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Bicyclist Struck In Central Jersey (DEVELOPING) Bicyclist Struck In Central Jersey (DEVELOPING)
Bicyclist Struck In Central Jersey (Developing) A bicyclist was found by the side of the road by a passerby in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The rider may have been struck by a hit-and-run driver, initial reports said. The crash was reported at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday, June 2 at Nathaniel Street and Schoolhouse Road in Monroe Township. The rider suffered severe head trauma, reports said, and was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Serious Crash Into Woods Reported In Central Jersey (DEVELOPING) Serious Crash Into Woods Reported In Central Jersey (DEVELOPING)
Serious Crash Into Woods Reported In Central Jersey (Developing) A car veered into the woods in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred at about 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 21 at Perrineville and Dey Grove roads in Monroe Township, initial reports said. EMS crews were called to the crash scene. No other details were immediately available  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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Evicted South Jersey Motel Guest Steps On Owner's Throat: Report Evicted South Jersey Motel Guest Steps On Owner's Throat: Report
Evicted South Jersey Motel Guest Steps On Owner's Throat: Report A man evicted from a South Jersey motel has been charged with attempted murder after assaulting the owner and stepping on his throat, NJ Advance Media reports. Murray M. Celestine, 48, of Williamstown, had reportedly been booted from the Pike Inn on North Black Horse Pike in Monroe Township several times. On Friday, April 15, Celestine punched the owner, knocking him to the ground, before stepping and even standing on his throat, NJ.com says citing court papers and police. Celestine told police that his girlfriend worked for the owner, and accused him of harassing her, NJ.com says. C…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 55, Killed In Collision With Pickup Motorcyclist, 55, Killed In Collision With Pickup
Motorcyclist, 55, Killed In Collision With Pickup A 55-year-old motorcyclist from South Jersey was killed when he collided with a pickup truck, authorities said. The Williamstown victim's name has not been released by police. The man was riding east on South Black Horse Pike at Washington Avenue in Monroe Township at about 3:45 p.m. when he hit the passenger side of the truck driven by a 56-year-old man, also from Williamstown, Monroe Township police said. As the pickup crossed over the eastbound lanes of the pike, the truck's driver failed to yield the right of way to the motorcyclist, police said. No charges had been filed. The crash …

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by Jon Craig
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Disturbing Details Released In Trio's Sexual Attack On Woman Picked Up At NJ Bar: Prosecutor Disturbing Details Released In Trio's Sexual Attack On Woman Picked Up At NJ Bar: Prosecutor
Disturbing Details Released In Trio's Sexual Attack On Woman Picked Up At NJ Bar: Prosecutor Three men have been charged in a "disturbingly coordinated and predatory" sexual attack on a woman they allegedly picked up at a Jersey Shore bar, authorities said. Andrew J. Gallucci, of Marlboro, Richard S. Gathy, of Manalapan, and Ronald W. Hondo, of Monroe Township, all 34 years old, have been charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and criminal restraint, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. An investigation by members of the Prosecutor’s Office’s Special Victims Bureau and the Marlboro Township Police Department revealed that on Ap…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Jersey Shore Native, Beloved Ironworker Dies Suddenly, 25 Jersey Shore Native, Beloved Ironworker Dies Suddenly, 25
Jersey Shore Native, Beloved Ironworker Dies Suddenly, 25 Jersey Shore native and beloved ironworker Steven Michael Viel died unexpectedly on Friday, March 18. He was 25. Viel grew up in Monroe Township before moving to Toms River, where he lived at the time of his death, his social media page says. He was employed as an ironworker/welder at East Coast Metal Structures Corp. Viel formerly worked with iron at Jersey Shore Steel and as an assistant supervisor at Pinnacle Commercial Development, his page says. Viel was remembered for his kind and outgoing personality, his obituary says. Meanwhile, $7,600 had been raised on GoFundMe as of Friday fo…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Burglars Using Garage Door Openers Break Into Central Jersey Homes: Police Burglars Using Garage Door Openers Break Into Central Jersey Homes: Police
Burglars Using Garage Door Openers Break Into Central Jersey Homes: Police Police in Central Jersey are reporting a steep rise in break-ins in which the burglars are using garage door openers stolen from unlocked vehicles to get inside homes. Monroe Township police said there was a recent invasion of a northside neighborhood in which multiple suspects ransacked several cars and homes at once. The suspects typically came into the neighborhoods in stolen vehicles, Monroe police said. In one case, suspects fled after a confrontation with a homeowner, police said, but left with a number of stolen items. "We would like to take this time again to remind our residents a…

