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Big Lots To Shut These New Jersey Stores: Closing Sales Under Way Big Lots To Shut These New Jersey Stores: Closing Sales Under Way
Big Lots To Shut These New Jersey Stores: Closing Sales Under Way Big Lots! has announced the closures of even more locations since filing for bankruptcy in September. The company announced on Monday, Sept. 9 that it will sell its assets to an affiliate of private equity firm Nexus Capital Management. Additional closures were approved this month in bankruptcy court.  New Jersey has 27 stores, and 13 of them are set to close with closing sales underway. They are: Cherry Hill, 949 Church Road Dover, 550 Mount Pleasant Avenue East Brunswick, 275 Route 18 Freehold, 220 Trotters Way Glassboro, 811 N Delsea Drive Jersey Ci…
NJ Brothers, Former Rutgers Teammates Play First NFL Game Against Each Other In 'Melton Bowl' NJ Brothers, Former Rutgers Teammates Play First NFL Game Against Each Other In 'Melton Bowl'
NJ Brothers, Former Rutgers Teammates Play First NFL Game Against Each Other In 'Melton Bowl' One of football's most famous stadiums was the site of a special reunion for a family from hundreds of miles away in South Jersey. Bo and Max Melton, two brothers from Mays Landing, played against each other for the first time in the NFL on the not-so-frozen tundra of Lambeau Field on Sunday, Oct. 13. Arizona Cardinals cornerback Max traveled to Green Bay, Wisconsin, to take on Packers wide receiver Bo in what many fans called the "Melton Bowl." The brothers' parents and two other siblings made the trip to Lambeau for the family feud on the gridiron. "It's very, very special," th…
Spirit Halloween Bringing 4 Spirit Christmas Stores To NJ: Here's Where Spirit Halloween Bringing 4 Spirit Christmas Stores To NJ: Here's Where
Spirit Halloween Bringing 4 Spirit Christmas Stores To NJ: Here's Where Spirit Halloween is decking the halls with Spirit Christmas. The pop-up Halloween costume and decor company is opening 10 Spirit Christmas stores across New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Connecticut (scroll for a list of locations). "Each store offers a unique shopping experience, brimming with a vast assortment of holiday décor, apparel, inflatables, gifts, and stocking stuffers," company spokeswoman Nikki Balles said in a statement to Daily Voice.  "Guests can meet Santa for their annual Christmas card photo and receive a free digital postcard featuring you and Santa. Wander …
Historic Freehold Raceway To Permanently Close At End Of 2024 Historic Freehold Raceway To Permanently Close At End Of 2024
Historic Freehold Raceway To Permanently Close At End Of 2024 Freehold Raceway, the oldest racetrack in the U.S., will close after two centuries of competitions and Monmouth County history, officials said. Freehold Raceway will hold its final live races and simulcast operations on Saturday, Dec. 28, the half-mile track said in a news release. Harness racing has been held since the 1830s at the Park Avenue facility in the borough. Employees and affected stakeholders were notified of the closing on Thursday, Sept. 19. "This was an extremely difficult decision, especially given the historical importance of Freehold Raceway to the local community an…
Widow Who Killed Husband Gets 6 Years In NJ State Prison Widow Who Killed Husband Gets 6 Years In NJ State Prison
Widow Who Killed Husband Gets 6 Years In NJ State Prison A Mays Landing woman will spend more than half a decade in prison after admitting to killing her husband during an argument in their home on Christmas night, authorities said. Marylue Wigglesworth, 53, was sentenced on Tuesday, Aug. 20 to six years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Thursday, Aug. 22. She pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 4 to second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of 57-year-old David Wigglesworth. Hamilton Township police found David Wigglesworth with a gunshot wound at the home on the 5200 b…
NJ Woman Pleads Guilty To Killing Husband During Christmas 2022 Fight, Abuse: Prosecutors NJ Woman Pleads Guilty To Killing Husband During Christmas 2022 Fight, Abuse: Prosecutors
NJ Woman Pleads Guilty To Killing Husband During Christmas 2022 Fight, Abuse: Prosecutors A Mays Landing woman pleaded guilty to killing her husband during an argument in the couple's home on Christmas night, authorities said. Marylue Wigglesworth, 53, submitted a guilty plea on Tuesday, June 4 for second-degree manslaughter, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. She had been indicted for murder on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, in the shooting death of 57-year-old David Wigglesworth. Hamilton Township police found David Wigglesworth with a gunshot wound at the home on the 5200 block of Mays Landing-Somers Point Road at around…
Eleven New Jersey Natives Selected In 2024 NFL Draft: 'I Hear That Smile!' Eleven New Jersey Natives Selected In 2024 NFL Draft: 'I Hear That Smile!'
