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10-Foot Great White Shark Detected Off NJ Coast Memorial Day Weekend 10-Foot Great White Shark Detected Off NJ Coast Memorial Day Weekend
10-Foot Great White Shark Detected Off NJ Coast Memorial Day Weekend A 10-foot Great White shark surfaced off the New Jersey coast Memorial Day Weekend. Penny, who has been tracked by shark research center OCEARCH since April, surfaced several miles off of Ocean City around 6:45 a.m. Memorial Day, according to the org's shark-tracker. Penny made her way north since being tagged by OCEARCH in North Carolina just last month. She "pinged" off the coast of Maryland in mid-May and resurfaced just this weekend in New Jersey. A "Ping" happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data, OCEARCH says. Earlier this month, a slightly smaller Whi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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K9 'Recruits' Honor Fallen Port Authority Police Officers K9 'Recruits' Honor Fallen Port Authority Police Officers
K9 'Recruits' Honor Fallen Port Authority Police Officers The names of three fallen Port Authority police officers live on in a trio of two-year-old German Shepherds who became the latest additions to the PAPD. Cirri, Vinny and Penny will assist in searching for explosives at the agency’s facilities as part of the Port Authority’s counter-terrorism efforts, Port Authority Spokesperson Lenis Valens said. The three K9 teams went through 14 weeks of explosives detection training and now join the PAPD K9 Unit, which protects the people of New York, New Jersey and the millions using Port Authority facilities daily. “These K9 teams will perform their…

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by Jerry DeMarco