Man taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center for treatment of a broken leg.
A Woodbridge man was taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center for treatment of a broken leg this morning after being struck by New Jersey Transit train 7208. The incident took place around 6:16 a.m. at the Red Bank Train Station on Monmouth Street, Red Bank police confirmed. NJ Transit spokesman John Durso, Jr. said a preliminary investigation showed the man may have slipped on the platform, with his leg coming in contact with the train. Twenty passengers were on board the train, and were placed onto another northbound train without incident. Patch will update this story as more details become available.
Second person killed this month by a train in the borough.
The identity of the man killed Sunday morning as he was walking along the Front Street rail bridge in Red Bank was revealed late Monday morning by New Jersey Transit Spokeswoman Courtney Carroll. Thomas Weeks was apparently walking along the bridge, which is accessible via Shrewsbury Avenue, when he was struck by a New York City-bound New Jersey Transit train at approximately 6:15 a.m. Sunday morning, Carroll said. Weeks, a borough resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. Circumstances surrounding Weeks' death are currently unknown and remain under investigation. Carroll said it was not immediately known if the 29-year-old's death was intentional or an accident. A little more than a week ago a 51-year-old borough man was struck and …
David Rosato
8:20 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
There are not enough resources to help mentally ill people. It seems to me there are two major problems. One, places that work with hospitals have waiting lists so a potential patient has to wait a week or more to see someone. Secondly, other facilities such as private offices are available sooner but you have to pay probably at least 200 dollars to talk to someone. This is an issue that needs to… more ›