Eleven New Jersey Natives Selected In 2024 NFL Draft: 'I Hear That Smile!' Nearly a dozen football players from the Garden State heard their names called during the 2024 NFL Draft. Eleven players with New Jersey ties were selected in the draft from Thursday, Apr. 25 to Saturday, Apr. 27 in Detroit. The top Jersey draft pick was Max Melton, a Mays Landing native who played cornerback at Rutgers. Melton was taken in the second round with the 43rd overall pick by the Arizona Cardinals. He's the highest-drafted Scarlet Knight since defensive end Kemoko Turay was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 52nd overall pick in 2018. According to his NFL.com draft…
2024 NFL Draft: New Jersey Prospects Hoping To Reach Their Pro Football Dreams 2024 NFL Draft: New Jersey Prospects Hoping To Reach Their Pro Football Dreams
2024 NFL Draft: New Jersey Prospects Hoping To Reach Their Pro Football Dreams Several football players from the Garden State are hoping to hear their names called in downtown Detroit at the 2024 NFL Draft and reach their dreams of playing pro football. Rutgers cornerback and Mays Landing native Max Melton is looking to be the highest-drafted Scarlet Knight since defensive end Kemoko Turay was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 52nd overall pick in 2018. While 14 Rutgers players worked out during the team's pro day on Thursday, Mar. 28, Melton is the only Scarlet Knight listed on the NFL.com prospects list. According to his NFL.com draft profile, Melton was g…
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In NJ From Latest Winter Storm Here's Who Got The Most Snow In NJ From Latest Winter Storm
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In NJ From Latest Winter Storm The National Weather Service has released snow totals from the latest winter storm. In New Jersey, the most amount of snow from the Friday, Jan. 19 storm appears to have fallen in Hopewell Township (Cumberland County) and Mount Royal (Gloucester County), where 6.5 inches of snow were reported. Atlantic County: Dorothy, a section of Weymouth, got 6.4 inches, the most amount of snow across Atlantic County. Six inches fell in Atlantic City, 5.6 in Mullica Township, 5.5 in Mays Landing, and on average, between 2 and 6 inches across the county. Burlington County: Medford Township…
Philly Ex-Con Forced Captive Girls Into Prostitution At NJ Hotels: Indictment Philly Ex-Con Forced Captive Girls Into Prostitution At NJ Hotels: Indictment
Philly Ex-Con Forced Captive Girls Into Prostitution At NJ Hotels: Indictment An ex-con who was captured after a 15-year-old victim escaped from a South Jersey hotel room was indicted on a host of charges that include human trafficking, promoting prostitution and sexually assaulting minors, authorities announced on Thursday. Nieem Johnson, 40, whose last known address was in Philadelphia, was arrested in Atlantic City last Aug. 31 following a months-long state investigation, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. A second victim was rescued during the arrest, Platkin said in a Jan. 18 release. “The allegations in the indictment – holding two victims in a…
Police Responding To 911 OD Call Find Destructive Devices In South Jersey Home: ATF Police Responding To 911 OD Call Find Destructive Devices In South Jersey Home: ATF
Police Responding To 911 OD Call Find Destructive Devices In South Jersey Home: ATF Police who responded to a 911 call of a possible drug overdose in a Mays Landing housing development were in for a surprise. A Hamilton Township officer who assisted the unconscious Robert J. Moser, 31, in the bedroom of his parents' three-year-old home on March 17 made the discovery. The officer spotted "numerous suspicious devices covered in tape with exposed fuses," U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. "Officers secured the scene and recovered at least two destructive devices," the U.S. attorney said on Tuesday, May 8. One of them "contained explosive powder…
NJ Pro Wrestler Who Was Paralyzed In Ring After Vomiting On Football During NFL Game Dead At 54 NJ Pro Wrestler Who Was Paralyzed In Ring After Vomiting On Football During NFL Game Dead At 54
NJ Pro Wrestler Who Was Paralyzed In Ring After Vomiting On Football During NFL Game Dead At 54 Darren Drozdov, a professional wrestler and former NFL player nicknamed "Puke" for vomiting on the ball, died on Friday, June 30. He was 54 years old. Darren, of Hamilton, NJ, grew up playing football as a quarterback in Mays Landing and was All-State in football at Oakcrest High School. He went on to play college football at the University of Maryland, graduating with a degree in criminal justice. Darren played in the NFL on the New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos, and was famously nicknamed "Puke" after he threw up on he ball during a Monday night game, stopping the ce…
BOMBSHELL: NJ Jail Officers Charged With Manslaughter In Inmate's Death, Local Police Involved BOMBSHELL: NJ Jail Officers Charged With Manslaughter In Inmate's Death, Local Police Involved
