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Biden Raises $33M Since Debate, Admits To 'Poor Performance' At Murphy's Mansion
In a fundraising blitz, President Joe Biden's campaign for re-election has raised $33 million since last Thursday's debate, the bulk of that in New Jersey and New York, a spokesman said on Monday, July 1. That total includes "grassroots" money from small donors, a campaign aide said. Biden, 81, a Democrat, is being challenged by former President Donald Trump, 78, a Republican. Biden attended two fund-raising events in East Hampton, NY, on Saturday afternoon followed by a Saturday evening fund-raiser hosted by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and his wife, Tammy, in Middletown. “I didn’t have a…
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Poor Conditions, Fraud: State Seizes Control Of 2 NJ Nursing Homes
A pair of South Jersey nursing homes, riddled with poor conditions and alleged Medicaid fraud, have been turned over to the control of an independent receiver, authorities said. The state Comptroller previously suspended the owners of Deptford Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare and Hammonton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare from New Jersey Medicaid. A Superior Court judge ordered the appointment of Allen Wilen of the Eisner Advisory Group, LLC to run the nursing homes effective June 17, according to the New Jersey Comptroller's Office. The judge's appointment means that the r…
Police & Fire
52 Arrested In 'Elaborate' Cockfighting Ring In South Jersey: Police
More than 50 people were arrested after police broke up a large cockfighting ring in Atlantic County, authorities said. Galloway Township police executed a search warrant at a home on the 300 block of South Bremen Avenue on Saturday, Mar. 9, the department said in a news release. When officers arrived, a large group of people were there and many tried to run away before they were detained. Investigators found an "elaborate cockfighting operation" that included a fighting ring, seating for spectators, and several cockfighting kits. About 50 roosters were found in "various degrees of health" …
Police & Fire
IDs Released In Action News NJ Helicopter Crash
Action News has released the names of the pilot and team photographer killed in a helicopter crash Tuesday night, Dec. 19 in New Jersey. Monroe Smith, 67, of Glenside, PA, was the pilot, and Christopher Dougherty, 45, of Oreland, PA, was the photographer, according to the news station. They had departed from the Northeast Philadelphia Airport before 7:30 p.m., in a Eurocopter AS350B2, headed toward Galloway Township, NJ, according to the FAA and 6abc. The helicopter's altitude dropped while heading back to Philadelphia, and crashed in the Wharton State Forest, Action News says. The wrecka…
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ABC News Helicopter Crashes In NJ Killing Pilot, Photographer, Station Says
(Note: this story has been updated with new details from 6abc.) An Action News team was killed when a Chopper 6 helicopter crashed in New Jersey on Tuesday night, Dec. 19, the outlet itself reported. UPDATE: IDs Released In Action News NJ Helicopter Crash "It has been a devastating day for the Action News team after two crew members on board Chopper 6 were killed in a crash on Tuesday night," the news station said. They were identified as 67-year-old pilot Monroe Smith of Glenside, PA, and 45-year-old photographer Christopher Dougherty of Oreland, PA. 6abc says the p…
Weather
These NJ Towns Got The Most Rain, Snow In Weekend Storm
The National Weather Service has released rainfall totals from the weekend storm. Between Sunday morning, Dec. 10 and Monday morning, Dec. 11, the area that got the most amount of rain was Deerfield with 4.45 inches, then Flemington/Hopewell, with 4.29 inches. Franklin Lakes saw 4.09 inches, the NWS says. Flanders only got .13 inches, and Florham Park only had .38 inches of rain. High Point got 5.1 inches of snow, according to the NWS, the most across the state, while Wantage saw 5 inches and Hardyston saw .4 inches. Here are the average inches of rain that feel from across the s…
Police & Fire
Retired NJ State Police Veteran Remembered For Mix Of Strength And Kindness
When a man casts as imposing a shadow as retired New Jersey State Police Lt. Kevin Joseph Hanrahan, his sudden and unexpected loss is felt as deeply as it is widely. Shock mixed with profound sadness as word spread that a heart attack cut down a man who was known to be as kind as he was powerful. He was only 61. Hanrahan was headed to his son's house in his 2020 Dodge Ram 1500 when he was stricken on Route 287 in Morris County around 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27. The dashcam shows the vehicle slowing to a stop as it rolled off the pavement before coming to rest at a metal guardrail. …
Business
Former WWE Star Keeps NJ's First Cannoli Food Truck Rolling
Tube-shaped fried pastry shells stuffed with sugary-sweet ricotta-based filling? Cannolis may sound simple enough conceptually, but Thomas "Tony" Ricca Jr. — a retired WWE star — has brought the Italian dessert to new levels. What started in 1957 as Riccas' family's bakery, Sunrise Bakery, on Fairview Avenue in Hammonton has evolved in part into Cannoli World, a franchised, award-winning brand that has evolved into New Jersey’s first cannoli food truck, which debuted in 2016, Ricca said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tony Ric…
Police & Fire
Mom Of NJ TikTok Cheer Coach Tampered With Son's Sex Assault Investigation: Police
