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Winner! Rutherford Powerball Player Scores $50K
Three North Jersey Powerball players kicked off their week with a bang.
The trio, two in Bergen County and one in Passaic County, matched four numbers plus the red Powerball in the drawing held on Monday, March 25, winning $50,000.
The tickets were sold at Leprechaun News in Rutherford, ShopRite in Elmwood Park and Stop and Shop in Ringwood.
The winning numbers were 7, 11, 19, 53, 68 and the red Powerball was 23.
Hundreds Without Power In Bergen County As Storm Intensifies
Thousands of New Jersey residents were without power as of Tuesday evening, Jan. 9, as the storm intensified.
A State of Emergency ordered by Gov. Phil Murphy went into effect at 5 p.m., with state and local officials urging residents to stay off the roads.
As of 7:25 p.m., more than 2,000 residents in Hunterdon County were in the dark, according to JCP&L, including 123 in Delaware; 729 in Lambertville City; 733 in Raritan; 437 in West Amwell, and more.
In Morris County, 3,360 JCP&L customers were without power. Those are residents of Mount Olive where 2,449 people w…
Four NJ Smoke Shops Raided, Five Busted For Selling Pot, THC Edibles
A group of owners and operators sold pot and THC products out of smoke shops in Englewood, Butler, Randolph, and Scotch Plains, charged authorities who busted them during a series of raids.
Detectives assisted by the DEA seized seizure of hundreds of pounds of marijuana, THC edibles and THC wax/oil, along with $305,000 in illicit proceeds, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
They arrested co-owners Michael Ligus, 24, and Damian Harry Wesler Sr., 44, along with Damian H. Wesler Jr., 22, all of Ringwood, and were arrested, along with Anthony Garcia, 45, of Secaucus and Ezekiel Pau…
Kind, Caring, Loving, Respectful: North Haledon Firefighter, 18, Killed In Motorcycle Crash
Grieving friends, co-workers and others came in droves to offer love and support to the parents of an 18-year-old North Haledon firefighter who was killed in a motorcycle crash over the weekend.
Many of those who knew Frank Powell echoed the sentiments of others when they spoke of his heart of gold, devotion to firefighting and willingness to help others.
Powell was riding his motorcycle when he crashed on Greenwood Lake Turnpike in Ringwood near the Monksville Reservoir shortly after 6:30 p.m. Sunday, police said.
Officers administered CPR, trying to revive Powell, while summoning a medi…
Late-Night Blaze Destroys West Milford Home
No one was home when a roaring fire consumed a West Milford home Monday night, displacing its three residents, responders said.
The blaze broke out in the 2½-story Cape Cod on Macopin Road, south of Bubbling Springs Park, just after 8:45 p.m., Police Detective Sgt. Eric Darnsteadt said.
The fire went to four alarms a little over an hour later and then a fifth 20 or so minutes after that.
All six West Milford fire companies and two units from West Milford First Aid Squad were joined by firefighters from Ringwood, Bloomingdale, Wanaque, Pompton Lakes, Kinnelon, and Highland Lakes, Darnstea…