Bombshell: NJ Jail Officers Charged With Manslaughter In Inmate's Death, Local Police Involved UPDATE: What began as the investigation of three correctional officers following the death of a New Jersey inmate took a dramatic turn with manslaughter charges filed against two of them and new counts brought against five police officers who dropped him off at their jail. A state grand jury in Trenton charged Atlantic County Correctional Sgt. Eric Tornblom and Correctional Officer Mark Jenigen with manslaughter in the September 2019 death of Mario Terruso, 41, of Mays Landing, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. The grand jury also returned charges against five Hamilton T…
PA Man Sentenced For Strangling South Jersey Woman PA Man Sentenced For Strangling South Jersey Woman
PA Man Sentenced For Strangling South Jersey Woman A 42-year-old man from Pennsylvania has been sentenced to 55 years in New Jersey State Prison for strangling a woman whose naked body was found on the side of the road in 2014, authorities said. Timothy Wright, 42, of Chambersburg, PA, was sentenced Friday, Feb 17 in the murder of 25-year-old Joyce Vanderhoff, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Vanderhoff's naked body was dumped on the side of a Hamilton Township road in February 2014. A jury previously convicted Wright for first-degree murder after a two-and-a-half-week- trial that commenced this past October.…
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Gets 11 Mandatory Years Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Gets 11 Mandatory Years
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Gets 11 Mandatory Years UPDATE: A previously-convicted child porn collector from Atlantic City was sentenced Thursday to more than 11 years in federal prison -- without parole -- for doing it again, authorities said. Cory Newman, a 46-year-old former U.S. Navy petty officer, must serve out just about all of the sentence handed down on Jan. 5 because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Newman had previously spent more than four years behind bars following a 2007 conviction on similar charges when he showed up on law enforcement radar once again, authorities said. Agents of Homeland Security Invest…
Man's Christmas Killer Was His Wife, Police Say — And Facebook Shows Nothing But Idyllic Times Man's Christmas Killer Was His Wife, Police Say — And Facebook Shows Nothing But Idyllic Times
Man's Christmas Killer Was His Wife, Police Say — And Facebook Shows Nothing But Idyllic Times A 51-year-old Mays Landing woman has been charged with her husband's Christmas murder — but her social media shows only the highlight reel of a happy couple. Marylue Wigglesworth is accused of killing David Wiggelsworth, 57, who was found with a gunshot wound around 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 25, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene — a home on the 5200 block of Mays Landing Somers Point Road Wigglesworth was arrested and lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility. The Wigglesworths appear to have been married for many years, with …
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Faces 10-Year Minimum In Federal Prison Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Faces 10-Year Minimum In Federal Prison
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Faces 10-Year Minimum In Federal Prison A convicted child porn collector from Atlantic City is headed back to federal prison for at least 10 years for doing it again, authorities said. Cory Newman, 46, previously served most of a 51-month sentence following a 2007 conviction on similar charges, records show. Homeland Security Investigations agents "discovered electronic devices containing numerous videos and images of children being sexually abused" during a raid of Newman's Pacific Avenue home in May 2021, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Some were stored on a laptop and others on an external hard drive, according to an…
Authorities Seize 3,550 Folds Of Heroin, Meth, $15K, Handgun; Trio Arrested Authorities Seize 3,550 Folds Of Heroin, Meth, $15K, Handgun; Trio Arrested
Authorities Seize 3,550 Folds Of Heroin, Meth, $15K, Handgun; Trio Arrested A multi-agency probe into the distribution of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin/fentanyl in the Atlantic and Ocean County areas resulted in three arrests. The investigation identified three residences – two in Mays Landing and one in Atlantic City - as being utilized by Khaadim Abdullah, 27, of Mays Landing, Yaniah Harmon, 21, also of Mays Landing, and Falerria Smith, 49, of Atlantic City, to store and distribute illegal narcotics. Detectives executed court-authorized search warrants on the residences. Law enforcement seized – in combination from all three residences …
Retired NJ Doctor Found Guilty Of Selling Toxic Chemical As Weight-Loss Drug Retired NJ Doctor Found Guilty Of Selling Toxic Chemical As Weight-Loss Drug
Retired NJ Doctor Found Guilty Of Selling Toxic Chemical As Weight-Loss Drug An 85-year-old retired doctor from New Jersey was convicted of selling a toxic industrial chemical as a weight-loss drug, authorities said. William Merlino, of Mays Landing, was charged in December 2019 with one count of introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said Tuesday, Aug. 9. Merlino ran the business out of his home, packaging and selling Dinitriophenol (DNP) for human consumption from at least November 2017 until March 2019, the US Attorney said. The chemical, which has never been approved by the FDA, was first int…
NEAR DROWNING: Boy Unresponsive After Ocean City Lifeguards Pull 3 From Rip Current NEAR DROWNING: Boy Unresponsive After Ocean City Lifeguards Pull 3 From Rip Current
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…
Two Of America's Best Italian Subs Are Made In NJ, Website Says Two Of America's Best Italian Subs Are Made In NJ, Website Says
Two Of America's Best Italian Subs Are Made In NJ, Website Says It's no secret some of the best Italian subs in America can be found in New Jersey. But not necessarily where you might think. According to Mashed.com, two of the 15 best subs in the country are made in South Jersey: One in May's Landing, the other Atlantic City. Sugar Hill Sub Shop in Mays Landing could be mistaken as just another gas station on the side of the road. However, the unassuming hoagie joint has some of the best around, customers say. The sub to get, according to Mashed.com, is The Italian Stallion: A variety of cold cuts, provolone, lettuce, tomato, onion, and oil and vinegar…
Authorities Smash Atlantic City-Based Operation That Trafficked Guns, Drugs Authorities Smash Atlantic City-Based Operation That Trafficked Guns, Drugs
Authorities Smash Atlantic City-Based Operation That Trafficked Guns, Drugs Authorities seized nine guns, 14 large-capacity ammo magazines, seven bricks of heroin and more in the takedown of a crew that they said sold large amounts of drugs and guns in and around Atlantic City. Four men were arrested following a joint investigation by local, state, county and federal law enforcers that included nearly two dozen undercover buys of heroin, fentanyl, meth and firearms, Acting Attorney New Jersey General Matthew J. Platkin announced Thursday, Feb. 24. Arrested were: Ricardo Lugo Jr., 21, of Egg Harbor Township; Jamal M. George, 26, of Mays Landing; Rashawn S. Parks, …
South Jersey Man Admits Trying To Meet Teen Girl Who Was Actually Undercover Detective South Jersey Man Admits Trying To Meet Teen Girl Who Was Actually Undercover Detective
South Jersey Man Admits Trying To Meet Teen Girl Who Was Actually Undercover Detective A 26-year-old man from South Jersey has admitted to sexually-explicit conversations with a 14-year-old girl who turned out to be an undercover detective, authorities said. Richard Hoffman, of Mays Landing, pleaded guilty to luring on Monday, Feb. 14, before in connection with a series of events that occurred in Toms River between Sept. 4, 2018 and Sept. 5, 2018, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Hoffman’s sentencing is set for April 29. Hoffman was arrested on Sept. 5, 2018, as part of Operation Open House — a multi-agency undercover operat…
NJ Police Chief Sports 'Let’s Go Brandon' Gear In Facebook Post: Report NJ Police Chief Sports 'Let’s Go Brandon' Gear In Facebook Post: Report
NJ Police Chief Sports 'Let’s Go Brandon' Gear In Facebook Post: Report A New Jersey police chief was spotted sporting a “Let’s Go Brandon” holiday sweater in a Facebook post since removed but obtained by Daily Beast. Hamilton Police Chief Gregory Ciambrone is seen in the photograph supposedly posted by other members of the police department from an “ugly sweater party”, on Dec. 5, according to the outlet. The sweater also features an embroidered image of former President Donald Trump. “Let’s Go Brandon” is the so-called battle cry of Trump loyalists that came into use after NBC reporter Kelli Stavast incorrectly stated the chant of "F—k Joe Biden" was "Let…
Egg Harbor Family Loses Pets, Home To Raging Fire Egg Harbor Family Loses Pets, Home To Raging Fire
Egg Harbor Family Loses Pets, Home To Raging Fire A family in South Jersey lost their home and dog, and possibly their cat, in a raging fire, according to Breaking AC. The fire broke out on the 300 block of Superior Road in the Fountain Lakes Development in Egg Harbor Township at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1.  The family and four dogs escaped safely but one dog named Scooby was killed, and a black cat named Zoe remains missing, the outlet reports. Bargaintown and Scullville firefighters were dispatched to the blaze. Yesterday around 5:30PM Bargaintown and Scullville Firefighters were dispatched to the 300 block of Superior Road in the.…
