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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Atlantic City Coast Guard Crew Helping Rescue Efforts Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Atlantic City Coast Guard Crew Helping Rescue Efforts
Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Atlantic City Coast Guard Crew Helping Rescue Efforts A Coast Guard crew from Atlantic City was helping with rescue efforts at the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, officials said. The Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew was responding to the scene on Tuesday, Mar. 26, the military branch said in a news release. Coast Guard investigators and pollution responders were also on their way to what emergency officials have called a "mass casualty event." Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region command center received a report of the collapse at 1:27 a.m. A 948…

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by Chris Spiker
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‘90 Day Fiance’ PA Barber Conviction Withdrawn Due Juror, Witness Interactions: DA ‘90 Day Fiance’ PA Barber Conviction Withdrawn Due Juror, Witness Interactions: DA
‘90 Day Fiance’ PA Barber Conviction Withdrawn Due Juror, Witness Interactions: DA A former Pennsylvania barber who appeared in "90 Day Fiance” and “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?” who was extradited from Florida over six months after he was caught with fentanyl by US Marshals — has had one of his convictions dismissed due to contact between a juror and witness, the Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack announced on Friday, March 23, 2024.  Michael Anthony Baltimore, 44 of Carlisle, PA, had been convicted on Feb. 1, 2024, in a domestic violence case from Jan. 7, 2021,  but the charges were dismissed and the case was vacate…

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High School Swimmer ID'd As 16-Year-Old Killed In South Jersey Crash High School Swimmer ID'd As 16-Year-Old Killed In South Jersey Crash
High School Swimmer ID'd As 16-Year-Old Killed In South Jersey Crash The 16-year-old girl killed in a weekend South Jersey crash has been identified as a high school athlete. Sophia Bennett was killed in the two-car crash on Friday, March 22, at the intersection of Hurffville Road and Deptford Center Road just after 8 p.m., according to police and school officials. The vehicle that Sophia was riding in was being driven by a 17-year-old Gibbstown boy, who was seriously injured, police said at the time of the crash. The other driver, a 27-year-old woman from Deptford, was taken to Jefferson Hospital (Washington Township), police said. Sophia was a s…

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by Jon Craig
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WINNER: Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $10K WINNER: Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $10K
Winner: Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $10K There was a lucky Mega Millions lottery player in Camden County. The player won $10,000 in the Friday, March 22 drawing. The winning numbers were 3, 8, 31, 35 and 44 and the Megaball was 16. The Megaplier was 5x. The winning ticket was sold at Jersey Bagel & Food Mart at 609 Sicklerville Road in Sicklerville.

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by Jon Craig
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Bringing Affordable Housing To NJ Just Got Easier: Are You For Or Against It? (POLL) Bringing Affordable Housing To NJ Just Got Easier: Are You For Or Against It? (POLL)
Bringing Affordable Housing To NJ Just Got Easier: Are You For Or Against It? (Poll) New Jersey is hoping to become a national leader for affordable housing. Last week, Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill making it easier for municipalities to get funding to build more affordable housing and track its progress in meeting its benchmarks, under the Mount Laurel affordable housing doctrine. "We will be able to create more certainty and lower costs in New Jersey’s affordable housing landscape," Murphy said of the legislation. The Mount Laurel doctrine was created after the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in 1975 that every municipality must "make realistically possible an a…

