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Flight Crew Raises $18K For Family Of Popular Atlantic Air Nurse Jay McChesney
A fundraiser has been launched to aid the family of Jay McChesney, a New Jersey father and flight nurse who died last month at 55 years old.
Jay, of Hillsborough, died on Friday, Aug. 30, leaving behind his wife, Jennette and their three children, Jordan, James, and Joe. Nicknamed an "All American Hero," Jay was a founding member of the Atlantic Air 1 medevac team and was a nurse at Robert Wood Johnson after having spent 24 years serving in the Coast Guard.
As of Tuesday, Sept. 3, more than $18,000 had been raised on the GoFundMe for the McChesney family, launched by members of Jay's f…
Air Force Firefighter, RWJ Paramedic Who Died Of Leukemia Saved First Life At 10
Robert J Conklin III, a New Jersey first responder and Air Force veteran, died on Monday, Aug. 12. He was 39 years old.
Robert's mother, Arlene Savarese, said that he died of leukemia.
Savarese said her son saved his first life at just 10 years old, when he performed the Heimlich maneuver on his aunt.
"The rest of the path was set for him," Savarese said.
Robert went on to serve as a firefighter in the United States Air Force, helping to evacuate Afghanistan in 2021. Upon return to the U.S., he continued his work as a volunteer firefighter and as a paramedic for Rober…
Motorcyclist, 27, Ejected, Killed In Jersey Shore Crash With Tree
A 27-year-old motorcyclist from Ocean County was killed when he attempted to pass another vehicle, lost control and struck a tree, authorities said.
Robert Trout, of the Lanoka Harbor section of Lacey Township, died in the crash on Wednesday, Sept. 20, Manchester police said.
At approximately 4:35 p.m., Manchester Township police responded to Pasadena Road near the intersection of Buckingham Road to investigate a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle.
Police found a 2017 Yamaha motorcycle near the wood-line on the grass shoulder adjacent to the roadway with extensive da…
