Just caught up with Ruth Reed who saw a customer having an issue paying at Wawa in Medford, NJ and jumped in to pay his bill. Turns out it was
@KeithUrban
her pic with him after interview, more today on
@CBSPhilly
As some of you heard yesterday was my last day at CBS 3. Grateful for the 7 years telling stories about my home South Jersey. Circumstances change but my savior Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. So I got that going for me... which is nice.
Happy
#NationalNewJerseyDay
to all my fellow Garden State residents and visitors!! We got the Shore, we got the mountains, we got tomatoes, we got race horses, we got diversity, we got history... talk about a state that has it all!
Touching moment today when 11-year-old Mark DiTizio from Deptford, NJ said his Christmas wish was having his older brother Private 2nd Class Eric Shaw home for Christmas,,, then it happened.
An
@NHLFlyers
season ticket holder expressing his unhappiness that the team has covered the Kate Smith statue which was first displayed outside the Spectrum in 1987.
BREAKING - New Jersey lawmakers pass recreational
#marijuana
bill out of committee, meaning just one final vote in each chamber before heading to
@GovMurphy
's desk
With pride in his country and his
#Sikh
religion airman Jaspreet Singh at
@jointbasemdl
becomes one of the 1st in
@usairforce
to receive a religious accommodation to wear a turban
BREAKING: Mayor Atlantic City Frank Gilliam just pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing money from a nonprofit youth basketball team he formed. Max 20 years prison.
Big THANK YOU to
@CollingswoodFD
for successful rescue moments ago of a dog that fell through the ice on the Cooper River. Witnessed the whole rescue in zero degree wind chill - so dangerous, so brave!
Big props to my wife who chased around 3 kids this weekend, studied for the final nursing exam of her BSN and got up to work at Inspira hospital this morning. This mama gets it done, and makes it look good!
Hold onto your internet it’s about to break. Check out what this sweet little girl put in the letters to
#Santa
box at
@Lowes
in Millville, NJ - now that’s true
#Christmas
spirit
Think you’re tough? Meet Amanda Lezcano from
@PennsaukenEDU
She helped start the girls wrestling program, became paralyzed last summer by a rare disease, learned to eat, walk and talk again - now she’s returning to the wrestling mat tonight!
#unstoppable
#GirlPower
#myhero
Don’t mess with this great grandma! When a would-be home invader broke into 70-year-old Maxine Thompson’s Philadelphia house this morning she grabbed her gun and he left bleeding
Active Shooter situation started at 8:30am at UPS Facility in Logan Twp, 32 employees evacuated to nearby Holiday Inn. Sources say none hurt so far. More updates to come soon.
As I dive into the world of job seeking I'm learning that it's not about "reinventing myself" but unlocking what's been growing inside for years. Once this season changes I think that is a lesson to keep applying to more aspects of life.
#opentowork
#blessed
A sad way for a
#Veteran
to die but a heartwarming way to honor him- today hundreds showed up to bid farewell to Peter Turnpu from Waterford, NJ who died unceremoniously alone in his home in December, with no family to mourn him.
Talk about
#savage
this red tailed hawk was scorched by a landfill methane fire, hit by a car and left helpless for days. Now after rehab at
@CedarRunRefuge
she was returned to the wild today
#njwildlife
Former Democratic Congressman Patrick Kennedy, a N.J. resident and mental health advocate, explaining why he doesn’t think legalizing recreational
#marijuana
improves social injustice. He’s testifying today at N.J. hearing.
UPDATE:
@gofundme
giving $20k to support homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt while his attorneys go after the couple that allegedly squandered the $400k they raised for him
I might wear a different hat now days, but these guys are still the best in the news business
@AlanWheelerCBS3
and
@CBSPhilly
photographer Tom Gardiner
BREAKING: Police executing search warrant at the home of the couple accused of defrauding homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt’s $400k
@gofundme
campaign. Our Trang Do and
@CBSPhilly
first on scene
Update the golden retriever rescued by
@CollingswoodFD
this afternoon from the Cooper River has been reunited with its owner and is recovering well at a local animal hospital. Full report at 6p on
@CBSPhilly
and 5:30 on
@CBSNewYork
Group aimed at defeating fascism leading anti-Trump protest at corner of Arch and Broad next to PA Convention Center where
@realDonaldTrump
to speak this afternoon
N.J. Senator Ronald Rice (D-Newark) demands a racial impact statement before N.J. considers recreational
#marijuana
says lawmakers want industry money fast and using social justice as excuse. “There is no social justice in this bill.”
