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Teen Boy Who Drowned In Raritan Bay Was Reportedly On Autism Spectrum Teen Boy Who Drowned In Raritan Bay Was Reportedly On Autism Spectrum
Teen Boy Who Drowned In Raritan Bay Was Reportedly On Autism Spectrum The Perth Amboy community is rallying for the family of a 17-year-old boy who drowned in the Raritan Bay Thursday. A GoFundMe intended to help fund a funeral service for Johnny Vasquez had raised $740 as of Friday afternoon. Vasquez -- who family members said was on the autism spectrum and suffered from epilepsy -- was unconscious when his body was recovered by NYPD divers around 5 p.m. Thursday. He had been in the water for more than two hours after he went missing and was pronounced dead at the hospital, his family told news outlets. A 30-year-old man who jumped in to rescue V…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Firefighters Fight Apartment House Blaze At Carteret Gardens Firefighters Fight Apartment House Blaze At Carteret Gardens
Firefighters Fight Apartment House Blaze At Carteret Gardens Firefighters and EMS crews responded to an apartment building fire Thursday afternoon. A fire was reported at Carteret Gardens Apartments at 25 Wedgewood Drive shortly after noon, authorities said. The Carteret Fire Department was battled the two-alarm blaze and mutual aid was en route, according to initial reports.   This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.

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by Jon Craig