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Flooding Shuts Roads Across New Jersey: Here's Where Flooding Shuts Roads Across New Jersey: Here's Where
Flooding Shuts Roads Across New Jersey: Here's Where Flooding and heavy rain closed roads across New Jersey Saturday, March 23. According to the National Weather Service, the heaviest part of the storm may have passed. The flooding, however, has not. In Hasbrouck Heights, where Route 17 was closed, police pulled multiple drivers from their vehicles, Chief Rinke said. Members spent the past several hours rescuing over 20 trapped motorists from their vehicles in Heights and throughout Teterboro. Please avoid all flooded areas and do not attempt to drive through them. Posted by Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department on Saturday, March 23, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Limited NJ Transit Service Resumes On Northeast Line Disrupted By Downed Wires Limited NJ Transit Service Resumes On Northeast Line Disrupted By Downed Wires
Limited NJ Transit Service Resumes On Northeast Line Disrupted By Downed Wires A motor vehicle crash in Edison caused a power outage that knocked out New Jersey Transit service between Rahway and Trenton, authorities said. UPDATE: Northeast Corridor rail service resumed limited service on Monday afternoon, May 2, in both directions between Rahway and Trenton. Eastbound trains will bypass New Brunswick, Edison and Metuchen. Customers should transfer at Metropark for westbound service to these stations, NJ Transit announced. The crash occurred about 5 a.m. on Talmadge Road, closing the road from Route 27 to Carter Drive, Edison police said.  All four Northeast Co…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Possible Electrocution Involving Police Officer Reported In Edison: Developing Possible Electrocution Involving Police Officer Reported In Edison: Developing
Possible Electrocution Involving Police Officer Reported In Edison: Developing An electrocution was reported in Edison late Thursday afternoon, according to a developing and unconfirmed report. The report said a police officer was operating a traffic light control box when the accident occurred. A call to Edison police was not immediately returned. Area firefighters and EMS crews were responded, reports said. The incident occurred at Route 27 and Vineyard Road, according to initial reports. By 5:30 p.m., a report said the officer was stable and being taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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WINNERS: NJ Mega Millions Players Take Home $10K WINNERS: NJ Mega Millions Players Take Home $10K
Winners: NJ Mega Millions Players Take Home $10K Two lucky New Jersey lottery players won prizes in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing, state Lottery officials said. There were two third-tier prizewinning tickets sold that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn to win $10,000 prizes apiece. Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Middlesex County: 7-Eleven #34900, 2120 Route 27 in Edison; and, Passaic County: Paulison Liquors, 621 Paulison Ave. in Clifton. In addition to the third-tier prizes won, 46 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. Six of those ti…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Motorist Strikes Pole, Killed In Edison Crash Motorist Strikes Pole, Killed In Edison Crash
Motorist Strikes Pole, Killed In Edison Crash A man was killed Monday in a single-car crash in Edison, authorities said. The victim was driving on Route 27 near Frederic Street when his car crossed the road, hit a pole and overturned, Edison police said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene about 9 a.m., police said. His name has not been released by police. Route 27 remained closed in both directions as of 11:30 a.m.  An investigation of a possible cause of the crash is continuing, police said.

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by Jon Craig