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Big Lots Laying Off 385 NJ Employees As Stores Close: Here's Where
Big Lots, the popular discount retailer, is officially going out of business, which means hundreds of workers are about to lose their jobs.
The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September, has announced plans to close all 963 of its remaining stores nationwide, including 18 locations in New Jersey.
According to a WARN notice, 385 New Jersey employees will be out of work by Feb. 28, 2025. The layoffs will be in Somers Point, Edgewater Park, North Cape May, Toms River, Clifton, Brickton, South Plainfield, West Deptford, Sicklerville, Middletown, Dover, Barnegat, Cape May Court…
Bally's Casino HVAC Tech, Army Vet James Osler Jr. Dies, 36
James "Jim" Osler, of Somers Point, died on Aug. 24 due to complications of kidney disease, according to his obituary on the Adams-Perfect Funeral Home website. He was 36 years old.
A U.S. Army veteran who served six years, Jim worked as an HVAC Technician for the Local 68 at Bally's Casino in Atlantic City, his obituary says.
A GoFundMe for the family had raised more than $3,400 as of press time.
The campaign says Jim met his wife, Devon, while working at Ashley Furniture, and they just celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary.
"Jim and Devon have supported every sport and ac…
Woman Sentenced For Using Son In Marijuana, Mushroom 'Business' On Jersey Shore: Prosecutors
A Somers Point woman will spend several years in prison after admitting to using her teen son to sell marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms through an unlicensed business promoted on Facebook, authorities said.
Donna Shiffler, 40, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 9 to five years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. She pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Apr. 30 to first-degree employing a juvenile, first-degree possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, first-degree maintaining a production facility, and second-degree endangering the welfare of a…
NJ Postal Worker Admits Spending $54,000 On USPS Credit Cards
A post office worker in South Jersey admitted going on a $54,000 personal spending spree, buying power tools, gift cards, groceries and more with U.S. Postal Service plastic.
Austin T. Mahan, 44, of Cape May Court House, was working at the Sea Isle and Somers Point facilities when he used postal service credit cards at retail stores in and around New Jersey over a six-month period beginning in 2022, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
"These purchases included thousands of dollars’ worth of gift cards as well as various home décor items, home renovation materials, power and handhel…
Shawn Duffy Of Egg Harbor Township Charged
An Atlantic County man was accused of driving drunk when he killed a bicyclist and left the scene of the crash, authorities said.
Shawn Duffy, 39, of Egg Harbor Township, was charged with second-degree vehicular homicide and second-degree leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle crash. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced the charges in a news release on Wednesday, May 8.
Neil Burman, 68, of Egg Harbor Township, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Steelmanville Road near Beaver Drive on Tuesday, Feb. 6. According to his obituary, he was born i…
Police, SWAT Team Seize Explosives, Guns, Pills From South Jersey Man: Prosecutors
An Atlantic County man was charged after police found him with explosives, guns, and a large amount of prescription pills, authorities said.
Michael James, 30, of Somers Point, was ordered on Friday, Mar. 8 to be detailed in the Atlantic County Justice Facility on several gun and drug charges, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was arrested at his home on Colwick Drive on Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Investigators said James had "distribution-level quantities" of alprazolam and diazepam. Police also seized explosives, several guns, and ammunition from hi…
Nephew Who Killed Uncle In MD Found Dead In Another State: Cops
A New Jersey man wanted in connection to the fatal shooting of his uncle in Maryland was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Atlantic City, police say.
On Monday night, Nov. 20, 62-year-old Lewis Parker, Sr. was found inside his Brandywine home, and during the course of the investigation, his nephew, 29-year-old Somers Point, NJ resident Elijah Drew was identified as a suspect.
A warrant was issued for Drew's arrest, but the investigation came to an unexpected ending when the Prince George's Police Department was told on Tuesday, Nov. 21, that Drew had died by suicide, they sa…
5 Including Barber Indicted On Drug Dealing, Weapons Charges In Atlantic County
An Atlantic County Grand Jury returned a 28-count indictment against Marlow Guerrier, 34, of Somers Point and four co-defendants in connection with their drug dealing activities throughout Atlantic County, authorities said.
Guerrier — who works a day job as a barber in Pleasantville — was charged with maintaining a drug production facility, weapons offenses, money laundering, possession of cocaine and 11 other charges, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
Holli Carter, 39, of Galloway Township, was charged with maintaining a drug production facility, possession of cocaine…
South Jersey Couple Used Facebook, Teenage Son In Drug-Dealing Operation: Prosecutor
Investigators said they found thousands of drug deals on Facebook and evidence a couple was using their 14-year-old son to deliver drugs.
An Atlantic County grand jury indicted John Garman, 38, and Donna Shiffler, 39, of Somers Point on Wednesday, Aug. 2, authorities said.
They each were charged with numerous drug offenses, child endangerment and money laundering, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
Their Facebook account was called "Garmans Goods," selling marijuana, THC products and hallucinogenic mushrooms, the prosecutor said.
The couple was arrested on May 25, …
Rutgers Nursing Student Killed In Parkway Crash Mourned As Dedicated Athlete With Bright Future
Family and friends are mourning the loss of a 19-year-old Rutgers University nursing student killed in a weekend crash.
Jessica "Jessy" Molina-Colmenares, of Egg Harbor Township, is being remembered as a gentle, intelligent, and caring young woman, having just finished her first year as a nursing student at Rutgers University her obituary says.
Jessica, who had dreams of becoming a traveling nurse, was riding in a Honda Civic that veered off the Garden State Parkway and overturned at about 6:30 p.m. in Stafford Township on Saturday, July 15, Daily Voice reported.
Her brother-in-law, Tyle…
