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VENTNOR--'Tis the season for the time-honored tradition of carving pumpkins, and one local man has elevated the art to a whole new level. We sat down with the retired firefighter to see just how he carves amazingly accurate, picture-perfect portraits into pumpkins.

With a cut here, and a scrape there, Rick Ferrin is working on a masterpiece. "It's...it's getting there," he said looking over his....Continue Reading 

The State of New Jersey has an optional certification for Firefighter 2. At this time certification is not required. Only the NJ Division of Fire Safety knows (or not) if there are plans to require this certification in the.......Continue Reading

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MULLICA TOWNSHIP — From the perspective she has today, Alesia Shute considers herself lucky to have been so gravely unlucky.

At 7 years old, Shute was diagnosed with a cancer rarely seen before age 50 that threatened to kill her before her 16th birthday. She spent a traumatic childhood in hospitals around Philadelphia and had invasive surgeries for decades to help her survive.

But the experience that deteriorated her body enriched her spirit, which the....Continue Reading

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - One person died in a motor vehicle accident on the Garden State Parkway Thursday morning, State Police in the Bass River Township barracks said.

The accident was reported at 10:31 a.m., according to the state-run 511nj.org. The accident happened on the Parkway southbound, north of Exit 44. The left lane is blocked for emergency vehicles. Traffic moved slowly through the area an hour later.

A single wrecked car was visible in the median to passing motorists.

This story is breaking. Check PressofAtlanticCity.com for more details as they become available.

All Mullica Twp & Egg Harbor City were called to a report of a possible structure fire. All Units were recalled - Wood Burning Stove

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