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'Straight Outta Goodfellas:' Portnoy Feels Like He's In Mob Movie At New Jersey Pizzeria 'Straight Outta Goodfellas:' Portnoy Feels Like He's In Mob Movie At New Jersey Pizzeria
'Straight Outta Goodfellas:' Portnoy Feels Like He's In Mob Movie At New Jersey Pizzeria Mona Lisa Pizza might have just pulled off the ultimate pizza review power move—serving up slices with a side of mob movie energy. Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy stopped by the Jackson, NJ restaurant for a One Bite Pizza Review, and while the pizza was the main event, the atmosphere stole the show. From the second he walked in, Portnoy knew he was in for an experience. “The guy in there—straight out of Goodfellas,” he said, setting the scene like a classic Scorsese flick. Then things got interesting. “He knows I like it well done, so he put it back in the oven,” Portnoy explained. But was it…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ski-Masked Masturbator Who Lured 4 Females To His Vehicle In Ocean County Arrested: Prosecutor Ski-Masked Masturbator Who Lured 4 Females To His Vehicle In Ocean County Arrested: Prosecutor
Ski-Masked Masturbator Who Lured 4 Females To His Vehicle In Ocean County Arrested: Prosecutor An 18-year-old man who lured multiple females including a pre-teen to his vehicle, masturbated in front of most of them, and then drove off in multiple Ocean County towns has been arrested. Massinissa Ladj, of Jackson, has been charged with sexual assault, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, and four counts of lewdness, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. On Jan. 24, Lakewood police were notified that a male wearing a ski mask and driving a black vehicle motioned to a 16-year-old girl who was walking down East 5th Avenue to approach his car the previ…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$32 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In New Jersey $32 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In New Jersey
$32 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In New Jersey It was a lucrative life changing day for a lottery player in Ocean County. A ticket sold in Jackson matched all six numbers in the New Jersey Lottery Pick-6 jackpot in the drawing held on Monday, Jan. 20 winning $32 million. This is the first Pick-6 jackpot of 2025. The ticket was sold at Quick Mart at 665 Bennetts Mills Road. The winning numbers were  04, 11, 12, 15, 27 and 39. 

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by Sam Barron
Business
These 10 NJ Stop & Shop Stores Have Closed These 10 NJ Stop & Shop Stores Have Closed
These 10 NJ Stop & Shop Stores Have Closed New Jersey officially has 10 fewer Stop & Shop stores. The 10 underperforming locations closed were among 32 nationwide that the grocer announced would be closing by year's end. Stop & Shop has kept 350 stores open, including 47 in New Jersey. The stores that closed on or before Nov. 2 were: 1083 Inman Ave., Edison 1049 US Highway 1 South, Edison 4861 US Highway 9, Howell 1278 US Highway 22, Phillipsburg 581 Stelton Rd., Piscataway 625 Paterson Ave., Carlstadt 1221 State Route 27, Franklin Township 130 Skyline Dr., Ringwood 505 Richmond Ave, Point Pleasant Beach 2275 West County …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
'General Hospital' Star Moonlights As New Jersey Realtor — And He Loves It 'General Hospital' Star Moonlights As New Jersey Realtor — And He Loves It
'General Hospital' Star Moonlights As New Jersey Realtor — And He Loves It When he's not breaking hearts on soap operas, Rick Hearst is selling homes in New Jersey. The "General Hospital" star revealed his second career in an Instagram video on Monday, Sept. 9, where he showed off his big backyard and extolled the virtues of living in the Garden State. "I just kind of wanted to show folks what it looks like," Hearst said. “There’s different parts of New Jersey. The part that I live in, South Central New Jersey, is a beautiful place. I also happen to be a real estate agent here. I love helping people find homes here, sell their homes here. It’s really a great …

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Boater, 29, Recovered Day After Vessel Capsizes On NJ Lake, Police Say Body Of Missing Boater, 29, Recovered Day After Vessel Capsizes On NJ Lake, Police Say
Body Of Missing Boater, 29, Recovered Day After Vessel Capsizes On NJ Lake, Police Say The body of a 29-year-old man was recovered from a New Jersey lake more than 24 hours after the boat he was on capsized, police said. The Old Bridge man, who was not identified by name, was recovered by search teams on Prospertown Lake in Jackson Township just before 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz said. Jackson police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a capsized boat on the lake around 2:25 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, the chief said. Police boats and divers were deployed Saturday afternoon in an effort to find the missing boater, Kunz said. Officials from NJ Fi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Philly Area Gravestone Salesman Scammed Mourners Out Of $1.5 Million, Feds Say Philly Area Gravestone Salesman Scammed Mourners Out Of $1.5 Million, Feds Say
Philly Area Gravestone Salesman Scammed Mourners Out Of $1.5 Million, Feds Say The owner of a headstone company is accused of ripping off hundreds of grieving customers across greater Philadelphia, federal prosecutors allege in an indictment.  Gregory J. Stefan Jr., 54, of Upper Merion, is charged with seven counts of wire fraud, according to the US Attorney's Office.  Between January 2018 and September of last year, Stefan accepted more than $1.5 million from customers who ordered memorials for loved ones, then failed to deliver the headstones they bought, authorities said. Stefan accepted the orders from nearly 500 customers through his companies 1843 LLC…

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by Mac Bullock