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Fugitive Wanted For Stabbing Atlantic City Convenience Store Worker Caught: Police Fugitive Wanted For Stabbing Atlantic City Convenience Store Worker Caught: Police
Fugitive Wanted For Stabbing Atlantic City Convenience Store Worker Caught: Police A wanted Atlantic City man was captured about a month after he stabbed a convenience store employee, authorities said. Francisco Bonilla, 34, was arrested by Vineland police on Monday, Mar. 4, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release. He was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. Atlantic City police responded to a stabbing on the 100 block of North Rhode Island Avenue at around 8:18 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3. They found the employee who was stabbed by a customer in an…

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Two South Jersey Men Arrested In Drug-Dealing Investigation Two South Jersey Men Arrested In Drug-Dealing Investigation
Two South Jersey Men Arrested In Drug-Dealing Investigation Two Egg Harbor City men were arrested after police found them with drugs and two guns with high-capacity magazines, authorities said. Egg Harbor City police said 53-year-old Victor Martinez and 47-year-old Ramon Valentin III were arrested on Thursday, Feb. 29. Their arrests come as part of an ongoing investigation into drugs sold in the city. Officers executed a search warrant at a home on the 100 block of London Avenue. They seized an undisclosed amount of narcotics, a gun, a 50-round magazine, and a 31-round magazine. Martinez was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled dan…

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Real Estate
Sale Of $10.25M Mansion Is Record-Breaking Sale For This New Jersey Town (LOOK INSIDE) Sale Of $10.25M Mansion Is Record-Breaking Sale For This New Jersey Town (LOOK INSIDE)
Sale Of $10.25M Mansion Is Record-Breaking Sale For This New Jersey Town (Look Inside) A luxurious waterfront mansion with an Irish pub and rooms reminiscent of the streets of Paris has set a record in a Monmouth County town, according to a real estate firm. The estate along the Navesink River sold for $10.25 million at the end of January 2024.  David "D.J." Ten Hoeve, a realtor with Keller Williams Realty Central Monmouth, said the sale of 15 Sailors Way broke the record for the most expensive single-family home sold in Middletown's history. Ten Hoeve said the lower level of the estate is like "walking into Disney World." Several rooms have Parisian architecture d…

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Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Intentionally Started Two Fires, Including State-Owned Building: Prosecutors South Jersey Man Intentionally Started Two Fires, Including State-Owned Building: Prosecutors
South Jersey Man Intentionally Started Two Fires, Including State-Owned Building: Prosecutors A Plumsted Township man was accused of intentionally starting two fires in Ocean County, authorities said. Edward Petroni, 41, was charged on Monday, Mar. 4 with two counts of aggravated arson, burglary, and two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release. The charges come from two fires in Plumsted and Jackson townships on Friday, Mar. 1. First responders were called to what was described as a "shed fire" near Maple Avenue and Brown Road in Plumsted at around 1:20 p.m. The structure was actually a bus stop …

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Lifestyle
Bruce Springsteen To Headline SeaHearNow Music Festival In Asbury Park Bruce Springsteen To Headline SeaHearNow Music Festival In Asbury Park
Bruce Springsteen To Headline SeaHearNow Music Festival In Asbury Park New Jersey's biggest rock legend is returning to one of the cities that helped launch his iconic career. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at the Sea.Hear.Now Festival, the event announced on Facebook on Tuesday, Mar. 5. The festival on Asbury Park's waterfront is returning for its sixth year. Springsteen is the headlining act of the Jersey Shore's largest music festival on Sunday, Sept. 15. Contemporary folk star Noah Kahan will headline Sea.Hear.Now on the first day of the festival on Saturday, Sept. 14. Sea.Hear.Now 2024 👁️ Presale begins this Thursday…

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News
$10K Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Wawa In Central Jersey $10K Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Wawa In Central Jersey
$10K Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Wawa In Central Jersey A Quick Draw lottery ticket worth $10,000 was sold at a Monmouth County gas station's convenience store, officials said. The New Jersey Lottery said the winning ticket was bought at the Wawa on Route 35 in Eatontown. The ticket was in a Quick Draw drawing on Sunday, Mar. 3. This was the second $10,000 winner in less than a week in Central Jersey after a Mega Millions ticket was purchased at a grocery store in Lakewood on Tuesday, Feb. 27.

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Fentanyl, Heroin, Ecstasy Seized In South Jersey Drug Bust, Four Arrested Fentanyl, Heroin, Ecstasy Seized In South Jersey Drug Bust, Four Arrested
Fentanyl, Heroin, Ecstasy Seized In South Jersey Drug Bust, Four Arrested Four people were accused of selling several drugs throughout Ocean County, including heroin and fentanyl, authorities said. The people arrested were 33-year-old Orthis Allen of Bayville, 33-year-old Ashley Banks of Brick, and two 23-year-olds from Toms River, Lauren Torres and Anthony Martinez. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced the four arrests in a news release on Tuesday, Mar. 5. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents helped Ocean County investigators and local police in a two-month-long investigation into illegal drugs sold throughout Ocean County. The investi…

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Police & Fire
Motor Scooter Driver Hit By Vehicle On Jersey Shore, Hospitalized With Head Injury Motor Scooter Driver Hit By Vehicle On Jersey Shore, Hospitalized With Head Injury
Motor Scooter Driver Hit By Vehicle On Jersey Shore, Hospitalized With Head Injury A man was hospitalized after he was hit by a vehicle while driving a motor scooter in Monmouth County, authorities said. Atlantic Highlands police said it happened on Route 36 near the intersection with Valley Drive at around 8:52 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 3. Officers found the man suffered a head injury and paramedics rushed him to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune. Police said the hospital told them the man was released. "We are happy to hear that a tragic situation appears to have been avoided," police Chief Scott Reinart said in a news release. "The Atlantic Highlands P…

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Lifestyle
Hi Barbie! Live Concert For 'Barbie' Movie Coming To South Jersey, Long Island Hi Barbie! Live Concert For 'Barbie' Movie Coming To South Jersey, Long Island
Hi Barbie! Live Concert For 'Barbie' Movie Coming To South Jersey, Long Island Barbies and Kens across New Jersey, get ready for a musical trip to Barbieland this summer! 'Barbie The Movie: In Concert' will be making two stops in the Garden State, Live Nation and Mattel announced on Monday, Mar. 4. The live-to-film concert experience will stop at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion on Saturday, July 6, and PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on Saturday, Aug. 17. The concert will be Mattel's first live theater experience. The show will feature The Barbie Land Sinfonietta, which is an all-women orchestra led by Tony Award-winning producer Macy Schmidt as conducto…

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Police & Fire
Eagles Defensive Star Donates K9 To Atlantic City Police Department Eagles Defensive Star Donates K9 To Atlantic City Police Department
Eagles Defensive Star Donates K9 To Atlantic City Police Department A Philadelphia Eagles defensive star helped the Atlantic City Police Department hire one of its newest members, authorities said. Defensive tackle Fletcher Cox donated K9 Carlo to Atlantic City police, the department said in a Facebook post on Monday, Mar. 4. K9 Officer Robert Reynolds and K9 Carlo graduated from the Atlantic County police academy's K9 patrol and drug-detection course in Corbin City on Friday, Mar. 1. Officer Reynolds and K9 Carlo were given the John “Sonny” Burke Award, which was voted on by their classmates. Reynolds's car was also renumbered to "…

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