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Undercover Sting Exposes Butt Lifts, Treatments Offered In Unlicensed NJ Woman's Home: Cops
A New Jersey woman was accused of performing Brazilian butt lifts and wrinkle removals at an unlicensed medical practice, authorities said.
Yamile Mattos, 61, of South Plainfield, was charged with unlicensed practice of medicine, possession with intent to distribute prescription legend drugs, and possession of counterfeit or misbranded prescription legend drugs, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a news release on Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Undercover officers posed as clients seeking cosmetic procedures at a Park Avenue home on Tuesday, Dec. 17. During the sti…
Gusty Winds Leave 5,000 New Jersey Residents Without Power: Here's Where
More than 5,000 New Jersey residents are facing power outages as high wind gusts were being clocked in parts of the state on Thursday, Dec. 5.
As of press time, JCP&L was reporting 2,521 outages in Ocean County and 1,494 in Burlington County.
Monmouth County was also heavily affected, with 1,125 customers in the dark, while Mercer County reports 104 outages and Middlesex County just four.
Utility crews were working to restore service, but estimated restoration times have not been provided.
The National Weather Service Mount Holly said wind gusts up to 40-55 mph could be expected…
NJ Lottery Players Win $50K In Powerball, Jackpot Climbs To $214M
Two lucky New Jersey Lottery players each won $50,000 in the Wednesday, Nov. 27, Powerball drawing, officials announced.
The winning tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball. They were sold at Old Bridge Card Smart on Route 9 in Middlesex County and Archie’s Liquor on Main Avenue in Passaic, Passaic County.
The winning numbers were 01, 06, 07, 13, 40, with the Powerball 05 and a Powerplay multiplier of 5X.
While no one hit the jackpot, the prize for the next drawing on Saturday, Nov. 30, has climbed to an estimated $214 million. No tickets matched the numbers in…
$2M In Lottery Prizes Sold Across New Jersey This Week: Here's Where
New Jersey Lottery players celebrated a winning streak last week, with 12 prizes of $10,000 or more claimed from Nov. 18 to Nov. 24.
Among the biggest prizes were two $500,000 top wins, and over $2 million in total winnings, according to the NJ Lottery.
Here’s a full breakdown of this week’s winners and where the lucky tickets were sold:
Nov. 18, 2024:
Powerball – $150,000, HC Good Neighbor Pharmacy, 1071 Route 37, Toms River, Ocean County.
Candy Cane Cash – $100,000, A & M Convenience, 2201 South Clinton Ave., South Plainfield, Middlesex County.
Crossword – $20,000, MPM Servic…
Jackpot: $284K Lottery Ticket Purchased At Central Jersey Gas Station
A lottery ticket worth more than a quarter of a million dollars was sold at a Middlesex County gas station, officials said.
The Jersey Cash 5 ticket was purchased at the Exxon gas station on Route 35 and Route 9 North in South Amboy, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Friday, Oct. 11. The $284,169 winner was in the drawing on Thursday, Oct. 10.
The winning numbers were 3, 4, 5, 24, and 27. The XTRA number was 4 and the Bullseye number was 3.
This is the third Jersey Cash 5 jackpot winner of the month. A record $2,439,721 prize was won from a tick…
NJ Water Company Pauses Billing After Cyberattack
A water utility company based in Camden said it is pausing billing in the wake of a cyberattack on Thursday, Oct. 3.
American Water serves 2.8 million people in the Garden State, providing water to municipalities in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Union and Warren counties.
"American Water learned of unauthorized activity in our computer networks and systems," the company said in a release. "This activity has since been determined to be the result of a cybersecurity incident. In an effort to protect our …
NJ Woman, 24, Threatens To Kill Prosecutor's Staffer's Spouse, Authorities Say
A 24-year-old New Jersey woman has been arrested and charged with stalking, retaliation, and more, after authorities say she used social media to harass law enforcement and their family members, threatening to kill one's spouse.
Malina Jaffrey was enrolled in the pretrial intervention program by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office in January 2024, after she was charged with bias intimidation for crimes against a Plainsboro man, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said.
Last July, Jaffrey began using different Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn accounts to harass an MCPO emp…
Two $10K Mega Millions Tickets Purchased In Central Jersey
Two lottery tickets worth $10,000 were sold in Middlesex and Monmouth counties, officials said.
The winning Mega Millions tickets were purchased in the drawing on Friday, Sept. 6, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Monday, Sept. 9.
The winners were sold at the E-Z Chek food store on Main Street in Sayreville and the ShopRite supermarket on Route 35 in Hazlet.
The winning numbers were 6, 23, 41, 59, and 63. The Mega Ball was 25.
A ticket worth $20,000 was also purchased at a convenience store in Medford. No one in the U.S. matched all six numbers to win th…
Two West Nile Virus-Related Deaths Among Six New Cases Reported In New Jersey
New Jersey health officials are reporting an additional six cases of West Nile Virus including two deaths, and two presumptive viremic blood donor (PVD) cases in the state.
The six new WNV cases are residents of Bergen, Camden, Cumberland, Hudson, Mercer, and Middlesex counties (one 50+, two 60+, one 70+, two 80+). The two individuals who died were older adults from Cumberland and Mercer counties, the DOH said.
Two human cases of WNV were reported earlier this year in Middlesex and Union counties.
Seven out of the eight cases were hospitalized with neuroinvasive disease, includi…
