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South Jersey drivers try to deal with rising price of gas
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 2:15 am
Gas prices are rising throughout the country and the state, and drivers are starting to adjust their routines to find the cheapest prices and use less fuel.
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South Jersey may be in for more snow after surprise accumulations Friday
Friday, February 1, 2013 1:30 pm
South Jersey residents endured a surprisingly heavy snowstorm Friday — especially in Cape May County, where more than 7 inches fell in some areas.
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Shore Mall merchants moving on as partial demolition nears
Friday, February 1, 2013 2:30 am
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Store owners called it the end of an era as they packed up decades-old Shore Mall properties in preparation for a partial demolition.
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Homelessness movie to begin production in Atlantic City in February
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 12:37 pm
A movie about homelessness in America will be shot next month in Atlantic City, and city officials hope it will bring more filmmakers to the area.
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South Jersey receives more than $3 million in Sandy relief money
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 10:35 am
New Jersey Office of Emergency Management released a list of which municipalities and organizations have received Sandy relief money as of Jan. 8.
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Restoration work under way for Boardwalk Hall organ in second chamber
Friday, January 25, 2013 12:16 am
ATLANTIC CITY — A few of the 33,000 pipes in Boardwalk Hall’s organ — the largest organ in the world — are in tune again.
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South Jersey deals with cold that will last through weekend; snow possible Friday
Thursday, January 24, 2013 2:15 am
Bus riders dressed warmer, outdoor workers moved faster and HVAC companies worked overtime as South Jersey dealt with a bitter cold front that arrived Tuesday and is forecast to last the rest of the week.
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Atlantic City’s Revel casino hoping for new start in the new year
Tuesday, January 1, 2013 12:00 am
Amid aerialists serving wine and models in chocolate-covered evening gowns, Revel executives were viewing the New Year’s Eve celebration as a sort of rebirth for the resort.
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In Brigantine, one man's mysterious Sandy debris is another man's rock sculpture
Saturday, December 29, 2012 1:00 am
A microwave-sized boulder that appeared in the shallows of the lagoon behind Mark Supple’s Brigantine home was not his first concern after Hurricane Sandy.
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Heated tent nearly complete for New Year's Eve dance music-and-paint party at Atlantic City's Bader Field
Friday, December 28, 2012 6:32 pm
A tent that will house the Life in Color New Year’s Eve party at Bader field in Atlantic City is more than 75 percent complete, a spokesman for the event’s promoter said.
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Weather service predicts snow for Saturday in South Jersey
Thursday, December 27, 2012 11:20 pm
After record-breaking rainfall, high winds and unseasonably warm weather Wednesday, the National Weather Service is predicting snowfall in South Jersey on Saturday.
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Record rain amount fell on Wednesday; snow possible for Saturday
Thursday, December 27, 2012 11:39 am
After record breaking rainfall, high winds, and unseasonably warm weather Wednesday, the National Weather Service is predicting snowfall in South Jersey on Saturday.
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Fire Wednesday morning in Ventnor displaces 11 people
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 6:45 pm
Eleven people were displaced after a two-family dwelling caught fire Wednesday morning in Ventnor, Chief John Hazlett said.
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Three shot at church community center in Vineland
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 4:15 pm
Police are searching for a man who shot three people Wednesday morning at a Christmas party in Vineland.
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The holidays introduce a series of fire hazards
Monday, December 24, 2012 7:11 am
CAPE MAY — When Merion Inn owner Vicki Watson woke up Dec. 23, 2010, she was surprised to smell what she thought was candles burning — she was used to the smell of baking muffins coming up into her bedroom from the inn below.
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Union members wait in line to get holiday meal cards
Thursday, December 20, 2012 10:04 am
At 7:30 a.m. Thursday, with temperatures around 30 degrees, a line stretched out the back of St. Michael’s Church in Atlantic City, through the parking lot and out onto North Georgia Avenue.
