Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Good For Nearly $150K Sold in Middlesex County Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Good For Nearly $150K Sold in Middlesex County
Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Good For Nearly $150K Sold in Middlesex County A winning Jersey Cash 5 ticket was sold in Middlesex County. A ticket matching all five numbers for Saturday’s drawing was sold at Crestwood Liquor Bar Food in South River. The winning numbers were: 11, 18, 27, 33, and 37. The XTRA number was 02. The lucky winner will take home a prize of $141,222.
Winning $10K Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold In South River Winning $10K Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold In South River
Winning $10K Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold In South River A winning Mega Millions ticket was sold in Middlesex County, New Jersey Lottery officials said. The lucky ticket was bought at Cavaco Supermarket, 2 Ferry St. in South River.  The winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing were: 21, 23, 33, 35, and 42. The Gold Mega Ball was 06, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03. The third-tier prize winner will take home $10,000. Seventeen other players matched four of the five white balls drawn to win $500, apiece. Three of those tickets included the Megaplier option, tripling the total prize to $1,500.  The next Mega Millions drawing is on Frid…
TORNADO WATCH: Power Outages Across Central Jersey, High Winds, Wires Down Along Jersey Shore TORNADO WATCH: Power Outages Across Central Jersey, High Winds, Wires Down Along Jersey Shore
Tornado Watch: Power Outages Across Central Jersey, High Winds, Wires Down Along Jersey Shore The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for most of New Jersey on Monday through 6 p.m. High winds toppled trees and utility poles, damaging homes and vehicles and closing some roadways in Central Jersey. Among the damage: More than 2,100 electric customers in South Brunswick were reported without power; In East Brunswick, high winds knocked wires down closing Route 18 in both directions near Highland Street; About half the residents of South River reported power outages due to multiple utility poles and transformers knocked out of service; Multiple traffic lights were out of …
UPDATED: Coronavirus Concerns Cancel Classes Across NJ UPDATED: Coronavirus Concerns Cancel Classes Across NJ
Updated: Coronavirus Concerns Cancel Classes Across NJ Several schools and universities have cancelled classes in an effort to plan ahead and prevent the spread of coronavirus in New Jersey (scroll for complete list). As of Thursday, there were 29 presumed positive cases in New Jersey, including a 16- and- 17-year-old. UPDATE: All Bergen County schools will close indefinitely as of 3 p.m. Friday, Bergen County Jim Tedesco announced Thursday evening. Rutgers University recently announced classes would be held remotely after spring break. Students were strongly encouraged to remain off campus through April 3. Bergen Community College extended S…
Tactical Units Resolve Standoff With Barricaded Burglary Suspect Tactical Units Resolve Standoff With Barricaded Burglary Suspect
Tactical Units Resolve Standoff With Barricaded Burglary Suspect A South River burglary suspect was taken into custody by a tactical team Wednesday afternoon after he barricaded himself in a home for four hours, authorities said. Tyler Underwood, 22, was arrested after the Middlesex Special Operations Response Team (SORT) forced their way in around 1 p.m., resolving a "potentially dangerous situation," Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and South River Police Chief Mark Tinitigan said in a statement. Underwood was wanted in connection with a local convenience store burglary, they said. No additional details were relea…
AC Casino Gambler Admits Using Family, Others To Defraud IRS Out Of $1.3 Million AC Casino Gambler Admits Using Family, Others To Defraud IRS Out Of $1.3 Million
AC Casino Gambler Admits Using Family, Others To Defraud IRS Out Of $1.3 Million A gambler from Middlesex County admitted Friday that he used family members and others to fraudulently claim $3.9 million in federal tax refunds on his casino winnings -- $1.3 million of which the IRS paid out, authorities said. Michael Watsey, 43, of South River, told a U.S. District Court judge in Trenton that he lied after the tax refund requests were questioned and pretended to be a casino host while talking with an IRS representative on the phone. Watsey conspired with family members and others to file 16 fraudulent U.S. income tax returns for 2014, 2015 and 2016, U.S. Attorney Craig C…