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Woman Fatally Struck By Tractor-Trailer, Car Crossing Somerset County Street Woman Fatally Struck By Tractor-Trailer, Car Crossing Somerset County Street
Woman Fatally Struck By Tractor-Trailer, Car Crossing Somerset County Street A woman was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer and then hit by another car while crossing a street in Somerset County, authorities said. The unidentified woman was walking southbound in a designated crosswalk on Union Avenue at the Finderne Avenue intersection when she was struck by a tractor-trailer around 1 p.m. Tuesday, according to a joint statement from Bridgewater police and the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office. The woman was subsequently hit by a second vehicle — a 2018 Hyundai Elantra driven by Richard Katz of Bedminster, authorities said. The victim was pronounced dead at…

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by Valerie Musson
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Retired Police Officer Helps Nab Bridgewater Bank Robber: Prosecutor Retired Police Officer Helps Nab Bridgewater Bank Robber: Prosecutor
Retired Police Officer Helps Nab Bridgewater Bank Robber: Prosecutor A Bridgewater man was arrested last week after authorities said he tried to rob one bank and then hit a second bank just a few hours later.  Douglas Conroy, 60, entered Provident bank on Union Avenue in Bridgewater shortly before noon Dec. 23, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. Conroy approached a teller and demanded she fill a plastic bag with cash, according to the prosecutor's office. The teller walked away without handing over any money and Conroy left, authorities also said.  A man matching Conroy's description entered the Chase bank on South Davenport Street in So…

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by Paul Milo