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WINNER: $626K Lottery Ticket Sold On Jersey Shore WINNER: $626K Lottery Ticket Sold On Jersey Shore
Winner: $626K Lottery Ticket Sold On Jersey Shore The winning lottery ticket for Sunday’s $625,590 Jersey Cash 5 drawing was sold at Bay Avenue Farm store in Ocean County. The jackpot winner matched all five numbers drawn after making the lucky purchase at 93 East Bay Ave. in Manahawkin, New Jersey Lottery officials said in a statement. Sunday’s winning numbers were: 01, 06, 17, 19, and 43. The XTRA number was: 04.  The Bay Avenue Farm retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold. 

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed, 2 Others Hurt In South Jersey Crashes Motorcyclist Killed, 2 Others Hurt In South Jersey Crashes
Motorcyclist Killed, 2 Others Hurt In South Jersey Crashes One motorcyclist was killed and two others were injured in separate crashes early Sunday morning in Burlington County, authorities said. Alexander Halsey, 45, of Forked River was heading north on Route 206 with a group of motorcyclists near the Comfort Inn Hotel in Bordentown when he lost control of his 2019 Harley Davidson motorcycle just before 12:30 p.m., Bordentown police said. Halsey sustained severe life threatening injuries as a result of his crash, police said, and was taken by ambulance to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton Township where he was pronounced dead nea…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
WATCH: Police Officer Pushes Burning Jeep Away From Jersey Shore Taco Bell WATCH: Police Officer Pushes Burning Jeep Away From Jersey Shore Taco Bell
Watch: Police Officer Pushes Burning Jeep Away From Jersey Shore Taco Bell A quick-thinking police officer used his vehicle to push a burning SUV away from a Jersey Shore Taco Bell drive-thru. Stafford Township Police Officer Keith Oler found the front of the Jeep engulfed in flames at the Route 72 eatery in Manahawkin over the weekend, authorities said. The fire was getting perilously close to the building, leaving him no choice, they said. Putting his own safety in jeopardy, Oler prevented a worse outcome. Stafford Township Police Officer Keith OlerCOURTESY: Stafford Township Police ****** HEROES: A team of Port Authority police officers and Tunnel and Br…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Weather
VIDEO: Tornado Touches Down In Toms River VIDEO: Tornado Touches Down In Toms River
Video: Tornado Touches Down In Toms River A small tornado touched down along the shore of Ocean County, the National Weather Service announced Thursday. The tornado, with winds of 70 mph, began as a waterspout in Barnegat Bay near Normandy Beach, briefly touched inland, and then returned out to sea, meteorologists said. Normandy Beach is on the barrier island between Mantaloking and Lavallette. So the tiny twister moved from the bay over the narrow strip of land -- less than a half-mile -- then back over the ocean. Winds of 70 mph matched the top straight-line winds that caused widespread damage in Toms River. The twister swirled …

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by Jon Craig