A 25-year-old cheer coach accused of sexually assaulting the young athletes at his New Jersey gym apparently had help from mommy dearest amid the investigation, say police who recently arrested and charged the 51-year-old woman with infringing on the investigation. Angela Ryker, of Hammonton, faces charges of criminal attempt and witness tampering in the probe of her son and Rockstar Cheer coach, Jonathan Ryker, Medford Township police said. Ryker became the center of an investigation in August 2022, when authorities in Medford got a tip that he sent explicit content to a minor on social me…
Police & Fire
Another H2oi Arrest Made With More Possibly On The Way
Yet another arrest has been made in the deadly H2oi meetup held last month in Wildwood and authorities say more could be on the way. Zion Diaz, of Hammonton, told others to block intersections, perform "burnouts" and block police vehicles from responding to emergency calls the night of Sept. 24, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland said. Diaz was arrested without incident and was charged with riot, a crime of the 4th degree. Diaz was processed and released on a summons pending Court proceedings. Meanwhile, authorities were looking to identify the man pictured above,&…
Police & Fire
Wildfire Burns 2,100 Acres Of Wharton State Forest
A wildfire consumed more than 2,100 acres of Wharton State Forest in South Jersey from Sunday, June 19 into Monday. Fueled by dry and breezy conditions, approximately 20 percent of the blaze had been contained as of midnight. The fire consumed parts of the park spanning Washington, Shamong, Hammonton and Mullica Townships. Road closures: ⚠️ Route 206 – from Chew Road to Stokes Road (beginning 12 a.m.) ⚠️ Route 542 – from Green Bank Road to Columbia Road Park closures: Batsto Village and all associated hiking and mountain bike trails were closed to visitors. The Mullica Rive…
Police & Fire
Near
Drowning
: Boy Unresponsive After Ocean City Lifeguards Pull 3 From Rip Current
One of three children was hospitalized in serious condition after being rescued by lifeguards from a rip current in Ocean City Saturday, May 21, NJ Advance Media reports The 12-year-old Mays Landing boy was "breathing on his own but unresponsive," when he and the two other children from Hammonton were saved by beach patron off 10th Street around noon, the outlet said citing local officials. He was rushed to the trauma center at Cooper University Hospital, while the other two were taken to Shore Medical Center as a precaution, NJ.com says. Click here for more from NJ Adv…
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted For Setting
Humc
Co-Worker On Fire Found Dead Of Suicide
UPDATE: A contract nurse who fled after authorities said he set a 54-year-old colleague at Hackensack University Medical Center on fire was found dead of suicide in South Jersey, authorities said. The body of Nicholas Pagano, 31, of West Deptford was found in a wooded area of Waterford Township, in Camden County, a two-hour drive of more than 100 miles from Hackensack, early Tuesday, Feb. 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He'd shot himself once in the chest, apparently with a gun that had been stolen from his brother's home, law enforcement sources said. HUMC employees were n…
Police & Fire
IT'S
Over
: Fugitive Sought For Setting
Humc
Co-Worker On Fire Found Dead Of Suicide
UPDATE: A contract nurse who fled after authorities said he set a 54-year-old colleague at Hackensack University Medical Center on fire was found dead of his own hand in South Jersey, authorities said. The body of Nicholas Pagano, 31, of West Deptford was found in a wooded area of Waterford Township, in Camden County, a two-hour drive of more than 100 miles from Hackensack, early Tuesday, Feb. 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He'd shot himself once in the chest, apparently with a gun that had been stolen from his brother's home, law enforcement sources said. HUMC employees w…
Police & Fire
Update
: Manhunt On For Traveling Nurse Following Attack On
Humc
Patient Care Tech: Sources
UPDATE: A contract nurse who fled after authorities said he set a 54-year-old colleague at Hackensack University Medical Center on fire was found dead of suicide in South Jersey, authorities said. The body of Nicholas Pagano, 31, of West Deptford was found in a wooded area of Waterford Township, in Camden County, a two-hour drive of more than 100 miles from Hackensack, early Tuesday, Feb. 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He'd shot himself once in the chest, apparently with a gun that had been stolen from his brother's home, law enforcement sources said. HUMC employees were n…
Police & Fire
Update
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Humc
Patient Care Tech Fighting For Life Following Attack
UPDATE: A contract nurse who fled after authorities said he set a 54-year-old colleague at Hackensack University Medical Center on fire was found dead of suicide in South Jersey, authorities said. The body of Nicholas Pagano, 31, of West Deptford was found in a wooded area of Waterford Township, in Camden County, a two-hour drive of more than 100 miles from Hackensack, early Tuesday, Feb. 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He'd shot himself once in the chest, apparently with a gun that had been stolen from his brother's home, law enforcement sources said. HUMC employees we…
Weather
NOR'
Easter
: New Jersey Towns With The Least & Most Snow