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Cedar Creek student had chemicals at home that could be used for bomb, police charge
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 10:21 pm
Galloway Township police arrested a Cedar Creek High School student on charges of having chemicals at his home that could be made into a bomb.
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Man shot in Atlantic City early Sunday morning
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 1:19 pm
An Atlantic City man was shot several times early Sunday morning, police said.
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Little Egg Harbor Township home destroyed by fire
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 11:22 am
LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Ocean County and state fire marshals investigated what was left of a home that caught fire in the Mystic Island section early Tuesday morning.
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Museum of Woodbine, Jewish history signed over to Stockton
Monday, December 17, 2012 6:03 pm
The Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage was signed over to Richard Stockton College on Monday afternoon.
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South Jersey residents watching as debate heats up in Washington over fiscal cliff
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 11:39 am
Many of the customers at Starbucks on Wednesday morning in Somers Point were more concerned with making it to work — on time and with coffee — than they were with where politicians in Washington stand on the fiscal cliff debate.
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Children of Pearl Harbor survivors feel duty to make sure parents' sacrifices are remembered
Friday, December 7, 2012 12:15 am
Allan Darby was talking about some of the battles he fought after he survived Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
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Atlantic City's Holiday parade set for Saturday
Friday, November 30, 2012 5:52 pm
Atlantic City’s Holiday Parade will return to its traditional Atlantic Avenue route this year this Saturday.
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Event at Hard Rock Cafe raises more than $200,000 for Gilda's Club South Jersey
Thursday, November 29, 2012 10:16 pm
Gilda’s Club South Jersey provides those affected by cancer with free social, emotional and education support.
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Pilot approaching Hammonton airport did not see other plane in fatal 2011 crash, NTSB reports
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 3:21 pm
A fatal crash over Hammonton Municipal Airport last year was caused by an incoming pilot’s failure to see, and heed warnings regarding, an aerobatic plane in the area, a federal report said Tuesday.
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FEMA hotel vouchers set to expire Thursday
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 12:57 am
Vouchers supplied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency allowing residents displaced by Hurricane Sandy to stay in area hotels will expire Thursday, agency spokesman Mike McCormack said.
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Pleasantville man indicted on murder charge in death of Somers Point man last Christmas Eve
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:57 pm
A Pleasantville man charged with the murder of a Somers Point man on Christmas Eve was indicted Tuesday, acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain said.
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Woman indicted on murder charges in deaths of Canadian tourists in Atlantic City
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:43 pm
The woman charged with the murder of two Canadian tourists in Atlantic City was indicted Tuesday, acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain said.
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$425 million Powerball jackpot has South Jersey residents dreaming of what to buy, whom to help
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 3:00 am
Daydreaming is the fun part.
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Two South Jersey charity events culminate in big donation to Community FoodBank branch
Monday, November 26, 2012 8:23 pm
Two local charity events combined this year to raise more than $17,000, including a truckload of food for those in need, Longport Media President Dave Coskey said.
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Two more charged in shooting that killed Atlantic City man, 25, and injured baby
Monday, November 26, 2012 4:36 pm
Two Atlantic County men were charged Monday with the July murder of an Atlantic City man during a shooting that also injured a baby, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain said.
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Shoppers wait overnight for Best Buy deals; others start Black Friday early at Walmart
Friday, November 23, 2012 2:00 am
Black Friday sales meant spending Thanksgiving standing in line for some shoppers at the Best Buy in Mays Landing.
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South Jersey motorists get on the road for Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 7:16 pm
On Wednesday night at Absecon Station, dozens of travelers exited the NJ Transit train from Philadelphia. Many carried luggage and rushed to embrace family members in idling cars in the parking lot.
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Atlantic City school board votes to move 2013 elections to November
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 9:35 pm
Atlantic City Board of Education voted Tuesday to move the date of the school board elections to coincide with the general election.
