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Local News - The Lost Town of Amatol in Elwood

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Photo from the book Shell Loading at Amatol, N.J.
Construction and Operation of a Shell Loading Plant and the
Town of Amatol, N.J
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  It took only four months to transform the 6,000-acre site between the White Horse Pike and Elwood-Pleasant Mills Road from a wooded wilderness into an industrial hub bomb making facility at the tail end of World War I.

But shortly after the armistice of Nov. 11, 1918, the plant's operations ceased, and the village - named Amatol after.....Continue Reading

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Fire/Rescue News - Hamilton Township crash sends four to hospitals

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From Press staff reports | Posted: Thursday, November 26, 2009 | 0 comments

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - Four people are in the hospital following a Thanksgiving morning car accident near the Village at Harding Run condominium complex.

Maria Ventura, 38, was driving north on New York Avenue with her husband, Angel Ventura, 46, and two children when the car left the road at about 9:40 a.m., hitting a telephone pole and overturning in the roadway, police said.

Police could not confirm the relationship between the children and adults Thursday night.

Rescuers had to extract all four people from the car, police said. Maria and Angel Ventura and a 4-year-old passenger were taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus in Atlantic City. A 2-year-old inside the car was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden. Conditions were unavailable for the four.

The Mays Landing, Cologne and Laureldale volunteer fire companies, and the Hamilton Township Rescue Squad and AtlantiCare paramedics responded to the crash.

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Fire/Rescue News - Fire company gets signal to control Route 40 traffic

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By CHRISTOPHER RAMIREZ, Staff Writer | Posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 | 0 comments

A new emergency light signal was installed on the Black Horse Pike to assist the fire company when entering and leaving the station. With traffic flow stopped by the signal, Michael Rinehart, of Egg Harbor Township, demonstrated a fire truck backing into Cardiff Volunteer Fire Station No. 1. ....Continue Reading

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Fire/Rescue News - Fire displaces resident at Blue Heron Pines

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Posted: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | 0 comments

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GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - Two fire companies responded to a Monday-evening fire in the Blue Heron Pines development that displaced one person, the fire chief said.

A neighbor called 911 at 5:07 p.m. and reported seeing a glow from inside a unit in the 6200 block of Eastwood Court and smoke around the windows, township fire Chief Rodney Calimer said.

Members of the Germania and Pomona fire companies arrived, entered the apartment in the multi-unit complex and found a fire in the kitchen, Calimer said. They quickly put it out and checked for any hot spots. Residents of nearby units were evacuated.

The kitchen was severely damaged by the fire, and the rest of the unit sustained heat and smoke damage, Calimer said. The resident was displaced and is staying with family members. No other units were damaged.

There were no injuries, and the cause of the fire is under investigation, but it appears to be accidental, Calimer said. About 25 firefighters responded to the scene, which was cleared at 6:31 p.m. Calimer said. Galloway police, Galloway Township Emergency Medical Services, the township fire investigator and Atlantic City Electric also responded.

Posted in Atlantic on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 2:35 am

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Fire/Rescue News - Arson dogs, federal, state authorities join investigation into Central Pier fire in Atlantic City

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By LYNDA COHEN Staff Writer | Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009 | 5 comments

 

ATLANTIC CITY - Arson dogs along with federal and state authorities have joined the investigation into a weekend fire that gutted parts of a Boardwalk landmark....Continue Reading

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Working Structure Fire in Weymouth

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The Weymoth Fire Company was called to a structure fire at 1988 Malaga Rd at about 9:15am on Monday Nov 23rd.

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Fire/Rescue News - Atlantic City Boardwalk fire likely started in pizza shop

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By JULIET FLETCHER Staff Writer | Posted: Sunday, November 22, 2009 | 0 comments

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ATLANTIC CITY — For two years, Saif Chaudhry rented one of the units in the front of Schiff’s Central Pier. His store was named Hot Spot.

Yesterday, the cheery name galled him.

He had to watch as fire investigators, parked on the Boardwalk, picked over the charred shell of that shop — just one of several units burned through by a ferocious blaze Saturday night.....Continue Reading

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