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Red Flag Warning in effect for Philly region amid NJ wildfires, dry conditions
A Red Flag Warning is currently in effect for the Philadelphia region as the Northeastern United States continues to deal with a drought, dry conditions and a wildfire risk.
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Teen boy intentionally set wildfire in Evesham Township, NJ, police say
A teen boy is accused of intentionally starting a wildfire that burned through more than 50 acres in Evesham Township, New Jersey last month.
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Wildfire breaks out in 2 NJ counties; over 100 structures threatened
White smoke could be seen rising into the dry air as a wildfire burned in Burlington and Camden counties in New Jersey Thursday. Nearby homes were evacuated.
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Hose kink in smoky darkness disoriented firefighter in Newark cargo ship fire that killed 2
A kink in a fire hose stretched out in the smoky darkness of a cargo ship fire disoriented a New Jersey fire captain as he tried to follow the hose back to safety, separating him from two other firefighters who later died amid the blaze, the captain testified Tuesday.
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With no supermarket for residents of Atlantic City, state and hospitals create mobile groceries
In this seaside resort, where $5 billion worth of in-person and online gambling gets done each year, there still is not a supermarket. People who live in Atlantic City must either drive off the island to a mainland store, take public transportation — whose cost eats away at the amount left for food — or shop in pricey, poorly stocked…
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New Jersey casinos, track forfeit $77K in money won by prohibited gamblers, many of them underage
Five Atlantic City casinos and a horse racing track are forfeiting over $77,000 worth of money won by underage gamblers or those who had placed themselves on a list to be excluded from gambling activities. New Jersey gambling regulators also fined DraftKings, the online sportsbook and casino platform, $7,500 for similar violations, and online gambling company Rush Street Interactive $2,000…
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Gilgo Beach and Atlantic City sex worker killings are unrelated, officials say
A New Jersey prosecutor says the murders of several sex workers on Long Island do not appear to be related to the unsolved killings of four sex workers near Atlantic City in 2006.
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Offshore wind foes in New Jersey gathering force legally and politically
Opponents of offshore wind energy projects in New Jersey are gathering force legally and politically as they seek to snuff out the nascent industry. Within the last week, three residents groups sued New Jersey over a key approval of its first planned wind farm; the research arm of Congress agreed to investigate the impact of offshore wind on the environment…
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Firefighters Battle Big Flames, Raining Embers During Massive NJ Forest Fire
The 200-foot wall of flames, the burning embers landing miles away and the carloads of evacuees fleeing to shelter at a high school — it all took place in New Jersey but could happen in almost every part of the country this week due to dry conditions and strong winds that have raised the danger of forest fires.
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As More Dead Whales Wash Ashore in NJ and NY, Research Into East Coast Wind Farms Eyed
As dead whales continue to wash ashore on the East Coast — and particularly the Jersey Shore — officials and academics are planning a wide array of monitoring and research aimed at preventing or minimizing harm to whales and other marine life during construction and operation of offshore wind farms.
