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3 Lucky NJ Lottery Players Win Trip To Super Bowl LVI 3 Lucky NJ Lottery Players Win Trip To Super Bowl LVI
3 Lucky NJ Lottery Players Win Trip To Super Bowl LVI Three lucky New Jersey Lottery players have won trips to Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles, state officials said. They participated in the state Lottery's Quick Draw Big Game promotion. In addition to the trip to the Super Bowl game between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals, the Lottery winners won passes to Hall of Fame events and $1,000 apiece in spending cash. The Super Bowl kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13. NJ Lottery Executive Director James Carey said, "What better prize than a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend the single largest sporting event of the year in t…

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by Jon Craig
Weather
NOR'EASTER: New Jersey Towns With The Least & Most Snow NOR'EASTER: New Jersey Towns With The Least & Most Snow
NOR'Easter: New Jersey Towns With The Least & Most Snow New Jerseyans on Saturday afternoon began digging out of the second snowstorm this month. Some had a only few inches to shovel away -- others, feet. Here's a look at snow totals (in inches) from across the state, according to the National Weather Service. Wayne: 3.3 Asbury: 3.5 Verona/Montclair: 4 Hewitt: 5.1 Chatham: 6.3 Bergenfield: 6.9 Wood-Ridge: 7.2 North Brunswick: 8.3 Elizabeth: 8.5 Evesham: 10 inches Hammonton: 10 inches Cape May Harbor: 13 Holmdel: 14 Jackson: 14.1 Eatontown: 14.2 Avalon: 15 inches Little Egg Harbor: 18 inches Linwood: 19 inches Bayville: 21 Expect cold and blus…

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Police & Fire
Driver Airlifted After Sending Car Through Jersey Shore Home: Police Driver Airlifted After Sending Car Through Jersey Shore Home: Police
Driver Airlifted After Sending Car Through Jersey Shore Home: Police A 23-year-old driver with a suspended license was flown to the hospital after sending a vehicle through several yards and fences then into a house on the Jersey Shore Friday night, authorities said. Jose Lopez-Serrano, of Jackson, was behind the wheel of the Toyota sedan and had to be extricated from the vehicle that he sent into the Cox Cro Road home in Toms River around 11:25 p.m., Toms River Police Chief Mitchell A. Little said. He was flown to Jersey Shore Medical Center. Rescue 2624 responded to assist Pleasant Plains Vol. Fire Department on this vehicle vs house. Posted by Toms R…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Theft Of $47K Worth Of Aluminum Beams On Jersey Shore Arrest Made In Theft Of $47K Worth Of Aluminum Beams On Jersey Shore
Arrest Made In Theft Of $47K Worth Of Aluminum Beams On Jersey Shore A 48-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has been arrested in connection with the theft of $47,000 worth of aluminum beams from a marine construction company, authorities said. Anonymous tips from the public helped in the investigation, according to Brick Township police. John Paul Cottrell Sr. of Jackson was arrested on a warrant at his home on Jan.6, according to Brick police. On Dec. 18, a theft occurred at Extreme Marine Construction on Princeton Avenue in Brick.  A suspect loaded the expensive aluminum beams onto a flat trailer owned by the business and then removed the trailer w…

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Body Of NJ Man Found In New Orleans 2 Months After Disappearance: Report Body Of NJ Man Found In New Orleans 2 Months After Disappearance: Report
Body Of NJ Man Found In New Orleans 2 Months After Disappearance: Report The body of a 33-year-old New Jersey man was found in New Orleans more than two months after his disappearance, The Lakewood Scoop reports. Michael Gelfand, of Jackson, was found dead in NoLa on Monday, March 21, the outlet said citing sources. His body is being flown back to New Jersey for burial. Gelfand arrived in New Orleans on Jan. 5 for business and was scheduled to return to his home in New Jersey on Jan. 6, police said. His family has not heard from him since Jan. 6. This is a developing story. Check back for more. Click here for more from The Lakewood Scoop.

