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$10K Mega Millions Winners Sold In NJ
A winning pair of Mega Millions tickets each good for $10,000 were sold in Middlesex and Union counties.
The third-tier prizewinning tickets from the Friday, June 16 drawing matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize.
Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
Middlesex County: Metuchen Corner Deli, 640 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen
Union County: South Street Market, 64 South Street, New Providence.
The winning numbers for the Friday, June 16, drawing were: 04, 24, 34, 45 and 57. The Gold Mega Ball was 19 and the Megaplier Multipli…
Colombian Nationals Nabbed After NJ Home Break-In Nets Jewelry, Furs, Cash, More
Three Colombian nationals remain in federal custody and a fourth has already been deported after the government said they stole jewelry, a Rolex, an antique rifle, furs and cash in a home burglary in Union County.
The quartet also took a stamp collection, luxury bags and more after breaking into the Cranford home shortly before 5 p.m. last Nov. 30, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
They then loaded the valuables into a red Honda Accord that they'd driven there, an FBI complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Newark says.
Sellinger, who put the total value of the loss at more than …
2 Injured, 1 Critically, In Somerset County Fire: Prosecutor
Authorities are investigating the cause of a Somerset County fire that hurt two residents, one critically.
The blaze broke out at a home on Mountain Avenue in North Plainfield around 3:10 a.m. Sunday, June 4, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said alongside local Police Chief William Parenti.
Two men were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, where one of them remained in critical condition, McDonald said.
The cause of the fire was being investigated but did not seem suspicious, the prosecutor added.
Assisting agencies include fire crews in Bridgewater/Finderne, Bound Brook,…
Winning Powerball Tickets Totaling $150K Sold In Somerset, Union Counties
Who are the lucky winners? Two Powerball tickets worth a collective $150,000 were sold in Somerset and Union counties.
Tickets matching four of the five white balls and the Powerball for the Monday, May 15 drawing were sold at Krauszer’s Food Store on Old York Road in Bridgewater and T&J Liquors on Saint George’s Avenue in Roselle, lottery officials said.
The Bridgewater ticket was purchased with the Power Play option, doubling the $50,000 prize to $100,000.
The winning numbers were: 01, 26, 28, 55, and 58. The Red Power Ball was 25, and the Power Pla…
Noriega Nominated For NJ Supreme Court
Michael Noriega, a Union County resident, has been nominated to be the newest justice on the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Gov. Phil Murphy formally announced Noriega's nomination on Monday, May 15. Noriega, who was born in Weehawken, will be replacing Justice Barry Albin, who reached the mandatory retirement age. Noriega, who was raised in Union City and lives in Fanwood, is Murphy's fourth appointment to the bench.
Noriega, 45, is a partner at Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold, and Mangan, based in Clifton, working as a defense and immigration attorney. Noriega also spent five years as…
