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Battleship NJ Volunteer Hurt In Fall In South Jersey Battleship NJ Volunteer Hurt In Fall In South Jersey
Battleship NJ Volunteer Hurt In Fall In South Jersey A volunteer with the Battleship New Jersey was rescued from the ship’s lower decks after he fell while working at the historic vessel, authorities said. The fall was reported around 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20. A spokesman from the battleship said the volunteer was several decks below one of the ship’s turrets when he slipped and fell. Camden EMS brought the volunteer to a local hospital, said Jack Willard, a spokesman for the battleship museum "He's fine," Willard said. "He cut his head." The battleship museum is docked at the Camden Waterfront near the Adventure Aquarium and the Freedom Mo…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Volunteer Firefighters Suspended, Credentials In Question South Jersey Volunteer Firefighters Suspended, Credentials In Question
South Jersey Volunteer Firefighters Suspended, Credentials In Question A group of volunteer firefighters in one South Jersey town are temporarily banned from responding to calls as officials are questioning their credentials. Woodbury (Gloucester County) Mayor Peg Sickel notified residents that the firefighters were suspended until further notice, 6abc reports. "I have been requesting the credentials for the volunteer members in order to ascertain whether or not these individuals qualify under the current city ordinances," she wrote in a letter obtained by the outlet. In the meantime, paid firefighters and firefighters from surrounding agencies will be respon…

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by Cecilia Levine