Football players are on their way to the Linc to finish the
#Pleasantville
vs
#Camden
playoff game which was interrupted by gunfire last Friday injuring 3 people.
@Eagles
donated their field to show support
It’s
#CBS3Summerfest
in the Wildwoods today and I got to check out the Wildwood Crest Sand Sculpting Festival where pros and amateurs competed side by side. Some really cool art here!
One good deed deserves another-
@Wawa
giving away free coffee at NJ store where retired teacher Ruth Reed picked up the tab for
@KeithUrban
her
#payitforward
attitude is contagious!
Lazy Eye Distillery in Buena Vista Twp, NJ converted their operations to make hand sanitizer which they plan to give to first responders and as much of the public as they can this afternoon. It’s more liquidity but has the key
#COVID19
killer - alcohol!
After waiting nearly eight decades, 93yo Gene Costill from Clayton will see his brother Harold come home. A DNA match was just made on the MIA sailor killed aboard the USS West Virginia during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. I’ll have the story at 6 on
@CBSPhilly
Not something you'd expect to hear a decade or more ago- members of Philadelphia City Council heading to Camden on Monday to learn more about lowering their homicide rate.
Happy 10th Anniversary today to my beautiful wife Nicole! Lots of moves, career changes and of course four kids- it’s been a great adventure so far! Love you babs!
Want an environmentally friendly way to recycle your old
#ChristmasTree
give it to a goat 🐐 farm. They go nuts as you can see here at The Grazing Goat in Tabernacle, NJ
New Jersey Governor signs order to lower all flags to half-staff in the state indefinitely to mourn the victims of
#COVID19
"Without funerals it's a small way to remember them" says
@GovMurphy
There are 646 deaths in NJ so far.
Burlington County has updated their NJ-3 results after counting mail in ballots,, Kim picks up about 5k more votes than MacArthur, that should give him the overall lead now
Last night Salem, NJ lost the 600 year old Salem Oak Tree that’s been at the center of their history since before we were a country.
@CBSPhilly
videographer Tom Gardiner captured its breathtaking beauty and size with our drone today.
Here is the latest
@FBI
poster for
#DulceMariaAlavez
there is now a $20,000 reward for info on the missing 5yo girl. Police emphasize those who give tips won’t be asked about their immigration status.
Please RT!
UPDATE: NJ Gov
@GovMurphy
calls on Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam to resign after the mayor pleaded guilty today to a federal charge of stealing money from a youth basketball charity.
Witnessing high school girls wrestling for the first time, my first impression: this is definitely a sport that effectively translates across genders. More schools should definitely add girls teams.
I'm beyond heartbroken at this news. Greg was a fellow news reporter in Atlantic City with me and a fellow lifeguard on the Ocean City Beach Patrol. He was a great person, a ton of fun and has been fighting cancer like hell. So sad brother, sorry Amy. Lots of love!!!!
Local 22 is sad to acknowledge the passing of Fire Service Paramedic Greg Brown who courageously lost his battle with cancer yesterday. Arrangements to follow from official
@PhillyFireDept
A police K9 “asset” being unexpectedly reassigned meets the reality of a
#SouthJersey
family losing the dog they’ve loved and taken care of for years as
@SEPTA
plans gives Abal to new handler despite 10-years-old’s tears
Young man we first introduced to you last week from Paulsboro, abuse survivor Ka’Juan Garrett was invited by
@Eagles
safety
@MalcolmJenkins
to be a special guest at his football camp today. Here’s the moment they met, story at 5p on
@CBSPhilly