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Jersey Shore $1 million Powerball winner claims prize: ‘I was just in shock’
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When Stacey Fiore of Barnegat won $1 million playing the Powerball, she didn’t believe it.
“I usually check my tickets before I go to work, but I forgot,” she told the New Jersey Lottery, while claiming her prize with her husband, Greg Fiore.
“I checked the numbers on Monday on the (phone app),” Stacey said. “It said ‘Congratulations. You won a million dollars.’ … I checked again and it said again that I won.”
Not convinced, Stacey called her husband of 32 years, who confirmed the numbers again.
“I told him he better not be messing with me,” Stacey joked. “And did we buy real tickets?”
Stacey’s was the only ticket in the Saturday, Nov. 9 drawing to match five white balls to win a million dollars as no one won the jackpot. The winning numbers were: 11, 24, 50, 56, and 66 with the Powerball: 16. The ticket was purchased at Quick Stop on West Bay Avenue in Bargnegat (Ocean County).
Stacey, a supervisor for the New York City’s MTA on Staten Island where her husband is also a bus driver, became the 39th New Jersey Lottery draw game player this year to win at least $1 million and the 10th playing Powerball, the lottery agency said.
“I was just in shock. You wait your whole life for this, and you are still in shock,” she said.
In New Jersey, lottery winners can remain annoymous under a law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy in 2020, but Stacey doesn’t care.
“I like telling people,” Stacey said. “I went to the bank and asked to speak to the manager. I said ‘You know somebody won $1 million here in town? Well, that’s me!’ She was super excited. It’s nice to celebrate.”
The money won’t change much for the Fiore family, who don’t have major plans except maybe a nice vacation.
“Our kids… they are happy for us,” Greg said. “But they do know Christmas is coming.”
The couple went back to work at the MTA despite their newfound riches.
“Maybe no more overtime for me,” Greg said.
“Oh, there’s still going to be overtime for you!” Stacey joked.
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If you frequent drug stores, you could soon be in for a longer ride.
Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy for a second time this month, and will close more than 300 stores during its restructuring.
“As we move forward, our key priorities are ensuring uninterrupted pharmacy services for our customers and preserving jobs for as many associates as possible,” Rite Aid CEO Matt Schroeder said in a news release.
Which Rite Aids are closing in New Jersey?
Here is the list of stores closing, according to USA Today.
- Bayville: 424 Route 9
- Blairstown: 151 Route 94
- Bridgeton: 1070 North Pearl St.
- Bridgeton: 52 East Broad St.
- Highland Park: 332 Raritan Ave.
- Little Egg Harbor: 220 Mathistown Road
- Neptune: 75 South Main St.
- Parlin: 3553 Washington Road
- Penns Grove: 130 East Main St.
- Perth Amboy: 76 Smith St.
- Pilesgrove: 865 Route 45
- Point Pleasant: 3258 Bridge Ave.
- Sicklerville: 403 Sicklerville Road
- Toms River: 220 Route 70
- Vineland: 7 West Landis Ave.
- Whitehouse Station: 531 US Highway 22 East
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On Wednesday, New Jersey officials launched the search for a new leader to replace Katrina McCombs, outgoing superintendent of the Camden City School District.
According to a notice on the school district’s website, the New Jersey Department of Education has hired Illinois-based HYA Associates to lead the search. The firm was selected “in a competitive bid process that required multiple rounds of review,” the website said.
A community input survey is open to students, parents and staff until June 11. The district will concurrently hold focus groups June 2–12. A feedback report will be presented to the School Advisory Board the week of June 17.
Ronsha A. Dickerson, a Camden resident and executive director of the Camden Parent and Student Union, said the search process is leaning in the right direction.
“This is not a bad thing, but it should have been in place already,” she said, adding that the community has been calling for an open process for a superintendent search since 2013, when the state took over the school district. “Our main concern is to keep the process transparent for the community.”
A New Jersey county is set to tokenize $240 billion worth of property deeds after signing a deal with the blockchain-backed land record management firm Balcony.
Balcony said on May 28 that it signed a five-year deal with the Bergen County Clerk’s Office to tokenize 370,000 deeds on the Avalanche blockchain, adding that this was “the largest blockchain-based deed tokenization project in US history.”
Bergen County is New Jersey’s most populous county and is located northwest of Manhattan in New York City across the Hudson River. Bergen County has nearly 1 million residents, producing around $500 million in annual property tax revenue.
$240B in real estate is coming on-chain.@balconytech is working with Bergen County and multiple other NJ municipalities to digitize property records, and it’s powered by Avalanche.
This is the largest blockchain deed initiative in U.S. history. pic.twitter.com/aeI0t5nffp
The deal was backed by Blizzard, an Avalanche-focused venture capital fund.
Balcony said the project will allow Bergen County to obtain a tamper-proof, searchable chain of title across all of its 70 municipalities.
Balcony expects the integration will cut deed processing times by over 90% while reducing the risk of fraud, title disputes and administrative errors.
Balcony CEO Dan Silverman said the project was a “turning point” for government record systems and real estate.
“We’re demonstrating how secure, distributed systems can replace outdated infrastructure and deliver real-world value for both governments and the public.”
Balcony plans expansion in New Jersey and beyond
Balcony said it is working with several other counties in New Jersey — including Camden, Orange and Cliffside Park — to modernize their real estate management records.
It said that Orange County lost nearly $1 million in municipal revenue due to incomplete and outdated records under the current management system, highlighting the need for a more effective solution.
The tokenization of 370,000 property deeds in Bergen County brings the total number of tokenized deeds in New Jersey to approximately 460,000.
Balcony said it intends to expand beyond New Jersey in the future.
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