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No Rose For You: Two NJ Women Sent Home On 'Golden Bachelor'
It was a not a good night for the ladies in red from New Jersey looking to find love on the "Golden Bachelor." Neither Anna, 61, a retired nutritionist from Summit nor Maria, 60, a health and wellness director from Teaneck, got roses from Gerry Turner on the premiere episode of the ABC "The Bachelor" spinoff on Thursday, Sept. 28. Luckily, Theresa Nist, a 70-year-old Shrewsbury resident, was given a fateful rose and will advance to next week's episode. Nist, who celebrated her birthday on the show, wowed Turner by stripping out of her little black coverup to reveal a short, nude…
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These 9 NJ Towns Failed To Correct Sick Leave Policies, State Comptroller Says
Towns throughout the Garden State have not addressed their sick and vacation leave policies, the state's comptroller said. In a letter sent to Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Nicholas Scutari, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and State Comptroller Kevin Walsh said nine municipalities have refused to cooperate and develop a correction action plan and is requesting that Murphy's office withhold state funds if they do not cooperate within 30 days. "The failure of the nine municipalities to prepare a correction action plan creates risks that taxpayer funds will be wasted and that unlawful pol…
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NJ Grandma Wears Birthday Suit To Meet ABC's 'Golden Bachelor'
Theresa Nist certainly dressed for the occasion. The premiere filming of ABC's "Golden Bachelor" happened to be the Shrewsbury resident's 70th birthday. ** WARNING: This story contains spoilers ** And so, she came in none other than her birthday suit (well sort of), hoping to make a lasting impression on the Golden Bachelor himself, Gerry Turner. Turner grinned from ear-to-ear as the New Jersey grandmother slowly stripped out of her little black coverup to reveal a short, nude dress on the show's premier Thursday, Sept. 28. As of press time, photos from ABC had not been released. …
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: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K On Jersey Shore: Jackpot Rolls To $925M
A Powerball player in Monmouth County won $50,000, New Jersey Lottery officials said. The winning ticket was among four in the state that matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball drawn on Wednesday, Sept. 27, winning the second-tier prize. The winning ticket was sold at RS Fuel LLC, 70 US Highway 9, Morganville. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Sept. 27, drawing were: 01, 07, 46, 47, and 63. The Red Power Ball number was 07. The Power Play was 3X. The Powerball jackpot now rolls to $925 million for the next drawing to be held Saturday, Sept. 30.
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'This Is The Same Kid!' Viral Video Shows Traffic Stop Moments Before Double-Fatal NJ Crash
Newly-released bodycam footage shows a motor vehicle stop that happened moments before the same vehicle was involved in a tractor trailer crash, killing both the passenger and driver in Hudson County. North Bergen police officer Jon Nunez stopped 24-year-old Luis Cevallos' Kia Stinger, with 27-year-old passenger Alexis Rodriguez, at 61st Street and Kennedy Boulevard for excessive speeding and reckless driving around 1:50 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, police said. The footage of the stop and crash response was published to the Drive Thru Tours YouTube channel on Sept. 21, 2023. As of We…
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NJ Slaughterhouse Worker Hit Lamb Hard With Crowbar, PETA Calls For Action: Officials
Animal rights organization PETA is calling for an investigation into a Central Jersey slaughterhouse after an employee was accused of hitting a lamb with a crowbar. On Sept. 8, a federal inspector saw the employee at Carteret Abattoir in Carteret hit the lamb on the back with a crowbar while driving the animals into pens, according to a report by the USDA. "The employee raised the crowbar above his head before striking the animal," the USDA said. "When the crowbar struck the animal, the Consumer Safety Inspector (CSI) could hear the impact of the strike; however, th…
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Asbury Park Restaurant Worker Tests Positive For Hepatitis A
The Monmouth County Health Department is urging Hepatitis A vaccinations after a restaurant worker tested positive for the infection. The MCHD was notified by a healthcare provider that a staff member employed by Cardinal Provisions, a restaurant located at 513 Bangs Ave., in Asbury Park tested positive for Hepatitis A. The employee worked while infection on Sept. 7 to 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, and 21. MCHD staff visited the establishment and conducted an inspection, which found no evidence of food safety violations. The facility voluntarily closed its operation and did not reopen until all…
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NJ Trespasser Who Climbed Buckingham Palace Wall Charged, Held In UK: Report
A New Jersey man was being held in the United Kingdom after climbing into the Royal Mews, located inside of Buckingham Palace, according to authorities and The Telegraph via MSN. Metropolitan police said only that a man identified as 25-year-old Awad Mustafa entered the Royal Mews, which holds royal carriages and a historic working stable, after scaling a wall nearby around 1:25 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16. According to The Telegraph, Mustafa, a Garden State resident, was on a 10-day trip when he was spotted filming inside of the Royal Mews, and then found hiding behind a carriage by police. A…
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They Had FOMO So They Had Kids — Now, They Regret It: Rutgers Study
FOMO: It's the fear of missing out and exactly what a group of now-regretful parents say pushed them to have children, a study by Rutgers University has found. The study found that one in every 14 parents in the United States, or about 7 percent, say they wouldn’t have children if they could do it over again, according to the study. Rates of parental regret are even higher in parts of Europe, such as Germany (8 percent) and Poland (13.6 percent), Rutgers University said in a release. One of the main reasons that regretful parents have children in the first place may be fear of missing …
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: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K In Central Jersey
A Powerball player in Central Jersey won $50,000, according to state Lottery officials. The winning ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball drawn on Monday, Sept. 25. The ticket was sold in Middlesex County at Welsh Farms, 1530C Oak Tree Rd., Iselin. There were two other $50,000 winners in Essex and Warren counties. The winning numbers for the Monday, Sept. 25, drawing were: 10, 12, 22, 36, and 50. The Red Power Ball number was 04. The Power Play was 2X. The Powerball jackpot rolls to $835 million for the next drawing to be held on Wednesday, Sept. 27.
