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Jersey Shore Home Struck By Car Twice In 8 Days Jersey Shore Home Struck By Car Twice In 8 Days
Jersey Shore Home Struck By Car Twice In 8 Days For the second time in eight days, a car plowed through the same Jersey Shore home, authorities said. At approximately 4:50 a.m. Sunday, Wanamassa Fire Company was dispatched to Bimbler Boulevard.  The fire chief from the Ocean Township department found a vehicle that had left the roadway and struck a home, the department said on Facebook. "This may look familiar, as yes, this is the same exact home that was struck about a week ago," the department said. Due to the location of the new damage, Asbury Park Fire Department was requested to investigate a possible structural issue. The h…

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by Jon Craig
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BOOM: Manhole Explosions Rock Asbury Park, Irvington BOOM: Manhole Explosions Rock Asbury Park, Irvington
Boom: Manhole Explosions Rock Asbury Park, Irvington Business owners and downtown residents of Asbury Park were shaken up by a pair of manhole explosions Thursday morning. No one was injured but at least 400 customers lost electricity after two manholes exploded about 9 a.m., authorities said. Jersey Central Power & Light crews were investigating a cable vault that may have been the source of the problem.  Multiple witnesses said that they heard long bangs and felt homes and buildings shake. Asbury Park police and firefighters immediately evacuated the neigh DJ Presto, co-owner of DJ’s Deli on Mattison Avenue, said he was in his ki…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Responders Rescue Utility Worker Who Fell 10 Feet Into Tinton Falls Work Space PHOTOS: Responders Rescue Utility Worker Who Fell 10 Feet Into Tinton Falls Work Space
Photos: Responders Rescue Utility Worker Who Fell 10 Feet Into Tinton Falls Work Space Responders in Monmouth County used a stokes basket to rescue an injured utility worker who fell 10 feet into a work space last week. The worker fell into a work space near Shafto and Wayside roads in Tinton Falls the morning of June 9, bringing several fire companies to the scene. Assisted by Tinton Falls EMS, the Neptune Township Special Operations Rescue team and members of the Asbury Park Fire Department packed the worker into a stokes basket and pulled him to safety using a rope system. The Tinton Falls Police Department, Tinton Falls Fire Co. 1, Pine Brook Community Hose Com…

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by Cecilia Levine