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Jersey Shore First Responders Battle Two Major Fires Jersey Shore First Responders Battle Two Major Fires
Jersey Shore First Responders Battle Two Major Fires About two dozen different fire companies were called out to battle a major warehouse fire that raged for five hours over the weekend. Some of the same firefighters were called on to battle a fire that destroyed a home Sunday in Marlboro, police said. On Saturday, July 23, at approximately 4:30 pm, we received an alarm call at 238 Boundary Road, a warehouse for the business Plasma Power & Systems Inc. While our patrol officers were in route to the scene, we received further information The warehouse was unoccupied at the time of the fire. Boundary Road was closed between Vande…

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Firefighters Douse Jersey Shore House Fire Firefighters Douse Jersey Shore House Fire
Firefighters Douse Jersey Shore House Fire Firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze at a Central Jersey home, authorities said. The fire broke out at 11:11 p.m. Tuesday at 4 Sarah Court, according to Marlboro Township police. The fire was contained to the home's garage, and is suspected to be electrical in origin, police said. All of the family members were safely out of the residence when police arrived. Multiple fire departments responded to the scene to extinguish the fire. There were no reported injuries from any of the first responders. Along with officers from the Marlboro Township Police Department, responding a…

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Dogs Missing, Police Officer Hurt From Monmouth House Fire Dogs Missing, Police Officer Hurt From Monmouth House Fire
Dogs Missing, Police Officer Hurt From Monmouth House Fire Two dogs remain missing from a home that suffered a serious fire on Thursday, authorities said. Police and fire officials have been unable to locate the family dogs -- either dead or alive. At 11:05 a.m., Marlboro Township Police Department received a 9-1-1 call from the homeowner at 33 Regina Road in the Morganville section of Marlboro, according to Capt. Stephen J. Levy, a police department spokesman. The fire spread from the garage to a portion of the residence, Levy said. Two family members were home at the time and they were both able to get out safely, Levy said. "Two dogs wer…

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NJ Highway Tractor Struck While Mowing Grass In Central Jersey NJ Highway Tractor Struck While Mowing Grass In Central Jersey
NJ Highway Tractor Struck While Mowing Grass In Central Jersey A motorist from Newark was seriously hurt when his vehicle crashed into a state Department of Transportation  tractor, authorities said. The collision occurred at 2:12 p.m. on Monday along Route 18 north in Marlboro,  A Chevy Trailblazer driven by Eric Hopkins, 28, of Newark struck a DOT tractor operated by Robert Taylor, 58, of South Amboy, according to Marlboro Police Captain Stephen J. Levy. Taylor was cutting grass in the median of Route 18 North, just north of Wyncrest Road when the tractor was struck, Levy said. Hopkins suffered a broken leg and head injurie…

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Spotswood Driver, 53, Dies After Her Car Topples Telephone Pole, Collides With U-Haul Truck Spotswood Driver, 53, Dies After Her Car Topples Telephone Pole, Collides With U-Haul Truck
Spotswood Driver, 53, Dies After Her Car Topples Telephone Pole, Collides With U-Haul Truck UPDATED: An unidentified driver was killed on Monday afternoon when her car toppled a telephone pole and collided with a parked U-Haul truck, authorities said. Route 9 was closed in both directions in Marlboro and Manalapan townships after the fatal one-car crash at 1 p.m. toppled wires onto four other vehicles, a Marlboro police spokesman said. No one else was hurt, he said. The driver of a Ford Edge was trapped when the telephone pole fell onto her car in the U-Haul parking lot at 415 Route 9 South, according to Marlboro Police Capt. Stephen Levy. The driver was pronounced dead at t…

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Fatal Crash Closes Route 9 In Marlboro, Telephone Pole Traps Driver, Drops Wires Onto 4 Cars Fatal Crash Closes Route 9 In Marlboro, Telephone Pole Traps Driver, Drops Wires Onto 4 Cars
Fatal Crash Closes Route 9 In Marlboro, Telephone Pole Traps Driver, Drops Wires Onto 4 Cars UPDATED: Route 9 was closed in both directions in Marlboro Township on Monday afternoon after a fatal crash toppled a telephone poll, authorities said. The driver of a Ford Edge -- which struck a telephone pole then crashed into a U-Haul truck that was parked in the U-Haul parking lot at 415 Route 9 South -- was pronounced dead at the scene, Marlboro police said.  ALSO SEE: Police release name of driver killed in Monday's crash.  The driver's identity was not released pending notification of her family, according to Capt. Stephen Levy, a Marlboro police spokesman. …

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