Thursday, May 16, 2013
Donald W. Labella was pronounced dead at the scene, police said
A 57-year-old Tinton Falls man was killed Thursday in a two-vehicle crash in Manchester, police said. Donald W. Labella was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. At 1:07 p.m, a 1994 Toyota 4-Runner, operated by Lee R Chism, 30, of Pennsauken, was traveling west on Route 70 when his vehicle crossed the center line and entered the eastbound lane, police said. The vehicle struck a 2000 Plymouth Grand Voyager driven eastbound by Labella, police said. The initial impact was head on. Chism, who was traveling alone, was transported to Jersey Shore University Hospital, Neptune, to be treated for arms and chest injuries. Goodman, who was traveling with Labella, was transported to the same hospital and treated for a leg injury, police said. …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
NJ 101.5 reported that Brittney Snodgrass was found
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Thursday, May 9
Brittney Snodgrass has been found safe, according to NJ 101.5. Snodgrass was last seen getting off her school bus on Ash Street at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst at about 3 p.m. Wednesday, according to NJ 101.5. When she did not arrive home, a search began via social media, the base wide “big voice” giant intercom and on the ground, according to the station. More can be found here.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
NJ 101.5 reported that Brittney Snodgrass is missing
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Wednesday, May 8
Brittney Snodgrass was last seen getting off her school bus on Ash Street at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst at about 3 p.m. Wednesday, according to NJ 101.5. When she did not arrive home, a search began via social media, the base wide “big voice” giant intercom and on the ground, according to the station. More can be found here.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Accident happened at mile marker 74.7 northbound, State Police say
A man who was trying to help push a disabled car off the northbound lane of the Garden State Parkway died when a passing car struck and killed him early this evening, State Police said. Preliminary reports indicate the man was one of four who stopped to push the disabled car onto the shoulder of the roadway in Lacey Township, Sgt. Adam Grossman said. "The person at the rear left of the vehicle was struck by a passing motor vehicle," he said. "Unfortunately it looks like a Good Samaritan...they are still trying to sort things out." The man - whose identify is being withheld for now - was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune by the Lacey Township First Aid Squad. "He was pronounced dead at the hospital," Grossman said. …
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Michael Rankin was hospitalized and diagnosed with leukemia on December 28, 2012, police said
During the month of January, Manchester Township police officers grew mustaches to raise $800.00 for 8-year-old Michael Rankin, son of Toms River Township Police Officer Bob Rankin. Michael Rankin was hospitalized and diagnosed with leukemia on Dec. 28, 2012, police said. This was done once by officers in the past, and the contest entry fees were collected and donated to a family in need, police said. During this contest, about twenty officers paid an entry fee to participate in the contest and other officers donated additional funds. In the end, $400.00 was collected which was then matched by Manchester PBA 246. Michael is currently undergoing chemo and may need three years to win his fight against cancer. If anyone is interested in …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
So say observers who say this Manchester CVS is a target
The cashier, who was on the other side of the counter inside the CVS store in Manchester, came close to serious injury and could have been killed. The cashier was able to jump over the counter and get out of the way once the car struck a man outside the store. If the car had come through the wall at all, he could have been dead. These were some of the observations made at the scene when a 73-year-old Whiting man who died recently after a vehicle struck him while he was sitting on a bench, police said. Joseph O'Connor was sitting on the bench in front of the Route 530 CVS store when he was struck and killed by a 2012 Subaru Forester wagon. The wagon was operated by Evelyn Treibly, 76, also of Whiting, police said. O'Connor died as a result …
Monday, February 18, 2013
Karen Olsen of Allentown, N.J., traveling with her husband and dog, died after she was transported to Community Medical Center in Toms River for severe head trauma
A 70-year-old woman died Monday after her car crashed into a utility pole on Route 539 in Manchester, police said. Karen Olsen of Allentown, N.J., a passenger in the vehicle driven by her husband, died after she was transported to Community Medical Center in Toms River for severe head trauma, and then airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune. Olsen, who was pronounced dead at Jersey Shore, had been properly restrained and had to be extricated from the vehicle, police said. The driver, 70-year-old Robert S. Olsen of Allentown, was extricated from the vehicle and airlifted to Jersey Shore for chest injuries. He was listed in stable condition Monday afternoon, police said. The Olsen's dog was also traveling with them at …
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Lakewood police arrested the suspect driver who hit and critically injured a Chaveirim member and then fled the scene, according to the Chaveirim of Lakewood.
The Lakewood Police Department arrested the suspected driver who hit and critically injured a Chaveirim member, Moshe Guttmann, and then fled the scene, according to a statement released by the Chaveirim of Lakewood. A family member of the victim who did not give up searching for the vehicle spotted the possible match to the Chevy Astro van parked in the rear of an East 5th Street home, according to the statement. The family member questioned someone outside the residence regarding the damage to the vehicle, and was told it was involved in an accident last week. He immediately called police, according to the statement. Upon arrival the officers determined the damage to be consistent with the damage described by the Traffic & Safety …
Chaveirim has announced the reward of $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of the driver
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Sunday, February 17
Police were handing out fliers to motorists on Somerset Avenue in Lakewood this past week as police continue the search for the hit-and-run driver which left a Chaveirim member severely injured on that road. On Friday, flanked by the police chief, Lakewood Officials, the traffic and safety Officer and PBA president and members, Chaveirim announced the reward of $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of the driver who left one of their own severely injured Saturday night, according to The Lakewood Scoop. Addressing the media were Police Liaison Committeeman Meir Lichtenstien, Police Chief Rob Lawson, Traffic and Safety Sergeant Frank Work, Chaveirim member Naftoli Eisen and Mayor Albert Akerman, according to the online site. More on …
Medevac called
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Sunday, February 17
A child was seriously injured Saturday evening after being bitten by a dog, as first reported on News Alerts, according to The Lakewood Scoop. Police and EMS were summoned to the home about 7:15 p.m. after receiving reports about a severe dog bite to a one year old child. More information can be found on The Lakewood Scoop by clicking here.
Joyce Ruskuski
11:49 am on Thursday, May 23, 2013
I hope your family as well will find peace. I buried my Mom in May but she passed in January from a stroke. The part of country where I am from you are unable to lay them to rest during the cold and froze ground and snow, so she was in a vault until May. You are blessed in that you could have immediate closure with your loss. I know right now that might not seem like much but it is much harder … more ›