Retired housekeeper hits big on $3 scratch off

Baltimore errand run erupts into $30000 scratch off payday for stunned player BALTIMORE, MD — A routine Saturday filled with shopping stops ended with a $30,000 lottery prize after a Baltimore woman…

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Ocean County senator pushes military credit bill for school staff

Trenton, NJ – Educational support professionals who served in the U.S. military could soon receive up to four years of seniority credit under bipartisan legislation advanced by the Senate Higher Education Committee.…

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Baltimore man arrested in massive Maryland credit card skimming scheme

PRINCE FREDERICK, MD – A months-long, multijurisdictional investigation into a credit card skimming operation across Maryland has led to the arrest of a Baltimore man accused of installing illegal devices at convenience…

Baltimore murder suspect captured months after deadly Callender Street shooting

BALTIMORE, MD – A months-long homicide investigation in South Baltimore led to the arrest of a 23-year-old man accused of fatally shooting another man last fall. Police say Darrien Robinson Jr. was…

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Million-dollar deals drive Freehold’s red-hot February housing market

FREEHOLD, NJ – The Freehold Township real estate scene is heating up fast, with multiple seven-figure sales and brisk turnover across all price ranges during the first week of February. From stately…

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Traffic stop leads to multiple warrant arrests across Wall Township

Warrants catch up to drivers in Wall Township WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ – A series of routine police encounters across Wall Township resulted in several arrests after officers discovered suspects wanted on outstanding…

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Shuttered Jackson Walgreens Reopens as Purim Costume Pop Up Store

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A regional popular seasonal costume retailer is returning to Jackson Township just in time for Purim. Costume Closeouts has opened a pop-up Purim Costume Center at Jackson Crossing,…

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Bill would require free menstrual products in state-owned public buildings across New York

ALBANY, NY – A proposal introduced by Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal would require all public buildings owned or leased by the State of New York and open to the public to provide…

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Bill would ban sale of flavored vaping near New York schools

ALBANY, NY – Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz has introduced legislation that would prohibit the sale of flavored smokeless tobacco products within 500 feet of any public or private elementary or secondary school across…

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$6M bayfront mega-mansion redefines luxury living in Toms River

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A newly built, resort-style waterfront estate has hit the Toms River market for a staggering $5.999 million, setting a new benchmark for coastal luxury in Ocean County. Listed…

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Lakewood scores millions in federal funding as Rep. Chris Smith including $2 Cross Street expansion

LAKEWOOD, N.J. – Lakewood Township is set to receive several million dollars in new federal funding for local infrastructure and public safety improvements as part of a broader $23.8 million package secured…

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Beekman woman struck and killed crossing Route 55 after stepping off bus

BEEKMAN, NY – A 39-year-old Beekman woman was killed Wednesday morning after being struck by a vehicle while crossing State Route 55, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Sheriff Kirk A. Imperati…

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Fugitive drug trafficker captured in Mexico extradited to New Jersey for sentencing

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Brick Township man convicted of running an extensive marijuana and hashish operation while evading justice for more than a year has been captured in Mexico and returned…

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New Jersey stays silent as poisonous weedkiller found in popular bread brands sold across state

Trenton, N.J. – A study circulating nationally about weedkiller detected in common bread products has drawn no public response from New Jersey officials, even as Florida leaders publicly promote test results showing…

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Break ins across DC blocks end in arrest

Suspect arrested in Northwest burglary spree tied to garage and business break ins Washington, DC – A string of nighttime break-ins across Northwest Washington that left a garage damaged and a business…

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Parsippany school crossing guard hit by car in crosswalk

Crossing guard seriously injured after being struck in crosswalk Parsippany, NJ – A school crossing guard was seriously injured Thursday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle while working in a marked…

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Gunmen unleash wild crossfire on Harlem street before vanishing

HARLEM, N.Y. – Chaos erupted in Harlem Friday evening when two unidentified gunmen opened fire along a busy stretch of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, sending pedestrians scrambling for cover before fleeing…

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Man Ordered Dog to Attack Victim Inside Union Square Subway Station

MANHATTAN, NY – Police are searching for a suspect accused of siccing a dog on another man during a confrontation inside the Union Square subway station over the weekend. According to the…

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String of robberies targets elderly and teens across New York City, NYPD seeking multiple suspects

NEW YORK, NY – The NYPD is investigating a series of robberies across multiple boroughs that have targeted both elderly and teenage victims in recent weeks, according to several alerts issued by…

NYPD hunts fugitive murder suspect in deadly Bronx shooting near Cross Bronx Expressway

BRONX, NY – New York City police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting early Thursday morning near the Cross Bronx Expressway. According to the NYPD, the…