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Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing At Jersey School Field: Police Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing At Jersey School Field: Police
Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing At Jersey School Field: Police A helicopter operated out of an Essex County facility made an emergency landing at a Jersey Shore school field Thursday, March 14, authorities said. The commercial passenger helicopter operated by Zip Aviation of Caldwell touched down on a baseball field behind Middletown High School North, adjacent to Marvin Road, Middletown police said. The pilot, who is not being identified at this time, saw the field and determined that it would be safe to make the emergency landing after an indicator light came on, police said. He was the only occupant of the helicopter. There…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Tie Between Plane Crash, Wildfire In Ocean County Unclear Tie Between Plane Crash, Wildfire In Ocean County Unclear
Tie Between Plane Crash, Wildfire In Ocean County Unclear Sometime around a plane crashed in Ocean County, a wildfire broke out. As of Sunday afternoon, Sept. 3, it remained unclear if the two were connected. The FAA said a single-engine Cirrus SR22 crashed in a wooded area in Toms River, New Jersey, around 2:30 a.m. Only the pilot was on board. According to 6abc, the plane had departed Pottstown, PA, and was heading to Toms River when it crashed in a wooded area of Lacey Township, near the Ocean County Airport. Sometime thereafter, a wildfire broke out, closing a portion of Dover and Mule roads near Miller Airpark. The FAA and National Tr…

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by Cecilia Levine