Outerbridge Crossing reopens after separate crashes

  Eyewitness NewsNEW JERSEY (WABC) -- The Outerbridge Crossing has reopened in both directions after two separate accidents forced a closure Wednesday morning.

The crashes closed the New Jersey-bound lanes, while Staten Island-bound lanes were closed for the police activity.

About a half dozen people were injured in the crashes, which occurred just before 8 a.m.

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Old Bridge Pathmark reopens after deadly shooting

  Eyewitness NewsOLD BRIDGE -- A New Jersey supermarket has reopened one week after an employee gunned down two co-workers before killing himself.

In a statement, the Old Bridge Pathmark says it is grateful for the community's outpouring of support and looks forward to serving residents.

Authorities said 18-year-old Cristina LoBrutto and 24-year-old Bryan Breen each died of a single gunshot while they worked the overnight shift last Friday. Authorities said 23-year-old Terence Tyler then killed himself. Tyler was discharged from the Marines in 2010 after suffering from depression.

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NJ Ferris wheel where girl fell to death reopens

Abiah Jones of Pleasantville, NJ died in a ferris wheel incident in Wildwood, New Jersey on June 3, 2011

  WILDWOOD, N.J. -- A southern New Jersey amusement park Ferris wheel from which an 11-year-old girl fell to her death this month is back in service with new safety precautions.

The attraction at Morey's Piers in Wildwood reopened early Saturday afternoon.

Morey's has implemented state recommendations that there be a minimum of two passengers per Ferris wheel car. It's also raising the minimum height required for someone to ride the 156-foot-high Ferris wheel from 54 inches to 60 inches.

Pleasantville resident Abiah Jones was on a school trip and was alone in a Ferris wheel car when she fell June 3.

The cause of her fall hasn't been determined. Her parents have called for the installation of seat belts or other restraining devices on Ferris wheels nationwide.

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