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WINNERS: Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K WINNERS: Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K
Winners: Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K A pair of New Jersey Powerball Lottery players won $50,000 in the Wednesday, April 4 drawing. The winning numbers were 11, 38, 41, 62, and 65 and the Powerball was 15. The Powerplay was 3x. Those winning tickets were sold at: Middlesex County, Quick Buy, 1950 Route 27, Edison; Middlesex County, Wawa #8366, 3222 Rt. 27, Kendall Park;

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Flooding Shuts NJ Turnpike In Carteret, Other Roadways Across New Jersey Flooding Shuts NJ Turnpike In Carteret, Other Roadways Across New Jersey
Flooding Shuts NJ Turnpike In Carteret, Other Roadways Across New Jersey Flooding and heavy rain closed roads across New Jersey Saturday, March 23. According to the National Weather Service, the heaviest part of the storm may have passed. The flooding, however, has not. In Hasbrouck Heights, where Route 17 was closed, police pulled multiple drivers from their vehicles, Chief Rinke said. Members spent the past several hours rescuing over 20 trapped motorists from their vehicles in Heights and throughout Teterboro. Please avoid all flooded areas and do not attempt to drive through them. Posted by Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department on Saturday, March 23, …

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Car Flips, Motorist Trapped In Central Jersey Crash (DEVELOPING) Car Flips, Motorist Trapped In Central Jersey Crash (DEVELOPING)
Car Flips, Motorist Trapped In Central Jersey Crash (Developing) A car rolled over and a motorist was trapped in a Central Jersey crash, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred before 11 a.m. on Friday, July 29 on Route 27 in Edison, initial reports said. The crash closed the roadway in both directions, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Limited NJ Transit Service Resumes On Northeast Line Disrupted By Downed Wires Limited NJ Transit Service Resumes On Northeast Line Disrupted By Downed Wires
Limited NJ Transit Service Resumes On Northeast Line Disrupted By Downed Wires A motor vehicle crash in Edison caused a power outage that knocked out New Jersey Transit service between Rahway and Trenton, authorities said. UPDATE: Northeast Corridor rail service resumed limited service on Monday afternoon, May 2, in both directions between Rahway and Trenton. Eastbound trains will bypass New Brunswick, Edison and Metuchen. Customers should transfer at Metropark for westbound service to these stations, NJ Transit announced. The crash occurred about 5 a.m. on Talmadge Road, closing the road from Route 27 to Carter Drive, Edison police said.  All four Northeast Co…

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Possible Electrocution Involving Police Officer Reported In Edison: Developing Possible Electrocution Involving Police Officer Reported In Edison: Developing
Possible Electrocution Involving Police Officer Reported In Edison: Developing An electrocution was reported in Edison late Thursday afternoon, according to a developing and unconfirmed report. The report said a police officer was operating a traffic light control box when the accident occurred. A call to Edison police was not immediately returned. Area firefighters and EMS crews were responded, reports said. The incident occurred at Route 27 and Vineyard Road, according to initial reports. By 5:30 p.m., a report said the officer was stable and being taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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WINNERS: NJ Mega Millions Players Take Home $10K WINNERS: NJ Mega Millions Players Take Home $10K
Winners: NJ Mega Millions Players Take Home $10K Two lucky New Jersey lottery players won prizes in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing, state Lottery officials said. There were two third-tier prizewinning tickets sold that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn to win $10,000 prizes apiece. Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Middlesex County: 7-Eleven #34900, 2120 Route 27 in Edison; and, Passaic County: Paulison Liquors, 621 Paulison Ave. in Clifton. In addition to the third-tier prizes won, 46 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. Six of those ti…

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Motorist Strikes Pole, Killed In Edison Crash Motorist Strikes Pole, Killed In Edison Crash
Motorist Strikes Pole, Killed In Edison Crash A man was killed Monday in a single-car crash in Edison, authorities said. The victim was driving on Route 27 near Frederic Street when his car crossed the road, hit a pole and overturned, Edison police said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene about 9 a.m., police said. His name has not been released by police. Route 27 remained closed in both directions as of 11:30 a.m.  An investigation of a possible cause of the crash is continuing, police said.

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UPDATE: Boy, 17, Killed By Train In Edison Was Local High School Student UPDATE: Boy, 17, Killed By Train In Edison Was Local High School Student
Update: Boy, 17, Killed By Train In Edison Was Local High School Student A 17-year-old Edison boy who was killed when he was struck by a commuter train Tuesday was identified as a local high school junior. Aditya Tejaswi was a member of the Class of 2021, officials at St. Joseph High School in Metuchen said. "It is always a sad day when a member of our Saint Joseph High School faith community is suddenly and tragically taken from us," they said in a notice to families. Guidance counselors and teachers were available at any time for students, the notice said. "We are grateful for the outpouring of support and resources that we have received from surroundin…

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UPDATE: Teenage Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Train In Edison UPDATE: Teenage Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Train In Edison
Update: Teenage Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Train In Edison This story has been updated. Emergency crews responded to a report of a pedestrian hit by a train in Edison. Local firefighters were called about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to assist with lighting to help New Jersey Transit police in their investigation. Additional details were not immediately available. The accident occurred about 6:45 p.m. near Route 27 and Parsonage Road in Edison, according to initial reports. The train was headed to Trenton from New York Penn Station, transit officials said.  Service along the Northeast Corridor line resumed with hour-long delays as of 8 p.m., authoriti…

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by Jon Craig