Elizabeth, NJ
News
WINNERS: Mega Millions Tickets Good For $10K Sold At These 9 New Jersey Stores WINNERS: Mega Millions Tickets Good For $10K Sold At These 9 New Jersey Stores
Winners: Mega Millions Tickets Good For $10K Sold At These 9 New Jersey Stores Nine third-tier prizewinning tickets from the Tuesday, Jan. 12 Mega Millions drawing were sold across New Jersey. Each ticket matched four of the five white balls and the gold ball winning $10,000.  The winning numbers were: 12, 14, 26, 28, and 33. The Gold Mega Ball was 09, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02. Those tickets were purchased at the following locations: Atlantic County: New Farmers Market, 2732 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City; Atlantic County: Shore True Value Hardware, 515 New Rd., Somers Point; Bergen County: Quick Chek #168, 156 Hackensack Ave., Hackensack; Cumberland …

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by Cecilia Levine
Cherry Hill, NJ
Business
Report: GNC Closes Additional 40 New Jersey Stores Report: GNC Closes Additional 40 New Jersey Stores
Report: GNC Closes Additional 40 New Jersey Stores After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June, GNC has announced closures of an additional 40 stores. The nutritional supplement company had originally planned on closing just 10 stores. According to NJ.com, the following 50 stores have either closed, or will soon: Blackwood, Gloucester Premium Outlets Bridgewater, Bridgewater Commons Cinnaminson, The Shoppes At Cinnaminson Closter, Heidenberg Plaza Delran, Hartford Corners Denville, The Shoppes At Union Hill Denville,  Diamond Spring Road Deptford, Deptford Mall East Hanover, Hanover Commons East Rutherford, American Dream Mall E…

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by Cecilia Levine
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
BUSTED: Multiple Teenage Car Thieves Nabbed After Pursuits By Central Jersey Police Departments BUSTED: Multiple Teenage Car Thieves Nabbed After Pursuits By Central Jersey Police Departments
Busted: Multiple Teenage Car Thieves Nabbed After Pursuits By Central Jersey Police Departments A high-speed police chase ended with the arrest of four teenagers accused of stealing expensive vehicles, authorities said. The collaborative efforts of two police departments in Central Jersey led to the arrest of four car thieves from Newark, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a press statement. A separate investigation by two other local police departments resulted in the recent arrest of three additional teenage car thieves, the prosecutor said on Thursday. “Car thieves have been feasting on a smorgasbord of high-end vehicles in Monmouth County’s&nb…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
News
7-Eleven Store, Gas Station Planned For Long-Vacant Hazlet Property 7-Eleven Store, Gas Station Planned For Long-Vacant Hazlet Property
7-Eleven Store, Gas Station Planned For Long-Vacant Hazlet Property A long-abandoned property in Monmouth County is eyed for redevelopment along Route 36, officials said.  A site plan to build a new 7-Eleven convenience store and six adjoining gasoline pumps is set to be considered by the Hazlet Land Use Board on Thursday evening. The new business would open on a 37,693-square-foot lot formerly occupied by a Sunoco gas station at the intersection of Route 36 and Laurel Avenue. The board meeting begins at 7 p.m. on Oct. 1.  The developer, New Horizon Properties LLC of Marlboro, proposes a 3,010-square-foot store with six gas pumps that could fuel…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Highway Tractor Struck While Mowing Grass In Central Jersey NJ Highway Tractor Struck While Mowing Grass In Central Jersey
NJ Highway Tractor Struck While Mowing Grass In Central Jersey A motorist from Newark was seriously hurt when his vehicle crashed into a state Department of Transportation  tractor, authorities said. The collision occurred at 2:12 p.m. on Monday along Route 18 north in Marlboro,  A Chevy Trailblazer driven by Eric Hopkins, 28, of Newark struck a DOT tractor operated by Robert Taylor, 58, of South Amboy, according to Marlboro Police Captain Stephen J. Levy. Taylor was cutting grass in the median of Route 18 North, just north of Wyncrest Road when the tractor was struck, Levy said. Hopkins suffered a broken leg and head injurie…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Judge Releases Monmouth University Baseball Player After Home Burglary Judge Releases Monmouth University Baseball Player After Home Burglary
Judge Releases Monmouth University Baseball Player After Home Burglary A New Jersey homeowner was able to detain a burglar later identified as a 19-year-old Monmouth University varsity baseball player in an overnight break-in, police said. Surveillance tapes show Marlboro's Anthony Brienza entering the Old Farm Road home in Ocean Township through an unlocked door, then disabling the home security system around 4:50 a.m., Sept. 13, Detective Sgt. Paul Flammia said. Brienza was confronted by the homeowner while taking several items from the master bedroom, Flammia said. A brief struggle ensued when Brienza tried fleeing, police said. Brienza was arrested …

