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Central Jersey Ferry To Manhattan Gets $5M Federal Boost Central Jersey Ferry To Manhattan Gets $5M Federal Boost
Central Jersey Ferry To Manhattan Gets $5M Federal Boost A $5 million federal grant to build a new ferry terminal in Middlesex County has been approved, officials said. Ferries would run between Raritan Bay and downtown Manhattan and be within walking distance of NJ Transit rail service. The proposed 20,000-square-foot terminal would have 700 parking spaces and serve up to three ferries. “This is great news for New Jersey and for commuters who rely on passenger ferries every day,"  Congressman Frank Pallone said in a press statement announcing the U.S. Department of Transportation funding. The waterfront terminal will ad…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Teenager Arrested In Fatal South Amboy Train Station Stabbing Teenager Arrested In Fatal South Amboy Train Station Stabbing
Teenager Arrested In Fatal South Amboy Train Station Stabbing A 19-year-old man from South Jersey was arrested in last month's fatal stabbing at the South Amboy Train Station, authorities said. Bruce Matthews of Camden was charged with murder and possession of a weapon, in connection with the May 29 killing, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L. C. Kuberiet, South Amboy Police Chief Darren LaVigne and New Jersey Transit Police Chief Christopher Trucillo said in a joint statement on Wednesday. Robert Spiegel, 32, of South Amboy.was stabbed multiple times at 9:14 p.m. at the train station, 140 N. Broadway, the officials said in the…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Photos Released In Fatal South Amboy Train Station Stabbing SEEN HIM? Photos Released In Fatal South Amboy Train Station Stabbing
Seen HIM? Photos Released In Fatal South Amboy Train Station Stabbing Authorities have released surveillance camera photos of a possible suspect in Friday's fatal stabbing in South Amboy. Police responded to the South Amboy Train Station on North Broadway at 9:14 p.m. where they found Robert Spiegel, 32, lying on the ground with multiple stab wounds, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L. C. Kuberiet and Chief Darren LaVigne said in a statement. Spiegel of South Amboy died at the scene about 20 minutes after the stabbing, they said. Tip information may be provided anonymously by calling 1-800-939-9600 or submitted online at www.middlesextips.…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Missing Kayaker Presumed Drowned Off Jersey Coast, Massive Air, Water Search Suspended Missing Kayaker Presumed Drowned Off Jersey Coast, Massive Air, Water Search Suspended
Missing Kayaker Presumed Drowned Off Jersey Coast, Massive Air, Water Search Suspended Authorities on Sunday suspended a search for a kayaker who fell into Raritan Bay the day before. Search and rescue crews in New Jersey and on Staten Island searched the water after a passerby rescued two of the victim's companions when all three of their kayaks overturned near the Great Beds Lighthouse in South Amboy. None were wearing life jackets, Coast Guard Capt. Jason Tama said. The NYPD Harbor Unit transported the pair back to Staten Island, where a rescue operation was staged at Wolfe's Pond Park. The search party included department divers, both NYPD and FDNY boats, members of th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
One Dead, One Missing In Rash Of Boating Accidents Up And Down Jersey Coast One Dead, One Missing In Rash Of Boating Accidents Up And Down Jersey Coast
One Dead, One Missing In Rash Of Boating Accidents Up And Down Jersey Coast A rash of water mishaps up and down the Jersey Coast continued Saturday with a search for a missing kayaker in the Raritan Bay, less than 24 hours after a Toms River boater drowned in Barnegat Bay -- and moments before two other people had to be rescued off Keansburg. Authorities on Sunday suspended a search for the kayaker. Search and rescue crews in New Jersey and on Staten Island searched the water after a passerby rescued two of the victim's companions when all three of their kayaks overturned near the Great Beds Lighthouse in South Amboy around 3 p.m. Saturday. None were wearing life …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Authorities: Contractor Who Stole 1,600 Masks Intended For NJ Hospital Had Accomplice Authorities: Contractor Who Stole 1,600 Masks Intended For NJ Hospital Had Accomplice
Authorities: Contractor Who Stole 1,600 Masks Intended For NJ Hospital Had Accomplice UPDATE: Authorities charged a second electrical contractor with stealing 1,600 respirator masks intended for a New Jersey hospital. Stephen Milligan, 54, of South Amboy, conspired with Kevin R. Brady, 49, of Point Pleasant Beach to steal the masks from a Prudential Financial building in Iselin, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Friday. Investigators arrested Brady two weeks ago and charge him in the theft. Both he and Milligan had access to storage areas in the building, where they swiped seven to eight cases of N95 coronavirus respirator masks, Grewal said. Each case cont…

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by Jerry DeMarco