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Double Fatal: Women Ages 21, 22 Dead, Multiple Injured In Atlantic County Crash, Reports Say Double Fatal: Women Ages 21, 22 Dead, Multiple Injured In Atlantic County Crash, Reports Say
Double Fatal: Women Ages 21, 22 Dead, Multiple Injured In Atlantic County Crash, Reports Say Two women ages 21 and 22 were killed and multiple others injured in a four-vehicle crash on Black Horse Pike in Atlantic County Friday, July 26, multiple news reports say. According to 6abc and NJ Advance Media, 21-year-old Escarlin Suriel of Atlantic City, and 22-year-old Gabriella Constrantino, of Pleasantville, both died in the incident at approximately 8:30 p.m. on the 8000 block of the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township. The crash was caused by a westbound Nissan Sentra that entered the eastbound lanes and struck a Kia Forte head-on, sending the Kia backward into a different Nissa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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South Jersey Thrift Store Reopening Three Months After Arson Fire Destroyed All Merchandise South Jersey Thrift Store Reopening Three Months After Arson Fire Destroyed All Merchandise
South Jersey Thrift Store Reopening Three Months After Arson Fire Destroyed All Merchandise A nonprofit thrift store in Atlantic County is about to reopen more than three months after it was significantly damaged in an arson fire. The Goodwill store on Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township will hold a grand reopening on Thursday, May 2. The shop in the Cardiff Plaza Shopping Center lost all of its merchandise in a fire on Monday, Jan. 15. Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia announced the celebration in a Facebook post on Thursday, Apr. 25. "Thanks to the generosity of the local community, we are back and better than ever," the post said. "Come shop for a…

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by Chris Spiker
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$50K Powerball Ticket Purchased At Wawa In South Jersey $50K Powerball Ticket Purchased At Wawa In South Jersey
$50K Powerball Ticket Purchased At Wawa In South Jersey A Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold at a convenience store in Atlantic County, officials said. The ticket was purchased at the Wawa on Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release. It matched four numbers and the Powerball in the drawing on Saturday, Apr. 20. The winning numbers were 4, 35, 41, 44, and 58. The Powerball was 25. No one won the estimated $103 million jackpot. Tickets sold in Ohio and Puerto Rico matched five numbers to win $1 million. The next Powerball drawing is on Monday, Apr. 22, and the jackpot is an estimated $115 millio…

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by Chris Spiker
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Seven Injured In NJ Transit Bus Crash Outside South Jersey Mall, Driver Cited Seven Injured In NJ Transit Bus Crash Outside South Jersey Mall, Driver Cited
Seven Injured In NJ Transit Bus Crash Outside South Jersey Mall, Driver Cited Seven people were injured when a New Jersey Transit bus crashed in an Atlantic County shopping mall parking lot, authorities said. Egg Harbor Township police responded to the crash in the parking lot of Harbor Square on Black Horse Pike at around 9:59 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 11, the department said in a news release. The NJ Transit bus hit a light pole behind Boscov's after it left the pickup area. Paramedics brought the driver and six passengers to local hospitals. The bus had moderate damage to its front end. The bus driver was a 40-year-old man from Galloway Township. He was cited for ca…

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by Chris Spiker
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Driver Cited After Hitting School Bus In South Jersey Chain-Reaction Crash Driver Cited After Hitting School Bus In South Jersey Chain-Reaction Crash
Driver Cited After Hitting School Bus In South Jersey Chain-Reaction Crash An Atlantic County woman was cited after her SUV caused a chain-reaction crash and hit the back of a school bus in Egg Harbor Township, authorities said. Egg Harbor Township police said officers responded to a crash involving a school bus westbound on the Black Horse Pike. The five-vehicle wreck happened in the West Atlantic City section of the township at around 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20.  Two cars and an SUV were stopped in the left lane behind the Egg Harbor Township School District bus. The bus was in the right lane with its red lights and stop sign activated to let s…

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by Chris Spiker
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'Who Feels Threatened By Me?' Knife-Wielding Man Yells In South Jersey Walmart: Report 'Who Feels Threatened By Me?' Knife-Wielding Man Yells In South Jersey Walmart: Report
'Who Feels Threatened By Me?' Knife-Wielding Man Yells In South Jersey Walmart: Report An Ocean County man was on probation and pretrial release when he allegedly displayed a five-inch hunting knife at the Egg Harbor Township Walmart, Breaking AC reports. “Who here feels threatened by me? Raise your hand,” 32-year-old David Brennan apparently yelled as police arrived to the Black Horse Pike Walmart Saturday, Dec. 10. Brennan allegedly held the knife to his neck while in the electronics section, however, his attorney said during the detention hearing days later that he took it out only briefly before setting it on the counter, then putting it away. He is being held in the Atl…

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by Jon Craig
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Pedestrian, 44, Struck, Killed In South Jersey Crash Pedestrian, 44, Struck, Killed In South Jersey Crash
Pedestrian, 44, Struck, Killed In South Jersey Crash A 44-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by an SUV in Atlantic County on Sunday night, authorities said. Pedro Silva was fatally struck about 8 p.m. by a westbound vehicle while crossing Black Horse Pike near Palermo Avenue, Egg Harbor Township police said. Silva was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, police said.  The SUV driver, a 26-year-old Egg Harbor Township man whose name has not been released by police, stopped and has not been charged. Police detoured traffic for about five hours while they investigated. Anyone with information is urged to call Egg Harbor …

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by Jon Craig