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200 South Jersey Walmart Workers Facing Layoffs 200 South Jersey Walmart Workers Facing Layoffs
200 South Jersey Walmart Workers Facing Layoffs Walmart is laying off more than 200 workers in South Jersey this spring, according to a state notice. A WARN notice filed with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development says that as of June 2, Walmart is eliminating 201 jobs at its Pedricktown distribution center in Salem County. The big box company will lay off hundreds more workers in California, Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas, according to Reuters. Walmart recently adjusted staff levels "to better prepare for the future needs of customers,” a company spokesperson said in a statement.

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UPDATE: State Police ID Dump Truck Passenger Killed In I-295 Tractor-Trailer Collision UPDATE: State Police ID Dump Truck Passenger Killed In I-295 Tractor-Trailer Collision
Update: State Police ID Dump Truck Passenger Killed In I-295 Tractor-Trailer Collision UPDATED: State police have identified the passenger of a dump truck who was killed in a collision with a multi-vehicle crash in South Jersey on Tuesday. Gary W. Shute, 75, of Pedricktown in Salem County was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a state police spokesman.  The crash occurred at 2:51 p.m. on Tuesday on I-295 southbound in Deptford Township, Gloucester, County.  State Police SFC Lawrence Peele said that in the area of milepost 21 there was a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer, a dump truck and a Ford Fusion.  A medevac helicopter was called to…

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by Jon Craig