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Cape May County Chef, 30, Competing On New Season Of 'Hell's Kitchen' Cape May County Chef, 30, Competing On New Season Of 'Hell's Kitchen'
Cape May County Chef, 30, Competing On New Season Of 'Hell's Kitchen' Two New Jersey chefs, including one who works in Philadelphia, are on a brand-new season of "Hell's Kitchen" with Gordon Ramsay. Joe Tartamella, 35, the executive chef at Felina Restaurants in Ridgewood, Jersey City, and Summit, and Kyle Timpson, 30, of Dennis Township (Cape May County) are among the 18 contestants on a brand-new season of the hit FOX cooking competition. Season 23, titled"Head Chefs Only," debuted on Thursday, Sept. 26.  Contestants are divided into two teams, the Red Team, which is all women, and the Blue Team, which is all men. The Blue Team happens …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Melinda Schriver Of Galloway Dies, 45 Melinda Schriver Of Galloway Dies, 45
Melinda Schriver Of Galloway Dies, 45 The family of an Atlantic County mother and former restaurant owner is mourning her death. Melinda Schriver of Galloway died on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 45 years old, according to her obituary. The cause of her death was not mentioned. Schriver was born on Friday, Sept. 8, 1978, in Vineland, and she was a lifelong resident of Galloway. She was an Absegami High School graduate and studied business administration at Atlantic Cape Community College. Schriver was once the owner of Naomi's Cafe, a now-closed restaurant in Northfield that shared the name of one of her daughters. "Naomi’s was a family…

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by Chris Spiker
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$3.75M Federal Grant Will Get Atlantic City 30 New Police Officers $3.75M Federal Grant Will Get Atlantic City 30 New Police Officers
$3.75M Federal Grant Will Get Atlantic City 30 New Police Officers Atlantic City will be able to hire 30 new police officers thanks to a $3.75 million federal COPS grant, officials said. Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr., and Atlantic City Police Chief James Sarkos announced the Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Grant on Monday, Nov. 13. Atlantic City’s grant is the largest grant awarded in New Jersey, they said, and one of the largest 2023 grants provided nationwide. “Public safety is a top priority of my Administration, and we are constantly looking for ways to make improvements,” Small said in a press statement. “This funding for 30 new of…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Soccer Star Shot Dead In Baltimore South Jersey Soccer Star Shot Dead In Baltimore
South Jersey Soccer Star Shot Dead In Baltimore There's been an outpouring of support for the family of a South Jersey soccer star gunned down in Baltimore. Kelvin Oliver Siem died in a shooting on June 5, CBS News reported. He died at Johns Hopkins-Bayview Medical Center in Maryland. No arrests have been made. "For those of you who knew Kelvin, he was the most caring and giving individual you would ever meet," his coach wrote on a GoFundMe page. "Kelvin was a beautiful light in our lives. He was one of the strongest, most loving, most caring people I knew." Kelvin was described as a great wrestler at Absegami High School in G…

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by Jon Craig
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Atlantic Law Enforcement Recognizes County's 1st Woman Police Chief From Galloway Atlantic Law Enforcement Recognizes County's 1st Woman Police Chief From Galloway
Atlantic Law Enforcement Recognizes County's 1st Woman Police Chief From Galloway Galloway Township Police Chief Donna Higbee is being recognized, as part of Women's History Month, as the first woman police chief in Atlantic County. “Chief Higbee is as fine a chief that any law enforcement agency could want to lead them," Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said in a statement.  Higbee, born and raised in Galloway Township, was sworn in as the chief of its police department in July 2015.  Chief Higbee is the third generation of her family who settled a section of the township known as Higbeetown off Route 9 near Smithville.  Her father, John Higbee…

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by Jon Craig