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$50K Powerball Ticket, $10K Scratch-Off Won In Days At Lyndhurst ShopRite
It’s been a lucky week in Lyndhurst — twice.
A $50,000 Powerball ticket and a $10,000 scratch-off were both sold at the ShopRite on New York Avenue in the span of just three days, state lottery officials said.
The first big win came on Wednesday, June 25, when someone bought a $5,000,000 Fortune scratch-off ticket at ShopRite #113, 540 New York Avenue, and hit for $10,000.
Then, on Saturday, June 28, lightning struck again — this time for a Powerball player who matched four of the five white balls plus the red Powerball to win $50,000.
The winning Powerball numbers for that draw were: 4, …
Lured To Basement, Robbed And Held Down: Trio Charged In Elmwood Park Home Ambush, Cops Say
A man was lured into a basement and robbed after meeting a woman outside a 7-Eleven in Elmwood Park, authorities said.
The victim walked into the Elmwood Park Police Department headquarters around 5:15 a.m. to report the robbery, Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He told officers he had met a woman, later identified as Elizabeth Womack, 37, of Elmwood Park, outside the 7-Eleven at Market Street and Mola Boulevard earlier that morning. Womack then invited him to a nearby residence in the area of Hillman Drive, the chief said.
Once inside, the woman led him to a side door that o…
Waldwick's John ‘Jack’ Schultz, Softball Coach, Dad, ALS Volunteer, Dies At 45
John “Jack” Schultz died after a long and courageous battle with illness, his family said.
Schultz, 59, spent months in intensive care before his passing, according to a GoFundMe launched by his brother, Kevin. As of Sunday, June 29, the campaign had raised more than $24,000 to help cover his medical and funeral expenses.
Schultz, who lived in Waldwick and Spring Lake, was known for his cutting wit, warm smile, and unwavering loyalty to the people and teams he loved, including the Yankees, the Giants, and Don Bosco, his family wrote in his obituary with Vander Plaat Funeral Home.
A dedicat…
100 MPH Long Island Pursuit Ends In Ejection, Rollover Crash, State Police Say
A high-speed police chase topping 100 mph ended in a violent rollover crash on the Meadowbrook State Parkway, seriously injuring a 42-year-old Long Island man, New York State Police said.
Troopers attempted to stop a white Chevrolet Equinox in West Babylon around 12:55 a.m. Saturday, June 28, after it was seen speeding southbound in the area of Exit M6 in Hempstead, according to Trooper Brittany Burton.
The driver, identified as Raphael Chuan, 42, failed to pull over, prompting troopers to initiate a pursuit.
The chase ended when Chuan’s SUV collided with an uninvolved vehicle and rolled o…
