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Two Winning $10K Lottery Tickets Sold In Ocean County
OCEAN COUNTY – Two lottery tickets that were drawn on Sunday each won $10,000, officials said. The $10,000 winning ticket for Power 20X was purchased at the Acme #295 located at Route 35 and 37 in Ortley Beach. The second winning $10,000 ticket was for Wild Cash and was...
New Jersey Wawa Sells for $6.5 Million
A brand-new convenience and fueling store that is linked in the minds of many with trips to the Jersey Shore has changed hands as a Wawa in Ocean County officially has new owners. Marcus & Millichap, a commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, recently announced the sale...
New stores and experiences are coming soon to a popular NJ mall
A popular New Jersey mall is undergoing a transformation. Sports and health lovers will like some of the new additions. New developments are coming to a Monmouth County mall. Freehold Raceway Mall is transforming with a new painting and lighting project. The refresh is just the beginning. The retail center...
N.J. motorcyclist killed in Garden State Parkway crash
A 46-year-old motorcyclist was killed in crash on the southbound Garden State Parkway in Monmouth County on Sunday night, officials said. Jason Ball was riding south in Tinton Falls at about 9:35 p.m. when he lost control of the motorcycle while attempting to leave the Parkway at Exit 102, State Police said.
Ocean County Man Arrested In Fatal Pedestrian Crash
TOMS RIVER – A local man has been arrested and charged after fatally hitting a pedestrian with his car and leaving the scene, officials said. John Marrone, 68, of Seaside Park, was charged with Causing Death or Injury While Driving with a Suspended or Revoked Driver’s License, and Knowingly Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident Resulting in Death, both in connection with an incident that occurred in Toms River on July 21.
Popa Chubby – 1/6 – B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (New York, NY)
If you know New York-bred guitar dynamo (and sometime Elmore writer) Popa Chubby, congratulations, you are officially a true blues fan. If you don’t know Popa Chubby, especially if you consider yourself a blues fan, then you simply must see this man onstage. For over 25 years, Chubby has...
Jeanine Tesori, Tiler Peck, Isaac Mizrahi, More in Works & Process Fall 2024 Season
The Guggenheim Museum has announced the lineup for the fall 2024 Works & Process series, which will include a sneak peak of Jeanine Tesori's newest opera Grounded, ahead of the opera's Met premiere when it opens the 2024-25 season. Met General Manager Peter Gelb will moderate the September 9 discussion with the creative team, and members of the cast will perform selections from the opera, based on the play of the same name by George Brant, who also penned the opera's libretto. Grounded concerns a fighter pilot who is grounded due to an unexpected pregnancy, and subsequently reassigned to piloting lethal drones remotely.
'Oh, Mary!' tickets now available through November
Cole Escola's critically acclaimed historical comedy play played an extended run off Broadway this spring before transferring to Broadway's Lyceum Theatre. It's getting another term! Oh, Mary! has extended on Broadway, with tickets now available through November 10. Get Oh, Mary! tickets on New York Theatre Guide. Oh, Mary! dives...
New Agreement Attempts to Safeguard LGBTQ+ Youth in Foster Care
Dan entered into the youth shelter system at the age of 17. As a young child growing up in Brooklyn, Dan said he experienced immense bullying and mistreatment as a result of his gender identity. After coming out as transgender in his junior year of high school, he said he felt a lot of pressure from friends, but also at home.
'The Notebook' tickets now available through December
The Tony Award-nominated musical, adapted from the 1996 Nicholas Sparks novel and the 2004 romance movie, opened at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre this spring. Their love still goes on! The Notebook on Broadway has released a new ticket block, with seats now available for performances at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre through December 29. Get The Notebook tickets on New York Theatre Guide.
Origami Angel announce new LP & tour with Arm's Length, Macseal, Forests, share double single
Origami Angel have announced a new album, Feeling Not Found, due September 27 via Counter Intuitive Records, and you can pre-order it from the band’s new early-2000s Windows-looking website feelingnotfound.com. It was produced by Will Yip, and it features recent single “Fruit Wine” as well as two new songs that were just released with a double music video, “Dirty Mirror Selfie” and “Where Blue Light Blooms.”
$147% Higher Than National Average: Biden’s Plan to Cap Rent Increases at 5% Aims to Make Housing More Affordable for New Yorkers
President Joe Biden’s proposal to cap rent increases at 5% for corporate-owned apartments and invest $325 million in affordable housing. A Crucial Step towards Making Housing More Affordable for New Yorkers President Joe Biden’s plan to limit rent increases to 5% for apartments owned by corporate landlords could help many New Yorkers struggling with high […]
Iconic rock star returning to stage after illness
SARATOGA, New York – A month after canceling tour dates due to an unspecified illness, Neil Young will return to the stage in September. Young is set to play Farm Aid at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Sept. 21 in New York. He’ll be joined by other iconic artists including Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews along with Mavis Staples, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Lukas Nelson with The Travelin’ McCourys, and Charley Crockett, according to Rolling Stone.
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Is Officially Getting a Permanent Home
New York's Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival has gotten approval of the full site plan for its new, permanent home. The sign-off clears the way for building to start, with the venue expected to open for the summer 2026 season. The new space has been designed by architecture and urban design...
Land O’ Lakes Drops Native American Image From Brand Ahead Of 100-Year Mark
Ahead of its 100th anniversary, renowned cheese and butter company Land O’ Lakes dropped its popular logo and replaced it with a picture of its farmers to emphasize the farmer-owned nature of the cooperative and promote the brand. It took a lot of getting used to as generations of...
NYC forecast calls for rain over next 24 hours. Map shows where.
The rain come down in buckets Monday - or not at all, in some cases - and it looks like that's the pattern right through Thursday.Tuesday day got off to a wet start, but thankfully we'll see some breaks of sun into the afternoon. With daytime heating, however, this will allow for some clouds and showers to redevelop. The good news is the activity looks mainly isolated, so odds are you'll stay dry.As we head into tonight, the Yankees take on the Mets in Game 1 of the Subway Series, so we're really hoping for a break. And given the...
N.Y. Lottery: 3 winners get $10K in jackpot TAKE 5 prizes, all sold in NYC
Three jackpot-winning tickets worth more than $10,000 were drawn recently in New York state — and they were all sold in New York City, according to lottery officials. The New York Lottery announced that three winning tickets worth $10,695 were sold for the July 22 evening drawing. A winning...
NYC sidewalks crowded with e-bikes spark safety concerns near East Village
NEW YORK - You've likely seen them--delivery bikes parked on New York City sidewalks and streets. On one block near Union Square, residents say there are so many e-bikes parked on sidewalks that pedestrians often have nowhere to walk. Near East 14th Street between Second and Third Avenues, delivery bikes...
Radio Ink’s Deborah Parenti Joins TALKERS ‘Big Picture’ Panel
In June, Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti took the stage at the TALKERS 2024 conference alongside a panel of fellow industry executives to address “The Big Picture” in talk radio today. Now that panel is available to watch free and on-demand. Parenti was joined on stage by WABC...
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