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NJ Athlete Katelyn Morales, 14, Dies After Cancer Battle NJ Athlete Katelyn Morales, 14, Dies After Cancer Battle
NJ Athlete Katelyn Morales, 14, Dies After Cancer Battle A Monmouth County community is mourning the loss of a 14-year-old girl after a valiant cancer battle. An obituary said 14-year-old Katelyn Morales of Howell died on Wednesday, Jan. 10. She was in the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with lymphoma. A GoFundMe page for Morales said she received several rounds of radiation, chemotherapy treatments, and blood transfusions. "At 14 years old, Kate was recently diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma that has quickly spread to multiple parts of her body," the cancer treatment fundraiser said. "Doctors say her form of cancer is rare, which took months t…
Malnourished Baby Seal Rescued After 400-Mile Journey To Jersey Shore Malnourished Baby Seal Rescued After 400-Mile Journey To Jersey Shore
Malnourished Baby Seal Rescued After 400-Mile Journey To Jersey Shore An Atlantic County animal rehabilitation center is helping a baby seal recover after it was found on a beach in Monmouth County. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said a male grey seal pup was first seen resting on a beach in Sea Bright late in the afternoon on Thursday, Jan. 11.  The seal was observed overnight and after staying on the shore through the morning, he was brought to the rehab center in Brigantine on Friday, Jan. 12. The stranding center said he's believed to be four or five weeks old since he still had white fur from his birthing coat. His eyes were also irritated from…
Two Teens Charged In Killing Of 14-Year-Old In Atlantic City Two Teens Charged In Killing Of 14-Year-Old In Atlantic City
Two Teens Charged In Killing Of 14-Year-Old In Atlantic City Two teenagers are facing charges in the killing of a 14-year-old boy who was shot in the head in Atlantic City earlier this month, authorities said. The two charged teens are 16 years old and were arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 9, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced on Tuesday, Jan. 16.  One boy is being held at Harborfields Atlantic Youth Center in Egg Harbor City and the other is in custody at the Essex County Youth Detention Center in Newark. Atlantic City police responded to a shooting on the 3300 block of Atlantic Avenue just before 11 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 5. O…
Couple Killed In Parkway Crash With Snowplow Couple Killed In Parkway Crash With Snowplow
Couple Killed In Parkway Crash With Snowplow A man and woman from Lakewood were killed after crashing into a snowplow truck on the Garden State Parkway in Monmouth County, authorities said. State police said an SUV driven by 29-year-old Eliyahu Naydavoud was heading north on the parkway in Tinton Falls around 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15.  A snowplow truck was also traveling north and tried to turn into an emergency vehicle U-turn area near mile marker 104.2. Naydavoud's SUV crashed into the side of the snowplow. He and 30-year-old Raizel Rothenberg were killed in the crash. According to The Yeshiva World, Naydavoud…
Man Arrested In Deadly New Year's Day Stabbing In Atlantic City Man Arrested In Deadly New Year's Day Stabbing In Atlantic City
Man Arrested In Deadly New Year's Day Stabbing In Atlantic City An Atlantic City man is charged in connection with one of the city's two deadly stabbings on New Year's Day, authorities said. Gavin Guzman, 23, was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 13, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced on Tuesday, Jan. 16. He's charged with first-degree murder in the death of Nazir Cintron, 22, of Atlantic City. Atlantic City police responded to the boardwalk and Michigan Avenue just after 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1. Cintron was found dead and investigators said Guzman stabbed Cintron in the chest. About an hour earlier, 50-year-old Richard Vincent O'Brien III …
Drunken Boater Charged In Deadly Summer Atlantic City Crash: Prosecutor Drunken Boater Charged In Deadly Summer Atlantic City Crash: Prosecutor
Drunken Boater Charged In Deadly Summer Atlantic City Crash: Prosecutor An Atlantic City man is facing charges after a boat crash killed a woman last summer, authorities said. Jeffrey Jastrzembski, 53, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 11, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced on Tuesday, Jan. 16. He has been charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter in the crash on Saturday, Aug. 12. Prosecutors said Jastrzembski was driving a boat in the Intracoastal Waterway near the Albany Avenue bridge just after 5 p.m. He's accused of speeding towards the docks and making a sharp left turn. Norma Michaels, 79, of Atlantic City, was hit by Jastrzembski's …
Delicious Treats From Crumbl Cookies Sets Opening Date In Atlantic County Delicious Treats From Crumbl Cookies Sets Opening Date In Atlantic County
Delicious Treats From Crumbl Cookies Sets Opening Date In Atlantic County A popular bakery specializing in gourmet cookies and other desserts is close to opening in Hamilton Township. Crumbl Cookies will open its new location on Black Horse Pike in Mays Landing on Friday, Jan. 26, according to a Facebook post from Molly Nagy, director of operations for several New Jersey franchises. The store will be open from 8 a.m. until midnight on that day and Saturday, Jan. 27. The first 100 customers on those two days will get a special gift. "We are so excited that we have a date now," Nagy posted. "All of our corporate and town inspections have passed. WOOHOO! …
Third Person Charged In 2016 Jersey Shore Murder Of 20-Year-Old Man Third Person Charged In 2016 Jersey Shore Murder Of 20-Year-Old Man
Third Person Charged In 2016 Jersey Shore Murder Of 20-Year-Old Man A third person has been arrested in the shooting death of a Bradley Beach man nearly eight years ago, authorities said. Stephon Keys, 31, of Neptune Township, was already in state prison in a separate case when he was served his charges, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced on Friday, Jan. 12.  Quashon McDuffie, 30, of Long Branch, and Knaliek Joshua, 31, of Asbury Park, were charged in the killing on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Neptune Township police responded to a shooting on Seventh Avenue on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, just before 8:30 p.m. Officers found 20-year-ol…
Garden State Parkway Crash Causes Two-Mile Backup In Ocean County Garden State Parkway Crash Causes Two-Mile Backup In Ocean County
Garden State Parkway Crash Causes Two-Mile Backup In Ocean County A crash on the Garden State Parkway had traffic backed up for more than two miles in Brick Township in the afternoon on Friday, Jan. 12. The NJDOT says the crash happened southbound on the parkway near exit 91 B-A just before 3:30 p.m. Two lanes of traffic were closed as crews responded to the scene. Traffic backed up southbound on the Garden State Parkway in Brick Township, NJ, near milemaker 95.      NJDOT All lanes reopened just after 4 p.m., but traffic cameras continued to show traffic at a near-standstill for more than two miles.
Jersey Shore Officer Who Looked Up People He Knew On Police Database Suspended, Prosecutor Says Jersey Shore Officer Who Looked Up People He Knew On Police Database Suspended, Prosecutor Says
Jersey Shore Officer Who Looked Up People He Knew On Police Database Suspended, Prosecutor Says A Brielle police officer is accused of illegally using police databases to look up people he knew, authorities said. Brian Dreher, 37, of Brick Township, is charged with third-degree computer theft, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced on Friday, Jan. 12. Dreher faces up to five years in state prison If he's convicted. “Any transgression of this nature by an officer is unacceptable,” Santiago said in a news release. “While this officer’s action is not indicative of the majority of our police officers across Monmouth County, we must continue to hold our officers r…
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