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NJ Supermarket Celebrates Selling $1.13B Mega Millions Ticket: 'Thrilled For This Community' NJ Supermarket Celebrates Selling $1.13B Mega Millions Ticket: 'Thrilled For This Community'
NJ Supermarket Celebrates Selling $1.13B Mega Millions Ticket: 'Thrilled For This Community' A Jersey Shore supermarket celebrated selling the ticket that earned someone the largest lottery jackpot in the Garden State's history. The New Jersey Lottery said the winning Mega Millions ticket was purchased at ShopRite Wine & Spirits on Route 66 in Neptune. The jackpot reached $1.13 billion in the drawing on Tuesday, Mar. 26. The NJ Lottery held a news conference at the grocery store to formally announce the lucky ticket on Wednesday, Mar. 27. "I used to live in Neptune," said NJ Lottery executive director James Carey. "I live right down the street right now in Monmouth County…

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by Chris Spiker
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Authorities ID Bicyclist Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Authorities ID Bicyclist Killed In Jersey Shore Crash
Authorities ID Bicyclist Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Authorities have identified the man killed on an electric bicycle in Monmouth County. Christopher Mattern, 52, was riding an Ecotric Starfish electric bicycle south on Neptune Boulevard in Neptune Township when he collided with a car traveling east on Route 66, said Christopher Swendeman, a spokesman with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Mattern, who lived in the Wanamassa section of Ocean Township, died of his injuries at an area hospital after being struck around 10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, Swendeman said. A 33-year-old woman driving the car stopped and cooperated with po…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
3 Car-Crash Reported On Route 66 Jersey Shore: Developing 3 Car-Crash Reported On Route 66 Jersey Shore: Developing
3 Car-Crash Reported On Route 66 Jersey Shore: Developing A three-vehicle crash was reported along the Jersey Shore, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash was reported about 1:15 p.m. on Route 66 by Route 18 in Ocean Township, according to initial reports.  Firefighters and EMS crews were requested, reports said. Ocean Township police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Struck By Truck, Seriously Hurt In Neptune City Bicyclist Struck By Truck, Seriously Hurt In Neptune City
Bicyclist Struck By Truck, Seriously Hurt In Neptune City Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to Route 66 in Monmouth County on a report of a bicyclist struck by a truck, authorities said. The collision occurred shortly before noon on the 2200 block of Route 66 in Neptune City, according to reports. Police requested advanced life support for the seriously injured person, according to an initial unconfirmed report. The patient was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig