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New Jersey Election Results: Projected Winners From House Races New Jersey Election Results: Projected Winners From House Races
New Jersey Election Results: Projected Winners From House Races Votes from the midterm elections are being counted in New Jersey. Here are the preliminary results as of 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, according to the Associated Press. This story will be updated as votes are counted (* denotes incumbent): District 1: 91% of votes in Donald Norcross (D) * 62% Claire Gustafson (R) 35.6% District 2: 95% of votes in Jeff Van Drew (R)* 61.2% Tim Alexander (D) 37.7% District 3: 95% of votes in Andy Kim (D)* 54.9% Bob Healey Jr. (R) 44.2% District 4: 96% of votes in Christopher Smith (R)* 67.3% Matthew Jenkins (D) 31% District 5: 95% of votes in J…

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
Election Day 2022: Hottest House Races In NJ Election Day 2022: Hottest House Races In NJ
Election Day 2022: Hottest House Races In NJ Polls are open for the 2022 midterm elections Tuesday, Nov. 8. All 12 of New Jersey's seats in the US House of Representatives are contested, and Republicans are hoping to win back the four seats flipped in the 2018 midterms. If the 435-member House flips to Republican control, that is considered a "referendum" on Joe Biden's first-term problems as president.  Here's a rundown of the key races in New Jersey. 3rd Congressional District: Andy Kim (D) has held the position since being elected in 2018, and is up against Bob Healey Jr. (R), who works as an executive at his family's yacht-build…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
5 Cuffed On Drug Charges In Atlantic City 5 Cuffed On Drug Charges In Atlantic City
5 Cuffed On Drug Charges In Atlantic City Five suspects have been arrested on various drug charges following complaints from residents about illegal sales in their neighborhood, authorities said. Detectives with the Special Investigations Section conducted a surveillance operation near South Carolina and Baltic avenues on Wednesday morning, Atlantic City police said. Detectives arrested four males, including one juvenile, and one woman, police said. Police recovered 365 bags of heroin and more than 10 grams of cocaine from the arrested individuals, they said. The investigation was led by Detectives Nicholas Berardis and Christoph…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Pair Arrested During Suspected Drug Deal, Atlantic City Police Say Pair Arrested During Suspected Drug Deal, Atlantic City Police Say
Pair Arrested During Suspected Drug Deal, Atlantic City Police Say Atlantic City detectives reportedly interrupted a drug sale, authorities said.  At 2:41 p.m. Tuesday, Detectives Darrin Lorady, Christopher Smith, and Christopher Dodson were patrolling the first block of South Florida Avenue when they allegedly spotted a narcotics transaction in progress, an Atlantic City Police Department spokesman sai. Detectives allegedly witnessedJesse Rios and Tony Jones in an alleyway making the deal, Lt. Kevin Fair said. The detectives approached the men and noticed a bag of cocaine at the base of Jones’s feet and bags of heroin near the feet of Rios, Fair sai…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Police Nab 4 Drug Suspects, Recover Stolen Handgun, 700 Heroin Bags Atlantic City Police Nab 4 Drug Suspects, Recover Stolen Handgun, 700 Heroin Bags
Atlantic City Police Nab 4 Drug Suspects, Recover Stolen Handgun, 700 Heroin Bags Atlantic City detectives arrested four men in separate incidents and recovered a stolen handgun and drugs. At 2:23 p.m. on Tuesday, Detectives Brian Hambrecht and Ermindo Marsini stopped a vehicle in the beach block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, police said. During the stop, three occupants were arrested after each was found in possession of drugs, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, an Atlantic City Police Department spokesman. Stephon Hauser, 29, of Camden possessed about 18 grams of marijuana and 14 grams of cocaine, Fair said. Raheem Miller 28, of Chesapeake, Maryland, possessed a…

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by Jon Craig