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Water Main Break Closes Somerville Schools Water Main Break Closes Somerville Schools
Water Main Break Closes Somerville Schools A water main break caused Somerville Public Schools to be closed on Wednesday, Oct. 30, the district announced.  Hey Bulldogs! School will be closed today, Wednesday October 30th! Posted by Somerville Public School District on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 The water main break occurred on the border of Raritan and Somerville, the Raritan Police Department said Route 206 North is closed between Dukes Parkway and Orlando Drive, police said. Raritan residents will experience water usage issues, police said.  "We are working with NJ American Water and our local emerg…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Homeless Man Sets Himself On Fire On Jersey Shore: Police Homeless Man Sets Himself On Fire On Jersey Shore: Police
Homeless Man Sets Himself On Fire On Jersey Shore: Police A homeless man set himself on fire in Lakewood, authorities said. The 43-year-old man reportedly called 9-1-1- and said he was feeling suicidal and set his sweatshirt on fire, Lakewood police said. He suffered minor burns to his stomach and chest at the New Jersey Transit Bus terminal at 200 First Street at about 11 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, police said. Emergency responders transported the man to a local hospital for treatment of his burns and psychological screening for his mental health. 

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Anti-Semite Refused Medical Care Because EMTs Were Jewish: Report (VIDEO) Anti-Semite Refused Medical Care Because EMTs Were Jewish: Report (VIDEO)
Anti-Semite Refused Medical Care Because EMTs Were Jewish: Report (Video) A video showing a Lakewood resident refusing to accept medical care because the volunteer first responders from Lakewood EMS were Jewish, Yeshiva World News reports. "She don't want to talk to you guys," the woman's husband is heard telling the EMTs. "No judio." "If she doesn't feel well you have to get medical help," an EMT can be heard saying. Paramedics were then called to help the women, but they also were Jewish, the outlet said. Eventually, the woman was treated and taken to an area hospital by the Jewish first responders — "but not before she threw a fit," YWN says.  Earlier …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
SUV Hits Parked Car, Slams Into Utility Pole In Glen Rock SUV Hits Parked Car, Slams Into Utility Pole In Glen Rock
SUV Hits Parked Car, Slams Into Utility Pole In Glen Rock An SUV hit an occupied parked car before slamming head-on into a utility pole Monday in Glen Rock. Neither the Honda Pilot nor the driver who was making a cellphone call in a sedan parked in the 500 block of Harristown Road was injured in the afternoon crash, responders said. A flatbed tow truck removed the wrecked SUV, while the sedan was driven from the scene.  Borough police responded. The SUV hit a parked car and then the pole on Harristown Road in Glen Rock.Boyd A. Loving Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco