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ATLANTIC CITY NJ, After the second bill to eliminate mandatory minimums for public corruption failed to receive the Governor’s signature, former Deputy Attorney General Claire Swift and former Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian sharply criticized Assemblymen John Armato and Vince Mazzeo today for wasting the government’s time and putting the personal interests of politicians ahead of the public.
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Atlantic City NJ, LGBTQ Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ people to public office—endorsed former Atlantic City mayor Don Guardian for New Jersey Assembly today. The endorsement signals Victory Fund’s confidence that Guardian is well-positioned to win his Assembly race and will be a strong voice for equality once elected. Guardian would be the only openly LGBTQ member of the Assembly and the first openly gay Republican legislator in New Jersey history.
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Long Branch NJ, Less than 48 hours after a large party deteriorated into mayhem on Saturday night in Long Branch, Senator Joe Pennacchio and Senator Robert Singer have introduced legislation that would strengthen laws preventing similar violent outbreaks.
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Ridgewood NJ, Nearly half of Americans expect to take a vacation this summer, after the COVID-19 pandemic ruined vacation plans last year.
Continue reading After COVID-19, More Americans Plan Summer Vacation This Year
Continue reading NJ State Police Locate Missing Golden Retriever in Barnegat Bay
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Atlantic City NJ, in March researchers tagged a great white shark caught off the Outer Banks . The shark is nearly 12 feet long and weighed in at a whopping 883 pounds.
Given the name Freya, the Great White put on quite a show before she was tagged.
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Barnegat Bay NJ, the NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife and its partners offer teenage students exciting summer programs based at the Sedge Island Natural Resource Education Center, located within NJ’s first Marine Conservation Zone. The facility is located just off Island Beach State Park in Barnegat Bay and provides a beautiful location for these unique, educational, fun and exciting experiences.
Continue reading Student Summer Programs Sedge Island Natural Resource Education Center
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Continue reading Off-Duty NJ State Trooper and Good Samaritan Save Two Distressed Kayakers
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Woodbridge Township NJ, the Attorney General’s Office is investigating the death of a motorcycle operator who was fatally injured in a motor vehicle accident yesterday morning, June 16, after a Woodbridge Township police officer attempted to stop him on Route 1. The identity of the male decedent is not being released at this time.
Continue reading Motorcycle Operator Attempting to Evade Stop by Police Killed in Crash
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Egg Harbor Township NJ, an Atlantic County, New Jersey, man today admitted sending a false distress call to the U.S. Coast Guard and submitting fraudulent information on a loan application, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
Continue reading To Avoid Prosecution Egg Harbor Township Man Hatched Scheme to Fake Disappearance
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Continue reading Off-Duty NJ State Trooper Subdues Knife-Wielding Man
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Ocean Township NJ, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on June 4, 2021, the Ocean Township Police Department received a report of an unresponsive female located in a wooded area of the Barnegat Branch Trail near Country Line Road in Waretown. Responding officers found the body of a deceased female.
Continue reading Women’s Body Discovered Near Barnegat Branch Trail, Deemed Suspicious
photos courtesy of NJ State Troopers and University Hospital Medical
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