14 New Jerseyans won big playing Mega Millions NJ Lottery games last week

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April 29, 2025

14 New Jerseyans won big playing Mega Millions NJ Lottery games last week

Fourteen players in New Jersey won $10,000 or more last week playing Mega Millions and New Jersey Lottery games.

The New Jersey Lottery announced its weekly winners on Monday. Here’s a look at where these tickets were sold from April 21 to April 27, as provided by the lottery agency:

$30,000, Mega Millions, April 25: Minit Mart on the Boulevard in Hasbrouck Heights

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$944,619, Jersey Cash 5, April 26: sold at Walmart on Teterboro Landing Drive in Teterboro (Bergen County)
$600,000, Colossal Crossword, April 23: sold at Krauszer’s on Woodbridge Avenue in Highland Park (Middlesex County)
$200,000, Jersey Pop, April 21: sold at Walmart on Highway 9 in Old Bridge (Middlesex County)
$200,000, Sizzling Hot 7’s, April 25: sold at Xpress Mart on S Main Road in Vineland (Cumberland County)
$50,000, Jumbo Bucks, April 21: sold at Summit Grocery on Summitt Avenue in Jersey City (Hudson County)
$50,000, Jumbo Bucks, April 21: sold at Gretna Store on Route 9 in New Gretna (Burlington County)
$50,000, Jumbo Bucks, April 24: sold at 7-Eleven on Morris Avenue in Summit (Union County)
$30,000, Big Money Spectacular, April 24: sold at 7-Eleven on River Road in Fair Lawn (Bergen County)
$25,000, Crossword Bonanza, April 21: sold at &-Eleven on St. George Avenue in Colonia (Middlesex County)
$20,000, Red Hot 7’s, April 24: sold at ShopRite on Route 9 in Howell (Monmouth County)
$10,000, Mega Hot 7’s, April 22: sold at Village Express Food Store on W. Broad Street in Hopewell (Mercer County)
$10,000, Mega Hot 7’s, April 24: sold at 7-Eleven on Route 9 in Pine Beach (Ocean County)
$10,000, Lucky 13, April 27: sold at Lucky 7 Deli & Convenience Store on Skyline Lakes Drive in Ringwood (Passaic County)

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NJ fines Sen. Wimberly $24K after use of donations for hotels, airfare

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July 14, 2026

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NJ fines Sen. Wimberly K after use of donations for hotels, airfare

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PATERSON — In a three-month span at the end of 2022, state Sen. Benjie Wimberly, then an assemblyman, spent more than $7,200 in political donations on hotel bills, airfare and other travel expenses.

Now, Wimberly has been fined about $24,000 by New Jersey’s Election Law Enforcement Commission, partly for spending campaign funds on his own personal use.

The ELEC complaint against Wimberly had been pending since December 2024, and a settlement between the state and the senator was reached at the end of May 2026. ELEC made details of the deal public on July 1.

“Senator Wimberly chose to settle the matter with ELEC because his priority is addressing the immediate and important needs of his district,” said his attorney, Angelo Genova, a prominent and well-connected lawyer in New Jersey political circles.

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“As expressly stated in the Consent Order and Final Decision, Senator Wimberly and his treasurer neither admit nor deny the violations, and they maintain their good-faith belief that the disputed expenditures were permissible under the law,” Genova added.

Wimberly’s campaign treasurer, David Cozart, works as an assistant superintendent for Paterson Public Schools, with a $213,000 salary. Wimberly also works for the city school district as director of recreation, with a $194,000 salary.

The commission determined that 19 of Wimberly’s expenditures at the end of 2022, when he was still an Assembly member, were for impermissible uses. The order said $10,861 of the fine stemmed from Wimberly’s improper use of political funds. The rest of the penalty was for late filing of a finance report that covered October through December of 2022.

Among the expenditures highlighted by ELEC were:

$645 to the Hilton Garden Inn Lodge Colonial on Oct. 11, 2022.
$751 to the Embassy Suites Hampton on Oct. 25, 2022.
$497 to the Landing at Hampton on Nov. 8, 2022.
$322 to the Hilton Garden Inn on Dec. 6, 2022.
$378 to the Omni Hotels on Dec. 14, 2022.

The ELEC complaint did not provide specific locations of those businesses.

Partial payment of $4,000 in April

The order said Wimberly and Cozart made a partial payment of $4,000 in April 2026. The election commission also reduced the penalty, lowering it to $15,335.

Going forward, Cozart and Wimberly would make four payments of $3,833.99 through April 2027, the order said.

Wimberly supporters noted that the original complaint filed against him came at the end of 2024, when he was still an Assembly member making a bid for the vacant New Jersey 35th District Senate seat left vacant when Nellie Pou went to Congress.

Wimberly sought the Senate seat even though several Passaic County Democratic party leaders were backing then-Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter for the Senate. After the initial tally ended in a tie, Wimberly won the internal party election by one vote over Sumter.

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Heat wave to bring near 100 degree weather. When does NJ heat wave start

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July 13, 2026

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Heat wave to bring near 100 degree weather. When does NJ heat wave start

Last week wasn’t a great one when it comes to weather at the Jersey Shore.

This one will be much better, at least if you like heat.

A heat wave will hit New Jersey this week with hot weather moving into the area on Tuesday. The warm temperatures will stick around for most of the week before we get a little relief by the end of the weekend.

The National Weather Service forecasts the heat wave to start July 14 with a sunny day with highs around 92 degrees. Wednesday is even hotter with temperatures expected to flirt with 100 degrees. Thursday stays hot with a high of 92 degrees forecasted, with Friday and Saturday also expected to see highs in the low 80s.

According to the NOAA, Wednesday the Jersey Shore area will be under an extreme heat watch.

Tuesday through Friday are expected to be sunny, with some clouds. Saturday is when showers roll in.

Sunday the heatwave is expected to break. Showers are also expected to stick around with a high of 84 degrees expected.

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New NJ businesses include non-alcoholic liquor store, art school

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July 13, 2026

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New NJ businesses include non-alcoholic liquor store, art school

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The Record, NorthJersey.com, the Daily Record and the New Jersey Herald want to keep you up to date on all the newest shops, restaurants and service providers moving into your towns. Below is a roundup of businesses that recently opened or are coming soon.

Are you opening a business in North Jersey? Get the word out to your neighbors as soon as possible. Send us your information and photos and we will try to add them to our next new-business roundup.

We’re also interested in reporting business closings. Have a tip? Contact Business Reporter Daniel Munoz at munozd@northjersey.com, or 201-270-9870, and Stephanie Noda at noda@northjersey.com, or 973-558-0950.

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