Jersey Shore News: August 15, 2022
Child hit by train in Point Pleasant Beach.
Police in Toms River say several passengers were ejected who were on board a boat that ran aground in the area of Boca Raton on Chadwick Island. Those passengers are reportedly hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. A female passenger was reportedly airlifted to a local hospital with serious injuries. The accident reportedly drew five fire departments along with EMS Fire coordinators to the scene.
New Jersey Transit officials say a juvenile was struck and killed by a train in Point Pleasant Beach on the Jersey Shore yesterday afternoon. The train was headed from Long Branch toward Bay Head when the accident occurred at the Foreman Avenue crossing. An investigation into the child’s death continues.
Families of Monmouth County 9-11 victims are being invited to participate in a memorial ceremony next month in memory of the 2001 terrorist attack. The September 11th ceremony will be held at Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook in Atlantic Highlands. The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners is asking those families to contact the county board in advance if they wish to take part.
The suspect in the assault on author Salman Rushdie this past Friday has been identified as a resident of New Jersey. The suspect is 24-year-old Hadi Matar from Fairview, Bergen County. He’s charged with attacking Rushdie as the noted author was about to give an address at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York state. Rushdie suffered stab wounds to his neck and abdomen but is expected to recover after a lengthy rehab. Rushdie has been under an edict of death by the Ayatollah Khomeini since his book — The Satanic Verses — was published in the late 1980s. That edict was repealed some time ago, Iran said just a few hours ago they weren’t involved in the attack.
