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Jersey Shore Woman Bought $840K Home With Fake Documents: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Woman Bought $840K Home With Fake Documents: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Woman Bought $840K Home With Fake Documents: Prosecutor A 32-year-old woman from Monmouth County bought a $840,000 home using bogus documents, authorities said. Sydne Phillips, of Allentown, was charged with two counts of theft by deception,  impersonation and two counts of forgery, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. She provided fraudulent documents to obtain a mortgage and attempted to use a fraudulent $76,000 check to cover the closing costs of the real estate transaction, Bradshaw said. She was taken into custody June 1 and held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility in Mays Landing pending a detention …

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Jersey Shore Native, Beloved Mom Dies From Routine Surgery Complications, 32 Jersey Shore Native, Beloved Mom Dies From Routine Surgery Complications, 32
Jersey Shore Native, Beloved Mom Dies From Routine Surgery Complications, 32 Jersey Shore native and beloved mother Keisha Lynn Diaz died unexpectedly following complications from a routine surgery on Saturday, April 9. She was 32. Born in Allentown, Keisha attended Egg Harbor Township High School, where she graduated in 2008, her obituary says. She also studied at Cumberland County College and lived in Vineland at the time of her death, her social media page says. Keisha worked at Harbor Freight Tools for more than a decade and became a mother to two loving children of her own — Key'Naydalynn, 13, and Adrieanna, 7, according to her memorial. The beloved mother wa…

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by Valerie Musson
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Teen Killed In Route 9 Crash Loved To Dance, Was Loving Brother Teen Killed In Route 9 Crash Loved To Dance, Was Loving Brother
Teen Killed In Route 9 Crash Loved To Dance, Was Loving Brother A 15-year-old boy killed in this week's crash on Route 9 was being remembered for his charisma.John Ryan McCarthy and, standout football star Asaivion Whiting, 17, of Manalapan, NJ died in the crash on Tuesday, April 19 in Freehold. A GoFundMe launched for John had raised more than $9,200 as of Thursday, April 21. A campaign for Asaivion had raised more than $24,000. "John was known just to make people laugh, no matter the situation," the page says. "John was a momma's boy at heart, and he was proud of it. He loved to dance his heart out and put on a show always.  "If you knew John, y…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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Teen Football Star Dead In Route 9 Crash Was Aspiring Police Officer Teen Football Star Dead In Route 9 Crash Was Aspiring Police Officer
Teen Football Star Dead In Route 9 Crash Was Aspiring Police Officer Support is surging for a star athlete killed in a Route 9 crash earlier this week.Asaivion Whiting, 17, a standout athlete on the Manalapan High School football team, was being remembered as soft spoken and polite.  He dreamt of being a police officer, according to a GoFundMe page that had raised more than $23,000 as of April 21. Whiting was a passenger in the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu, driven by a 17-year-old male from Howell, that changed lanes when the driver lost control and spun out around 10:40 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, authorities said. The vehicle ran off the road to the right si…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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TORNADO: Warnings Issued In New Jersey, Pennsylvania, National Weather Service Says TORNADO: Warnings Issued In New Jersey, Pennsylvania, National Weather Service Says
Tornado: Warnings Issued In New Jersey, Pennsylvania, National Weather Service Says Heads were spinning in parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania on Thursday after a tornado warning was issued by the National Weather Service. The tornado warning included Burlington and Mercer counties was later expanded to parts of Monmouth County, the NWS said.  At one point, the tornado warning included Fairless Hills and Levittown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. At one point, the tornado warning included Fairless Hills and Levittown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.Twitter/ NWS Tornado There were no confirmed reports of any tornado touching down, major damage or injuries. However, initia…

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by Jon Craig