'Forever Chemicals' Found In NJ Waterways: See Full List By County
So-called "forever chemicals" have been detected in rivers, lakes and streams across all 21 New Jersey counties, including the Hackensack, Passaic, Raritan and Delaware rivers, according to federal water testing records.
The findings come as a new report released Tuesday, Oct. 13, by Environment America Research & Policy Center found PFAS chemicals at 83% of 1,602 locations tested nationwide between 2022 and 2024.
PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are man-made chemicals that break down slowly and can build up in the environment and human body over time. Long-term…
AC Man Attacked Mom In Front Of Her Kids: Prosecutor
A 37-year-old Atlantic City man pleaded guilty to attacking a mother in front of her two children, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 5.
Yusef Gordy faces three years in prison after pleading guilty to endangering the welfare of a child, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
On Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, Atlantic City police responded to a residence after and met with two children, 5 and 9, after Gordy attacked their mother, authorities said. The mother had visible injuries to her face, and confirmed being attacked and threatened by Gordy, authorities said. This attack occur…
Atlantic City Mayor, Superintendent Indicted For Violent Abuse Of Daughter: Prosecutors
Atlantic City's mayor and schools superintendent were indicted after being accused of physically and emotionally abusing the couple's teen daughter, authorities said.
A grand jury indicted Mayor Marty Small Sr., 50, and Dr. La'Quetta Small, 47, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. They were originally charged in the case on Monday, Apr. 15.
Investigators said the couple violently abused their then-15-year-old daughter several times in December 2023 and January. In one incident, Mayor Small was accused of knocking her unconsc…
Man Convicted Of Murder In Armed Home Invasion In Atlantic City: Prosecutor
A 27-year-old man from South Jersey has been found guilty of murder in an armed home invasion robbery, authorities said.
An Atlantic County jury convicted Oshshakkur Derrick, of Somers Point, on Tuesday, June 27, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
Derrick was convicted of murder, assault, armed robbery, kidnapping and other offenses, they said.
The conviction stems from a Nov. 22, 2020 home invasion on the 100 block of N. Pennsylvania Avenue in Atlantic City.
The jury found that Derrick, and another unidentified male, broke into the house in an atte…
Man Admits Filming 80 Videos Of Sex Assault On Child: Prosecutor
A 39-year-old Mays Landing man pleaded guilty to repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl and filming it, authorities said.
Christian R. Navarette of Mays Landing entered the pleas to aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child on Thursday, Aug. 19, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
Navarette admitted that on or about between the dates of July 18, 2017, and December 15, 2019, in his home in Hamilton Township, he committed numerous acts of sexual penetration on the victim, the prosecutor said. Navarette further admitted that he film…
Egg Harbor City Man Gets 30 Years For Attempted Murder, Armed Robbery, Prosecutor Says
A 34-year-old man from Egg Harbor City has been sentenced for attempted murder and first-degree robbery, authorities said.
Robert Harrell was sentenced on Friday to 30 years in state prison for attempted murder, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill.
Harrell also was sentenced to a consecutive 20-year sentence for the first-degree robbery charge.
Harrell, who was in possession of a knife, was identified as a suspect in two violent incidents over two days.
On Jan. 1, 2019, he was arrested for a stabbing during a robbery attempt, after a shooting, Shill said.
Harrell was…
