Large Water Main Break Douses Homes, Displaces Several Central Jersey Residents Large Water Main Break Douses Homes, Displaces Several Central Jersey Residents
Large Water Main Break Douses Homes, Displaces Several Central Jersey Residents A large water main broke in Edison, displacing residents and dousing two homes, officials said. The 30-inch water main break happened on Woodbrook Drive on Monday, Aug. 12, Mayor Sam Joshi said in a Facebook post at 5:04 p.m. The mayor shared three photos showing water heavily spraying a blue home. Mayor Joshi also said contractor work caused the rupture to the lines owned by Middlesex Water Company. The company said it wasn't performing the work and it didn't hire the contractors, ABC7 New York reported. No one was injured by the main break. Residents in two homes were displaced. Re…
New Roller Coaster's Opening Delayed Until 2025 At Six Flags Great Adventure New Roller Coaster's Opening Delayed Until 2025 At Six Flags Great Adventure
New Roller Coaster's Opening Delayed Until 2025 At Six Flags Great Adventure Fans of Six Flags Great Adventure will have to wait even longer to ride the Jackson Township amusement park's newest roller coaster. In a Facebook post on Monday, Aug. 12, the resort said the opening of THE FLASH: Vertical Velocity has been delayed until 2025. "When it comes to delivering fun and safe attractions, we won't rush the construction process," Six Flags Great Adventure posted. "We appreciate your patience and understanding. We're confident it will be worth the wait." THE FLASH: Vertical Velocity will be North America's first triple-launch super boomerang coaster, sending ri…
Here's What Bruce Springsteen Ordered From 100-Year-Old NJ Restaurant Revamped By Gordon Ramsey Here's What Bruce Springsteen Ordered From 100-Year-Old NJ Restaurant Revamped By Gordon Ramsey
Here's What Bruce Springsteen Ordered From 100-Year-Old NJ Restaurant Revamped By Gordon Ramsey When The Boss is spotted grabbing food Down The Shore it's usually while he's grabbing a cone. Not this time. Bruce Springsteen stopped by a nearly 100-year-old bar and grill in Long Branch over the weekend. Max's Bar and Grill said the rocker came by on Sunday, Aug. 11 for five dozen hot dogs to go (somebody cue Chappell Roan). Last December, Max's was featured on an episode of "Kitchen Nightmares" with Gordon Ramsey. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Max's Bar and Grill (@maxsbarandgrillnj)
Search Launched For Missing Woman Last Heard From July 25, Manchester Police Say Search Launched For Missing Woman Last Heard From July 25, Manchester Police Say
Search Launched For Missing Woman Last Heard From July 25, Manchester Police Say Police in Manchester are seeking the public's help in locating a 24-year-old woman last heard from more than two weeks ago. Erin Garofalo last spoke to her family on the phone on Thursday,  July 25, police in Manchester said. She was last known to be in the area of Barnt Avenue in Trenton and has been known to frequent the Hamilton, Princeton, and East Windsor areas. Garofalo is a white female, approximately 5’11", 180 pounds, and has brown hair. She is known to utilize the aliases Erin Taylor and Erin Gilbert, police said. "Numerous investigative steps have already been taken to loc…
Person Struck By Train In New Brunswick: NJ Transit Person Struck By Train In New Brunswick: NJ Transit
Person Struck By Train In New Brunswick: NJ Transit A person struck by a train briefly delayed NJ Transit service Friday, Aug. 9, officials said. The male was struck by Northeast Corridor train 3875, which left New York Penn Station at 6:47 p.m. around 8:30 p.m. just west of Jersey Ave Station in New Brunswick, NJ Transit officials said. The victim was transported to the hospital with a foot injury. There were no injuries reported to the approximately 300 customers and the crew on board.  The customers were transferred to a rescue train to continue their travel. New Jersey Transit Police are on scene and leading the inve…
Family Of Woman Killed By Police In Fort Lee Say She Was Clutching Water Bottle — Not Knife Family Of Woman Killed By Police In Fort Lee Say She Was Clutching Water Bottle — Not Knife
Family Of Woman Killed By Police In Fort Lee Say She Was Clutching Water Bottle — Not Knife The family of the Fort Lee woman shot and killed by police last month in the midst of a mental health crisis is speaking out. In a statement issued Friday, Aug. 9, the family of Victoria Lee says Fort Lee officers misunderstood the events that left the 25-year-old Ridgewood native dead at The Pinnacle apartments on Sunday, July 28, could have handled it differently. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin previously said that Lee's brother called 9-1-1 saying she was experiencing a mental health crisis and needed to go to the hospital. Lee's brother also said his sister was holding a kn…
All Lanes Closed Due To Overturned Truck In Edison All Lanes Closed Due To Overturned Truck In Edison
All Lanes Closed Due To Overturned Truck In Edison All lanes were closed after a truck overturned on NJ 27's ramp to Route 287 in Edison Friday, Aug. 9. It happened just after 1 p.m. in the northbound lanes of the ramp, into the southbound lanes of Route 287. This is a developing story.
