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These Are The Top-Ranked Private High Schools In New Jersey, Website Says These Are The Top-Ranked Private High Schools In New Jersey, Website Says
These Are The Top-Ranked Private High Schools In New Jersey, Website Says We've seen the list of New Jersey's best public high schools, but what about the private ones?  Niche has a report for that, too. The community and school ranking site has released its 2023 report of "Best Private High Schools in New Jersey." These 10 private schools were ranked among the best in the Garden State by Niche: No. 1: Princeton International School of Math and Science No. 2: The Lawrenceville School No. 3: The Pingry School, Basking Ridge No. 4: Newark Academy, Livingston No. 5: Delbarton School, Morristown No. 6: The Peddie School, Hightstown No. 7: Dwight-Englewood Sch…

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by Cecilia Levine
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WINNERS: 3 NJ Powerball Players Take Home $1M WINNERS: 3 NJ Powerball Players Take Home $1M
Winners: 3 NJ Powerball Players Take Home $1M Three lucky New Jersey Lottery tickets matched five of the five white balls drawn winning the $1 million second-tier Powerball prize drawn on Tuesday, Nov. 8. One California Lottery player won the world record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot. The cash value is $997.6 million. The million-dollar tickets were sold at the following locations: Camden County: News Nook, 17 S Centre St., Merchantville; Mercer County: 7-Eleven #27890, 222 Dutch Neck Road, Hightstown; and, Middlesex County: Atlantis Fresh Market #37, 421 US Highway 1 South, Edison. The winning numbers for the latest drawing were:…

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by Jon Craig
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WINNERS: 3 Lucky NJ Powerball Players Take Home $50K WINNERS: 3 Lucky NJ Powerball Players Take Home $50K
Winners: 3 Lucky NJ Powerball Players Take Home $50K Three New Jersey Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball for the Monday, Oct. 17, drawing. The second-tier prizes were worth $50,000. Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Burlington County: Smoker’s Zone, 1109 Fairview St., Delran; Mercer County: Hightstown Shell, 1 Lake Dr., Hightstown; and, Passaic County: Monroe Wine & Liquor, 199 Monroe St., Passaic. The winning numbers for the Monday, Oct. 17, drawing were: 19, 30, 36, 46, and 60. The Red Power Ball number was 25. The Power Play was 3X.  The Double Play drawing results for the …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Middle Schooler, 13, Killed Biking In Mercer County Middle Schooler, 13, Killed Biking In Mercer County
Middle Schooler, 13, Killed Biking In Mercer County A 13-year-old middle school student was struck and killed by a car while riding his bike in Mercer County Friday, Sept. 9, authorities said. The Melvin H. Kreps Middle School student was found unconscious with severe trauma to the body and head around 9 p.m. at the intersection of West Ward and Mercer streets in Hightstown, local police said. He had apparently been struck while crossing the street, and the driver remained at the scene and issued a summons for careless driving, authorities said. While waiting for emergency medical services to arrive, the child slipped into cardiac …

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ: State Prison ‘Hit Squad’ Run By Latin King Targeted Inmates, Corrections Investigators NJ: State Prison ‘Hit Squad’ Run By Latin King Targeted Inmates, Corrections Investigators
NJ: State Prison ‘Hit Squad’ Run By Latin King Targeted Inmates, Corrections Investigators Members of a state prison hit squad assembled by a Latin Kings leader beat one fellow inmate and were about to attack another when corrections officials got wind of their plans, New Jersey's top law enforcement officer said Thursday. Working from the outside, Frank “Lafay” Blake, 33, of Hillside recruited eight inmates for his shank-armed crew at various correctional facilities, including Northern State Prison in Newark and New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Blake, the reputed leader of the Elizabeth chapter of the Almighty Latin King and Queen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WINNERS: 4 NJ Lottery Players Split $506K Jackpot WINNERS: 4 NJ Lottery Players Split $506K Jackpot
Winners: 4 NJ Lottery Players Split $506K Jackpot Winning New Jersey Lottery tickets sold in four separate counties will split a half-million-dollar jackpot. The tickets from Monday's Jersey Cash 5 drawing matched all five numbers drawn splitting to split the $506,004 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot. Each winning ticket is worth $126,501, state Lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 05, 16, 22, 27, and 29 and the XTRA number was: 04.  The four retail outlets that sold he winning tickets each will receive a bonus check for $2,000.  The winning Jersey Cash 5 tickets were sold at these locations: Bergen County: Mini Mart,…

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by Jon Craig