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HERO (VIDEO): Correctional Officer Grabs Suicidal Man In Mid-Jump From Jersey Bridge HERO (VIDEO): Correctional Officer Grabs Suicidal Man In Mid-Jump From Jersey Bridge
Hero (Video): Correctional Officer Grabs Suicidal Man In Mid-Jump From Jersey Bridge A suicidal man determined to jump to his death had just let go of the railing on a bridge over the Raritan River when a state correctional officer came running and grabbed him, dramatic cellphone video shows. Officer Faustino Saucedo of Perth Amboy was off duty and headed to pick up his wife when he saw the commotion on the Edison bridge between Woodbridge and Sayreville shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday. The man was sitting on the edge of the Route 9 span, which runs parallel to the Driscoll Bridge. Saucedo -- who works at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel -- parked his car an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Young Spotswood Residents Killed In Central Jersey Crash Young Spotswood Residents Killed In Central Jersey Crash
Young Spotswood Residents Killed In Central Jersey Crash A Monmouth County community is mourning the tragic deaths of two 20-year-old residents killed in a crash Saturday in Manalapan.  Jonathan Ramirez and Justin Rochford, both of Spotswood, died in a single-car crash after Ramirez lost control of the vehicle, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. There were no other passengers. The men were traveling north on Route 9 in a 2004 Infiniti G35 when the car struck a curb, utility pole and guiderail before coming to rest about 100 yards into a wooded area, the prosecutor said. GoFundMe pages have been created to raise money for …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Freehold Man Charged With Coughing On Worried Wegmans Worker, Saying He Has Coronavirus Freehold Man Charged With Coughing On Worried Wegmans Worker, Saying He Has Coronavirus
Freehold Man Charged With Coughing On Worried Wegmans Worker, Saying He Has Coronavirus A Freehold man who got too close to a Wegmans employee coughed on her when she expressed concern and told her he had the coronavirus, leading to criminal charges, authorities said. The worker expressed a genuine concern that George Falcone, 50, was standing too close to her and an open display of prepared foods at the Wegmans on Route 9 in Manalapan, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday. She asked him to step back as she covered the food, but Falcone got closer, leaned over and purposely coughed, Grewal said. Then he “laughed and said he was infected with the coronavirus,” …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border UPDATE: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border
Update: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border A passenger from North Bergen was killed and a West New York driver charged with death by auto in a suspected drunk-driving crash overnight Wednesday at the Fairview/North Bergen border, authorities said. Jose Francisco-Garcia, a 26-year-old surveillance system installer, was charged with vehicular homicide int he death of 40-year-old front-seat passenger Jose Santos of North Bergen, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Wednesday afternoon. A 2017 Honda Civic Type R driven by Francisco-Garcia struck a utility pole on southbound Broad Avenue (Route 9) across from the entrance…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border UPDATE: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border
Update: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border A passenger from North Bergen was killed and a West New York driver charged with death by auto in a suspected drunk-driving crash overnight Wednesday at the Fairview/North Bergen border, authorities said. Jose Francisco-Garcia, a 26-year-old surveillance system installer, was charged with vehicular homicide int he death of 40-year-old front-seat passenger Jose Santos of North Bergen, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Wednesday afternoon. A 2017 Honda Civic Type R driven by Francisco-Garcia struck a utility pole on southbound Broad Avenue (Route 9) across from the entrance to F…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
2 Central Jersey Modell's Stores Closing 2 Central Jersey Modell's Stores Closing
2 Central Jersey Modell's Stores Closing National retail chain Modell’s Sporting Goods is closing two stores in Central Jersey, company officials said. CEO Mitchell Modell announced last week 24 locations would close nationwide in an attempt to preserve the whole company and save the jobs of 4,300 families. The Central Jersey stores closing are located on Route 9 in Englishtown and Green Street in Woodbridge.  A third store in Camden County will also be closing, officials said. Official closing dates have not been announced. There are currently more than 30 Modell’s stores in New Jersey, according to the company’s website,…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Old Navy Opening 3 New Jersey Stores Old Navy Opening 3 New Jersey Stores
Old Navy Opening 3 New Jersey Stores Old Navy is adding three more stores to its New Jersey market this year, according to a chain spokesman. In addition to a new store coming to East Rutherford as part of the American Dream mall which opened last fall, Old Navy plans to open stores in Parsippany and Howell. There are already 22 Old Navy stores in New Jersey. Here are the locations and their tentative opening dates: East Rutherford: American Dream mall, 1 American Dream Way (early spring) Parsippany: Waterview Market Place, Route 46 and Waterview Blvd. (late summer) Howell: Howell Commons, 731 Route 9 North (mid-fall) The H…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
CONFIRMED: Freehold Woman, 25, Was Killed By Ex-Boyfriend CONFIRMED: Freehold Woman, 25, Was Killed By Ex-Boyfriend
Confirmed: Freehold Woman, 25, Was Killed By Ex-Boyfriend UPDATE: Authorities have known for months that a 25-year-old Freehold woman whose body was found Sunday was killed by her "on and off" boyfriend, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Monday. Stockbroker John Ozbilgen, 29, left a note for his parents before committing suicide in November, weeks after Stephanie Parze was reported missing , Gramiccioni said during a news conference in Freehold. "He stated that he had had enough and that he could not do life in prison,' the prosecutor said. "He also admitted that what his parents would hear in the news was true, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Freehold Woman, 25, Was Killed By Ex-Boyfriend Prosecutor: Freehold Woman, 25, Was Killed By Ex-Boyfriend
Prosecutor: Freehold Woman, 25, Was Killed By Ex-Boyfriend UPDATE: Authorities have known for months that a 25-year-old Freehold woman whose body was found Sunday was killed by her "on and off" boyfriend, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Monday. Stockbroker John Ozbilgen, 29, left a note for his parents before committing suicide in November, weeks after Stephanie Parze was reported missing , Gramiccioni said during a news conference in Freehold. "He stated that he had had enough and that he could not do life in prison,' the prosecutor said. "He also admitted that what his parents would hear in the news was true, excep…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Parsippany, Westwood Payless Stores To Shutter In March Parsippany, Westwood Payless Stores To Shutter In March
Parsippany, Westwood Payless Stores To Shutter In March Payless Shoesource will begin closing 2,600 stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico this month after filing for bankruptcy in February. All of the source will be shuttered by late May. Below are the New Jersey stores to go in March. Atlantic City: Baltic Avenue Brick: Brick Boulevard Carteret: Roosevelt Avenue Freehold: Route 9 Jersey City: Mall Drive West Jersey City: Central Avenue Linden: West Edgar Road Parsippany: Route 46 Perth Amboy: Smith Street Plainfield: East Front Street Trenton: S Clinton Street Wall Township: Highway 35 #3 Westwood: Broadway Woodbridge: Woodbridge Center Drive Liq…

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by Cecilia Levine