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8K+ Without Power Amid Another Round Of Storms In New Jersey
More than 8,000 New Jersey residents were without power amid another round of storms on Sunday, June 22.
PSE&G's outage map shows 5,341 were in the dark in Burlington County and more than 3,000 in Camden. The majority of the outages were in Maple Shade, Moorestown, Haddon and Pennsauken.
In Union County, nearly 1,000 had lost power in Westfield.
Smaller but more widespread outages were reported on the Jersey Shore, according to JCP&L, specifically in Long Branch, Red Bank, Asbury Park, Hazlet, Middletown, Keansburg, and Matawan.
The National Weather Service had warned residen…
Ex-Jersey Shore Man Gets 20 Years, No Parole For Serial Threats Against Police, Judges, Others
A former New Jersey resident with a cockamamie political history must spend the next 20 years in federal prison for threatening to kill police officers, lawyers and judges, among others, in and around Monmouth County.
Eric G. Hafner, 32, formerly of Fair Haven, also made calls and sent messages to state officials while phoning in bogus bomb threats to local and state government offices, a police department, two law firms and the Monmouth Park Racetrack during a two-year terror campaign, federal authorities in Trenton said.
Hafner told newspaper reporters in 2018 that he was on the lam for d…
Husband-Wife Duo With Fashion Background Bring Indian Royalty, Intimate Dining To Jersey Shore
They come from the fashion industry and always loved entertaining friends at home.
So Amrita Jogi and her husband, Manish Kumar, opened a small intimate Indian restaurant in Milwaukee, WI, last year with extended family.
Saffron's Manish Kumar, Executive Chef Abhishek Patil and Amrita Jogi
Courtesy of Alexandra Ventura
But they live near the Jersey Shore in Millstone and wanted to bring the ambiance and vibe of New York City —where Manish still works in fashion — to Monmouth County, Jogi told Daily Voice.
Their new, second restaurant, also called Saffron, will open on Friday,…
Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10K
There were two third-tier prizewinning tickets sold that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize on Friday, Oct. 27.
Those Mega Millions tickets were purchased at the following locations:
Monmouth County: 7-Eleven #23887, 7 Maple Ave., Red Bank; and,
Ocean County: The River Rock Sports Bar & Grille, 1600 Route 70, Brick.
The winning numbers for the Friday, Oct. 27, Mega Millions drawing were: 11, 32, 43, 57, and 70. The Gold Mega Ball was 06, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 04.
'Chasing Chasing Amy': Famous NJ Movie's Legacy Explored In New Doc
Though "Chasing Amy" is a 90s Garden State classic, a new documentary is exploring its somewhat problematic legacy.
"Chasing Chasing Amy" is premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival in June, spotlighting "Chasing Amy", Kevin Smith's film about a man who falls in love with a lesbian and develops a relationship with her. Smith, a proud New Jersey native, filmed the movie throughout his home state, including in Brick, Asbury Park, Keansburg, Leonardo, Middletown, Red Bank and Rumson.
In the documentary, director Sav Rodgers explores how the film changed his life. Rodgers was 12-years old …
Iconic Jersey Shore Hot Dog And Burger Chain Gets New Owner After Nearly Half A Century
An iconic restaurant chain has officially been sold after more than four delicious decades of dishing up burgers and dogs along the Jersey Shore.
WindMill Hot Dogs made the announcement on their Facebook page on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
“Though bittersweet, as a family, we have made the difficult decision to sell The WindMill restaurants,” reads the post.
With locations in West Long Branch, North Long Branch, Red Bank, Belmar, and Asbury Park, WindMill’s menu is chock full of specialty burgers, dogs, fries, wings, fish fries, chicken fingers, and more.
But after 46 years — or exactly 16,790 days…
'Clerks' Director Buys Jersey Shore Movie Theater: Report
"Clerks" director Kevin Smith grew up cutting class to watch movies at a local cinema, NJ Advance Media reports.
Now, the Red Bank native plans to buy The Atlantic Moviehouse In Atlantic Highlands, the outlet said.
He said the moviehouse, to be renamed SModcastle Cinemas, inspired his love of the big screen.
“This is about owning a little piece of my personal movie history, a building that helped forge the filmmaker that I would become," Smith told NJ Advance Media.
Smith, 52, even plans to stay in an upstairs apartment, calling it a childhood dream.
He reportedly expects to close on the…
'Wheel Of Fortune' Live Shows Coming To PA, NJ
Are you a game show fanatic? If so, you could be a contestant or part of the live audience for "Wheel of Fortune" when it comes to Pennsylvania and New Jersey, among other states, this fall.
The non-televised theatrical experience will make stops at the following sites:
Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem, PA on Sunday, Oct. 2
Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ on Wednesday, Oct. 5
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, PA on Thursday, Oct. 6
Warner Theater in Erie, PA Wednesday, Oct. 19
Guests can audition to go on stage, where they'll have a chance to spin a replica of the whee…