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Double The Fun: Pair Of $1M Lottery Prizes Claimed By Mastic, St. James Men
Talk about a massive payday.
Two Long Island men have a million more reasons to be smiling after winning seven-figure lottery prizes.
Jose Carranza, of Mastic, claimed a $1 million prize on the “Platinum Power” scratch-off game, New York Lottery announced.
He purchased the lucky ticket in east Moriches, at East End Marketing on Montauk Highway.
After paying Uncle Sam, Carranza pocketed $416,641.
Not to be outdone was Ricky Alessi, of St. James, who claimed his own $1 million windfall after hitting a Powerball second prize for the drawing held Monday, May 27.
Alessi received a lump sum…
Burglaries At Three Long Island Restaurants Under Investigation
Three restaurants on Long Island were burglarized over the weekend, police said.
Between midnight and 7 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, JT’s Cafe on Montauk Highway in Blue Point was targeted, with a suspect kicking in a door, stealing cash and a computer hard drive.
Police said that there was another burglary reported at Le Soir on Montauk Highway in Bayport between 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, and 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.
The third burglary, police said, happened at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Sunday at JT’s Farmhouse, where there was a door pried open, with money, a camera, and DVR stolen from…
