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A lottery player is now $1,000 a week richer for life after purchasing a winning Cash4Life ticket at Varsha Convenience Store in Elizabeth. The lucky ticket for Tuesday night’s drawing matched the five main numbers to score the game’s second-tier prize, which has a cash option of $1 million. The Union County store that sold… The post Union County Lottery Player Wins $1,000 a Week for Life appeared first on Coast News Today.

State and local officials are issuing urgent warnings for beachgoers to stay out of the Atlantic Ocean due to dangerous conditions generated by the distant Hurricane Erin. While the storm is not expected to make landfall in New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy stated it is creating powerful surf and life-threatening rip currents along the entire… The post Officials Warn: Stay Out of the Ocean as Hurricane Erin Creates Dangerous Conditions appeared first on Coast News Today.

An Atlantic County man has been sentenced to 70 years in state prison for the 2021 fatal shooting of his neighbor at an Atlantic City hotel where they both lived. Umar Abdullah, 49, was found guilty in June after surveillance footage showed him shooting 35-year-old Mark Wright multiple times in a hallway of the Cassino… The post Atlantic City Man Sentenced to 70 Years for Murder of Hotel Neighbor appeared first on Coast News Today.

Hurricane Erin, spinning far out in the Atlantic, is generating dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents, leading to widespread swimming bans at beaches in Wildwood and across Cape May County. Officials in Wildwood have prohibited swimming for Tuesday and Wednesday, while Cape May is under double red flags, closing its beaches to swimmers through at… The post Dangerous Surf from Hurricane Erin Closes Wildwood, Cape May Beaches to Swimmers appeared first on Coast News Today.

Following a tip on August 14th, North Wildwood police arrested two men from Philadelphia for possessing a firearm on the boardwalk. Officers first found Paul Volpe, 35, with a stolen handgun loaded with illegal hollow-point bullets. After reviewing surveillance video that showed another individual holding the same weapon, police located and arrested the second suspect,… The post Two Philadelphia Men Arrested for Possessing Stolen Handgun on North Wildwood Boardwalk appeared first on Coast News Today.