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Prosecutor: NJ Woman Stabs Ex-Boyfriend To Death Prosecutor: NJ Woman Stabs Ex-Boyfriend To Death
Prosecutor: NJ Woman Stabs Ex-Boyfriend To Death A Toms River woman was arrested after stabbing her ex-boyfriend to death early Saturday, Oct. 24, authorities said. Samantha Massimino, 33, of Toms River, was charged with aggravated manslaughter and several weapons offenses in the death of Reinaldo Feliciano, Jr., 35, also of Toms River, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Toms River Township Police Chief Mitch Little said.  Massimino and Feliciano, who previously dated, had gotten into a physical altercation when Massimino stabbed Feliciano in the leg, according to an investigation by several law enforcement agencie…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Ocean, Passaic Counties Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Ocean, Passaic Counties
Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Ocean, Passaic Counties A pair of winning lottery tickets were sold in Ocean and Passaic counties. Each ticket from Saturday's Jersey Cash 5 jackpot is worth $200,959. The winning numbers were 03, 17, 19, 24, and 36 and the XTRA number was 02. The tickets were sold at the following locations: Ocean County: Acme #295, Route 35 & 37, Ortley Beach Passaic County: Utopia Deli/Jackpocket, 355 Warwick Tpke., Hewitt. The retailers will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for each winning ticket sold. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Smashburger Closes 2 Locations In North, Central Jersey Smashburger Closes 2 Locations In North, Central Jersey
Smashburger Closes 2 Locations In North, Central Jersey A pair of New Jersey Smashburger restaurants have closed The burger joint shuttered its restaurants in Hackensack and Toms River last month. The Hackensack store was located at the Shops at Riverside, while the Toms River store was in the shopping plaza at 2 Route 37. A company spokesperson told NJ.com the locations closed to "strengthen our position as a leading better burger restaurant." Smashburger currently has 25 New Jersey restaurants, its website says.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police: Drunk Jersey Shore Driver's SUV Topples Two Traffic Lights, Burns Up Police: Drunk Jersey Shore Driver's SUV Topples Two Traffic Lights, Burns Up
Police: Drunk Jersey Shore Driver's SUV Topples Two Traffic Lights, Burns Up A Jersey Shore driver was drunk when his SUV knocked down two highway traffic lights in a row before careening across oncoming traffic and catching fire, authorities said Monday. Toms River police said they found Kristofer I. Coltenback, 43, of Manchester standing outside his burning Ford Explorer shortly after 3 a.m. Coltenback, who had a prior criminal record, was driving on the revoked list as he headed west on Route 37 approaching the Peter Avenue intersection when he swerved to the left, police said in a release. The Explorer struck the highway divider before knocking down the first t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Jersey Shore Man, 70, Brawls With Police, Customers At Two Wawa Stores Over Not Wearing Mask Jersey Shore Man, 70, Brawls With Police, Customers At Two Wawa Stores Over Not Wearing Mask
Jersey Shore Man, 70, Brawls With Police, Customers At Two Wawa Stores Over Not Wearing Mask Toms River police arrested a 70-year-old local man twice in less than three hours after they said he got into brawls with customers and officers at two different Wawas over his refusing to wear a mask. Stephen Breza “became belligerent when he was told to wear a mask inside the Wawa store” on Route 37 late Saturday morning, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. Breza “started screaming, flailing his arms, and cursing at employees, [then] threatened a customer in the store that he was going to hit him with a pipe,” Grewal said. He screamed at responding officers and resisted …

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by Jerry DeMarco