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Small NYC Earthquake Felt By Ridgewood Residents: USGS
Did you feel it North Jersey?
A 1.7 magnitude earthquake in Astoria, NY was felt all the way up in North Jersey on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 2, according to the US Geological Survey.
The earthquake was felt in Pompton Plains, Parsippany, West Orange, Union, Holmdel, Fort Lee, Ridgewood and Paterson, the USGS map shows.
According to NBC4, FDNY firefighters responded to reports of small booms called in by residents south of the Roosevelt Island Tramway sometime before 6 a.m.
USGS reports a 1.7 magnitude earthquake near Astoria, Queens. No reports of damage/injuries in NYC. https://t.c…
$25.8 Million Ticket Tops NJ Lotto Winners In 2023
Several very lucky winners struck it very rich playing the lottery in New Jersey in 2023. Here's a recap of some of the top prizes:
A Pick-6 ticket sold in August in Point Pleasant netted one person $25.8 million. The ticket was sold at Quick Chek at 2307 Route 88 and the winning numbers were 10, 12, 21, 30, 38, and 45.
A trip to Soda King in Manaplan netted someone $7.3 million when they won Pick-6 in February. The winning numbers were 03, 07, 17, 18, 26 and 42.
In April, one Cash4Life ticket sold in West Orange matched the five white balls and the Cash Ball, splitting the $1,0…
Winning NJ Mega Millions Lottery Tickets Worth $10K Sold At 7-Eleven Stores
There were four third-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Tuesday, July 11, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball.
Three of the winning tickets were sold at 7-Eleven stores.
The prizes are worth $10,000.
The winning Lottery tickets were purchased at the following locations:
Atlantic County: Acme #294, 5100 Wellington Ave., Ventnor;
Essex County: 7-Eleven #35640, 516 Valley Rd., West Orange;
Mercer County: 7-Eleven #10977, 2100 Pennington Rd., Trenton; and,
Monmouth County: 7-Eleven #11050, 647 Branch Ave., Little Silver.
The winning numbers for the T…
Asthma Attack Kills North Jersey Native Samuel Cobar, 22
Samuel Cobar never let his asthma stop him from chasing his dreams, according to a fundraiser set up after his passing.
The West Orange native's asthma, however, is ultimately what killed him, those who knew him said.
"That then led our loving brother, son and best friend to have a life-threatening asthma attack while he was alone in his apartment, which had left him unconscious without oxygen for 50 mins," the campaign says.
Cobar died on Monday, April 17 after the attack while he was alone in his Florida apartment, the page reads.
More than $14,300 had been raised as of Tuesday, May 2.…
