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Teen Identified In Deadly Monroe Township Shooting, Prosecutors Say Teen Identified In Deadly Monroe Township Shooting, Prosecutors Say
Teen Identified In Deadly Monroe Township Shooting, Prosecutors Say Authorities have released the name of the Sicklerville teen who was shot and killed in a Monroe Township neighborhood. Qaasir Greenidge, 19, died in the shooting in Monroe Township on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Officers responded to a gunshot report near Texas and Oklahoma avenues in the Colonial Estates neighborhood at around 8:08 p.m.  A K9 officer found Greenidge in a nearby backyard suffering from a gunshot wound. Greenidge was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy…

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Atlantic City Cocaine Dealer Pleads Guilty, Facing Decade In Prison: Prosecutors Atlantic City Cocaine Dealer Pleads Guilty, Facing Decade In Prison: Prosecutors
Atlantic City Cocaine Dealer Pleads Guilty, Facing Decade In Prison: Prosecutors An Atlantic City man admitted to running a drug operation after police uncovered more than four pounds of drugs and thousands in cash, authorities said. Darrick Mallory, 53, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Jan. 2 to first-degree possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors will recommend a 10-year state prison sentence. The charges stem from a Thursday, June 2, 2022, raid when law enforcement executed court-approved search warrants at Mallory's home on Harris Place. Authori…

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Boy, 6, Killed In Ewing Apartment Fire That Injured 17 Was Visiting Relatives: Police (UPDATE) Boy, 6, Killed In Ewing Apartment Fire That Injured 17 Was Visiting Relatives: Police (UPDATE)
Boy, 6, Killed In Ewing Apartment Fire That Injured 17 Was Visiting Relatives: Police (Update) A six-year-old Central New York boy was visiting his family in Ewing when he died in a massive apartment fire that injured 17 people and left at least 16 without homes, authorities said. Jayden Gotell-Watkins of Baldwinsville, NY, was identified as the victim killed in the Cambridge Hall fire, the Ewing Police Department said in a news release. Seventeen other victims were hospitalized in the blaze on Thursday, Jan. 2. Investigators said Gotell-Watkins was visiting relatives when the fire broke out on the fourth floor at around 3 p.m. Emergency responders arrived at the scene on Lower …

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Suspect Wanted For Planting Card Skimmer At Burlington 7-Eleven, Police Say Suspect Wanted For Planting Card Skimmer At Burlington 7-Eleven, Police Say
Suspect Wanted For Planting Card Skimmer At Burlington 7-Eleven, Police Say Police were looking for whoever put a skimming device on a credit card reader at a Burlington Township convenience store, authorities said. A man was seen on surveillance video attaching the skimmer on the card reader at a register in the 7-Eleven on Columbus Road, the Burlington Township Police Department said in a news release. Officers were called to the store at around 7:14 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1. Security video captured the suspect entering the 7-Eleven at approximately 5 p.m. The man posed as a customer, waited for the store clerk to turn away, and quickly conne…

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Woman, 76, Charged In Deadly New Year’s Eve Hit-And-Run In Wildwood, Prosecutors Say Woman, 76, Charged In Deadly New Year’s Eve Hit-And-Run In Wildwood, Prosecutors Say
Woman, 76, Charged In Deadly New Year’s Eve Hit-And-Run In Wildwood, Prosecutors Say A Wildwood Crest woman was accused of leaving the scene of a deadly crash in Wildwood on New Year's Eve, authorities said. Marylin Glenn, 76, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 2, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said in a news release. Investigators said Glenn struck a pedestrian identified by the initials C.C. near the intersection of West Hand and Hudson avenues. Glenn left the area but contacted law enforcement shortly after the crash. Glenn was charged with second-degree leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death and violation of a pu…

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Schools
Students Return To Elementary School In Freehold After Mold Removed From Classrooms Students Return To Elementary School In Freehold After Mold Removed From Classrooms
Students Return To Elementary School In Freehold After Mold Removed From Classrooms Students at one Freehold elementary school have returned to their building months after mold was found in some classrooms, officials said. Laura Donovan Elementary School reopened for classes after winter break on Thursday, Jan. 2, Freehold Township superintendent Neal Dickstein confirmed in an email. The district told families in August 2024 that kids would have to begin the academic year in other schools throughout the district after the mold discovery. "We are fortunate that we can temporarily reorganize and reallocate classrooms to ensure your children begin the new school ye…

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Tabernacle Lotto Ticket Captures $657K Jackpot On New Year's Day Tabernacle Lotto Ticket Captures $657K Jackpot On New Year's Day
Tabernacle Lotto Ticket Captures $657K Jackpot On New Year's Day Burlington County lottery players scored big victories on both sides of the new year, with a winner claiming a prize of more than $657,000 on the first day of 2025. A ticket sold in Tabernacle won the year's first Jersey Cash 5 jackpot worth $657,679 on Wednesday, Jan. 1, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release. The New Year's Day winner was purchased at Murphy’s Fresh Markets on Medford Lakes Road. The winning numbers were 01, 23, 25, 34, and 40. The XTRA number was 2 and the Bullseye number was 25.  The county was also home to the last major Jersey Cash 5 winner of 2…

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Man Identified In Deadly Train Strike Near Middletown Bridge On New Year’s Eve Man Identified In Deadly Train Strike Near Middletown Bridge On New Year’s Eve
Man Identified In Deadly Train Strike Near Middletown Bridge On New Year’s Eve Officials have released the identity of the Ocean Township man who was hit by a New Jersey Transit train and killed on New Year's Eve in Middletown. Dilip Shah, 77, was identified as the victim who died on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, according to a NJ Transit spokesperson.  Shah was struck by North Jersey Coast Line train No. 3361 near the Navesink River bridge at around 5:54 p.m. None of the 220 passengers and crew members aboard the train were injured. The train left New York Penn Station at 4:30 p.m. It was scheduled to reach Bay Head at 6:39 p.m. NJ Transit p…

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Edison Lotto Player Kicks Off New Year With $87K Jackpot Win Edison Lotto Player Kicks Off New Year With $87K Jackpot Win
Edison Lotto Player Kicks Off New Year With $87K Jackpot Win A Middlesex County lottery player struck gold, taking home more than $87,000 on the second day of the year, officials said. A ticket worth $87,044 was purchased at the 7-Eleven on Vineyard Road in Edison on Thursday, Jan. 2. The winner was a $5 Merry Money Match Fast Play Progressive ticket. The winning ticket represented 50 percent of the progressive jackpot. Fast Play Progressive tickets are sold at all NJ Lottery retailers and players must purchase $10 or $20 tickets to win an entire jackpot. Payouts depend on the amount wagered. A $1 wager wins 10 percent of the jackpot,…

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Six-Year-Old Boy Killed, 17 Hospitalized In Ewing Apartment Fire (UPDATE) Six-Year-Old Boy Killed, 17 Hospitalized In Ewing Apartment Fire (UPDATE)
Six-Year-Old Boy Killed, 17 Hospitalized In Ewing Apartment Fire (Update) A young boy was killed and 17 people were sent to hospitals when an apartment building caught fire in Ewing, authorities said. The six-year-old boy died in the blaze at the Cambridge Hall apartments on Lower Ferry Road on Thursday, Jan. 2, the Ewing Police Department said in a news release. Emergency crews first arrived at the scene at around 3 p.m. after 911 callers reported heavy smoke and flames coming from the building. Ewing's three fire departments and all available police officers responded to the apartment complex. Officers soon learned a child was trapped on the fou…

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