CRIME & SAFETY
Man stabbed to death in Middlesex County
A 32-year-old man was stabbed to death Sunday night in Perth Amboy, authorities said. Jason Torres, of Perth Amboy, was found on the sidewalk near the corner of Smith and Maple streets just before 9 p.m., the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said Monday. Torres was brought to an area...
Explosion in Old Bridge, N.J.: 1 dead, 4 injured
Police are investigating an explosion in Old Bridge, New Jersey, that left a 73-year-old woman dead and four other people injured on Wednesday. The blast occurred around 11:30 a.m. at the Superior Signal Company on West Greystone Road and led to a hazardous materials response from several nearby towns, ABC7NY reported.
Seven Bus Passengers Reportedly Hurt in Port Reading Mishap
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Authorities say seven NJ Transit bus passengers reportedly sustained minor injuries when the coach veered off Port Reading Avenue and ended up in a grassy ditch near Prologis Pond. The mishap occurred on Tuesday evening along Port Reading Avenue, as commuter Bus 48 from Perth Amboy to Elizabeth, swerved off the road and bottomed-out in the ditch after allegedly colliding with two other vehicles, authorities said.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Firefighters from the Port Reading Fire Company and EMTs responded to the scene where seven of the 16 passengers, including the driver, reportedly complained of scrapes and pain. It is not known if the drivers of a white Ford commercial van or a badly-damaged black sedan, both involved in the accident, also sustained injuries. Specific details were not available. Most of the people involved were treated at the scene, and a few were taken to an area hospital to be evaluated and treated, authorities said. NJ Transit police and Woodbridge authorities are investigating the cause of the accident. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Osha At Teaneck Scaffold Collapse, Perth Amboy Worker Hurt
The 23-year-old Perth Amboy resident fell three stories when the hanging rig gave way at the Alfred Avenue site shortly before noon April 29, Teaneck Deputy Police Chief Seth Kriegel said. He was responsive and alert when officers arrived, the deputy chief said. A second worker on the scaffolding escaped...
New Jersey infant, grandfather killed by falling tree
A 6-month-old boy and his grandfather were killed by a falling tree in Verona, N.J. on Monday night. The incident occurred shortly after 7 p.m., about 10 miles northwest of Newark in Essex County. Personnel responding to the home found the infant and 61-year-old man in the backyard, where an uprooted tree had landed on them.
Cars careen into fence, store on Staten Island; 2 taken to hospital
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A two-car crash sent two people to the hospital and damaged a retaining wall, fence and storefront along a major street in West Brighton on Tuesday morning. The crash was reported at 10:28 a.m. at Richmond Terrace and Bodine Street, according to a spokesman for...
Woman punched repeatedly in face on NYC subway train
QUEENS - A 55-year-old woman was punched in the face repeatedly on a NYC subway train by another woman in Queens, the NYPD said. The attack happened last Sunday just after 8 p.m. at the Jackson Avenue and Queens Boulevard subway station in Long Island City. According to police, the...
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