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Roadside Miracle: First Responders Deliver Baby On Garden State Parkway Roadside Miracle: First Responders Deliver Baby On Garden State Parkway
Roadside Miracle: First Responders Deliver Baby On Garden State Parkway A newborn girl named Amelia made a dramatic entrance into the world on the side of the Garden State Parkway with the help of Cape May County first responders. Upper Township paramedics and Seaville firefighters were called to the northbound side of the parkway at around 9:03 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, Seaville Fire Rescue said in a Facebook post. A mother in labor had pulled over near milepost 21, unable to reach the hospital in time. Seaville fire Deputy Chief Brian Allegretto, a medical intensive care unit paramedic, arrived first at 9:09 p.m. alongside state troopers. An ambula…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Flying Spare Tire Seriously Injures 21-Year-Old Driver On Garden State Parkway: Police Flying Spare Tire Seriously Injures 21-Year-Old Driver On Garden State Parkway: Police
Flying Spare Tire Seriously Injures 21-Year-Old Driver On Garden State Parkway: Police A spare tire sent flying on the Garden State Parkway left a 21-year-old motorist seriously injured on Friday, Oct. 18, police said. The Flemington woman was operating a Volkswagen passenger vehicle in the southbound lanes when a spare wheel became dislodged from another vehicle in the northbound lanes around 3:25 p.m. in South Toms River, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The tire crossed the center concrete barrier, entered the southbound lanes, and struck the left-side windshield and roof of the woman's vehicle. As a result of the crash,  The driver sustained se…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Two Adults, Teen Dead In Parkway Tesla Crash In Woodbridge Two Adults, Teen Dead In Parkway Tesla Crash In Woodbridge
Two Adults, Teen Dead In Parkway Tesla Crash In Woodbridge The deaths of a 17-year-old girl and her parents in a crash on the Garden State Parkway have left a Bergen County community reeling. UPDATE: Joint Services Set For Woodcliff Lake Family Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash David Dryerman, 54, Michele Dryerman, 54, and their daughter Brooke, of Woodcliff Lake were identified as the victims of the crash on the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge just before midnight Saturday, Sept. 14. David and Michele also have a son, who survives them, loved ones said. Brooke was a senior at Pascack Hills High School, and shared photos to her Instagra…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver High On Drugs Caused Crashes, Fought Road Worker On Garden State Parkway: Troopers Driver High On Drugs Caused Crashes, Fought Road Worker On Garden State Parkway: Troopers
Driver High On Drugs Caused Crashes, Fought Road Worker On Garden State Parkway: Troopers A Bayville man was accused of driving while high on drugs when he caused several crashes on the Garden State Parkway before assaulting a construction worker, authorities said. Jonathan Ferro, 21, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 28, a state police spokesperson said. Troopers responded to multiple hit-and-run crashes near milepost 101.3 on the northbound side of the parkway in Tinton Falls at around 2:18 p.m. Investigators said Ferro was driving a Dodge pickup in the crashes and ran away from the truck when it became disabled. Ferro also physically assaulted a road worker while…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Opening Date Set For New Shake Shack Restaurant In Central Jersey Opening Date Set For New Shake Shack Restaurant In Central Jersey
Opening Date Set For New Shake Shack Restaurant In Central Jersey An opening date has been set for the new Shake Shack restaurant in Middletown. A spokesperson said the Shake Shack at 1149 Route 35 will officially open on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 11 a.m. The restaurant is replacing Moe's Southwest Grill at the location. The "first wave" of customers will get custom Shake Shack tote bags and stickers. The restaurant will also donate $1 from every sandwich sold on opening day to JBJ Soul Kitchen, a nonprofit community kitchen operated by the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation. Customers will also be able to place orders through Shake Shack'…

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by Chris Spiker