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Mike Rice Coaches Youth Basketball, Fatal Parkway Accident Make Top Holmdel-Hazlet News

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10. Hazlet Fire Brought Under Control By Quick-Thinking Neighbors

Residents of Cresci Boulevard in Hazlet banded together Monday to control a brush fire burning in a patch of trees and other plants between two homes.

9. Hazlet Police: Two Burglars Arrested After Foot Pursuit

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Two Keansburg men were arrested Saturday after they allegedly entered two Hazlet Township homes, according to Police Chief James Broderick.

8. Police: Man Stole $117K Worth of Perfume From CEI

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A New Brunswick man allegedly stole $117,108 in perfume from Cosmetics Essence Innovationsin Holmdel on Friday.

7. Hazlet Man Seriously Injured After Being Struck by Delivery Truck at Airport Plaza

A Hazlet man was seriously injured Wednesday when he was struck by a delivery truck in Airport Plaza, according to Police Chief James Broderick.

6. Police: Drunk Driver Caused Monday's Holmdel Power Outage

Almost 800 Holmdel residents were left in the dark on Monday, after one driver brought down a utility pole on Van Brackle Road.

5. Wrong-Way Driver Dies In Multi-Vehicle Crash on Garden State Parkway

A multi-vehicle accident caused the death of one person and seriously injured another near Exit 114 on the Garden State Parkway southbound express.

4. Rookie Hazlet Police Officer Faces DWI Charge in Union Beach Crash

A Hazlet police officer in training was charged with driving while intoxicated after a car accident in Union Beach on Wednesday, March 27, Union Beach Police Chief Scott Woolley confirmed.

3. GameStop Robbed at Gunpoint in Holmdel

Holmdel Police are looking for an armed robber as of Monday night, when a GameStop employee in Holmdel was robbed at gunpoint.

2. Hazlet Offering Counseling to Students After Classmate's Death

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of one of our middle school students affected by a recent tragedy. At this most difficult time, our students and families continue to remain our number one priority. (Read the child's obituary here.)

1. UPDATED: Disgraced Rutgers Coach Mike Rice Coaches 12-Year-Old Girls Team

Former Rutgers head basketball coach Mike Rice is continuing his coaching career with the NJ Shore Shots 7th grade girls team.


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