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Mikie Sherrill Announces Run For Governor Mikie Sherrill Announces Run For Governor
Mikie Sherrill Announces Run For Governor Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-NJ, is the latest name to announce she is running for Governor of New Jersey. Sherrill, who was recently re-elected to a fourth term representing New Jersey's 11th Congressional District, declared her candidacy in a video on Monday, Nov. 18. Gov. Phil Murphy is not eligible to run for re-election in 2025 due to term limits. The video, "Build Something," touts her background as a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and serving as a helicopter pilot in the Navy. "In a crisis the worst thing you can do is freeze," Sherrill said. "You have to choose to lead,…
Six People Displaced After Condo Complex Fire In South Jersey, Red Cross Says Six People Displaced After Condo Complex Fire In South Jersey, Red Cross Says
Six People Displaced After Condo Complex Fire In South Jersey, Red Cross Says At least six people were without homes after a fire broke out at a condominium complex near Mays Landing, officials said. Firefighters responded to the Woodlands Condominiums at around 11:33 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23, the Laureldale Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company said in a Facebook post. No injuries were reported in the fire. Crews remained at the scene for about three-and-a-half hours. The Red Cross said it was helping six people from three families. Volunteers were providing victims with immediate needs like housing, food, and clothing. Firefighters from Cardiff, Co…
Details In Housing Discrimination Cases Against People With Disabilities Released By NJ AG Details In Housing Discrimination Cases Against People With Disabilities Released By NJ AG
Details In Housing Discrimination Cases Against People With Disabilities Released By NJ AG The New Jersey Attorney General's Office has announced eight more cases of management companies and housing providers who discriminated against tenants on the basis of disability. The companies and housing providers denied rental opportunities to people with disabilities, permitted severe or pervasive harassment of tenants based on disability, or denied reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), according to AG Matthew Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) The eight Findings of Probable Cau…
'Lost Everything': At Least Six Without Homes After South Jersey Fire 'Lost Everything': At Least Six Without Homes After South Jersey Fire
'Lost Everything': At Least Six Without Homes After South Jersey Fire At least six people were without homes after several houses caught fire in Atlantic County, officials said. The New Jersey chapter of the American Red Cross said it was helping six people from two families after a multi-house fire on Liverpool Avenue in Egg Harbor City on Friday, Mar. 1. Red Cross volunteers assisted with immediate needs like housing, food, and clothing. According to a GoFundMe page, the fire started at around 9 a.m. and spread to the home of Thomasita Ramos. More than $550 from at least 12 donations had been raised on the GoFundMe page as of Monday, Mar. 4. Thom…
Atlantic City International Airport Could Become Shelter For NYC Migrants: Reports Atlantic City International Airport Could Become Shelter For NYC Migrants: Reports
Atlantic City International Airport Could Become Shelter For NYC Migrants: Reports Atlantic City International Airport is among 11 federally-owned facilities proposed by the Biden Administration as a shelter for immigrants arriving in New York City, according to news reports. The Egg Harbor Township-based airport, located 10 miles outside Atlantic City, was listed by the US Department of Homeland Security in a letter to New York City Mayor Eric Adams as temporary housing for some of the 60,000 migrants who recently arrived in the city, Bloomberg reported. Egg Harbor Township Mayor Laura Pfrommer strongly opposed the plan, saying in part: “An airbase and technical cen…
Video Shows Joe Gorga Screaming At Tenant For Unpaid Rent Video Shows Joe Gorga Screaming At Tenant For Unpaid Rent
Video Shows Joe Gorga Screaming At Tenant For Unpaid Rent Joe Gorga initially felt bad for a Hawthorne tenant with unpaid rent, his rep says, but after a screaming match captured on video, the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" hubby has filed eviction papers, TMZ reports. The tenant is a restaurant manager who lost his job during COVID-19 and is struggling to bounce back, the outlet says. He can be heard reminding Gorga that he got the money owed through state COVID relief funds. Still, Gorga is livid. "You're a f—ing loser," he says repeatedly," yelling in the tenant's face. "You had nowhere to live I gave you a house." A Paterson native, Gorga i…
NJ Home Of 76ers Guard Tyrese Maxey Catches Fire Christmas Eve NJ Home Of 76ers Guard Tyrese Maxey Catches Fire Christmas Eve
NJ Home Of 76ers Guard Tyrese Maxey Catches Fire Christmas Eve The New Jersey house of Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey caught fire Christmas Eve, 6abc reports. The multi-alarm fire broke out at the guard's Voorhees home on Fairway Drive around 7 p.m., the outlet said. No injuries were reported and the cause was under investigation. Posted by Jay Lubes on Friday, December 24, 2021 Click here for more from 6abc.
UPDATE: Two Cats, Dog Killed In Bergenfield House Fire UPDATE: Two Cats, Dog Killed In Bergenfield House Fire
Update: Two Cats, Dog Killed In Bergenfield House Fire Two cats and a dog died in a pre-Christmas fire that severely damaged a Bergenfield home. Firefighters who responded within three minutes were met by flames on the first floor of the 2½-story Lunn Avenue home shortly after 1 p.m., Bergenfield Fire Chief Edward J Kneisler III said. "Because the fire was extending to the upper floors, a second alarm was requested," the chief said. Kneisler declared the fire under control in about 45 minutes. A firefighter was treated at a local hospital for a minor arm injury, the chief said, adding that the residents were evaluated by the Bergenfield Volu…
NJ Landlord Faces Sex Crimes Against 7 More Tenants, Total Climbs To 20 NJ Landlord Faces Sex Crimes Against 7 More Tenants, Total Climbs To 20
NJ Landlord Faces Sex Crimes Against 7 More Tenants, Total Climbs To 20 A New Jersey landlord federally accused of demanding sexual favors from tenants in exchange for rent relief is facing additional charges against seven new alleged victims, bringing the total to 20, authorities said Thursday. Joseph Centanni was charged with five additional counts of second-degree sexual assault and seven additional counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Elizabeth Police Department Chief Giacomo Sacca and Director Earl Graves said. The 74-year-old Mountainside resident -- who owns hundreds of residential rental …