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Boy Airlifted After Stepping On Hot Coals Illegally Dumped On Sandy Hook Beach, Officials Say Boy Airlifted After Stepping On Hot Coals Illegally Dumped On Sandy Hook Beach, Officials Say
Boy Airlifted After Stepping On Hot Coals Illegally Dumped On Sandy Hook Beach, Officials Say A boy was airlifted to a hospital after officials say he stepped on hot coals that had been illegally dumped on a New Jersey beach. Paramedics and EMTs from Sea Bright and Robert Wood Johnson were called to Sandy Hook near Guardian Park, where they found the boy with burns to both feet around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, Gateway National Recreation Area spokeswoman Daphne Yun said. Witnesses said the child had stepped on hot coals that had been illegally dumped between rocks in the area, Yun said. The child was flown by Hackensack Meridian to a local burn center, and the area wher…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Three-Alarm Fire Guts 4 Condos In Aberdeen Three-Alarm Fire Guts 4 Condos In Aberdeen
Three-Alarm Fire Guts 4 Condos In Aberdeen A three-alarm fire damaged four condominiums in Aberdeen early Thursday, Nov. 30, authorities said. The fire broke out at about 3:10 a.m. at Wyndham Condominiums on Winchester Court, according to Aberdeen Police Chief Mattew Lloyd. Four condo units were damaged by the fire, two seriously, Lloyd said. The American Red Cross along with Aberdeen and Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management were assisting the victims, he said. There were no injuries to occupants or first responders. The fire is under investigation by the Aberdeen Police, Monmouth County Prosecutors Office and Monmouth…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
DWI, Unlicensed PA Driver Sought In NJ Crash That Left Victims Seriously Injured: Police DWI, Unlicensed PA Driver Sought In NJ Crash That Left Victims Seriously Injured: Police
DWI, Unlicensed PA Driver Sought In NJ Crash That Left Victims Seriously Injured: Police Police in New Jersey have issued a warrant for the arrest of a DWI driver from Pennsylvania wanted in a crash that left two people seriously injured last month. Mitchell G. Holley, 34, of Downingtown, was heady south on Route 35 in Wall Township on Saturday, Oct. 7 around 6:45 p.m., when his Nissan Alitma left his lane of travel and struck a Mazda CX3, police in Wall Township said. The 39-year-old Mazda driver and his 31-year-old female passenger, both of Point Pleasant, were extricated, and taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, police said. Following the return of toxicology re…

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by Cecilia Levine
Neighbors
Twin NJ Docs Fight Cancer In Honor Of Late Father Twin NJ Docs Fight Cancer In Honor Of Late Father
Twin NJ Docs Fight Cancer In Honor Of Late Father The Danish twins are New Jersey doctors making it their life mission to get rid of cancer in honor of their late father. Dr. Adnan Danish is an attending physician at Hackensack Meridian's cancer center and chief of radiation oncology at St. Joseph's Health and Dr. Shabbar Danish operates on brain tumors as chair of neurosurgery at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune City. The Danish brothers are said they were inspired by their father, who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 49. At the same time their father received his leukemia diagnosis, Adnan was…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash Investigated In Central Jersey Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash Investigated In Central Jersey
Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash Investigated In Central Jersey Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a 32-year-old pedestrian seriously injured in Monmouth County. At about 8:55 p.m. on Sunday, Wall Township police were called to Belmar Boulevard and Birchwood Lane on a report of pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle. The vehicle involved in the collision left the scene before police arrived, they said. The pedestrian from Asbury Park was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune with serious injuries by Wall Township EMS and paramedics from Hackensack-Meridian. Glendola Fire Department also assisted. The crash i…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Jackson Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Monmouth County Crash Jackson Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Monmouth County Crash
Jackson Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Monmouth County Crash A 32-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a Monmouth County crash Thursday, authorities said. The Jackson man was heading southbound on State Route 35 on a Harley Davidson when he lost control and struck a tree around 8:55 p.m., Wall Township police said. The crash occurred near Atlantic Avenue around 8:55 p.m., Wall police said. The rider transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center by Wall Township Police Department EMS and paramedics from Hackensack-Meridian. He was pronounced dead a short time later at the hospital. Wall Township Police Department, Wall Township Police Departm…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
COVOID-19: When To See Doc, Visit ER, Get Tested COVOID-19: When To See Doc, Visit ER, Get Tested
Covoid-19: When To See Doc, Visit ER, Get Tested Hackensack Meridian is sharing tips on when and how to connect with health care providers during the spread of COVOID-19 across New Jersey. Most cases (80 percent) are mild and do not require hospital treatment, according to the CDC. Scroll for more from Hackensack Meridian. When to call a doctor or access an online health care provider: If you are experiencing fever, cough or mild respiratory illness and you have NO shortness of breath or breathing difficulty Patients should stay home, follow doctor’s orders to treat symptoms Click here for HMH's telemedicine ConvenientCare Now.&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine