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Christmas Comes Early For NY Man After Winning $5M In Lotto
Christmas came early for this lucky New York Lottery winner.
Northern Westchester County resident William Ciringione, of of Yorktown Heights, won big when he claimed his scratch-off prize, lottery officials announced on Thursday, Dec. 21.
The massive $5 million prize, which he won on the Cash X100 scratch-off game, was sold at the 7-Eleven, located at 1949 Commerce St. in Yorktown Heights.
Ciringione took his prize as a lump sum, totaling $3,255,000 after the required withholdings.
Two top Cash X100 prizes are left as of publication. The New York State Lottery reminded players…
Hempstead 55-Year-Old Steals $11K Of Cigarettes From Local Stores, Police Say
A man who was not feeling the holiday spirit was taken into custody after police said he swiped tens of thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes from Long Island 7-Eleven stores.
The alleged thief, 55-year-old Andre Christmas of Uniondale, was arrested at approximately 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10 in Hempstead for an alleged string of robberies.
According to Nassau County Police, Christmas stole cigarettes from 7-Eleven stores in Franklin Square, North Bellmore, Hempstead, and Valley Stream on seven different occasions from Sunday, Nov. 19, until Saturday, Dec. 9.
Each time, Christmas is sa…
Twice As Nice: Two Winning Lotto Tickets Sold At Farmingdale Stores
Two lucky people (or, possibly, one extremely lucky person) can now afford as many gifts as they want this holiday season after two nearby Long Island stores both sold winning lottery tickets, lottery officials announced.
One third-prize Powerball ticket and one top-prize Take 5 ticket, both from the Wednesday, Nov. 8 drawings, were each sold at Farmingdale stores, according to the New York Lottery.
The Take 5 ticket, worth $35,596.50, was sold at One Stop Cards & Convenience, located at 296 Main Street.
Less than three miles away, the Powerball ticket – worth a whopping $50,000 – …