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Workers Who Built Housing for Afghan Refugees at NJ Air Base Will Get $16M In Back Pay: Feds Workers Who Built Housing for Afghan Refugees at NJ Air Base Will Get $16M In Back Pay: Feds
Workers Who Built Housing for Afghan Refugees at NJ Air Base Will Get $16M In Back Pay: Feds Contractors who built temporary housing for Afghan refugees at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst have been ordered to pay nearly $16 million in back pay to more than 2,800 workers, authorities said. The U.S. Department of Labor said the general contractor — Disaster Management Group of Jupiter, Florida — and 61 subcontractors violated federal law. They failed to pay proper salaries and give proper benefits, overtime and sick pay to workers who built housing and coordinated food and medicine for the refugees, the department said. The project involved contractors from 17 states and Puerto…

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by Jon Craig
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Air Force Family Recovering After South Jersey Fire Air Force Family Recovering After South Jersey Fire
Air Force Family Recovering After South Jersey Fire An Air Force couple's family has been living at a military base since a fire destroyed their home in Burlington County. Last Monday, May 15, Bob and Kim Dotson and their two young daughters were displaced by the six-alarm fire. Bob is a master sergeant and Kim is a captain in the Air Force at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. A neighbor, Jesse Estlow of Woodland Township, organized a GoFundMe to help the family, who lost everything in the fire. While Kim was coming home from work, Bob awoke on the couch to their family home on fire.  Bob safely evacuated his two daughters and t…

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by Jon Craig
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$1M Grant Awarded For Wildfire Prevention Near NJ Military Bases $1M Grant Awarded For Wildfire Prevention Near NJ Military Bases
$1M Grant Awarded For Wildfire Prevention Near NJ Military Bases The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is set to receive $995,000 from the U.S. Department of Defense to reduce wildfire risk near military facilities, the DEP announced. The federal grant targets areas surrounding Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Warren Grove Gunnery Range in Bass River State Forest, Naval Weapons Station Earle and Sea Girt National Guard Training Facility, the DEP said in a press statement. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service responded to 1,175 wildfires that burned 12,664 acres last year, according to the DEP. When a wildfire encroaches a military instal…

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by Jon Craig
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Mysterious Explosion Rattles Philly Area Mysterious Explosion Rattles Philly Area
Mysterious Explosion Rattles Philly Area Bucks County residents were startled early Sunday morning by a loud boom that rattled windows and left many scratching their heads.  Members of local Facebook groups reported hearing the noisy crash just before 2 a.m. on Feb. 5.  "Anyone else just hear that loud explosion sound like literally 5 mins ago? Geez," wrote one contributor to a group for Bensalem residents. "Did anyone hear a sound like an explosion?? It happened around 1:55 am," said another commenter in a Levittown group. The sound may have been linked to exercises at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst across the river in Burlin…

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by Mac Bullock
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Feds: ID Thief Fraudulently Collected $140,000 In Pandemic Insurance While In Prison Feds: ID Thief Fraudulently Collected $140,000 In Pandemic Insurance While In Prison
Feds: ID Thief Fraudulently Collected $140,000 In Pandemic Insurance While In Prison People from all walks of life have fraudulently collected pandemic benefits, but Devontae Stokes took it to a different level. Stokes, a 27-year-old identity thief, was serving time at Fort Dix on an unspecified conviction when he schemed with others to collect $140,000 in COVID unemployment benefits while they were federal prisoners. That’s right. Stokes was a prisoner at the low-security Federal Correctional Institution adjacent to the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Burlington County when he and a group of co-conspirators “obtained personal identification information, including nam…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Speeding Trespasser Admits Deliberately Hitting Fort Dix MPs With His Car Speeding Trespasser Admits Deliberately Hitting Fort Dix MPs With His Car
Speeding Trespasser Admits Deliberately Hitting Fort Dix MPs With His Car A Florida man who hit two Air Force military police officers with his car after blowing through a checkpoint at Fort Dix -- dragging one of them several feet -- pleaded guilty to assault in exchange for what he hopes will be leniency, federal authorities said. The officers pursued Hal Wander, 25, of Port Charlotte, after he sped through a designated checkpoint without stopping at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst military base in Burlington County, NJ on Nov. 16, 2020. Wander, who records show had prior arrests in Florida involving marijuana and stolen property, admitted deliberately plo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Yes, Again: Explosions Expected To Rattle South Jersey During Military Base's Weekend Training Yes, Again: Explosions Expected To Rattle South Jersey During Military Base's Weekend Training
Yes, Again: Explosions Expected To Rattle South Jersey During Military Base's Weekend Training There's a downside to living near the state's largest military base. South Jersey residents should prepare for another rocket-filled weekend of military training, officials warn.  That training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst begins with two days worth of “abundant noise” exercises from live weapons and cratering explosions starting Friday, NJ Advance Media reports. Complaints came into local police departments two weeks ago during two days of unusually loud exercises, which can be felt and heard in Burlington, Mercer,  Monmouth and Ocean counties, the outlet says. The noise from the…