New Jerseyans on Saturday afternoon began digging out of the second snowstorm this month. Some had a only few inches to shovel away -- others, feet. Here's a look at snow totals (in inches) from across the state, according to the National Weather Service. Wayne: 3.3 Asbury: 3.5 Verona/Montclair: 4 Hewitt: 5.1 Chatham: 6.3 Bergenfield: 6.9 Wood-Ridge: 7.2 North Brunswick: 8.3 Elizabeth: 8.5 Evesham: 10 inches Hammonton: 10 inches Cape May Harbor: 13 Holmdel: 14 Jackson: 14.1 Eatontown: 14.2 Avalon: 15 inches Little Egg Harbor: 18 inches Linwood: 19 inches Bayville: 21 Expect cold and blus…
Police & Fire
Driver Killed After Hitting Deer On Atlantic City Expressway
A Honda struck a deer killing its 27-year-old driver on the Atlantic City Expressway, authorities said. The crash was reported at 146 a.m. in the westbound lanes at milepost 39.4 in Winslow Township, according to a New Jersey State Police spokesman. Preliminary investigation indicates a Honda Accord traveling eastbound struck a deer, went off the road to the left into the center median, and entered the westbound lanes where it struck a GMC Acadia, Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The driver of the Honda, Emily FitzPatrick, 27, of Hammonton sustained fatal injuries, Goez said. The driver of the G…
News
Married State Police Couple Who Lied About Jersey Shore Bar Brawl Lose Their Jobs
UPDATE: A married New Jersey State Police detective couple caught lying about a North Wildwood bar fight agreed to give up their jobs on Monday, authorities said. Detective Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Ogden, 52, and Detective Sgt. Dorothy Ogden, 46, cut a deal with the state Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) rather than go to trial, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Besides forfeiting their jobs, the Ogdens -- both of Hammonton – must successfully complete a pre-trial intervention program that will clear their records of false swearing charges, the attor…
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'Get The Truth Uncovered': Nine More NJ Priests Accused Of Sex Abuse
The names of nine Catholic priests from New Jersey have been added to one law firm's list of accused child sex abusers. The priests below are the latest named in sex abuse settlements stemming from the Diocese of Camden County's bankruptcy case, according to the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates. The alleged crimes took place in Camden, Collingswood, Hammonton, Pennsauken, Waterford, Cherry Hill, Laurel Springs, and Carney’s Point, with the abuse spanning from the mid-1950s through the early 1980s, Anderson said. Rev. Jerome Prisco Rev. Joseph O’Connell Rev. John O’Brien Rev. Ken…
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Married State Police Couple Lied About Jersey Shore Bar Brawl, NJ Attorney General Charges
Video shows that a married New Jersey State Police detective couple lied when they claimed they weren’t involved in a North Wildwood bar fight early last year, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Thursday. Detective Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Ogden, 52, and Detective Sgt. Dorothy Ogden, 46, both of Hammonton, received summonses Thursday charging them with falsifying or tampering with records, Grewal said. Video from the bar shows Gregory Ogden pushing people and trying to get at a man who bouncers were escorting out of the Exit 6 bar on Feb. 20, 2020, the attorney general said. Ogen is seen…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Atlantic County Man Sexually Abused Teenager For 8 Years
A 43-year-old man from South Jersey has been arrested for sexually abusing a 19-year-old woman multiple times for eight years, authorities said. The alleged sexual abuse by the Hammonton resident began when the girl was 11, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. Dan Bocelle was charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and five additional sexual assault-related charges, Tyner said. Atlantic County SWAT members helped take the suspect into custody at about 3:30 p.m. on Monday as he pulled into his driveway, Tyner said. Warranted searches of Bocelle’s house, place…
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NJ Man Built Cannon To 'Piss Off The Neighbors' And Police Won't Do Anything About It
The good news is South Jersey residents finally know what's been making the booming noise that's had them frantically calling 911 for months. The bad news is that the guy who built it won't stop setting it off -- and no one can do anything about it. Rob Butkowski, 34, built the hail cannon in his Hammonton garage during the pandemic out of boredom and "to piss my neighbors off," he said on a call with Daily Voice Monday morning. A construction worker, Butkowski used scrap metal to build the device, which contains a cocktail of acetylene and oxygen in a propane tank. At the right angle…
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These NJ ShopRite Stores Imposing Customer Limit Amid Coronavirus Spread
More than two dozen New Jersey ShopRite stores have implemented customer limits in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus. The maximum number of customers will be roughly 30 percent of the store’s regular maximum occupancy, ShopRite said in a statement. A security guard will be stationed at entrances and exits to track the number of customers coming in and out. Only one entrance per store will remain open. The guard will allow customers into the building, counting them along the way. Once the store is at capacity, ShopRite will ask customers to form a line outside. The following…
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