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by Sam Barron
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Sussex County Mom Sings Taylor Swift During Awake Brain Surgery To Remove Tumor Sussex County Mom Sings Taylor Swift During Awake Brain Surgery To Remove Tumor
Sussex County Mom Sings Taylor Swift During Awake Brain Surgery To Remove Tumor A 36-year-old New Jersey mom and teacher is making headlines after successful surgery to remove a brain tumor. Not only was she was awake through the entire procedure, but she was singing. That's right, Stanhope's Selena Campione was belting out Taylor Swift's music so that doctors could monitor her speech as they worked. Several months after the procedure in which the non-cancerous tumor was removed, Campione is feeling more and more like herself, symptom-free. @dailyvoicenewjersey Stanhope mom Selena Campione sings Taylor Swift during awake brain surgery to remove a tumor. ♬ orig…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Who Died By Suicide In NJ Prison Had Been 'Begging' For Help, Attorney Says Man Who Died By Suicide In NJ Prison Had Been 'Begging' For Help, Attorney Says
Man Who Died By Suicide In NJ Prison Had Been 'Begging' For Help, Attorney Says A 24-year-old Vineland man died last week in prison, and his family's attorney said his death was avoidable had he gotten the mental health treatment he'd been requesting. Phillip John Frascella II, 24, died by suicide on March 13 at the Northern State Prison in Newark, according to his family's attorney, Jennifer Torsiello Cassett. "We are looking into the circumstances surrounding this tragedy, but we do not have the prison file or surveillance video yet," Cassett said. "What we do know is that Northern State Prison is a dangerous place, and this is not the first time this parti…

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by Jon Craig
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JACKPOT! NJ Lotto Ticket Sold Online Wins Big JACKPOT! NJ Lotto Ticket Sold Online Wins Big
Jackpot! NJ Lotto Ticket Sold Online Wins Big It was a Thursday to remember for one New Jersey resident. A ticket sold online via the Jackpocket app  matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing on Thursday, March 21, winning $219,460. The Jackpocket app is based in Hewitt in Passaic County. The winning numbers were 12, 15, 21, 34 and 44 and the XTRA number was: 02. 

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Hospitals Named Among Best In World By 'Newsweek' NJ Hospitals Named Among Best In World By 'Newsweek'
NJ Hospitals Named Among Best In World By 'Newsweek' Some of the best hospitals in the world are right in the Garden State. Newsweek, partnering with Statsia, released its annual list of the World's Best Hospitals, with six hospitals in New Jersey making the cut.  Morristown Medical Center was ranked 47th, while Hackensack University Medical Center was right behind at 58th.  Valley Hospital in Ridgewood (soon Paramus) and Overlook Medical Center in Summit were ranked 137th and 174th, respectively.  Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch were ranked 329th and 411th, respectively. Dr. …

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by Sam Barron
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Watch New Jersey's Most Decorated Battleship Move From Camden To Philly Watch New Jersey's Most Decorated Battleship Move From Camden To Philly
USS New Jersey Dry Dock Maintenance The most decorated battleship in U.S. history is on the move. The USS New Jersey is scheduled to move from its dock in Camden on Thursday, March 21 when it will head to the Philadelphia Navy Yard for extensive dry-dock maintenance. The launch is set for 12:10 p.m. View the move by clicking here. Guided by tugboats, the ship will pass under the Walt Whitman Bridge around 1:30 p.m., and the bridge will be closed to traffic. The vessel will initially coast to the Paulsboro Marine Terminal, where it will be balanced before going to the Navy Yard six days later. The ship will arrive in Pa…

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by Jon Craig
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WINNER: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K At Wawa WINNER: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K At Wawa
Winner: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K At Wawa There was a lucky Powerball player in Mercer County, according to New Jersey Lottery officials. The winning numbers in the March 20 drawing were 13, 22, 27, 54, and 66 and the Powerball was 9. The Powerplay was 2x. The winning ticket was sold at Wawa #8360, 1300 Sylvia Ave. in Ewing.

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by Jon Craig
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WINNER: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K In South Jersey WINNER: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K In South Jersey
Winner: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K In South Jersey A lucky Powerball player won $50,000 in Burlington County, New Jersey Lottery officials said. The winning Powerball numbers drawn on Monday, March 18 were 10, 17, 20, 39, and 44 and the Powerball was 16. The Powerplay was 3x. The winning ticket was sold at Hanover Mart, 209 Hanover St., in Pemberton.

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by Jon Craig