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Sheriff IDs NJ Woman Found Dead In Tractor-Trailer Outside MD Costco Distribution Center
New details have been released by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office after a woman's body was found dead inside the cab of a tractor-trailer over the weekend. Investigators say that Candice Thompson, 46, has been identified as the victim who was found inside Matthew Sidney Watley's truck after he was busted for allegedly getting behind the wheel while he was intoxicated. Both the driver and victim are from Sicklerville, New Jersey. Watley was charged with multiple counts of murder on Sunday after a curious case outside the Costco Distribution Center on Intercostal Drive in Monrovia. Th…
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: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $100K In South Jersey
Three New Jersey Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball drawn on Saturday, Sept. 23, winning the $50,000 second-tier prize. One of those tickets was purchased in Camden County with the Power Play option multiplying the prize to $100,000. That winning ticket was sold at Speed Mart, 50 Haddon Ave. in Westmont. The two other $50,000 tickets were sold in North Jersey. The winning numbers for the Saturday, Sept. 23, drawing were: 01, 12, 20, 33, and 66. The Red Power Ball number was 21. The Power Play was 2X. The Powerball jackpot now ro…
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South Jersey Teen Zach Foster Fatally Struck By Truck On Way To School, Loved Ones Say
Support was surging for the family of a 17-year-old boy who loved ones say was fatally struck by a truck on his way to school in South Jersey. A GoFundMe launched for Zach Foster's family says he was crossing the street on his way to school Sept. 14 in Collingswood, when he was hit by a 16-foot-long truck. Police in Collingswood said only that the accident remains under investigation and were not at liberty to release details. "Zach was so bright and made a great impression on everyone he met," reads the GoFundMe for Zack's family. "Zach loved listening to music, singing, making TikTok vid…
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NJ Boosts Wildfire Budget Amid String Of Large Blazes, Long Season
An extra $3 million in state money will go to the Department of Environmental Protection’s Forest Fire Service to assist in fighting wildfires, authorities said. New Jersey Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette, at a Thursday, Sept. 21 news conference, said funding for new firefighting equipment and staff is vital as climate change heightens and lengthens wildfire seasons in the Garden State. This year was among the busiest and longest wildfire season in a decade, state officials said. Forest Fire Service Administrator and Chief Greg McLaughlin said there is a high pro…
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Winners
: South Jersey Powerball Lottery Player Wins $150K, Others Take Home $50K
Three New Jersey Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball drawn on Wednesday, Sept. 20, winning the $50,000 second-tier prize. One of those tickets was purchased in Camden County with the Power Play option, multiplying the prize to $150,000. The winning Powerball tickets were sold at the following locations: Camden County: ($150,000): Acme #2974, 400 Cuthbert Blvd., Westmont; Atlantic County: ($50,000) Sunoco; 6501 Delilah Rd., Egg Harbor Township, and, Hudson County: ($50,000) Krauszers and Smoke Shop, 787 Kearny Ave., Kearny. The winning number…
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Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron Resigns Amid Fraud Indictment
Pete Byron has resigned. The Wildwood mayor, who had been the focus of state and federal investigations into health insurance fraud and tax evasion, quit suddenly, effective Thursday, Sept. 21, his office said in a press statement. Less than a week after pleading guilty to federal tax evasion last March, Byron was indicted by a state grand jury — along with two other elected officials — in an alleged health insurance scam, Daily Voice reported. Byron was sentenced to probation in August on the federal tax charge and faces a state indictment for allegations he submitted false records t…
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Jersey Shore Hiker Collapses, Dies On Catskills Trail: Report
A hiker from New Jersey complaining of chest discomfort and breathing problems collapsed and died while hiking in the Catskills last weekend, officials said. The man was identified by the Times Union as Ravi K. Vegiraju, 50, of Morganville. The incident happened in Greene County in the hamlet of Lanesville around 8:50 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 16. According to officials with the Department of Conservation, the hiker collapsed on the Diamond Notch Trail in the Hunter-West Kill Wilderness Area. Members of Vegiraju's hiking group began CPR while another hiker called 911. Two nearby EMT…
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: Ocean County Lottery Player Splits $770K Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
A lottery player from Ocean County split the $770,218 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot. Two lucky tickets matched all five numbers drawn on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Each ticket is worth $385,109. The winning numbers were: 06, 11, 14, 17 and 20 and the XTRA number was: 04. The retailers will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for each winning ticket sold. Those winning tickets were sold at the following locations: Ocean County: Brick Convenience Store II, 438 Mantoloking Rd., Brick. and Essex County: Irvington Quick Stop, 218 Orange Ave., Irvington.
