authorities said. The incident occurred just after 9:50 p.m. at Bamboleo on Elizabeth Avenue, a city spokeswoman told Daily Voice. According to RLS Media, the shooting happened at a large outdoor gathering where a confrontation became "out of control." That's when a gunman began firing multiple shots. The 29-year-old male was struck, and transported to an area hospital for treatment, officials said.  There was no suspect in custody as of Monday morning. Anyone with information sho…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Skeletal Remains Found On Elizabeth Waterfront Skeletal Remains Found On Elizabeth Waterfront
Skeletal Remains Found On Elizabeth Waterfront Firefighters found what appeared to be skeletal remains while conducting training on an Elizabeth waterfront. The bones were found in the water near Elizabeth Avenue and Front Street Thursday, fire officials said. It wasn't immediately known if the remains were human or animal, firefighters said. The findings brought local police, the NJSP Marine Unit, Union County Sheriff's Office and EMS to the scene. At the sceneElizabeth NJ Fire Officers IAFF Local 2040

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by Cecilia Levine
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Elizabeth Man Charged In Fatal Valentine's Day Stabbing Elizabeth Man Charged In Fatal Valentine's Day Stabbing
Elizabeth Man Charged In Fatal Valentine's Day Stabbing An Elizabeth man was being held in the Union County Jail after stabbing a 67-year-old city resident dead on Valentine's Day, authorities said. Javier Ramirez-Jimenez, 48, was charged with reckless manslaughter in the death of Carlos Ariza, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said Sunday. The two men were arguing in a car on the 500 block of Elizabeth Avenue 11:45 p.m. Friday, when things turned physical, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. Ariza was found by police responding to the scene with a stab wound in his torso, Ruotolo said. He was transported to University H…

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Teen On Scooter Struck And Killed By Truck In Elizabeth UPDATE: Teen On Scooter Struck And Killed By Truck In Elizabeth
Update: Teen On Scooter Struck And Killed By Truck In Elizabeth A teen riding a scooter was hit by a truck in Elizabeth Wednesday night, according to witnesses and initial reports.  The 16-year-old was struck by a tow truck at Spring Street and Elizabeth Avenue around 8 p.m. and later died, officials said. The truck driver remained at the scene.  Posted by Carlos Trujillo's World Famous Mobile Studio on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 The boy was riding a Lime e-scooter obtained through the city's share program, which was just launched a few weeks ago.  The boy's name has not been released. 

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by Paul Milo