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Bruce Springsteen Stops By Favorite Jersey Shore Diner — Again Bruce Springsteen Stops By Favorite Jersey Shore Diner — Again
Bruce Springsteen Stops By Favorite Jersey Shore Diner — Again Just in time for the holidays, Bruce Springsteen paid a visit to a popular hometown restaurant on the Jersey Shore. It was Springsteen's third visit to Roberto's Freehold Grill in two months. The 74-year-old rocker is seen posing with some of the restaurant’s employees in the kitchen. On Facebook, the eatery said, "The Boss stopped by the kitchen to spread some holiday cheer."  Word is Springsteen digs the pancakes at Roberto’s enough to shoot the eight miles or so up Dutch Lane Road from his Colts Neck farm every now and then. The Freehold native also did the E (Main) Street sh…

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by Jon Craig
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Bruce Springsteen Hits Freehold Diner Twice In One Weekend Bruce Springsteen Hits Freehold Diner Twice In One Weekend
Bruce Springsteen Hits Freehold Diner Twice In One Weekend So you had a peptic ulcer that forced you to postpone a world tour and where do you go for a bite when you're feeling better? How 'bout a landmark diner in your hometown? Word is Bruce Springsteen digs the pancakes at Roberto’s Freehold Grill enough to shoot the eight miles or so up Dutch Lane Road from his Colts Neck farm every now and then. His stomach was obviously healthy enough for him to head there twice in the same weekend. The Freehold native did the E (Main) Street shuffle on Friday, Nov. 17 and again on Sunday, posing for pics at the former Tony’s Freehold Grill with Chef Robert…

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by Jerry DeMarco and Cecilia Levine
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WINNERS: NJ Powerball Players Take Home $50K WINNERS: NJ Powerball Players Take Home $50K
Winners: NJ Powerball Players Take Home $50K There were three Powerball winners in Central and South Jersey, state Lottery officials said.  Five New Jersey Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball drawn for the Saturday, July 15, drawing winning the $50,000  The Powerball jackpot rolls to $900 million for the next drawing to be held Monday, July 17, at 10:59 pm. Winning $50,000 tickets were sold Saturday at the following locations: Mercer County: ShopRite #566 of Hamilton Square, 1235 Route 33, Hamilton Square; Middlesex County: Krauszers, 525 Avenel St., Avenel; and, Ocean County: Wine Cen…

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by Jon Craig
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Grand Jury Backs Detective In Pursuit Crash That Killed Mercer Scooter Rider, 21 Grand Jury Backs Detective In Pursuit Crash That Killed Mercer Scooter Rider, 21
Grand Jury Backs Detective In Pursuit Crash That Killed Mercer Scooter Rider, 21 A Hamilton Township police detective did nothing wrong when he tried to stop a scooter rider from Trenton who was killed moments later in a crash, a state grand jury has found. Francis De La Cruz Abad, 21, was operating a Yamaha scooter near the intersection of Route 33 and Whitehorse-Mercerville Road when Detective Brian Davis, driving an unmarked vehicle, tried to stop him shortly after 9 p.m. May 25, 2021. The reason for the stop wasn't specified. De La Cruz Abad “continued traveling westbound on Route 33 and collided with a Dodge Caravan, whose driver was attempting to turn left into t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Motel Smoke Alarm Leads To Crack Cocaine Arrest In Mercer County Motel Smoke Alarm Leads To Crack Cocaine Arrest In Mercer County
Motel Smoke Alarm Leads To Crack Cocaine Arrest In Mercer County The activation of a smoke alarm led to the arrest of a motel guest on drug charges, authorities said. At about 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, East Windsor police responded to Motel 6 on Route 33 due to the alarm. An investigation revealed that a motel patron was smoking and activated the alarm., East Windsor police said. Danielle Piscak, 34, of Howell was charged with possession of crack cocaine, possession of a weapon and of drug paraphernalia, police said. The woman allegedly provided the officer with false information regarding her identity and was found to have an outstanding warrant …

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by Jon Craig
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Details Released In Route 9 Crash That Left Two Dead, Two Critical Details Released In Route 9 Crash That Left Two Dead, Two Critical
Details Released In Route 9 Crash That Left Two Dead, Two Critical Two passengers were killed and two drivers were seriously injured in a crash on Route 9 in Freehold Sunday, July 3, authorities said. A 74-year-old Manalapan woman heading south on Route 9 sideswiped a 2015 black Lexus RX350 in a 2019 Lexus NX around 1:30 p.m. at the Route 33 intersection, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said. She then side-swiped a white 2019 Subaru Crosstrek, before rear-ending a 2017 black Honda CR-V. The black Honda CR-V then rear-ended a 2009 purple Scion TC, Linskey said. One of the Honda CR-V passengers, a 52-year-old woman from Marlboro, was pro…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities ID Jersey Shore Driver, 50, Killed In Head-On Crash Authorities ID Jersey Shore Driver, 50, Killed In Head-On Crash
Authorities ID Jersey Shore Driver, 50, Killed In Head-On Crash Authorities have identified the 50-year-old Neptune motorist killed in a three-vehicle crash on Route 33. Robert C. Johnson died after a pickup headed west in the area of Colts Neck Road veered onto the eastbound side of the highway, sideswiped a sedan and then collided with his car head-on, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said. The crash occurred at 12:05 a.m. on Friday, March 11. A 32-year-old Jackson man driving the pickup remained hospitalized in critical condition on Monday, according to Chris Swendeman, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office. The Jackson drive…

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by Jon Craig