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Prime Big Deal Days Return As Amazon Tightens Benefit Sharing Rules: What To Know Prime Big Deal Days Return As Amazon Tightens Benefit Sharing Rules: What To Know
Prime Big Deal Days Return As Amazon Tightens Benefit Sharing Rules: What To Know Amazon Prime's latest major promotion is promising millions of early holiday discounts just days after new restrictions on account sharing are set to begin. Prime Big Deal Days will begin at 3:01 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Oct. 7, Amazon announced in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Early offers are already live, including up to 50% off Samsonite travel gear, 40% off holiday décor and entertaining items, and fall clothing starting at $10. Amazon is promoting deals across toys, electronics, home goods, beauty, and seasonal décor. Members can also shop curated lists like the…

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by Chris Spiker
News
$322K! Lucky Lotto Ticket Sold At Monmouth County Gas Station $322K! Lucky Lotto Ticket Sold At Monmouth County Gas Station
$322K! Lucky Lotto Ticket Sold At Monmouth County Gas Station It was a terrific Thursday for a lottery player in Monmouth County. A ticket sold in Matawan matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing on Thursday, July 31, winning $322,396.  The ticket was sold at a BP gas station on 1103 Route 34 in Matawan. The winning numbers were 02, 03, 33, 36 and 37.

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by Sam Barron
Business
Amazon Prime Members Get $1 Off Gas Nationwide In Time For July 4 — With A 35-Gallon Catch Amazon Prime Members Get $1 Off Gas Nationwide In Time For July 4 — With A 35-Gallon Catch
Amazon Prime Members Get $1 Off Gas Nationwide In Time For July 4 — With A 35-Gallon Catch Drivers with an Amazon Prime membership are about to score a major win at the pump. Just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, Prime members can save $1 per gallon on one fill-up of up to 35 gallons at more than 7,500 BP, Amoco, and participating ampm gas stations across the country, Amazon confirmed in a new announcement. The limited-time deal runs Thursday, July 3, through Sunday, July 6, giving members a chance to beat the holiday traffic with deep discounts on gas. Even better? This isn't just a one-time deal. Prime members can also save 10 cents per gallon every day at those s…

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by Zak Failla
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One-Man Crime Wave: Arrest Made In Armed Gas Station, 7-Eleven Robberies In Four Bergen Towns One-Man Crime Wave: Arrest Made In Armed Gas Station, 7-Eleven Robberies In Four Bergen Towns
One-Man Crime Wave: Arrest Made In Armed Gas Station, 7-Eleven Robberies In Four Bergen Towns Authorities charged an Essex County man with robbing three gas stations and two convenience stores in Bergen County at gunpoint – four of them in one night. Thomas Johnson, 30, of East Orange brandished a handgun while holding up two gas stations in Mahwah, another in Paramus and a 7-Eleven in Fair Lawn of several thousand dollars in less than half an hour late last month, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Johnson did it again three nights later, robbing a 7-Eleven in Elmwood Park of $650 as two employees locked themselves in the bathroom and called police, the prosecutor said. T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
UPDATE: Gunman Robs Gas Stations, 7-Eleven In Paramus, Fair Lawn, Mahwah In Under 30 Minutes UPDATE: Gunman Robs Gas Stations, 7-Eleven In Paramus, Fair Lawn, Mahwah In Under 30 Minutes
Update: Gunman Robs Gas Stations, 7-Eleven In Paramus, Fair Lawn, Mahwah In Under 30 Minutes UPDATE: Law enforcement agencies in two states were sharing information in the search for a masked gunman who robbed two gas stations in Mahwah, another in Paramus and a 7-Eleven in Fair Lawn of several thousand dollars in less than a half hour. The spree ended with back-to-back holdups of two gas stations on northbound Route 17 in Mahwah barely a couple of minutes from the Rockland County border. The robber entered the Valero station near Route 202 at 11:05 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, Mahwah Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. He “brandished a handgun at the staff at the register and demanded mone…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: State Authorities Review Shooting Death Of Gunman By Jersey City Police Officer UPDATE: State Authorities Review Shooting Death Of Gunman By Jersey City Police Officer
Update: State Authorities Review Shooting Death Of Gunman By Jersey City Police Officer New Jersey authorities are reviewing the killing of a man by a Jersey City police officer after a reported domestic violence shooting that left a female victim clinging to life. Uniformed officers responding to a 911 call just before midnight Wednesday were confronted by the armed suspect at the BP gas station at one of the city's most familiar intersections -- Communipaw and West Side avenues. "During the encounter, one Jersey City officer fired his service weapon, fatally wounding the man," Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said several hours later. "A firearm was rec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Why Is Gas So Expensive? NJ Congressman Demands Answers From Oil Companies Why Is Gas So Expensive? NJ Congressman Demands Answers From Oil Companies
Why Is Gas So Expensive? NJ Congressman Demands Answers From Oil Companies Oil companies are placing profits ahead of the American people despite their overwhelming support of Ukrainians after the invasion by Russia, a US congressman says. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., a New Jersey Democrat, accused oil companies of jacking up the cost of gas just when Americans are paying record prices at the pump. The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, in a letter to the largest oil and gas producers, said there are ample approved drilling spots to meet production needs. Pallone asked the executives of BP, Chevron, Devon Energy Corporation, ExxonMobil, Pioneer Natur…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver, 19, Plows Chevy Into Hackensack Gas Station Store Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver, 19, Plows Chevy Into Hackensack Gas Station Store
Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver, 19, Plows Chevy Into Hackensack Gas Station Store A 19-year-old driver from Clifton told police he accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake when his car slammed into the front of a gas station convenience store Friday in Hackensack. Jhamir Harrison said he was pulling into a parking space at the South River Street BP station’s store when he “inadvertently depressed the gas instead of his brake” and the 200 Chevy plowed into the front doors, nearly hitting a bystander, around 10:30 a.m., Capt. Nicole Foley said. Harrison was hospitalized after complaining of pain, but his injuries weren’t considered serious. Police issued him a summo…

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by Jerry DeMarco