4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits New York, Northeast
An earthquake was felt in several states along the East Coast, including New York and Connecticut, late Friday morning, April 5.
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The US Geological Survey said the quake, which occurred at 10:23 a.m. measured a 4.8 on the Richter scale, and had a depth of 0.62 miles. It reportedly originated in Hunterdon County, New Jersey in the borough of Lebanon, about 60 miles west of midtown Manhattan.
It shook buildings across New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and was even felt as far away as Boston…
Storm Cuts Power To Thousands In NJ (Update)
Thousands of New Jersey residents were without power Thursday, April 4 following a nasty storm that brought gusty winds and heavy rain to the region on Wednesday, April 3.
As of 8 a.m., 8,000 Monmouth County residents were without power mainly in Freehold, Highlands, and Middletown (4,000), according to JCP&L.
In Bergen County, more than 2,000 PSE&G customers had no power mostly in Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, and Teaneck.
In Essex County, 1,063 PSE&G customers were in the dark, the majority in Irvington.
In Morris County, 3.000 customers were without power mostly in Jeff…
Winners: Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $30K, $10K
Three New Jersey Lottery players won prizes in the latest Mega Millions drawing.
The winning numbers for the Tuesday, March 12 drawing were 2, 16, 31, 57, 64, and the Mega Ball is 24. The Megaplier was 3X.
The winners included:
$30,000 at Acme #664 -175 Route 70, Medford in Burlington County; and
$10,000 at Pantry 1 Food Mart, 901 South Broad St., Trenton in Mercer County.
A third Mega Millions player won $10,000 in Hunterdon County.
