COVID-19, Police Officer Recovers: Manchester's Top 2020 Stories

MANCHESTER, NJ — The year 2020 brought illness, strife and death to Manchester. It also brought community, perseverance and new beginnings.

Even as more than 1,200 lives were taken by the coronavirus in Ocean County, Manchester saw moments of hope, including the return home of one of its police officers who contracted the virus.

Patch is looking back at some of the top stories from Manchester in 2020.

See Manchester Officer's Homecoming After Beating Coronavirus

Manchester Township Sgt. Antonio Ellis survived a more than three-month battle with the coronavirus, including nearly a month on a ventilator and in a coma.

Heritage Minerals Lake ATV Crash Kills Man, 62: Officials

A Howell Township man died after the utility terrain vehicle he was riding wound up in the lake at the Heritage Minerals mining site, authorities said.

Man Drowns In Heritage Minerals Lake: Manchester Police

The body of a Plainfield man was retrieved from a lake on the Heritage Minerals site, a day after he disappeared at the site, Manchester police said. Edwin Caballero, 23, was found in about 16 feet of water in Crystal Lake on the former mining property by New Jersey State Police.

Manchester Planning To Buy 2 Ambulances For EMT Squad

Manchester created a paid emergency medical services squad in 2020. It went to work just as the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Manchester Teen Charged In Mother's Murder Headed To Adult Court

An 18-year-old from Manchester was charged with murder in the stabbing death of his mother in the parking lot of a Toms River office complex in August, the Ocean County prosecutor's office announced.

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