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Atlantic City Man Gets 20 Years State Prison For Causing 3 Fentanyl Overdose Deaths: Prosecutor Atlantic City Man Gets 20 Years State Prison For Causing 3 Fentanyl Overdose Deaths: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Man Gets 20 Years State Prison For Causing 3 Fentanyl Overdose Deaths: Prosecutor A 44-year-old man from Atlantic City was sentenced to 20 years in New Jersey state prison for causing the fatal fentanyl overdoses of three people, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. George Stokes, 44, was sentenced Tuesday on the following charges, which he pleaded guilty to on Oct. 15, 2021, Shill said: first-degree leader of a drug trafficking network; first-degree drug-induced death of Hector Santos of Atlantic City on April 26, 2017;  first-degree drug-induced death of William Ang of Somers Point on June 2, 2017, and; first-degree drug-induced death o…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Man Critical After Setting Himself On Fire In Atlantic City, Police Say Man Critical After Setting Himself On Fire In Atlantic City, Police Say
Man Critical After Setting Himself On Fire In Atlantic City, Police Say A man who set himself on fire overnight in Atlantic City was in critical condition as of Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The 24-year-old Somers Point man was found with severe burns by police on the 2000 block of Atlantic Avenue around midnight, police said. An attendant from the gas station used a fire extinguisher to put the flames out. The man was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division with serious, life-threatening injuries. An investigation revealed that the man doused himself with rubbing alcohol before using a lighter to set himself on fire, pol…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Man Shot, Killed In South Jersey Authorities ID Man Shot, Killed In South Jersey
Authorities ID Man Shot, Killed In South Jersey Authorities have identified the 41-year-old man who was shot and killed in South Jersey. The shooting occurred at 914 North Main St. in Pleasantville, at 9:19 a.m. Saturday. Police received a shot spotter alert and 9-1-1 call in reference to a shooting.  Ivan Smith of Somers Point was found by police laying on a sidewalk with a gunshot wound, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Medical personnel performed CPR, but they were unable to revive Smith, Shill said Smith was pronounced dead at the scene. This is an active and ongoing, cooperative investigation be…

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by Jon Craig
Business
NJ Target Store Weeks Away From Opening NJ Target Store Weeks Away From Opening
NJ Target Store Weeks Away From Opening Another former Kmart store is being replaced by a new Target store -- this time in Atlantic County.  The newest Target to land in Somers Point is set to open this month in, NJ.com says citing news reports. Kmart vacated its anchor store at Somers Point Plaza, a popular shopping center off of Route 9.  Target Corp also has plans to replace a shuttered Kmart store in Wall, Monmouth County, and Kearney in Hudson County. A shuttered Kmart store in Mercer County is being replaced by a popular discount Grocery Outlet store as reported here by Daily Voice. 

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by Jon Craig
News
WINNERS: Lottery Tickets Worth $10K, $30K Sold In Monmouth, Atlantic Counties WINNERS: Lottery Tickets Worth $10K, $30K Sold In Monmouth, Atlantic Counties
Winners: Lottery Tickets Worth $10K, $30K Sold In Monmouth, Atlantic Counties Two Mega Millions lottery tickets worth $10,000 and $30,000 were sold in Monmouth and Atlantic counties. Two tickets matching four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball for the Friday, July 30 drawing were sold at Garden Pharmacy on Highway 33 in Neptune City and Circle Liquor Store on MacArthur Boulevard in Somers Point, New Jersey Lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 19, 26, 31, 52, and 68.  The Gold Mega Ball was 10, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03. The Mega Millions jackpot now totals $179 million, and the next drawing will be held Tuesday, August 3…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Ex-NJ Child Protection Worker Sentenced To 20+ Years For Making Porn Of Young Boy In His Care Ex-NJ Child Protection Worker Sentenced To 20+ Years For Making Porn Of Young Boy In His Care
Ex-NJ Child Protection Worker Sentenced To 20+ Years For Making Porn Of Young Boy In His Care A former New Jersey child protection worker was sentenced Tuesday to more than 20 years in federal prison – just about all which he’ll have to serve – for recording pornographic images of an underage boy in his care. Kayan Frazier, 29, of Somers Point, also posed as a woman online to solicit similar images from boys, federal authorities said. Frazier had joined the state Department of Child Protection and Permanency after he was fired as a substitute teacher in an Atlantic City school following an investigation of what authorities said was questionable conduct with male students. It was un…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Pilot Makes Emergency Landing On Jersey Shore Bridge 18-Year-Old Pilot Makes Emergency Landing On Jersey Shore Bridge
18-Year-Old Pilot Makes Emergency Landing On Jersey Shore Bridge An 18-year-old pilot made an emergency landing in a banner plane on the Jersey Shore Monday afternoon. Paramount Air Service pilot Landon Lucas reported engine failure while flying near Steel Pier in Atlantic City, Ocean City spokesman Doug Bergen said. Lucas' plane on the 9th Street Bridge.Ocean City NJ Lucas released his banner into the ocean while trying to reach  Ocean City Municipal Airport when he spotted a gap in traffic in the westbound lanes of the Route 52 causeway. That's where Lucas landed his plane safely between Ocean City and Somers Point, around 12:40 p.m., Bergen said.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey Shore Powerboat Racer Admits Faking Disappearance To Avoid Prosecution, US Attorney Says Jersey Shore Powerboat Racer Admits Faking Disappearance To Avoid Prosecution, US Attorney Says
Jersey Shore Powerboat Racer Admits Faking Disappearance To Avoid Prosecution, US Attorney Says A professional powerboat racer from Atlantic County has admitted faking his offshore death to avoid bank fraud charges, authorities said. Andrew Biddle, 45, of Egg Harbor Township allegedly disappeared for more than six months in 2014 after staging a sailboat crash, according to a federal indictment.  Biddle pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Wednesday,  Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Biddle admitted that he and a passenger took a boat out of Seavillage Marina in Northfield and traveled across Great Egg Harbor Inlet to a restaurant in Somers Point to have dinne…

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by Jon Craig
News
Target To Replace These Shuttered NJ Kmarts Target To Replace These Shuttered NJ Kmarts
Target To Replace These Shuttered NJ Kmarts Another Kmart store has closed its doors leaving just two left in all of New Jersey. The Kearny store on Passaic Avenue closed on May 2, NJ Advance Media reports. The storefront will be replaced by a Target store, according to Target's list of upcoming locations.  Target will also be replacing the Kmart that closed in Wall on Route 35, and the one in Somers Point on 250 New Road. Only two Kmart stores remain in New Jersey: One in Avenel and the other in Westwood.

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Most Popular Pizzerias In Atlantic County Most Popular Pizzerias In Atlantic County
Most Popular Pizzerias In Atlantic County Craving a slice of crispy, cheesy pizza loaded with toppings? Here are plenty you can try today in Atlantic County. The spots you see on this list were top-rated on several user-generated review sites, featured in local publications and recommended by Daily Voice readers. Some are longtime favorites while others have only recently opened their doors. All of these pizzerias, however, are dishing up piping hot pies we think you'll love. Tony Boloney’s, Atlantic City Gino’s Pizza, Atlantic City Tony’s Baltimore Grill, Atlantic City Queens Pizza Palace, Atlantic City Atlantic City Bar & G…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Child Protection Caseworker Admits Producing Porn Of Underage Boy In His Care NJ Child Protection Caseworker Admits Producing Porn Of Underage Boy In His Care
NJ Child Protection Caseworker Admits Producing Porn Of Underage Boy In His Care A former New Jersey child services caseworker will spend at least 15 years in federal prison after admitting this week that he took pornographic images of an underage boy in his care. Kayan Frazier, 28, of Somers Point, joined the state Department of Child Protection and Permanency after he was fired as a substitute teacher in an Atlantic City school following an investigation of what authorities said was questionable conduct with male students. It was unclear how he got the state job, given concerns that district officials had expressed over Frazier having a boy sleep overnight i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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National Eyeglass, Contacts Retailer Accused Of Discriminating Against Pregnant NJ Employee National Eyeglass, Contacts Retailer Accused Of Discriminating Against Pregnant NJ Employee
National Eyeglass, Contacts Retailer Accused Of Discriminating Against Pregnant NJ Employee A discount vision retailer with stores throughout New Jersey discriminated against a now-former employee by switching her to part time and not providing a suitable place to pump breast milk after she had a baby, a state civil rights complaint alleges. Jalaia Hill says in a state civil rights complaint that her health coverage was eliminated by the sudden position switch from full to part time when she returned from maternity leave to the America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses store in Burlington. America’s Best also “failed to reasonably accommodate her request for a place to express brea…

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by Jerry DeMarco