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Vineland Manufacturer Recalls Costco Squash Over E. Coli
If you bought butternut squash from Costco recently, it may contain E. Coli. Safeway Fresh Foods, based in Vineland, NJ, is recalling fresh-cut butternut squash sold in Costco stores in several states, due to E. Coli found during routine testing. A letter was sent to customers who purchased the product between Sept. 7 and Sept. 15. The squash product was sold in Costco stores in Washington D.C.; Maryland (Gaithersburg, Frederick, Columbia, Wheaton, and Owings Mills); Pennsylvania (Robinson and Homestead); and Virginia (Fairfax, Sterling, Pentagon City, Leesburg, and Charlottsville). Click…
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H2oi Repeat? Wildwood Cops Put Kibosh On Deadly Car Event
Officials in Wildwood are making themselves loud and clear: "H2oi is not welcome here." H2oi, last year's pop-up car rally that left two people dead and others seriously injured, will not be happening this year. Wildwood police on Facebook this week said they've been closely monitoring small groups on social media who have been trying to plan a repeat of the event. "The Wildwood Police Department with the assistance of the City of Wildwood Solicitor were able to quickly identify the promoters of these groups and legally advise them to cease and desist their promotion of these unsanctioned …
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DEP To Jenkinson's: Open Your Beaches
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has ordered Jenkinson’s Boardwalk to reopen the public access points to its beaches in Point Pleasant Beach. The DEP on Tuesday, Sept. 19 sent a letter to the Ocean Avenue company saying it's not allowed to block the public from entering dry sand areas or keep them from using the areas "for intermittent recreational purposes connected with the ocean and wet sand." Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Paul Kanitra announced the closings in a Tuesday, Sept. 12, post on Facebook, in which he said it was “very unfortunate.” Tuesday's warnin…
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Those UFOs You Saw Saturday Night Were Actually Elon Musk's Starlink Satellites
No, those lights flashing across the sky Saturday, Sept. 16 weren't aliens. They also weren't UFOs. They were SpaceX's Starlink satellites. Using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Elon Musk's aerospace company launched 22 Stalink v2 Mini satellites into orbit between Friday, Sept. 15 and Saturday, Sept. 16, according to a video on the NASASpaceflight YouTube page. Residents across New Jersey and Pennsylvania captured footage of the rockets. Here is another quick vid of @Starlink making a Jersey Shore appearance last night ⛱️ 🛸 pic.twitter.com/w9C9FEFoci — Kevin (@NewJerseyKevin) September…
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Newly-Widowed NJ Mom Falls Victim To Gravestone Scammer: 'I Want Him Stopped'
Another New Jersey resident who was scammed out of thousands of dollars by Gregory Stefan, Jr. is sharing her story. It wasn't a week after Irene Pollard lost her husband before Gregory Stefan, Jr. had found her number. The North Brunswick mom was just beginning to wrap her head around the death of her husband, Myron Pollard, on Dec. 29, 2022, when Stefan began calling, asking her about creating a headstone for the gravesite. "It was way too soon," Pollard said. Not one to make others feel pushed aside, Pollard saved Stefan's number as a contact in her phone so she could at lea…
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South Jersey Hair Salon Owner Crowned International Mrs. USA: 'Bold, Ambitious, Beautiful'
A Trenton High School graduate and owner of a hair salon in Bordentown has been crowned International Mrs. USA. Chimere Nicole Haskins, 39, of Willingboro, won the title — competing as Mrs. New Jersey USA — earlier this month during a competition in Orlando, Florida. The mother of two daughters, ages 11 and 9, has been married for 17 years. Her hair-styling and extensions business is called CN Salon and has operated since 2014. Her husband drives around with her on all her community service work including her non-profit, #GirlYes, a movement that encourages women to be "bold, ambitious and…
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Toms River Warns Beachgoers They May Be Ticketed If Swimming During Hurricane Lee
