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$900K+ Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Tinton Falls Convenience Store $900K+ Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Tinton Falls Convenience Store
$900K+ Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Tinton Falls Convenience Store A lottery ticket worth more than $900,000 was sold at a Monmouth County convenience store, officials said. The Jersey Cash 5 ticket was purchased at The Mart on Shrewsbury Avenue in Tinton Falls, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Monday, May 13. The ticket matched all five numbers in the drawing on Saturday, May 11. The winning numbers were 13, 18, 24, 29, and 35. The XTRA number was 03. A supermarket in Newark also sold a winning ticket in the drawing. The two winners are worth $900,420 in the $1,800,840 jackpot. The stores will get bonus checks of $2,000 for selling …

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Business
$500 Million Open-Air Redevelopment Of Monmouth Mall Begins $500 Million Open-Air Redevelopment Of Monmouth Mall Begins
$500 Million Open-Air Redevelopment Of Monmouth Mall Begins A more than $500 million project to transform a Monmouth County mall into an open-air town center has officially begun, officials said. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday, May 9 at the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, developer Kushner said in a news release on Monday, May 13. The mall will be redeveloped into a modern center with luxury apartments, new retail options, and medical office space called Monmouth Square. Kushner said the project to "de-mall" the property off Route 35 will bring a new purpose to the historic Monmouth Mall, which has been open for 64 years. …

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Police & Fire
'You Dead B***h': Colts Neck Mom Shares Story Of Surviving Brutal Stabbing In Home Invasion 'You Dead B***h': Colts Neck Mom Shares Story Of Surviving Brutal Stabbing In Home Invasion
'You Dead B***h': Colts Neck Mom Shares Story Of Surviving Brutal Stabbing In Home Invasion A Monmouth County woman is speaking about the night she was brutally stabbed by a teen boy who claimed he was high on psychedelic mushrooms. Brennan Doyle, now 28 years old, was sentenced to 15 years in state prison for attempted murder and carjacking, according to state Department of Corrections records. He pleaded guilty to the Tuesday, July 7, 2015 stabbing of Donna Ongsiako in her Colts Neck home. In an interview with CBS's "48 Hours", Ongsiako said she opened her door just after midnight to let her cat back in the house when she saw Doyle standing outside with a knife. "I tried to sla…

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Police & Fire
Wanted Mays Landing Man Found With Loaded Gun While Speeding In Atlantic City: Police Wanted Mays Landing Man Found With Loaded Gun While Speeding In Atlantic City: Police
Wanted Mays Landing Man Found With Loaded Gun While Speeding In Atlantic City: Police A wanted man was accused of having a loaded gun and brass knuckles in Atlantic City, authorities said. Naji Hart, 24, of Mays Landing, was arrested on Saturday, May 11, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release. He was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of hollow-point ammunition, and possession of controlled dangerous substance paraphernalia. Atlantic City police stopped a vehicle for speeding on Route 30 at around 6:28 p.m. Officers said they saw Hart move from the driver's seat to the passenger's seat immediately after they stopped him…

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Police & Fire
Human Remains Found In Galloway Woods In 2021 Were From Missing NYC Man: Prosecutors Human Remains Found In Galloway Woods In 2021 Were From Missing NYC Man: Prosecutors
Human Remains Found In Galloway Woods In 2021 Were From Missing NYC Man: Prosecutors A New York City man missing for more than a decade has been identified from human remains found in Atlantic County, authorities said. Kevin Morris was recently identified from the remains discovered in Galloway Township on Monday, June 7, 2021, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Monday, May 13. He was reported missing at 32 years old in Staten Island in October 2011.  The skeletal remains were found in the woods at 187 South Pomona Avenue. The address is for the Pomona Gunning Club and is about a mile from the campus of Stockton University. Accordin…

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Police & Fire
Volunteer Fire Chief In Egg Harbor Township Dies, Remembered For 'Selfless' Community Service Volunteer Fire Chief In Egg Harbor Township Dies, Remembered For 'Selfless' Community Service
Volunteer Fire Chief In Egg Harbor Township Dies, Remembered For 'Selfless' Community Service A volunteer fire chief has died after serving Atlantic County for more than three decades, officials said. Cardiff fire Chief Gil Zonge "answered his final alarm" on Saturday, May 11, the volunteer company in Egg Harbor Township said in a Facebook post. His age and cause of death were not given. Zonge was a member of the Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company and the Egg Harbor Township Fire Department for more than 30 years. "He also served the Atlantic County Fire Community as an instructor at the Atlantic County Fire Academy teaching many of our current county firefighters," the Cardiff fire co…

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Police & Fire
Off-Road Motorcyclist Crashes In Woods, Breaks Leg In Barnegat Off-Road Motorcyclist Crashes In Woods, Breaks Leg In Barnegat
Off-Road Motorcyclist Crashes In Woods, Breaks Leg In Barnegat A man was airlifted to a hospital after his off-road motorcycle crashed in the woods in Ocean County, authorities said. Barnegat police responded to a wooded area between Warren Grove Road and Route 72 at around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, the department said in a Facebook post. Investigators said a 52-year-old man hit an exposed root and was thrown from the motorcycle. He was rushed by helicopter to Jersey Shore University Medical Center. The motorcyclist suffered a broken femur and was listed in stable condition at the Neptune hospital.

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Police & Fire
Manchester Woman Airlifted After SUV Hits Tree, Catches On Fire: Police Manchester Woman Airlifted After SUV Hits Tree, Catches On Fire: Police
Manchester Woman Airlifted After SUV Hits Tree, Catches On Fire: Police An Ocean County woman was airlifted to a hospital after her SUV hit a tree in a fiery crash, authorities said. Manchester Township police responded to the wreck on South Hope Chapel Road near Ridge Avenue at around 2:48 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, the department said in a news release. Officers found a 2008 Jeep Liberty on fire with no one inside the SUV off of South Hope Chapel, along with damage to a sign and a tree. Investigators said the Jeep was heading south on South Hope Chapel when it crossed the center line, left the road, and hit the sign. The SUV continued south until it struck the…

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Politics
Wildwood Plans For Large Crowd, Protests At Trump's Campaign Rally Amid Hush Money Trial Wildwood Plans For Large Crowd, Protests At Trump's Campaign Rally Amid Hush Money Trial
Wildwood Plans For Large Crowd, Protests At Trump's Campaign Rally Amid Hush Money Trial Wildwood leaders are looking to keep rallygoers and protesters safe when former President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally on the Jersey Shore city's beachfront. Trump's rally will be held on the beach in Wildwood on Saturday, May 11. It will be his second campaign rally in the Cape May County city and his first of the 2024 election cycle. The city posted on Facebook on Friday, May 10, saying there would be "ample time" for rally attendees to find a spot in a space twice the size of what's needed for the expected crowd. "There is zero need to line up for the rally early," the city wrote…

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Realtor Who Killed Her Father, His Girlfriend In Surf City Home Sentenced: Prosecutors Realtor Who Killed Her Father, His Girlfriend In Surf City Home Sentenced: Prosecutors
Realtor Who Killed Her Father, His Girlfriend In Surf City Home Sentenced: Prosecutors A Pennsylvania realtor convicted of killing her father and his girlfriend on the Jersey Shore will spend the rest of her life in state prison, authorities said. Sherry Lee Heffernan, 57, of Landenberg, PA, received two life sentences on Friday, May 10, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release. After a four-week trial, a jury found her guilty of two murder charges on Friday, Mar. 1. Prosecutors said Heffernan killed 87-year-old John Enders of Surf City and 75-year-old Francoise Pitoy of Manchester back in September 2021. "This defendant will …

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