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Share The Wealth: Lotto Tickets Sold In Monmouth County Split $679K Jackpot
Two lottery tickets sold in Monmouth County split a nearly $700,000 jackpot, officials said.
The Jersey Cash 5 tickets were in the drawing on Thursday, May 23, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release. Each winner is worth $339,725 in the $679,450 jackpot.
The winning numbers were 16, 19, 21, 36, and 37. The XTRA number was 5.
One ticket was bought at NJ Wine Gallery on Route 35 in the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen. The other winner was purchased at Sam's Farm Market in Hazlet.
The stores will get bonus checks of $2,000 for selling the winning tickets.
2.9 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Tewksbury
New Jersey was rattled by a small earthquake on Friday morning, May 24, the USGS reports.
It happened at 3:50 a.m. in Tewksbury, approximately 6 kilometers southwest of Gladstone, the USGS says.
The Ramapo Fault System, which runs through NY, PA, NJ, MD, and VA, has clearly been a hot spot.
Countless quakes and aftershocks have developed along the system since the 4.8-magnitude earthquake on April 5.
Selden Trafficker Behind Christmas Day Overdose Death Gets Decades In Federal Prison
A convicted drug trafficker from Long Island will spend decades in prison for selling fentanyl that caused a man’s fatal overdose on Christmas Day.
Marlon Thompson, age 42, of Selden, was sentenced to 30 years behind bars in Central Islip federal court on Tuesday, May 21.
It followed his December 2022 jury conviction on four counts including conspiracy to distribute cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, and being a felon in possession of firearms.
According to prosecutors, Thompson sold hard drugs throughout Suffolk County between January 2017 and May 2019.
On Dec. 25, 2018, he sold fentanyl to…
Hamilton 'Community Pillar' Game Shop Needs Help To Stay Afloat, Campaign Says
A game store in Hamilton is raising money to stay in business after 15 years.
Its owner borrowed $250,000 after suffering a stroke and Family Fun Hobbies needs to raise money to pay off those loans, according to a GoFundMe campaign.
"We aren't just a store though. We like to think of ourselves as a pillar of our community," Miranda Suarez, the store's general manager, wrote on the GoFundMe page.
The store hosts daily events for different games: Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, Warhammer 40,000 battles, Magic: The Gathering tournaments, Disney's Lorcana League, family board game nights and…