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Toms River Firefighter Injured At 'Santa Detail' Event Three Days Before Christmas Toms River Firefighter Injured At 'Santa Detail' Event Three Days Before Christmas
Toms River Firefighter Injured At 'Santa Detail' Event Three Days Before Christmas A firefighter was injured during a "Santa detail" event in Toms River, the second incident of its kind in New Jersey on the weekend before Christmas, officials said. The firefighter suffered a minor injury during the event on Sunday, Dec. 22, according to a news release from the Toms River Fire Department. The firefighter was given treatment and expected to be released shortly after the incident. The department didn't specifically say how the firefighter was injured. "We are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident to ensure the safety of our members and commu…

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by Chris Spiker
Schools
Officer Will Be In Every Atlantic City School: Should All NJ Districts Have This? (POLL) Officer Will Be In Every Atlantic City School: Should All NJ Districts Have This? (POLL)
Officer Will Be In Every Atlantic City School: Should All NJ Districts Have This? (Poll) Atlantic City has a police officer assigned to each school in its district, officials said. The city's government, police department, and school district agreed to put an officer in each K-8 school and two officers in Atlantic City High School throughout the 2024-25 academic year, the city said in a news release. The new officers were funded through a $3.75 million grant in the COPS Hiring Program. The school resource officers were assigned to their new schools on Tuesday, Sept. 10. "This is something city leaders discussed in the past, but none were able to get the job done until now," sa…

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by Chris Spiker
News
3 Juveniles Tracked To Social Media Threats That Closed Deptford, Woodbury Schools, Cops Say 3 Juveniles Tracked To Social Media Threats That Closed Deptford, Woodbury Schools, Cops Say
3 Juveniles Tracked To Social Media Threats That Closed Deptford, Woodbury Schools, Cops Say Three juveniles from Gloucester County were in custody on Monday, Sept. 9 in connection with social media threats made against "numerous" South Jersey schools, authorities said. Schools in Deptford and Woodbury were closed on Monday, Sept. 9 due to the threats, which turned out to be unfounded. "A multi-jurisdictional investigation was immediately conducted and, as a result, all subjects responsible were identified and taken into custody, including one juvenile from Woodbury, one juvenile from Glassboro, and a 15-year-old juvenile from Mullica Hill," Harrison Township police said on Faceboo…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine