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NJ's Dominic Sessa Cast In New Anthony Bourdain Biopic: Report NJ's Dominic Sessa Cast In New Anthony Bourdain Biopic: Report
NJ's Dominic Sessa Cast In New Anthony Bourdain Biopic: Report Dominic Sessa is going from boarding school to the kitchen. The 21-year-old actor, who grew up in Egg Harbor Township and Ocean City, has been cast as Anthony Bourdain in a new biopic about the legendary chef, Deadline reports.  Bourdain is also a Garden State native, growing up in Leonia and having graduated from the Dwight-Englewood School. Sessa became a breakout star after appearing in "The Holdovers," a critically acclaimed dramedy about a boy stuck at boarding school over Christmas break with his misanthropic teacher.  Sessa attended Alder Avenue Middle School in Egg Harbo…

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by Sam Barron
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Victim In Double Fatal Atlantic County Crash Was 8 Months Pregnant, Campaign Says Victim In Double Fatal Atlantic County Crash Was 8 Months Pregnant, Campaign Says
Victim In Double Fatal Atlantic County Crash Was 8 Months Pregnant, Campaign Says Support is on the rise for the family of an expectant 21-year-old woman who was one of two people killed in a crash that left multiple others injured over the weekend. A GoFundMe campaign launched for Escarlin Suriel's family says she was 8 months pregnant with a baby girl, Viviana, at the time of the Black Horse Pike crash Friday, July 26, that let her and 22-year-old Gabriella Constrantino of Pleasantville dead. "Escarlin was a loving, caring, and devoted mother and wife. She was a beautiful soul," reads the campaign launched by Maria Tropea. "She leaves behind her four-year-old daug…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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
Police & Fire
Missing Man, 85, Found During Late Night Thunderstorms At South Jersey Golf Course Missing Man, 85, Found During Late Night Thunderstorms At South Jersey Golf Course
Missing Man, 85, Found During Late Night Thunderstorms At South Jersey Golf Course An elderly man was found at an Atlantic County golf course overnight after he went missing for several hours in severe weather, authorities said. In a news release, Egg Harbor Township police said 85-year-old Mu Lee was reunited with his family at around 12:20 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17. Employees at Green Tree Golf Course reported him missing at around 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16. Green Tree workers told police they were worried Lee hadn't been seen for several hours. He was known to play at the course and go golfing by himself. Lee's cellphone and other belongings were found …

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man, 46, Killed In Weekend Crash South Jersey Man, 46, Killed In Weekend Crash
South Jersey Man, 46, Killed In Weekend Crash A 46-year-old man was killed after striking a tree Sunday, June 9 in Bass River Township, authorities said. Vincent Genna, of Egg Harbor Township, was driving eastbound on North Maple Avenue, near Stage Road, at 9:05 p.m. when he veered off the road, New Jersey State Police said. Genna was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Teen Run Over By Tow Truck Fighting 'Like A Champ' In Hospital: Fundraiser South Jersey Teen Run Over By Tow Truck Fighting 'Like A Champ' In Hospital: Fundraiser
South Jersey Teen Run Over By Tow Truck Fighting 'Like A Champ' In Hospital: Fundraiser Friends and loved ones were rallying to support an Egg Harbor Township teen who was critically injured by a tow truck after falling off her bicycle. A GoFundMe page said 15-year-old Emily Davis was riding her bike with her brother and a family friend on Ocean Heights Avenue after visiting her mother at her salon on Wednesday, May 8. She was struck by a 2021 Ford tow truck after losing her balance and falling into its path. Davis was rushed to a hospital and airlifted to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden. "Some of her injuries include broken legs, fractured pelvis, collap…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Five Arrested On Drug Charges In Atlantic City, Philly Fugitive Caught: Police Five Arrested On Drug Charges In Atlantic City, Philly Fugitive Caught: Police
Five Arrested On Drug Charges In Atlantic City, Philly Fugitive Caught: Police Four men and two teens were arrested in Atlantic City, five of whom were accused of selling heroin, cocaine, and Xanax, authorities said. The six suspects were taken into custody during "an operation targeting areas of concern." The Atlantic City Police Department announced the arrests in a news release on Wednesday, May 22.  Officers seized 70 bags of heroin, more than three grams of cocaine, and 51 Xanax prescription pills. Five of the suspects were arrested on drug dealing and possession charges.  Raymond Knight Jr., 40, of Egg Harbor Township, was charged with …

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by Chris Spiker
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Corrections Officer Accepted Money In South Jersey Jail-Smuggling Scheme: Prosecutors Corrections Officer Accepted Money In South Jersey Jail-Smuggling Scheme: Prosecutors
Corrections Officer Accepted Money In South Jersey Jail-Smuggling Scheme: Prosecutors An Atlantic County corrections officer was among three people accused of a scheme to smuggle contraband into the county's jail, authorities said. In a news release, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said 33-year-old Christopher Piccioni of Swedesboro was charged on Monday, May 20. Piccioni is an officer at the Atlantic County Justice Facility. The county prosecutor's office said it learned in January about contraband being smuggled into the jail in Mays Landing. Piccioni was identified as a suspect during a four-month investigation. Investigators said Piccioni conspired wit…

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by Chris Spiker