A $1 million Powerball ticket was sold in Montclair on Saturday. State lottery officials say it is the first million dollar ticket sold in the state in the past three months for the Powerball game. The winning ticket means the buyer had all five the main numbers but didn’t have the correct Powerball number.
Police are looking into a commercial burglary in Hamilton Township. An investigation revealed the suspect(s) made forced entry into the Laureldale Pub and Grill and stole cash from the register and locked cabinet on Saturday. The suspect(s) also stole the proceeds that were clearly marked for a fundraiser for the St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.…
The Trump Taj Mahal will be back in a federal court on Friday afternoon to get a decision on a request for concessions. The casino has filed for bankruptcy and asked the court to force the unions to provide concessions with its health benefits and pensions. The casino also threatened that without those concessions that…
The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office will be handing out free narcan on Friday. Roughly 75 doses will be handed out of the heroin antidote. The drug is the same one that many police departments have throughout the state that reverses the effects of a heroin overdose and can save a life. Ocean County previously gave…
A driver was killed following an accident on on the Black Horse Pike. Hamilton Township Police say that a preliminary investigation determined a 1995 Toyota Camry was traveling westbound on Route 322 and for undetermined reasons lost control of the vehicle on Thursday afternoon around 1 p.m. The vehicle left the roadway and overturned and…
New data says Congressman Frank LoBiondo is on his way to keeping his seat for another term. A Monouth University poll says that among voters likely to cast their ballot in next month’s congressional race, 56% say they will support Frank LoBiondo and 35% will vote for Bill Hughes, Jr. Another 2% say they will…
New Jersey State Police are looking for a suspect who illegally withdrew $10,000 from a bank in Marmora. Police released a photo of the suspect in the incident. On August 25, at approximately 12:15 p.m., an unidentified woman made a withdrawal of close to $10,000 from the PNC Bank in Marmora. The suspect impersonated the victim by…
The state is looking at a number of different ways to bring dollars in to fund transportation projects. The latest was discussed during an Assembly Transportation hearing when the idea of adding the 7 percent sales tax to gas purchases were floated. Some have wanted a higher gas tax, though many lawmakers are wary of…
One of the most famous landmarks in South Jersey will be getting a face lift. The Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority (GWTIDA) announced plans to refurbish the destination’s seven-year-old landmark Wildwoods Sign located on the Boardwalk at Rio Grande Avenue. The project will be completed in two phases so that the letters ‘WILDWOODS’ will always…
President Barack Obama did not come to New Jersey on Wednesday. Obama was supposed to attend a high profile fundraiser but had to change plans based on the latest news with the Ebola virus. A second health care worker who was treating a now deceased patient has tested positive for the virus. Obama returned to…