$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.
While nobody claimed the j…
Gusty Winds Leave 5,000 New Jersey Residents Without Power: Here's Where
More than 5,000 New Jersey residents are facing power outages as high wind gusts were being clocked in parts of the state on Thursday, Dec. 5.
As of press time, JCP&L was reporting 2,521 outages in Ocean County and 1,494 in Burlington County.
Monmouth County was also heavily affected, with 1,125 customers in the dark, while Mercer County reports 104 outages and Middlesex County just four.
Utility crews were working to restore service, but estimated restoration times have not been provided.
The National Weather Service Mount Holly said wind gusts up to 40-55 mph could be expected…