A second Jersey Shore town is warning its residents they may be ticketed for swimming during red flag warnings promoted by the offshore hurricane. A rip currents warning is n effect due to Hurricane Lee. On Friday, Sept. 15, the Toms River Police Office of Emergency Management Coordinator, Chief Mitchell Little, issued an emergency declaration for this weekend’s storm. "Beaches will remain open with lifeguards, however in light of dangerous rip currents impacting our shore area, and the danger to our beachgoers, no swimming will be permitted while the red flag warning is in…
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Rutgers Law School Grad Nominated To Succeed Sheila Oliver In Major Role
Gov. Phil Murphy has nominated Rutgers law school graduate Jacquelyn Suárez to step in as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs after Sheila Y. Oliver’s unexpected death last month. Suárez, who currently serves as the Director of the DCA’s Division of Local Government Services, will serve as Acting Commissioner pending Senate confirmation and will be the first Hispanic Commissioner to hold the title. Gov. Murphy appointed Secretary of State Tahesha Way as the new Lt. Governor of New Jersey last week. Way will retain her role as the head of the State Department, whic…
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Coast Guard Searches For Missing Boater, Pair Rescued By Point Pleasant Police (
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One boater remained missing and two others were rescued after a boat capsized in the rough waters of Manasquan Inlet, authorities said. The U.S. Coast Guard was using a helicopter out of Atlantic City and a C-130 cargo plane out of North Carolina to assist in the search off of Point Pleasant, the Coast Guard said on Friday, Sept. 15. A 47-foot motor lifeboat from Manasquan Inlet also was searching the waters. Point Pleasant police were called at 8:13 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 about a boat that capsized in the inlet due to a large wave, said Petty Officer Kimberly Reaves, a Coast Guard sp…
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No Correlation Between Drowning Suit, Point Pleasant Beach Closings, Attorney Says
The death of a 69-year-old man visiting a Point Pleasant beach could have been avoided if the beach owner had warned about dangerous water conditions, a lawsuit alleges. The Bridgewater lawyer filing the suit says she doesn't think there is any correlation between her legal action and Jenkinson's decision this week to lock off its privately-owned beaches. In fact, there are still three public access points to Jenkinson-owned beaches in Point Pleasant, according to the lawyer, Cynthia Walters. "The lawsuit doesn't claim they should close gates," Walters said. "They've been closing the gates …
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Seaside Heights Warns Beachgoers They May Be Ticketed If Swimming Without Lifeguards
With a rip currents warning in effect due to Hurricane Lee, one Jersey Shore borough has warned beachgoers they might be ticketed if caught swimming. "The Seaside Heights Borough Code prohibits entering the ocean when lifeguards are not on duty and when conditions are otherwise unsafe to enter the water," Seaside Heights wrote on Facebook. Violators are subject to a municipal summons with a fine between $100 and $1,250, the borough said. "STAY OUT, STAY ALIVE," the post concluded.
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Lawsuit Over Drowning Closes Point Pleasant Beaches: Mayor
An apparent lawsuit over an off-season drowning has led to the closure of popular Jersey Shore beaches, authorities said. Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Paul Kanitra announced the closings in a Tuesday, Sept. 12, post on Facebook, in which he said it was “very unfortunate.” "I have just been informed that as an apparent result of a drowning in the off-season, and a subsequent lawsuit, Jenkinsons has made the very unfortunate decision to close all of their beaches and all of their access points," Kanitra wrote in the post. “I want to make it very clear that this decision is not the Borough…
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Newly-Minted Millionaire: Pick 6 Lottery Player Takes Home $2.7M
There is a new millionaire in Cape May County thanks to the latest Pick 6 drawing, New Jersey Lottery officials said. One lucky ticket matched all six numbers drawn for on Monday, Sept. 11 winning the $2.7 million annuity jackpot. The cash value of the ticket is more than $1.2 million. The winning ticket was sold at Ali Trading Inc., 401 S. Main St., Cape May Court House in Cape May County. The lucky retailer will receive a bonus of $10,000 for selling that winning ticket. Executive Director James Carey said, “We are excited to meet the winner of this $2.7 million jackpo…
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