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Trip For Gas Turns Into $1M 'Mega Million' Win For Regular Lottery Player From Adelphi
A Maryland Lottery player won twice on a recent Mega Millions drawing, though one prize was decidedly larger than the other.
When "Ping Pong Champ," a self-described Lottery regular, realized she had two winning tickets, one for $3, and one worth $1,000,000, she says that she had an immediate plan.
The woman opted to cash out the $3 winning ticket for a $2 Mega Millions ticket for the next drawing, plus a $1 scratcher, while stashing the $1 million ticket in a safe place until she could make it down to Lottery Headquarters, officials said on Tuesday.
She said that she went about her …
Eatery Closes On Short Notice, Now Operating Food Truck In Bridgeport
A popular eatery known for its greens, mac-and-cheese, shrimp, and fried chicken has suddenly closed in Fairfield County.
Everybody Eatz, located at 3927 Main Street in Bridgeport, was a restaurant whose slogan was "Where gourmet meets soul food."
It announced on Facebook and Instagram that it had closed and would launch a food truck and catering beginning in June.
"No more rent or landlords," the Tuesday, May 28 announcement said. "This year (is) about branding & ownership & next year about expanding."
Owner Tyre Holman, who started with a food truck, did not provid…
New Windsor 12-Year-Old Advances To National Spelling Bee Finals
A young Hudson Valley student could soon be a national champion.
Orange County resident YY Liang, age 12, of New Windsor, is one of eight kids who made it through five rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals, advancing to the Thursday, May 30 finals, which will be shown live on iON television at 8 p.m.
Four of the Elite 8 are from California and Texas (two from each state), and the others are from California, Colorado, North Carolina, and Florida.
Liange is a nationally-ranked junior tennis player who enjoys video games and has a talent for drawing.
A seventh-grader, …
Kenny Chesney's Private Jet Lands In Teterboro Ahead Of Upcoming Shows
Kenny Chesney has arrived.
The country star's private jet touched down at Teterboro Airport at approximately 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29, according to a popular Facebook page dedicating to tracking celebrity aircrafts.
Earlier this month, Chesney was ranked No. 13 for celebrities with the highest private jet emissions, in a list put out by Thrillist citing data pulled from JetSpy.
Chesney, currently on his "Sun Goes Down" tour, has shows booked in Syracuse, NY on May 30, Pittsburgh, PA on June 1, and Philadelphia on June 8.
Ground Control, the site that tracked Chesney's Garden State tou…