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Atlantic City business and civic organization honors former Resorts executive Dennis Gomes' service to city
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 1:30 am
Dennis Gomes, the late casino executive, was honored by the more than 700 people in attendance at the Metropolitan Business and Citizens Association’s 22nd annual award gala at Resorts Casino Hotel Monday night.
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Bogus Sept. 11 charity ordered to surrender funds, NJ Attorney General says
Monday, November 19, 2012 5:16 pm
A Manahawkin man and his business partner, who pocketed donations to their bogus Sept. 11 charity, were ordered Monday to give up the donations, pay civil penalties, and refrain from working with charitable organization, according to Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa.
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Ocean City man sentenced for giving ammunition to son of former Phiadelphia mob boss
Friday, November 16, 2012 7:03 pm
An Ocean City man was sentenced Friday to six months in prison for giving ammunition to Nicodemo S. Scarfo -- son of jailed mob boss "Little Nicky" Scarfo -- and Salvatore Pelullo, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
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Proposed New Jersey bill targets looters during declared emergency
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 8:32 pm
A state senator announced legislation Wednesday that would expand penalties for looting during a declared state of emergency.
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In radio interview, Christie urges Sandy victims to register with FEMA
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 5:27 pm
Gov. Chris Christie urged the state’s victims of Sandy to register with FEMA and called the response to the storm a nonpartisan effort, during a radio interview Wednesday with Harry Hurley.
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Next storm system could mean rainy start to next week, minor flooding could occur
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 5:24 pm
An approaching sea storm may mean a wet start to the Thanksgiving Day week, and could cause coastal flooding, but the National Weather Service said the storm would not be a “high impact event” for the region.
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12 Charter Tech students hurt when school bus hits tree along Garden State Parkway
Monday, November 12, 2012 5:00 pm
A dozen students were injured Monday when a school bus traveling north on the Garden State Parkway went off the road and hit a tree Monday afternoon between exits 33 and 34.
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Galloway man who tossed infant daughter from bridge to be sentenced Wednesday
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 5:57 pm
A Galloway man who threw his infant daughter from a Garden State Parkway bridge in 2010 is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday.
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Hundreds attend FEMA meeting in Brigantine
Monday, November 5, 2012 11:01 pm
BRIGANTINE - Hundreds of residents showed up to an FEMA informational meeting Monday night at the North School to ask questions about storm damage.
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Brigantine man found in flooded home after Hurricane Sandy dies of hypothermia, cardiac arrest
Monday, November 5, 2012 3:40 pm
A 73-year-old Brigantine man’s death is the first reported in Atlantic County directly linked to Hurricane Sandy.
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FEMA shifts into recovery phase in Atlantic County
Sunday, November 4, 2012 11:55 pm
FEMA is moving from storm response to storm recovery phase in South Jersey, according to FEMA’s Atlantic County representative, Chris McKniff.
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Grass-roots efforts offer South Jersey residents relief in aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
Sunday, November 4, 2012 8:50 pm
Volunteers used word of mouth and social media to pull together grass-roots relief stations and fundraisers across South Jersey this weekend.
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Atlantic City community centers need helping hand themselves in wake of Sandy
Sunday, November 4, 2012 7:20 pm
Sandy or no Sandy, many Atlantic City residents rely on their community centers.
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Election officials work to avoid voting problems in wake of Sandy
Friday, November 2, 2012 7:32 pm
Election officials are making a variety of changes to overcome Sandy storm damage and ensure that polling places are ready for voters Tuesday.
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Frustrated motorists search in vain for a way onto Absecon Island
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 3:21 pm
As soon as flooding from Sandy subsided Tuesday morning, drivers on the mainland began searching fruitlessly for ways onto Absecon Island.
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On Absecon Island, some residents in no hurry to leave
Sunday, October 28, 2012 6:20 pm
With Sandy approaching, many remaining Downbeach residents were calm, leisurely obeying or leisurely disregarding Sunday’s mandatory evacuation order.
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