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NJ Transit’s answers still leave questions for those losing Atlantic City Rail Line

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Ashlie Jefferson and her husband moved to Absecon three years ago because it was the perfect location for the couple’s jobs. Jefferson’s husband is a carpenter with deep connections in Atlantic County. She is a clinical research coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania. Their new home was close to the train station, making it easy for her to get to work in Philadelphia five days a week. But NJ Transit’s upcoming months-long closure of the
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Atlantic City man sentenced to 17 years in sexual assaults of four young children

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An Atlantic City man who admitted to sexually assaulting four children young than 10 was sentenced to 17 years in prison Friday. Adan Otero, 27, was deemed a “repetitive and compulsive” offender in an evaluation at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel found, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon Tyner said. Avenel is a correctional facility that deals with sex offenders. He must serve at least 85 percent of his term under the No Early Release
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Mays Landing man who admitted killing good Samaritan sentenced to 13 years in prison

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A Mays Landing man who admitted to fatally punching a man who tried to stop him from hitting his girlfriend was sentenced to 13 years in prison Friday, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon Tyner announced Monday. Calvin Wiggins, 24, previously pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the death of 55-year-old John Charlton, who was heralded as a good Samaritan for coming to the woman’s aid. Wiggins was allegedly hitting his girlfriend Nov. 2, 2017, along Route
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Atlantic City man arrested on burglary and theft charges out of Margate

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An Atlantic City man was arrested on burglary and theft charges Sunday, after three Margate residents reported separate incidents with the suspect in a short period of time. Police were called to Gladstone Avenue at 6:38 p.m., by a resident who reported a burglary in progress, police said. The resident was able to describe the suspect, and told the dispatcher that the man ran from her home. While officers were searching the area, they received
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Atlantic City graduate now advertisement for college program

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Elijah Kelsey was the first in his family to go to college. The Give Something Back scholarship he received made it possible for the Atlantic City teen to attend Rowan College at Gloucester County. Now, he’s an advertisement for others to do the same. His picture is featured in advertisements for the program, in which he will begin his second year Sept. 4. “It was Awesome,” Terri Forrest said of seeing her son’s smiling face
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Barbecue celebrates sign ups for Atlantic City’s youngest students

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The Head Start program has openings in Atlantic City for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. A registration barbecue will be held Monday from noon to 3 p.m. at the Gateway Head Start Early Education Center at 1433 Bacharach Boulevard in Atlantic City. Services are free for eligible children. Parents need to bring their proof of income and their child’s birth certificate. For more information, call 609-487-4540 or go to the website HERE.
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Hundreds come out for Community Day in Atlantic City

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Atlantic City came out in full force for a Community Day at Pop Lloyd Stadium on Saturday. The day included bounce houses, laser tag and a book bag giveaway. “The turn out and support today was amazing,” said organizer James Pressley. “It makes me feel great bringing people together to better our community.” “I was pleasantly surprised,” said Ed Ryan, of GreenLife Energy Solutions, who said he has been working together with Pressley on “many
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Two Atlantic City merchants arrested for selling more than $1 million in fake merchandise

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  Two men were arrested and more than $1 million worth of counterfeit designer products seized from Atlantic City Boardwalk stores Thursday. Mohammad Usman and Kashif Ansari are accused of selling the mock merchandise at several stores on the Boardwalk. The stores were searched Thursday, following a two-month investigation led by the Interstate Theft South Unit. The Atlantic City Metro Task Force Unit, Homeland Security Investigation – Cherry Hill Office, and Atlantic City Police Department
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‘Substantial heroin dealer’ from Pleasantville sentenced to 10 years in prison

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A Pleasantville man who police said had guns and more than $140,000 in drugs in his shed was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday. Terrance Harris, 39, will have to serve three years before he is eligible for parole. A joint investigation by the Atlantic City Task Force and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations led to his arrest last year, when then-Attorney General Christopher Porrino called him “a significant distributor of heroin in the Atlantic
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EHT man alive after self-inflicted arrow to head

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An Egg Harbor Township resident was injured after he took an arrow to the head in a self-inflicted wound using a crossbow. Police were called to the area of Poplar Avenue between Sturbridge Court and Brettwood Drive at 9:50 p.m., Sgt. John Heim told BreakingAC. When officers arrived on scene, the found the 21-year-old man conscious and talking with an arrow lodged in his head, according to the report. The arrow entered one side of
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