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New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association Blasts Governor Murphy on New Law that allows government to dictate employment conditions of Sale of Business

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“an egregious act of government overreach that impacts small businesses”

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Trenton NJ, New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association President and CEO Dana Lancellotti has issued the following statement regarding Governor Murphy signing Assembly Bill 6246 into law:

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NJ Diving School Owner Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Wire Fraud

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Haddon Heights NJ, the president and CEO of a commercial diving school was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining funding from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the school and its students, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

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Jersey Shore Repeat Offender Admits Possessing Child Pornography

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Brick NJ, an Ocean County, New Jersey, man today admitted possessing thousands of images and videos depicting child sexual abuse, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.

Andrew Ramey, 34, of Brick, New Jersey, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti to an information charging him with one count of possession of child pornography.

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NJ State Police Seeking to Return Found Property to Owner Creates Social Media Storm

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Cape May NJ, the New Jersey State Police created quite a stir when they recovered a blue bag with a zip closure containing specific contents on the Garden State Parkway in Cape May County and are seeking to return the recovered items to the owner. Speculation on social media ran wild that it was not a overnight deposit bag but a drug bag.

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Jersey Shore Man Used Fake Facebook Account To Lure Young Out-Of-State Girl Gets Prison Time

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Union Beach NJ, a  Jersey shore man, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for knowingly receiving child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.

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NJ State Police Seeking Public’s Assistance with Fatal Crash Investigation

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Lakewood NJ, the New Jersey State Police is seeking the public’s assistance with a fatal motor vehicle crash investigation that occurred on the Garden State Parkway on November 20.
At approximately 10:17 p.m., Holmdel Station troopers responded to a single vehicle crash on the Garden State Parkway southbound entrance ramp 89A from State Highway 70 in Lakewood Township, Ocean County.

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Victim Identified in Fatal Police Standoff Shooting in Long Branch

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Long Branch NJ, the Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of a fatal police shooting that occurred on November 6, 2021 in Long Branch, N.J. One male civilian sustained fatal injuries.

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Five Indicted With Passing Bad Check to Steal $1.1 Million from Atlantic City Casinos

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Atlantic City NJ, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced that five individuals have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to steal a total of $1,120,000 from five Atlantic City casinos by presenting fraudulent bank checks in exchange for an equivalent amount of gaming chips.

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Governor Phil Murphy Goes Without a Mask at Equality Ball on Friday

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Asbury Park  NJ, another case of Democrat immunity ? New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy was caught mask less at an indoor ball weeks after imposing a mask mandate for young children in school.

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Democrats Push Casino Owners Property Tax Break at the Expense of Atlantic County’s Families

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Northfield NJ,  in May, Assemblyman John Armato a Democrat introduced a bill giving wealthy casino  owners a property tax break at the expense of Atlantic County’s working families and retirees  struggling to pay property taxes. The bill would have flattened the casinos’ payment-in-lieu of  taxes (PILOT) at $125 million, while excluding sports betting and online gambling from revenue  calculations—a huge boon to their bottom line at taxpayer expense. 

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Kelley-Oliveira-Stanton Police Memorial VFW Post will host a Gubernatorial Candidate Townhall at the Clarion Hotel & Conference Center

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Toms River NJ, on Saturday October 2ⁿᵈ – at 6:30 PM – the Kelley-Oliveira-Stanton Police Memorial VFW Post will host a Gubernatorial Candidate Townhall at the Clarion Hotel & Conference Center located at 815 Route 35 Toms River N.J.

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MAN CHARGED IN 03′ SEXUAL ASSAULT OF 5 YR-OLD GIRL ,CHARGED LAST WEEK IN 96′ SEXUAL ASSAULT OF BRIGANTINE GIRL, 10

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Mays Landing NJ,  An Egg Harbor City man faces new charges by Galloway Township Police for the sexual assault of a 5 year-old girl in 2003, after he was charged last week by the Brigantine Police Department and the New Jersey State Police with the sexual assault of a 10 year-old Brigantine girl in connection to a 25 year-old case in Brigantine, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced.
Brian Lee Avis, 59, is charged with Sexual Assault of a Juvenile, Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Burglary in connection to a 2003, incident that occurred in Galloway Township. The latest charges against Avis come after Galloway Township Police Det. Sgt. First Class Ryan Goehringer received correspondence on Sept. 20, 2021, from the New Jersey State Police AFIS Lab with regards to a delayed fingerprint hit. The delayed fingerprint hit was confirmed and came back to Avis in connection to a sexual assault and burglary case investigated by Galloway Township Police on July 18, 2003.

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NJ State Police and Brigantine Police Solve 25-Year-Old Cold Case

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Detectives Use DNA Evidence to Arrest Suspect for Sexual Assault of 10-year-old Girl
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Brigantine NJ, the New Jersey State Police and Brigantine Police Department have charged Brian Lee Avis, 59, of Egg Harbor City, N.J., for the sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl during a 1996 home invasion, after detectives used DNA evidence to solve the 25-year-old cold case.

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NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife has Officially Certified a New State Record Saltwater Fish Catch

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Perth Amboy NJ, the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife has officially certified, and is pleased to announce, the catch of a new state record saltwater fish.

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New Jersey State Police Seeking Public’s Assistance with Identifying Deceased Male found in Sea Bright

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Sea Bright NJ, The New Jersey State Police Homicide South Unit and Missing Person’s Unit are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying a deceased male in Monmouth County.

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