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by Jon Craig
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Explosions Expected To Rattle South Jersey During Military Base's Weekend Training Explosions Expected To Rattle South Jersey During Military Base's Weekend Training
Explosions Expected To Rattle South Jersey During Military Base's Weekend Training South Jersey residents should prepare for a rocket-filled weekend, military officials warn.  Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst -- New Jersey's largest military base -- has scheduled five days of “abundant noise” training from live weapons and cratering explosions starting Friday, NJ Advance Media reports. The noise from the base's upcoming howitzer and mortar training will likely be heard from miles away and can be more intense if the weather is cloudy as forecast, the outlet says. The abundant noise alert is the highest of three categories used to warn neighbors and prevent unnec…

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by Jon Craig
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Ex-US Airman From Jersey Shore Busted With 2,800 Child Porn Images, Feds Say Ex-US Airman From Jersey Shore Busted With 2,800 Child Porn Images, Feds Say
Ex-US Airman From Jersey Shore Busted With 2,800 Child Porn Images, Feds Say A former U.S. Air Force airman from the Jersey Shore was arrested by federal agents who said he’d amassed 2,800 images of child pornography that he made available for downloading. Former Airman 1st Class Jared Faircloth, 24, “received and distributed material containing images of child sexual abuse via the BitTorrent Network” from September 2020 through this past July, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael Honig said. These included videos as well as photos, she said. Special agents of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security Investigations were able to access the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Capitol Rioter Known For Hitler Mustache Ousted From Military NJ Capitol Rioter Known For Hitler Mustache Ousted From Military
NJ Capitol Rioter Known For Hitler Mustache Ousted From Military A contractor to the US Navy has been ousted from the US Army Reserves for his participation in the Capitol Riot on Jan. 6, according to federal officials. Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, 31, of Monmouth County -- know for his Hitler mustache -- was in federal custody in Washington, D.C. awaiting trial, according to court documents released by the US Department of Justice. Hale-Cusanelli was among the first Capitol rioters apprehended back in Jan, as media outlets reported at the time. He was a contracted security officer at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, and a member of an Army Reserv…

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National Guard: Afghan Refugees Arrive In NJ With Up To 9,500 Total Expected National Guard: Afghan Refugees Arrive In NJ With Up To 9,500 Total Expected
National Guard: Afghan Refugees Arrive In NJ With Up To 9,500 Total Expected The first group of Afghan refugees arrived in New Jersey overnight, NJ Advance Media reports. New Jersey National Guard Capt. Christopher Bowyer-Meeder confirmed the arrival with the news outlet Wednesday. It was not clear exactly how many people were in the group that arrived at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. A press release on the NJ National Guard website proposes the base serve as temporary shelter for as many as 9,500 refugees. Those individuals have visas good for 365 days. AirBnb CEO Brian Chesky said AirBnb plans on hosting 20,000 Afghan refugees. Starting today, Airbnb w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Murphy To White House: NJ Welcomes Afghan Refugees Murphy To White House: NJ Welcomes Afghan Refugees
Murphy To White House: NJ Welcomes Afghan Refugees Afghan refugees are more than welcome in New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy told President Biden over the weekend. Reacting to the Taliban-driven turmoil in Afghanistan, Gov. Murphy wrote that "New Jersey stands ready to provide safe harbor, support, stability, and peace to Afghan refugees." Gov. Phil Murphy's tweet welcoming Afghan refugees to New JerseyTwitter @GovMurpny Murphy, who announced the letter via social media over the weekend, said he was "making it clear that we welcome these brave individuals and their families to the Garden State." Meanwhile, the U.S. Northern Command @jointb…

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by Jon Craig