Body Found Floating In NJ River Body Found Floating In NJ River
Body Found Floating In NJ River Police recovered a body from a New Jersey river early Thursday, Aug. 8, authorities said. Marine Service Troopers were dispatched to the Raritan River and South River in East Brunswick around 7:40 a.m., where they found a man's body floating in the water, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. No further information was provided. The incident remains under investigation.
NJ Reports Three West Nile Virus Cases NJ Reports Three West Nile Virus Cases
NJ Reports Three West Nile Virus Cases The New Jersey Department of Health has confirmed the state’s first human cases of the West Nile Virus, much earlier than in prior seasons. Two residents, one more than 70 years old and the other under 18, tested positive for the illness transmitted by mosquitoes after reporting symptoms in the first week of July, the state's health department said. The individuals, from Union and Middlesex counties, were hospitalized and have since been discharged. A third case of an asymptomatic WNV-positive blood donor was later reported, the DOH said. They were identified as a Somerset County resid…
Micro Earthquake Recorded In NJ Town Along Ramapo Fault: USGS Micro Earthquake Recorded In NJ Town Along Ramapo Fault: USGS
Micro Earthquake Recorded In NJ Town Along Ramapo Fault: USGS An earthquake was detected in Hunterdon County on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 8, according to the United States Geological Survey, though don't feel bad if you didn't feel anything. The earthquake measured 1.7 on the Richter scale and was recorded at 7 a.m. in Califon, the USGS said. Earthquakes below two on the Richter scale are recorded by seismologists but not felt, and are considered "microearthquakes." On Wednesday, July 31, a 2.2-magnitude earthquake occurred at 1:44 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, near Califon, which is located right along the Ramapo Fault. Dozens of quakes …
PA Catalytic Converter Theft Ring Shut Down, DA Says PA Catalytic Converter Theft Ring Shut Down, DA Says
PA Catalytic Converter Theft Ring Shut Down, DA Says An organized catalytic converter theft ring operating in multiple Pennsylvania counties has been busted up with the arrest of five men, authorities said. The ring operated in Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks, Chester and Philadelphia counties, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer. Arrested were Sharief Louden, 30, of Philadelphia; Daniel McIlhenney, 37, and Ryan McIlhenney, 36, both of Folcroft; Terrell Gibson, 40, of Chester; and Loai Nasser, 49, of Cherry Hill, NJ. An arrest warrant has been issued for Ali Sayy…
5 Hospitalized In DWI Golf Cart Simulation Crash At Wildwood National Night Out, Police Say 5 Hospitalized In DWI Golf Cart Simulation Crash At Wildwood National Night Out, Police Say
5 Hospitalized In DWI Golf Cart Simulation Crash At Wildwood National Night Out, Police Say Five people were hospitalized in a DWI simulation involving a golf cart operator by a juvenile and an officer at National Night Out in Wildwood on Tuesday, Aug. 6, authorities said. The impaired operator simulation has been running at the annual event for 20 years, Wildwood police said in a news release. During one of the course operations Tuesday evening, a speed-governed cart operated by a juvenile and a Wildwood operator left the enclosed course at Fox Park and struck several people, police said. The City of Wildwood Fire Department was already on scene for the event and immediatel…