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Boat Driver Left Scene Of Crash That Injured Four People Near South Jersey Park, Troopers Say Boat Driver Left Scene Of Crash That Injured Four People Near South Jersey Park, Troopers Say
Boat Driver Left Scene Of Crash That Injured Four People Near South Jersey Park, Troopers Say Four people were hospitalized after a boat crashed near an Atlantic County park, officials said. In a Facebook post, the Dorothy Volunteer Fire Company said it responded to a marine rescue near Estell Manor Park in Mays Landing at around 5:42 p.m. on Sunday, July 28. Four victims were taken to hospitals with their injuries. A state police spokesperson said 37-year-old Daniel Bollinger of Egg Harbor City was driving an 18-foot boat in the South River. The boat went into a marsh area and hit several trees. Bollinger left the crash scene before troopers arrived and he later turned h…

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by Chris Spiker
Obituaries
Adam Raduszewski, Of Pennsville, Dies At 43 Adam Raduszewski, Of Pennsville, Dies At 43
Adam Raduszewski, Of Pennsville, Dies At 43 Adam G. Raduszewski, Jr., of Pennsville, died on June 17, according to an obituary published by Laughrey Funeral Home. He was 43 years old. Adam was currently employed at Trek Bicycle Corp., his obituary said. The Pennsville Memorial High School graduate earned a bachelor's degree in construction engineering from National University  "Adam had a silly, goofy personality, often cracking jokes and being sarcastic," his obit said. He would take his children bowling, play arcade games and had many nights of playing video games with his boys, the obit said. "He was highly intelligent an…

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by Jon Craig
News
New Jersey's Most Decorated Battleship Returns To Camden New Jersey's Most Decorated Battleship Returns To Camden
New Jersey's Most Decorated Battleship Returns To Camden The most decorated battleship in U.S. history is returning to Camden. The USS New Jersey is scheduled to return to its dock in Camden on Thursday, June 20 after three months of extensive dry-dock maintenance at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The historic 900-foot-long battleship serves as a floating museum.  It's expected to dock on the Camden Waterfront at about 1:30 p.m. after a layover at Paulsboro Marine Terminal. Public viewing areas include the Camden waterfront, Red Bank Battlefield in National Park and Riverwinds complex in West Deptford. “For the past three months, the 82-year…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Rocky Gannon, Decorated WWII Fighter Pilot From Ocean City, Dies At 99 Rocky Gannon, Decorated WWII Fighter Pilot From Ocean City, Dies At 99
Rocky Gannon, Decorated WWII Fighter Pilot From Ocean City, Dies At 99 An Ocean City native who was a decorated fighter pilot and World War II veteran has died. Roland "Rocky" Gannon "passed quietly and peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by family" on Tuesday, June 4, according to his obituary. He was 99 years old. Gannon was born on a kitchen table in a house without electricity or running water in Palermo, NJ on Sunday, Mar. 8, 1925. He was the youngest of five children. At 17, Gannon left for Army Air Corps pilot training on the morning of his junior prom in 1943. "For the next year he took college courses and completed several different aviation sc…

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by Chris Spiker