South Jersey Police Investigate Wild Crime Spree Involving Stolen Car South Jersey Police Investigate Wild Crime Spree Involving Stolen Car
South Jersey Police Investigate Wild Crime Spree Involving Stolen Car Multiple police departments in South Jersey are investigating a two-day crime spree that involved a car stolen out of Atlantic City, authorities said. The first incident took place at 8:21 a.m. Monday at Garden State Fuels in West Atlantic City. a young male driver of the stolen vehicle, a 2013 Grey Honda CRV, left without paying for gas, Egg Harbor Township police said. The next incident took place at 3:36 p.m, Monday at Gorilla Vapes on the Black Horse Pike. Three young females entered the store, stole merchandise and took the tip jar, police said. Egg Harbor Town…
Driver In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Police Officer Heading Home From Work Charged Driver In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Police Officer Heading Home From Work Charged
Driver In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Police Officer Heading Home From Work Charged A woman has been charged with vehicular homicide and assault by auto in a June 2020 crash that left a New Jersey police officer heading home from work dead. Taquaysha Bell, 29, of Trenton, was heading west on White Horse Pike on June 19, when she swerved into oncoming traffic and struck a vehicle head-on,  Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. The other driver, Michael Luko, 53, of Mays Landing. He was an officer with the New Jersey Human Services Police Department, and was traveling home from work. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced …
Trenton Woman Charged In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Human Services Officer: Prosecutor Trenton Woman Charged In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Human Services Officer: Prosecutor
Trenton Woman Charged In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Human Services Officer: Prosecutor A 29-year-old woman from Trenton has been arrested in connection with a fatal head-on collision in South Jersey last year. The crash killed a 53-year-old police officer with the New Jersey Human Services Department, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. On June 19, 2020, Taquaysha Bell was traveling westbound on the White Horse Pike in Hammonton and entered the oncoming lane, Shill said. Bell struck a vehicle head-on, operated by Michael Luko of Mays Landing, the prosecutor said. Luko was traveling home from his state job at the time of the crash. Luko was transported to a ne…
US Marshals Arrest South Jersey Man In Fatal Boat Crash US Marshals Arrest South Jersey Man In Fatal Boat Crash
US Marshals Arrest South Jersey Man In Fatal Boat Crash U.S. Marshals have arrested a 45-year-old South Jersey man in connection with a fatal boat crash, authorities said. The crash allegedly killed a 39-year-old woman in July 2019, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Arthur Lesbirel of Galloway was arrested on Monday and charged with aggravated manslaughter in connection to a boat crash that occurred on July 21, 2019, on the Intercoastal Water Way in Galloway Township, Shill said. An investigation determined that Lesbirel was operating a boat recklessly and caused a boat passenger, Iesha Thies, 39, of Mays Landing, to be…
Loaded Handgun, Hollow Point Ammo Recovered In Atlantic City Arrest Loaded Handgun, Hollow Point Ammo Recovered In Atlantic City Arrest
Loaded Handgun, Hollow Point Ammo Recovered In Atlantic City Arrest Atlantic City police capped an investigation into the possession of illegal weapons with an arrest of a man carrying a loaded gun, authorities said. Members of the Atlantic City Task Force arrested Donald Segar Jr 29, of Mays Landing, at Indiana and McKinley avenues on Sept. 30, according to a police department spokesman. Segar, who was arrested without incident, was found to have a loaded handgun in the waistband of his pants, Lt. Kevin Fair said. The Atlantic City Task Force is comprised of law enforcement officers from local, county and state agencies. Segar was charged with sever…
Jersey City Police Officer Admits Going To AC To Have Sex With Young Girls Found On Incest App Jersey City Police Officer Admits Going To AC To Have Sex With Young Girls Found On Incest App
Jersey City Police Officer Admits Going To AC To Have Sex With Young Girls Found On Incest App A disgraced Jersey City police officer admitted Thursday that he drove to Atlantic City expecting to have sex with two girls – one 8, the other 10 -- for $200. Stephen Wilson, 34, of Bayonne will be sentenced to eight years in state prison in exchange for his guilty plea before a Superior Court judge in Mays Landing on Thursday to attempted aggravated sexual assault, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Wilson was carrying condoms and $500 in cash when State Police and federal Homeland Security agents arrested him this past February, Bruck said. He’d agre…