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Schools
These NJ School District Have Delayed Openings, Are Going Remote Due To Snow These NJ School District Have Delayed Openings, Are Going Remote Due To Snow
These NJ School District Have Delayed Openings, Are Going Remote Due To Snow Some New Jersey school districts will be opening late or pushing classes online Tuesday due to Monday's storm. Areas in South and Central Jersey got between three and 11 inches of snow in the first winter storm of the season (click here for a map of snow totals from NBC). The following districts will be delayed or remote Tuesday: Barnegat: 2-hour delay Denville: remote Jackson: remote LBI/Surf City: 2-hour delay Stafford Township/Manahawkin: 2-hour delay Did we miss one? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com

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Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Wins $651K Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Wins $651K
Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Wins $651K One lucky Jersey Cash 5 player won big on Sunday night, state Lottery officials said. Their ticket matched all five numbers drawn to win the $650,969 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot. The winning numbers were: 01, 02, 13, 37, and 43 and the XTRA number was: 02. The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for selling the winning ticket.  The winning ticket was sold at Krauszer’s Food, 740 Brewers Bridge Road, Jackson in Ocean County.

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Police & Fire
Carjacker Punched Driver In Face, Stole Her Pickup From Gas Station: Jersey Shore Police Carjacker Punched Driver In Face, Stole Her Pickup From Gas Station: Jersey Shore Police
Carjacker Punched Driver In Face, Stole Her Pickup From Gas Station: Jersey Shore Police A 40-year-old man from the Jersey Shore was arrested in connection with a carjacking, authorities said. On Monday at 9:51 a.m., police were called to the Lukoil gas station at 2301 West County Line Road in Jackson for a reported carjacking.  Police found a 57-year-old woman who said her 1999 Dodge Pickup had been stolen by a man  who had punched her in the face, Jackson police said. The victim had been standing outside of her vehicle when a man wearing a hooded flannel shirt get into the driver’s seat of her pickup truck, police said.  She opened the door to see what he was …

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Police & Fire
Police Identify 28-Year-Old Toms River Driver Killed In Single-Car Crash Police Identify 28-Year-Old Toms River Driver Killed In Single-Car Crash
Police Identify 28-Year-Old Toms River Driver Killed In Single-Car Crash Police have released the name of a 28-year-old driver killed when his pickup truck struck a grove of trees on the Jersey Shore. Kishon Richards of Toms River struck a guard rail near Interstate 195 in Jackson and crashed into trees, according to police. ALSO SEE: GoFundMe Page Created For Crash Victim  The crash occurred at 6:14 p.m. Saturday along Jackson Mills Road near the I-195 overpass and Harmony Road, police said.  Patrol officers found a 2009 Ford Ranger occupied by an unidentified man had crashed in a wooded area. The initial investigation revealed that the vehicl…

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Jersey Shore Cash4Life Lottery Player Wins $1,000-A-Week For Life Jersey Shore Cash4Life Lottery Player Wins $1,000-A-Week For Life
Jersey Shore Cash4Life Lottery Player Wins $1,000-a-week For Life One lucky New Jersey Lottery Cash4Life ticket matched all five white balls drawn to win the $1,000-a- week-for-life second prize, officials said. The winning ticket was sold at Shop Rite, 260 North County Line Road in Jackson. The winning numbers were: 09, 13, 30, 36 and 40. The Cash Ball was: 04.

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Police & Fire
1 Airlifted In Jackson ATV Crash 1 Airlifted In Jackson ATV Crash
1 Airlifted In Jackson ATV Crash A victim was flown to the hospital in a serious ATV crash in Jackson Friday night. The crash occurred on Perrineville Road behind Six Flags around 8:15 p.m., initial reports say. The victim was flown to Jersey Shore Medical Center with head and neck pain, according to the police reports.

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UPDATED: Jersey Shore Motorcyclist's Leg Severed In Toms River Collision UPDATED: Jersey Shore Motorcyclist's Leg Severed In Toms River Collision
Updated: Jersey Shore Motorcyclist's Leg Severed In Toms River Collision A motorcyclist from Ocean County was airlifted to Jersey Shore Medical Center after a serious collision on Route 70 in Toms River, authorities said. The crash occurred about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the state route's intersection with Whitesville Road, according to Jillian Messina, a spokeswoman for the Toms River Police Department . John Troncone, 25 of Jackson, was riding east on Route 70 on a Harley Davidson motorcycle, through a green traffic signal,  when Robin Smith, 44, of Berkeley Township, allegedly made a left onto Whitesville Road in front of the motorcycle, Me…

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