Baby born in car aftermom stuck in traffic

“No, I’m having the baby,” she told him.“That’s when I called 911,” he said. Abbud pulled to the side of Route 36, blared his car

horn and called 911 as the first stages of the deliveryhappened before him.

“My wife was screaming,” he said. “I saw the top ofthe baby. ... I thought she was dead.”

Two women at the Sands Beach Club — trauma nurseSarah Wood and Rumson First Aid Squad EMT LaurenKammerer — heard the screams and ran over to help.

SEA BRIGHT — Trevor Abbud and his pregnant wife,Rose, were trapped in beach traffic when daughter Bel-la Rose was born inside their car along the side of Route36.

After Rose’s water broke at 6:20 p.m. Saturday, theMiddletown couple was heading to the hospital whenher contractions became overpowering.

“I have to push,” 23-year-old Trevor Abbud recalledhis wife saying.

“You can’t push!” he responded. “Rose, calm down.”

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Rose Abbud and her daughter, Bella Rose, recover atMonmouth Medical Center in Long Branch.

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Of all the rides, the Ferris wheel is my kids’ favorite. Noth-

ing else on the boardwalk comes close. e At ages 5 and 3,

they regard this summertime staple with giddy awe. They

might as well be going up to the moon. e A few weeks ago,

as they boarded one of the two Ferris wheels in Ocean City,

the questions popped into my head: How did this amusement come

about? Who invented it, and where? e Turns out, the Ferris wheel has a

fascinating back story. If you dig beyond the popularized version —

that George Ferris created the modern wheel for the Chicago World’s

Fair of 1893 — its real roots trace to the Jersey Shore, a local carpenter

and a bitter lawsuit.

Amusement’s roots trace to Shore,years before premiere at World’s Fair

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Ferris wheel

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A postcard depicting the Asbury Park Ferris wheel with its observation deck, which was removed in the 1920s.

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But we’re running up the score with even more.When it comes to showing team spirit, no one does itquite like the Shore Conference, so we’re taking ourshow on the road and bringing it to the great fans,cheerleaders and bands that are huddled up along theJersey Shore. We’re inviting the home teams for eachof our Games of the Week to bring that raucous atmos-phere to each taping.

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Which Shore school will take the prize for this year’sRed Zone Road Show contest? Follow along as the com-petitors cheer on their teams in their videos, and asthey share, post and retweet their way to victory.

“High school football is a time-honored fall traditionthat brings out the best of our Shore sports fans,” saidHollis R. Towns, the Press’ executive editor and vicepresident of news. “We can’t wait to capture that pas-sion and excitement, and showcase it for our viewerson a weekly basis. And at the same time, we’ll providethe most comprehensive kickoff to that week’s action.”

It all starts in Week 1, when defending sectionalchampion Jackson Memorial hosts its crosstown rivalJackson Liberty on Friday, Sept. 11.

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