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Gusty Winds Leave 5,000 New Jersey Residents Without Power: Here's Where
More than 5,000 New Jersey residents are facing power outages as high wind gusts were being clocked in parts of the state on Thursday, Dec. 5.
As of press time, JCP&L was reporting 2,521 outages in Ocean County and 1,494 in Burlington County.
Monmouth County was also heavily affected, with 1,125 customers in the dark, while Mercer County reports 104 outages and Middlesex County just four.
Utility crews were working to restore service, but estimated restoration times have not been provided.
The National Weather Service Mount Holly said wind gusts up to 40-55 mph could be expected…
$50K Powerball Ticket Purchased At Central Jersey Convenience Store
A Powerball ticket sold in Monmouth County hit it big, earning its lucky owner $50,000, officials said.
The ticket matched four of the five white balls plus the Powerball in the drawing on Wednesday, Dec. 4, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release. It was sold at Welsh Farms on 33 West Main Street in Farmingdale.
The winning numbers were 1, 23, 25, 28, and 61. The Powerball was 13.
Another New Jersey lottery player also won $50,000 in the drawing. That ticket was sold at a convenience store in Linden.
The next Powerball drawing will be on Saturday, Dec. 7 with an estimated…
Lucky Strike! $1.3M+ Jackpot Winner Sold At Central Jersey Wawa, Lottery Officials Say
A lottery ticket worth more than $1.3 million was purchased at a Monmouth County convenience store, officials said.
The winner of the $1,308,245 million Jersey Cash 5 jackpot was sold at the Wawa on Route 9 in Freehold Township, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The lucky ticket matched all five numbers in the drawing on Monday, Nov. 25.
The winning numbers were 3, 19, 24, 27, and 39. The XTRA number was 3 and the Bullseye number was 39.
This marked the county's second big Jersey Cash 5 win in less than two weeks. A ticket purchased in Oakhurst took ho…
$2M In Lottery Prizes Sold Across New Jersey This Week: Here's Where
New Jersey Lottery players celebrated a winning streak last week, with 12 prizes of $10,000 or more claimed from Nov. 18 to Nov. 24.
Among the biggest prizes were two $500,000 top wins, and over $2 million in total winnings, according to the NJ Lottery.
Here’s a full breakdown of this week’s winners and where the lucky tickets were sold:
Nov. 18, 2024:
Powerball – $150,000, HC Good Neighbor Pharmacy, 1071 Route 37, Toms River, Ocean County.
Candy Cane Cash – $100,000, A & M Convenience, 2201 South Clinton Ave., South Plainfield, Middlesex County.
Crossword – $20,000, MPM Servic…
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…
Four Charged In Deadly Jersey Shore Shooting
Four people were charged on Friday, Nov. 1, with the fatal shooting of a 36-year-old Monmouth County man in July, authorities said.
At 3:13 a.m. on Wednesday, July, 10, Red Bank police responded to the 100 block of River Street in Red Bank and found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said.
Mikal Muhammad was pronounced deceased on scene, while the other male was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, treated and released, Santiago said.
Lahmeir Hill, a 31-year-old Pemberton resident and Sadiq Palmer, a 25-year-old Fre…
Jackpot: Winning Ticket Worth $650K+ Sold At Jersey Shore Bar And Liquor Store
A lottery ticket worth more than $650,000 was purchased at a Monmouth County bar, officials said.
The winner was sold at Airport Bar & Liquors on Route 36 in Hazlet, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The ticket that brought home the $666,481 jackpot matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Tuesday, Oct. 29.
The winning numbers were 7, 9, 30, 38, and 45. The XTRA number was 2 and the Bullseye number was 38.
This is the fourth ticket to win a major Jersey Cash 5 prize in about a week. A winner worth more than $16…
Tommy Manzo Admits Stalking 'Rhonj' Star Ex-Wife Dina, Husband David Cantin In Home Invasion
Thomas "Tommy" Manzo, the ex-husband of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Dina Cantin, admitted to stalking her and her then-fiancé now-husband David Cantin in a 2017 home invasion, authorities said.
Thomas "Tommy" Manzo, 59, pleaded guilty to two counts of fourth-degree stalking, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
The Franklin Lakes man entered the guilty plea on Wednesday, Oct. 23 — about a week after he was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for enlisting a mobster to assault David Cantin in 2015, as re…
