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NJ Forest Fire Service Provides Update On 40-Acre Wildfire
A Burlington County wildfire that erupted Monday, Nov. 18 had been mostly contained more than 24 hours later, officials said.
The 40-acre Big Rusty Wildfire, burning near Bancroft Lane and Cove Court in Hainesport, was 75% contained of the fire, as of Tuesday evening, Nov. 19, the NJ Forest Fire Service said.
Officials confirmed that no structures are currently threatened, and no evacuations have been ordered. Earlier road closures have been lifted, with Bancroft Lane, Cove Court, and Wharton Place now reopened.
Fire engines and ground crews remain on the scene as efforts continue to …
Jackpot Joy: Oakhurst Lotto Ticket Snags $685K Prize
A stroke of luck has made one Monmouth County ticket holder a big winner in a Jersey Cash 5 drawing, lottery officials said.
The ticket purchased matched all five numbers to claim the $685,092 jackpot in the drawing on Saturday, Nov. 16, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release. The winner was bought at Minimart Plus, located in the Towne Center shopping plaza on Route 35 North in Oakhurst.
The winning numbers were 21, 35, 36, 44, and 45. The XTRA number was 03 and the Bullseye number was 45.
As a reward for selling the winning ticket, the convenience store will receive a $2…
Woman, 25, Killed In Crash At Rural South Jersey Intersection: Troopers
A Pemberton Township woman was killed when her car crashed into several trees near a rural intersection, authorities said.
Jesenia Sosa-Sanchez, 25, died in the crash on Saturday, Nov, 16, a state police spokesperson said. Troopers responded to the intersection of Forked Neck and Tuckerton roads in Shamong Township at around 10:30 a.m.
Investigators said Sosa-Sanchez was traveling east on Tuckerton Road in a Chevrolet Cruze. She failed to stop at the intersection's stop sign, went off the road to the left, and struck multiple trees.
Sosa-Sanchez was pronounced dead at the scene. …
Massive White Shark Hangs Out Off NJ Coast Days After Another Pinged Nearby
Two enormous sharks have been swimming off New Jersey's coast in recent days.
Anne Bonney, a 9-foot-3-inch, 425-pound white shark tagged by the nonprofit OCEARCH, was detected off the coast of Brick and Toms River early Thursday, Nov. 14, at approximately 12:10 a.m. She resurfaced the following morning, pinging again around 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 15.
Another massive shark, Scot, was tracked in the Hudson Canyon on Nov. 6 and 7. At over 12 feet long and weighing approximately 1,600 pounds, Scot is one of the largest white sharks monitored by OCEARCH. The Hudson Canyon, located off New Je…
