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Pints And Putts: Philly Brewery To Open Jersey Shore Location Featuring Mini-Golf Pints And Putts: Philly Brewery To Open Jersey Shore Location Featuring Mini-Golf
Pints And Putts: Philly Brewery To Open Jersey Shore Location Featuring Mini-Golf A Philadelphia brewery is opening up a new location on the Jersey Shore that will also offer beer fans a chance to play mini-golf. Meyers Brewing Company will open a sister location in Ocean View, the brewery said in a Facebook post on Saturday, Apr. 6. It will be called Meyers Lighthouse Brewing Company and is expected to open in May. The new brewery will be located on Route 9, about a quarter-mile north of the intersection with Sea Isle Boulevard. "The brewery will serve a variety of beer styles such as hazy IPAs, sours, stouts, and more," Meyers Brewing Company wrote in its Facebook pos…

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Country Star Colt Ford In ICU After Suffering Heart Attack: Reports Country Star Colt Ford In ICU After Suffering Heart Attack: Reports
Country Star Colt Ford In ICU After Suffering Heart Attack: Reports Country-rap star Colt Ford is in a hospital after suffering a heart attack after a performance in Arizona, casting doubt on his summer performances across the northeast. PEOPLE magazine reported that Ford had a heart attack last week after performing at Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row venue in Gilbert, AZ. He was taken to the ICU at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa. In a statement to PEOPLE, a spokesperson for the 54-year-old musician said he's slowly on the road to recovery. "Ford remains in the ICU, with his condition steadily improving in a positive direction," read a statement from Fo…

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Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Accused Of Uploading Child Porn To Internet To Stay In Jail Through Trial South Jersey Man Accused Of Uploading Child Porn To Internet To Stay In Jail Through Trial
South Jersey Man Accused Of Uploading Child Porn To Internet To Stay In Jail Through Trial An Ocean County man accused of uploading child pornography to the internet will stay in jail, authorities said. Joseph Asfor, 45, of Berkeley Township, was ordered by a judge on Tuesday, Apr. 9 to remain in jail through his trial, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He was charged on Wednesday, Mar. 27 with possession of child pornography and obstruction of justice.  The high-tech crime unit for the county prosecutor's office identified an IP address that was uploading pictures of child pornography to the internet. It was linked to a Berkele…

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Police & Fire
Teen Wanted In Stabbing Of Another Teen In South Jersey Park Teen Wanted In Stabbing Of Another Teen In South Jersey Park
Teen Wanted In Stabbing Of Another Teen In South Jersey Park Police in Atlantic County are searching for a teen wanted in connection with the stabbing of another teen in a park, authorities said. Egg Harbor Township police are looking for 18-year-old Mikal Williams-Bunch of Egg Harbor Township, the department said in a news release. It comes after police responded to a stabbing at Childs-Kirk Memorial Park on Idlewood Avenue just after 6 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 29,  An 18-year-old man was found with a stab wound to his stomach. He was taken to a hospital and remained there recovering from the stabbing.  An Egg Harbor Township t…

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Distressed Naked Man Causes $100K In Damage To Lakewood Restaurant: Police Distressed Naked Man Causes $100K In Damage To Lakewood Restaurant: Police
Distressed Naked Man Causes $100K In Damage To Lakewood Restaurant: Police A "distressed and naked" vandal is accused of breaking into a Lakewood bar and turning things upside-down. Lakewood police responded to a reported burglary at Maggie's Bar & Restaurant on Country Club Drive at around 10 a.m. on Sunday, Apr. 7, police said. An employee said a man was in the restaurant destroying furniture, equipment, and inventory. Officers found a 29-year-old Lakewood man "unclothed and exhibiting signs of emotional distress." An officer approached him calmly and he was arrested. The man was charged with burglary, theft, and criminal mischief. About $100,000 in damage…

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Power Knocked Out For 3K+ Customers In Central Jersey Power Knocked Out For 3K+ Customers In Central Jersey
Power Knocked Out For 3K+ Customers In Central Jersey More than 3,000 customers were without power in Monmouth County after a substation caught fire, officials said. A substation fire at the entrance to Sandy Hook caused the outage on Monday, Apr. 8, Atlantic Highlands police said in a Facebook post. Route 36 crossings in Atlantic Highlands were temporarily closed. According to Jersey Central Power & Light's outage map, power was lost for 2,414 customers in Middletown, 1,044 customers in Atlantic Highlands, and nine customers in Highlands as of 5:30 p.m. JCP&L was told about the fire and crews are responding to make repairs, police sa…

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Convicted Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced For Atlantic City Attempted Murder Convicted Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced For Atlantic City Attempted Murder
Convicted Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced For Atlantic City Attempted Murder A convicted fentanyl dealer was sentenced after admitting to shooting a man in Atlantic City more than four years ago, authorities said.  Kevin Davis, 38, of Atlantic City, was sentenced on Monday, Apr. 8 to 15 years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Feb. 20 to first-degree attempted murder and second-degree possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose. Investigators said Davis shot a man in the stomach and got away on a bicycle on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. Through surveillance video from …

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Man Drove 100+ MPH While High On Marijuana In South Jersey Crash: Prosecutors Man Drove 100+ MPH While High On Marijuana In South Jersey Crash: Prosecutors
Man Drove 100+ MPH While High On Marijuana In South Jersey Crash: Prosecutors A Middlesex County man was accused of driving more than 100 miles per hour while high on marijuana during a crash in Jackson Township, authorities said. Nicholas Obrzut, 21, of Monroe Township, was charged on Wednesday, Apr. 3 with two counts of aggravated assault and three counts of assault by auto. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced the charges in a news release on Monday, Apr. 8. Jackson Township police responded to the crash near the intersection of North County Line and Jackson Mills roads at around 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27. A 2020 BMW driven by Obrzut …

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Two South Jersey Officers Injured, Man Charged With Attempted Murder Two South Jersey Officers Injured, Man Charged With Attempted Murder
Two South Jersey Officers Injured, Man Charged With Attempted Murder Two police officers in Atlantic County were injured, including one who was stabbed, while responding to a call, authorities said. Keith Kiminsky, 30, of Galloway, was arrested on Sunday, Apr. 7, the Galloway Township Police Department said in a news release. He was given several charges, including attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and resisting arrest. Galloway police responded to a home on the 300 block of Cresson Avenue after several 911 hang-up calls. Body camera video released by the police department showed Kiminsky's mother answ…

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Jersey Shore Man Tried To Rob Convenience Store, Person In Parking Lot: Police Jersey Shore Man Tried To Rob Convenience Store, Person In Parking Lot: Police
Jersey Shore Man Tried To Rob Convenience Store, Person In Parking Lot: Police An Ocean County man was accused of trying to rob a convenience store and someone in a parking lot, authorities said. Mark Stackhouse, 30, of Tuckerton, was arrested on Saturday, Apr. 6, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department said in a news release. He was charged with two counts of robbery. Officers responded to an armed robbery report at the 7-Eleven on Tilton Road at around 6:28 p.m. Stackhouse ran away from the 7-Eleven and went toward a nearby Wawa. Investigators said Stackhouse went into the 7-Eleven, told the female cashier that he had a gun, and threatened to shoot her if she did…

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