Holiday Lotto Cheer! Denville Mega Millions Player Wins Big
Six North Jersey lottery players are having a very happy holidays.
Mega Millions tickets sold in Morris, Somerset, Hudson, Bergen and Essex Counties matched four numbers and the gold megaball in the drawing held on Friday, Dec. 27, winning $10,000.
The tickets were sold at Jay Cee's in Denville, United Check Cashing in Secaucus, Krauszer's in Manville, Towne Check Cashing in Bloomfield, Surya Sunny in Guttenberg and ShopRite Liquor in Roselle Park.
The winning numbers were 3, 7, 37, 49, 55, and the gold megaball was 6.
$2M NJ Christmas Powerball: Back-To-Back Winners Both Sold In Garden State
A lucky New Jersey Lottery player scored $2 million in the Christmas Powerball drawing, matching five white balls and the multiplier, according to lottery officials.
The winning numbers from the Wednesday, Dec. 25 drawing were 15, 26, 27, 30, 35, with the Powerball 03 and Power Play 3X. The winning ticket was sold by Jackpot.com, a Middlesex County-based courier.
This $2 million prize comes just days after another $2 million Powerball win in the Friday, Dec. 20 drawing. That ticket was sold at Lucky 7 Deli, located at 397 Centre St., Nutley, in Essex County.
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East Orange Lotto Player Has Happy Friday The 13th
Friday the 13th turned out to be a lucky day for three North Jersey lottery players.
Three lottery tickets, sold in Union County, Essex County and Hudson County, respectively, matched four numbers and the gold Megaball in the drawing held on Friday, Dec. 13.
The tickets were sold out EZ Quick Food Store in Elizabeth, Sajoma Supermarket in East Orange and Lotto Com in Jersey City. The winning numbers were 36, 43, 52, 58, 65 and the gold Megaball was 16.
18-Year-Old, Two Juveniles Arrested For Fatal Newark Shooting: Police
An 18-year-old Newark resident and two juveniles were arrested on Thursday, Dec. 5 for a fatal shooting on Sunday, Dec. 1, authorities said.
Wes Thalerand, an 18-year-old Elizabeth resident, was shot and killed while seated in his vehicle at the intersection of Mapes Terrace and Huntington Terrace, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said.
Zaire Kelly and the two juveniles were charged with murder in the first degree, felony murder, robbery and weapons offenses, Stephens and Miranda said.
