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Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
Lottery Ticket Good For $983K Sold In Essex County
A New Jersey Lottery ticket good for $983,561 was sold in Essex County. The Jersey Cash 5 ticket from Sunday's drawing was sold at Quick Mart in Livingston. The winning numbers were 02, 04, 22, 38, and 39 and the XTRA number was 03. The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold.
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Hero
: North Jersey Girl Scout Saves Mom's Life
A Girl Scout from North Jersey is receiving national recognition for saving the life of her mother and troop leader. Marley Madureia, 13, was granted the Medal of Honor -- a lifesaving award by the Girl Scouts of the United States of America -- for springing into action when her mom, Peggy Madureia, began choking at their family's home in Nutley last January. A pill that Peggy was taking for a sinus infection became lodged in her throat. Unable to breathe or communicate, she began banging the kitchen sink for help. "Being a Girl Scout, Marley remained calm and immediately began the Heimli…
Elizabeth, NJ
Breaking News
Union County Driver, 51, Airlifted In Garden State Parkway Crash
A Union County driver was airlifted in a Garden State Parkway crash overnight, New Jersey State Police said. Wahid Perry, 51, was headed south when he struck the center concrete barrier and bridge support near milepost 131.9 in Woodbridge around 2 a.m. Monday, Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Perry was ejected and flown to Robert Wood Johnson in New Brunswick, Goez said. No other passengers or vehicles were involved. The crash remains under investigation.
Franklin Township, NJ
Breaking News
Fire That Destroyed Historic NJ Retreat For Celebrities Under Investigation
Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out at a historic Somerset County home once a retreat for New Jersey celebrities. Fire companies from several towns responded to 751 River Road in Hillsborough around 4 a.m. after 9-1-1 calls came in Thursday, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The home -- which was being renovated -- was nothing but a pile of rubble after firefighters extinguished the two-alarm blaze. No injuries were reported. Investigators from the Somerset County Fire Investigation Unit (FIU), along with detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’…
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Newark High School Students Injured In Hit-Run Bus Crash
Five students and two adults were injured in a hit-and-run school bus crash Saturday afternoon in Newark. The bus from was carrying 13 people including West Side High School students when it was struck at Springfield Avenue and South 11th Street by a black Audi SUV, a Newark police spokeswoman said. The Audi driver fled the scene and seven people reported pain, authorities said. Further details were not released.The incident remains under investigation.
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Local Pastor Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Hackensack
UPDATE: Police identified a man struck by a commuter train Saturday in Hackensack as a local church pastor. The Rev. Robert Davis Sr. was struck at the Passaic Street crossing off Railroad Avenue across from the Hackensack Market around 2:45 p.m., Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. It wasn't immediately clear how Davis, the pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church, ended up in the path of the Spring Valley-bound #2115 NJ Transit train or which part struck him. His wife, the Rev. Carolyn Davis, was doing voter registration outside of the market and he was walking from home to be with her when he was str…
Middletown, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Body Found In Lake May Be Missing Jersey Shore Woman, 62
A body found in a Jersey Shore lake may be a 62-year-old Jersey Shore woman reported missing last month, authorities said. Fisherman called 9-1-1 around 1:30 p.m. Thursday saying they found a body floating in the south side of Middletown's Shadow Lake, according to local police. The body was taken to the Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy, Deputy Chief Paul J. Bailey said. It's possible the body is Mary Silengo, who walked away from her home in Shadow Lake Village on Sept. 22, in a pajama shirt and sweatpants, NJ.com reports. Anyone with information o…
Edison, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: Man, 32, Killed By Drunk Driver, 21, In Route 1 Crash
A 32-year-old man was killed by a 21-year-old drunk driver earlier this week on Route 1, authorities said. Arsalan Gul, of Edison, was behind the wheel of an Infiniti sedan when he struck a Honda Civic, which went into a Lexus SUV on impact in the southbound lanes of the highway in New Brunswick around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Anthony A. Caputo said. The Civic driver -- Brian O’Donnell, 32, of Robinsville -- was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Caputo said. The investigation closed the Goodkind Bridge for …
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
On Your Side
Fairfield County Food Truck Crowned Best Taco Spot In CT
National Taco Day is Sunday, Oct. 4 -- and if you live in Fairfield County, so is one of the best spots in the United States. Tacos El Azteca, a Norwalk-based food truck, was named the best taco spot in Connecticut by Yelp's list that runs down the best place in every state. "We looked at our reviews to identify businesses in the restaurants and food categories with a large concentration of reviews mentioning 'taco,' then ranked those businesses using a number of factors including the total volume and ratings of reviews mentioning 'taco,'" Yelp explained. Yelpers seem to be saying the same…
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed By SUV In Orange
A 60-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a car in Orange, authorities said. Dilonna Mauricio, of Orange, was crossing High Street near the Park Avenue intersection when she was hit by an Acura MDX around 5:45 a.m. Thursday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Orange Police Director Todd R. Warren said. Yesterday, Thursday, Oct. 1 at approximately 5:46 a.m. Mauricio was crossing in Orange when she was struck by a driver of a Acura MDX. She was taken to University Hospital in Newark where she was pronounced dead at 6:20 a.m. The driver of the Acura…
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