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by Cecilia Levine
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In U-Haul Truck Crash ID'd As Spotswood Woman, 53 Driver Killed In U-Haul Truck Crash ID'd As Spotswood Woman, 53
Driver Killed In U-Haul Truck Crash ID'd As Spotswood Woman, 53 Marlboro police released the name of the driver who died on Monday after her car toppled a telephone pole and collided with a parked U-Haul truck. Donna Piegaro, 53, of Spotswood was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which closed Route 9 southbound for more than nine hours from Old Bridge to Manalapan Township, a Marlboro police spokesman said.  The crash toppled a telephone pole onto the victim's Ford Edge and wires onto four other vehicles, Marlboro Captain Stephen Levy said. No one else was hurt, he said. Piegaro was trapped after the pole fell next to the U-Haul park…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Spotswood Driver, 53, Dies After Her Car Topples Telephone Pole, Collides With U-Haul Truck Spotswood Driver, 53, Dies After Her Car Topples Telephone Pole, Collides With U-Haul Truck
Spotswood Driver, 53, Dies After Her Car Topples Telephone Pole, Collides With U-Haul Truck UPDATED: An unidentified driver was killed on Monday afternoon when her car toppled a telephone pole and collided with a parked U-Haul truck, authorities said. Route 9 was closed in both directions in Marlboro and Manalapan townships after the fatal one-car crash at 1 p.m. toppled wires onto four other vehicles, a Marlboro police spokesman said. No one else was hurt, he said. The driver of a Ford Edge was trapped when the telephone pole fell onto her car in the U-Haul parking lot at 415 Route 9 South, according to Marlboro Police Capt. Stephen Levy. The driver was pronounced dead at t…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
US Marshals Help Nab Newark Trio In Auto Thefts, Central Jersey Burglaries US Marshals Help Nab Newark Trio In Auto Thefts, Central Jersey Burglaries
US Marshals Help Nab Newark Trio In Auto Thefts, Central Jersey Burglaries Three men from Newark were arrested by U.S. Marshals and local police in Monmouth County on multiple burglary and vehicle theft charges, authorities said. Dasean Lewis, 24, Christopher Leake, 19, and Nahji Mayes, 23, targeted vehicles left unlocked with key fobs inside, Marlboro police said.  Marlboro Police Department was assisted by the U.S. Marshals Task Force in the arrest of Lewis and Mayes. Leake was jailed on other charges when he was arrested, police said. All three were being held in Monmouth County Correctional Facility in Freehold.  Det. Sgt. Jon Gramcko, De…

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by Jon Craig
Pascack Valley, NJ
Business
Bergen County Restaurant Openings, Closings Bergen County Restaurant Openings, Closings
Bergen County Restaurant Openings, Closings With indoor dining in New Jersey set to reopen July 2, many new restaurants have announced plans in Bergen County. So too, many others will be closing their doors. Here are some restaurants you can expect to try and say goodbye to in Bergen County, and just a bit beyond. Coffee and Cornbread will be leaving its Teaneck location and reopening in Montclair. The owners announced the store's last day in business on Queen Anne Road will be July 26. The eatery opened in 2017, and has offered organic and all--natural breakfast and lunch options. The Montclair location will open sometime in Augus…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
News
Zinburger Permanently Closing All But 3 NJ Locations Zinburger Permanently Closing All But 3 NJ Locations
Zinburger Permanently Closing All But 3 NJ Locations Wine and burger restaurant Zinburger is permanently closing all but three of its New Jersey locations. Locations in Edison, Jersey City, Morris Plains, Cherry Hill and Paramus restaurants have permanently closed due to financial struggles amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, Clifton, Marlboro and Bridgewater locations will stay open, officials announced on the chain’s website. The Marlboro and Bridgewater restaurants have yet to reopen following the COVID-19 outbreak; however, the Clifton location is currently filling both pickup and delivery orders, the announcement said. “The COVID-19…

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by Valerie Musson
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Marlboro Crash Leaves Thousands Without Power Marlboro Crash Leaves Thousands Without Power
Marlboro Crash Leaves Thousands Without Power About 2,000 Marlboro residents were without power on Tuesday after a serious car crash, authorities said. First responders were called to Texas and Greenwood roads about 8:15 a.m to rescue a trapped driver, Marlboro police said. There were no immediate details on the driver's injuries. Live wires dangled on top of the vehicle, which left thousands of neighborhood homes without electricity as of 10 a.m., according to initial reports.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.

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by Jon Craig