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‘It’s Too Late,’ NJ Rescue Dog Owner Gets Told By Vet After Overpaying By Thousands: Report ‘It’s Too Late,’ NJ Rescue Dog Owner Gets Told By Vet After Overpaying By Thousands: Report
‘It’s Too Late,’ NJ Rescue Dog Owner Gets Told By Vet After Overpaying By Thousands: Report Buyer beware. That's the word from ABC 6 Action News Troubleshooters when it comes to veterinary care. Action News price-shopped an eye procedure for a Cherry Hill rescue dog owner. The range of estimates to carry out the procedure was wide, from $1,450 to $2,571, the outlet said. But it was nowhere near the “crazy” price of $4,298.64 that Jacqueline Canter was charged as she rushed to her local vet last month and was told that it would be for the best for her 14-year-old dog, Ernie, to have his left eye removed. After hurriedly signing the estimate, Canter realized she may have been take…

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South Jersey Drowning Victim, 23, Identified South Jersey Drowning Victim, 23, Identified
South Jersey Drowning Victim, 23, Identified Authorities have released the name of a 23-year-old man who reportedly drowned in a popular but hazardous stretch of water in Weymouth Furnace Park. The man's body was recovered from Great Egg Harbor River in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township about two hours after he disappeared on Sunday, reports said.  The drowning victim has been identified as Carlos Alvarado of Hammonton, authorities said. Alvarado's body was recovered at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Atlantic County officials said in a statement. Canoes and kayaks are allowed to travel though that part of the Atlantic County P…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Drowning Victim, 23, Identified South Jersey Drowning Victim, 23, Identified
South Jersey Drowning Victim, 23, Identified Authorities have released the name of a 23-year-old man who reportedly drowned in a popular but hazardous stretch of water in Weymouth Furnace Park. The man's body was recovered from Great Egg Harbor River in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township about two hours after he disappeared on Sunday, reports said.  The drowning victim has been identified as Carlos Alvarado of Hammonton, authorities said. Alvarado's body was recovered at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Atlantic County officials said in a statement. Canoes and kayaks are allowed to travel though that part of the Atlantic County P…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Firefighters Battle South Jersey Forest Fire That Scorched 1,000 Acres For 17+ Hours PHOTOS: Firefighters Battle South Jersey Forest Fire That Scorched 1,000 Acres For 17+ Hours
Photos: Firefighters Battle South Jersey Forest Fire That Scorched 1,000 Acres For 17+ Hours Firefighters with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service were joined by numerous local fire departments battling a massive blaze that has already consumed 1,000 acres of land in South Jersey.  The raging wildfire started at Bass River State Forest in Little Egg Harbor Township about 4 p.m. on Sunday. Yesterday at approximately 1659, Station 46 was deployed to Little Egg Harbor for a forest fire as part of the Zone 2... Posted by Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. on Monday, May 17, 2021 The Ocean County Sheriff's Office estimated that the fire had already scorched more than 1,000 acres of fore…

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by Jon Craig