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by Jon Craig
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What's That Smell? Rabid Skunk Found In Central Jersey What's That Smell? Rabid Skunk Found In Central Jersey
What's That Smell? Rabid Skunk Found In Central Jersey The ninth rabid animal of 2021 has been found in Middlesex County, authorities said. The Middlesex County Office of Health Services is reporting that a skunk tested positive for rabies in Monroe Township in the vicinity of Schoolhouse Road and Galacia Way. It's the second rabid animal reported in Monroe this year, according to a press statement. On Dec. 2, a resident of Monroe reported an injured skunk in their yard to Animal Control. The animal was picked up by the Animal Control officer and transported to a wildlife rehabilitator in Mercer County.  On Monday Dec. 6, the skunk died …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Police Identify Driver Killed In Central Jersey Crash Police Identify Driver Killed In Central Jersey Crash
Police Identify Driver Killed In Central Jersey Crash Police have released the name of the driver killed in a crash on Route 33 in Middlesex County. Murray Lipman, 81, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Wednesday afternoon crash in Monroe Township, police said.  Lipman, of Monroe, was driving south on Bentley Road when the side of his car was struck by the front end of an SUV traveling westbound on Route 33, police said.  The driver of the SUV, a 39-year-old woman from Manalapan, was hospitalized with  non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Her name was not released by police. Route 33 west in Monroe was closed …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Serious Central Jersey Crash, Possibly Fatal, Reported On Route 33 Serious Central Jersey Crash, Possibly Fatal, Reported On Route 33
Serious Central Jersey Crash, Possibly Fatal, Reported On Route 33 Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a serious crash in Middlesex County, authorities said. The crash occurred about 2 p.m. Wednesday on Route 33 at Bentley Road in Monroe Township, according o initial reports. An unconfirmed report said that the crash may have resulted in a fatality. Route 33 westbound was closed down for a police investigation, reports said. A state Department of Transportation team was reported at the scene.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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3rd Dose Of Pfizer COVID Vaccine Offered In Central Jersey Starting This Week 3rd Dose Of Pfizer COVID Vaccine Offered In Central Jersey Starting This Week
3rd Dose Of Pfizer COVID Vaccine Offered In Central Jersey Starting This Week If you live, work or go to school in Middlesex County, roll up your sleeve in you need a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Middlesex County will offer third doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine starting Tuesday at the Monroe Senior Center as well as the county's existing vaccination sites. Pfizer booster shots are available to fully vaccinated individuals who are: age 65 and older, residents of long-term care facilities, or certain qualifying people ages 18 and older The COVD-19 shots will be given from  10 a.m. to noon  at the Senior Center at 12 Halsey Reed Road in Monroe…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Home Health Aide Accused Of Tying Patient, 71, To Chair Loses Certification NJ Home Health Aide Accused Of Tying Patient, 71, To Chair Loses Certification
NJ Home Health Aide Accused Of Tying Patient, 71, To Chair Loses Certification The certification of a home health aide from Pennsylvania accused of tying a 71-year-old dementia patient to a chair at a South Jersey assisted living facility was permanently revoked, authorities announced. A supervising registered nurse at the Juniper Village/Well Springs Assisted Living Facility in Monroe Township discovered the abused victim during a visit to her apartment at last fall, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. The woman – who had round-the-clock health care -- had been “tied to a chair at the waist with a nightgown,” Bruck said. Afua Dankwah, 51, of Mo…

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by Jerry DeMarco