An Atlantic City family is without their home after an early morning fire Friday.Amirah Washington said she was asleep when the fire started in the kitchen at about 3 a.m Two women and five children — ages 12, 6, 4, 3 and 1 — were able to get out safely.Firefighters were called to the home at 509 Melrose Ave. The American Red Cross was notified to help as the home is not inhabitable, he said. A GoFundMe has been set up to help the family.
Galloway Township Man Draws Three Year Sentence In Strangling Case
A Galloway Township man who admitted to strangling his wife last year was sentenced to three years in prison Friday. BreakingAC.com reports Ezoic Naaron Reed, 50, has been jailed since Feb. 16, 2025, after the victim was able lock herself in the bathroom and call police.The woman told police that Reed wrapped his arm around her neck and strangled her. He pleaded guilty to second-degree aggravated assault on a domestic violence victim in January.
Unlawful Possession
Following a 2022 traffic encounter in Galloway Township, an Atlantic City man entered a guilty plea on Wednesday to unlawful possession of a pistol, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Judge Ralph Paolone of the Atlantic County Superior Court heard the plea from 42-year-old Michael Wimbish. A sentence of three and a half years in jail without the possibility of release was suggested by the prosecution. The sentencing date for Wimbish Haram Shahid Wimbish is set for May 8.
New Jersey Spending Bills
On Thursday, New Jersey unveiled a new dashboard that shows details about the nine spending bills that came before the budget that Governor Mikie Sherrill unveiled last month. The dashboard, known as the New Jersey Report Card, shows the governor's planned topline expenditure estimates for the upcoming July-June fiscal year. It also includes brief summaries of the state's major spending items and a few smaller governmental initiatives.
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