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Middlesex County lottery player wins $100K playing Powerball
A lottery player in Middlesex County won $100,000 in the Saturday, May 11, Powerball drawing. The winning ticket was sold at Colonia Convenience Food Store in the Colonia section of Woodbridge, 498 Inman Ave. The winning numbers were: 3, 6, 39, 49 and 67. The Red Powerball number was 21.
Pizza chain adding new restaurant to Hazlet Plaza
HAZLET - Work has begun to convert a storefront at Hazlet Plaza into a new Pizza Hut location. Pizza Hut has leased a 1,500-square-foot space at 3073 Route 35 next to Harbor Freight. A sign in the window says the pizza chain is now hiring at jobs.pizzahut.com, listing jobs such as customer service, production, drivers, assistant managers and general manager.
Jersey Shore college buddies started mowing lawns. Now they have 400 workers in 6 states
JACKSON - Though they grew up an hour apart in Middlesex County and Ocean County, respectively, Bill Merkler and Walt Bostian both shared a love of nature and the dream of someday running a business that involved the outdoors. And in 1985, they brought that vision to reality by launching Down to Earth Landscaping, a Jackson-based provider of landscape design services that’s been transforming properties for nearly 40 years. ...
The End of Endless Shrimp: Red Lobster on Route 18 Permanently Closed
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Well, it's official, East Brunswick seafood fans. The Red Lobster restaurant on Route 18 North will not reopen. Diners will have to find somewhere else to get their fix of "endless shrimp" and bursting Bloody Marys. We should all have known when NJDOT started parking their trucks in the parking lot during the upgrades on Route 18 that the lobsters were scurrying away.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The company announced today that Red Lobster will close four locations in New Jersey as part of a national shutdown of more...
Residents outraged over N.J. town’s plan to exterminate Canada geese
A group of New Jersey residents on Tuesday night plan to protest a decision by the Peapack and Gladstone Borough Council to allow federal officials to euthanize a Canada geese population that officials say has gotten out of control. “The geese are a challenge in our town,” Councilwoman Jamie Murphy...
Jazz/Classical Concert Will Unite Beloved New Brunswick Musical Institutions
NEW BRUNSWICK – The elegance of classical music and the electricity of jazz - musical worlds will collide and collaborate when two beloved New Brunswick institutions share the stage for the first time. Thirty or so players comprising the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra will join a swinging sextet representing the New Brunswick Jazz Project for “NBCO in Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’” on Friday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The Nicholas Music Center at 85 George St., and American composer George Gershwin’s timeless classic, are the perfect...
Sprouts Farmers Market To Open First Central Jersey Store
A supermarket specializing in fresh and healthier food options is opening a new store in Aberdeen, officials said.Sprouts Farmers Market will open its newest location at 327 Highway 35 in Cliffwood on Friday, June 7, the company said in a news release. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 6:45…
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