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A Mega Millions jackpot advertised at $190 million has been won by two tickets, one sold in New Jersey, the other in Virginia.
They matched all the numbers drawn Friday night: 11, 15, 35, 43 and 49, with a Mega Ball of 41.
 The most expensive hospital in America is not in Beverly Hills or New York's Upper East Side. Based on its bills to Medicare, the Bayonne Medical Center charged the highest amounts in the country for nearly one-quarter of the most common hospital treatments, according to a New York Times analysis of 2011 data
 Internet celebrity "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" has been arrested in the murder of a Clark, New Jersey man.
Investigators said Kai met Joseph Galfy, Jr., an attorney near Times Square, where a surveillance camera captured images of them. The men later went back to the victim's house, officials said.  New Jersey added only 3,300 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate declined to 8.7 percent.
Compared to April of last year, the unadjusted workweek decreased by 1.0 hour, average hourly earnings decreased by $0.42, and weekly earnings were lower by $36.43. 
Beginning May 20 and running through June 2, the annual initiative includes high visibility law enforcement seat belt checkpoints and saturation patrols, as well as local and national publicity designed to ensure that drivers and passengers recognize the life-saving value of seat belts.
 SHOUT OUT Members of the Lodi Police Department shaved their heads to raise breast cancer awareness and show support for Alicia Veri-Rodriguez, who is battling the disease. As soon as Veri-Rodriguez’s cousin, Lodi Police Officer Dominic Miller, offered to shave his head, brother officers took up the cause, as well. Handling the clippers was Alicia’s [...]  The Senate on Monday approved a number of bills that are part of a comprehensive package on gun safety. Approved today were 10 bills that will help keep weapons out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, crack down on gun trafficking, improve reporting and tracing of illegal firearms by law enforcement and find ways to reduce violence and improve school safety, among other actions.  One World Trade Center now stands a symbolic 1,776 feet high, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and third tallest in the world
With the final section of spire now in place, One World Trade Center stands as the Western Hemisphere’s tallest icon of freedom, resilience and the indomitable American spirit,” said Port Authority Vice Chairman Scott Rechler.
 “The governor’s rejection of this legislation is out of step with the majority of states in the nation and out of touch with New Jersey’s hardworking families. Thirty-two states and the District of Columbia provide for early in-person voting, and as a result of the veto our residents’ access to the polls will be restricted to only one day.
Just months after it was designated a township historic site, an oak tree that has towered over the corner of Cedar Lane and Palisade Avenue for centuries has been found to be unstable and must be removed, county officials said Saturday. The city’s outbreak of shootings bled into a fourth consecutive day early Saturday morning when a 21-year-old man was wounded in the 5th Ward. The N.J. Department of Human Services has received an $11.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to expand the New Jersey Hope and Healing Program and continue providing crisis counseling and outreach services to survivors of Superstorm Sandy. A stroll through historic homes in northwest Bergen County on Saturday offered a vivid glimpse into just how laborious, painful and perilous it could be to raise a family before the advent of electricity, antibiotics and other modern blessings. Cedar Grove Fire Department Chief Michael D. Tower washes a car in front of the department's Pompton Avenue headquarters on May 11. A state Clean Communities grant will provide $22,461 for Verona and $20,634 for Cedar Grove, according to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection "(NJDEP"). Almost a year ago, the Montclair Planning Board approved a giant, $100 million redevelopment project called CentroVerde, a complex along Bloomfield Avenue that will have residences, offices, stores and parking. Pope Francis toured St. Peter's Square to greet tens of thousands of people attending a rally of prayer, music and speeches Saturday. Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries. Steven Fulop stood near a subway entrance, waving to commuters as onlookers stopped to snap photos of the city's mayor-elect. For more than 50 years, the Miss Rodeo America organization has given young ""cowgirls"" the opportunity to represent the Western lifestyle by serving as ambassadors for the rodeo world. Donna Clark narrated ""The English Garden Teacup and Billie"" recently during a meeting of the Ladies Fellowship of Chapel on the Hill in Cedar Grove. The New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America organized the pre-Mother's Day event in Verona Park. Authorities say a central New Jersey man was killed when the tractor he was riding flipped over as he helped a friend move some fallen trees on a farm. Murder charges have been filed against a southern New Jersey woman accused of killing her husband six years ago and then taking his remains with her when she moved to various homes.
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