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Tinton Falls Liquor Store Sells $500K-Winning Lottery Ticket
The $500,000 was won playing a $10 Shore Thing game. A winner has not been publicly identified.

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The $500,000 was won playing a $10 Shore Thing game. A winner has not been publicly identified.

They have auditions this week to be an actor in the theater, and also a Lights On, Scare's Off tour of the theater for younger kids.
The child was struck by a car at 8:16 a.m. while attempting to cross W. Prospect Avenue at Edgeview Road, said Aberdeen Police:
On Thursday morning, Sea Girt Police were called to a report of a cat that had become stuck in overhead cable wires.
The Green Street museum will host an open house from noon to 5 p.m. this Sunday, Sept. 14. The museum will be open for free tours.
The walk for clean energy will begin at 11 a.m. Sept. 21 at the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour (191 Flanagan Way). All are welcome.
It's four days of live jazz, swing and zydeco music across the area, with concerts indoors and out. All these concerts are entirely free.
The lawsuit said a deputy chief "raced to the park" after his son was shot with a water gun. He detained and handcuffed a 14-year-old.
She was shot outside in the street, and she suffered a single gunshot wound to her lower back.
More than 142 employers are confirmed to be there. There will be full-time jobs, part-time jobs and internships available.
If you want to enter your child's artwork for the youth art show, submit it Friday, September 12 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. here:
A Toms River man is charged with vehicular homicide for a May alleged drunk driving crash that killed a Matawan woman.
Come to McMahon Park for a DJ dance party, Q&A session, giveaways and autographed items for the first 150 kids in attendance.
On Saturday, the Secaucus Fire Department held a ceremony honoring former fire captain William “Bo” Koenemund.
"The last confirmed sighting of the manatee was Sunday night," said an environmental group that has been tracking the mammal.
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