Tag: New Jersey Turnpike
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State police: Driver of Coach bus may have ‘lost directional control’ before fatal crash on New Jersey Turnpike
WOODBRIDGE – The driver of a double-decker Coach bus may have “lost directional control” before going off the road in the fatal crash on the New Jersey Turnpike, according to a New Jersey State Police preliminary investigation. Two passengers traveling on a double-decker Coach bus sustained fatal injuries, the driver and two passengers sustained serious…
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East Brunswick officers save man from jumping over N.J. Turnpike bridge
EAST BRUNSWICK–East Brunswick Patrolmen Rob Thuring and Ryan Hensperger saved a man from falling over a New Jersey Turnpike bridge on June 21. Lt. Frank Sutter said the incident took place on Route 18 near Naricon Place around 5:21 p.m. after police received 911 calls about a male who was walking in the roadway, then…
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Old Bridge Library offers programs on business taxation, Indian dance
The Old Bridge Library will offer “New Jersey’s Most Famous Road: The Turnpike” at 2 p.m. on June 16. In this interactive discussion suitable for all ages, participants will learn about the turnpike’s execution, its impact on travel, and how it remains as an emblem of American ideas and values. The program will be presented…
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Route 18 closed at Turnpike Exit 9 due to overturned tractor-trailer
EAST BRUNSWICK – Route 18 will be closed in both directions through the evening commute between Route 1 and Tices Lane in East Brunswick. A tractor-trailer overturned on May 1, spilling its contents onto the New Jersey Turnpike off-ramp at Exit 9, according to information provided by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT).…
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Three tractor-trailers involved in early morning crash in Woodbridge
WOODBRIDGE — Three tractor-trailers were involved in an early morning crash on the northbound side of the New Jersey Turnpike near Woodbridge, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Shaun Murray. The incident occurred at 5:32 a.m. on March 26, he said. “One tractor-trailer went through the guardrail,” Murray said, adding no Turnpike lanes…
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Monroe approves largest open space acquisition in history
MONROE – Monroe Township Council members have secured 412 acres of environmentally-sensitive land along Perrineville Road, the township’s largest open space acquisition in the municipality’s history. The council unanimously secured the land from the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) during a council meeting on Sept. 6. The NJTA will transfer the property – which runs…
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Two traffic trailers – including one carrying syrup – overturn off Exit 8A
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Clean up crews were called to the scene of a tractor trailer that spilled fuel off of a New Jersey Turnpike exit. Around 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 20, a tractor trailer that had just come off of Exit 8A traveled on Cranbury-South River Road and then made a right onto Route 32…
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Winning lottery ticket sold in Milltown
MILLTOWN – Consecutive Thursday CASH4LIFE game draws each resulted in $1,000 a week for life when the tickets matched all five of the white balls drawn. The winning numbers from the Dec. 8 drawing were: 08, 28, 29, 49 and 57. The Cash Ball was: 03. The retailer that sold the second-tier prizewinning ticket…