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2 Injured, 1 Critically, In Somerset County Fire: Prosecutor
Authorities are investigating the cause of a Somerset County fire that hurt two residents, one critically.
The blaze broke out at a home on Mountain Avenue in North Plainfield around 3:10 a.m. Sunday, June 4, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said alongside local Police Chief William Parenti.
Two men were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, where one of them remained in critical condition, McDonald said.
The cause of the fire was being investigated but did not seem suspicious, the prosecutor added.
Assisting agencies include fire crews in Bridgewater/Finderne, Bound Brook,…
2 Bergen County Supermarkets Sell Winning Lottery Tickets
Two of three New Jersey lottery tickets splitting the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot were sold in Bergen County.
The tickets from the Sunday, Sept. 8 drawing are each worth $234,861, the total jackpot being $704,583.
The retailers will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for each winning ticket sold.
Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
Dumont, Bergen County: Stop & Shop on Washington Avenue
Ramsey, Bergen County: ShopRite on Franklin Turnpike
Green Brook, Somerset County: 7-Eleven on Route 22 E.
The winning numbers were: 08, 10, 17, 25 and 29 and the XTRA number was: 02.&nb…