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Family Fun Day Honoring Jersey City Public Safety Workers Coming Saturday
Jersey City officials invited the public to celebrate the first annual Public Safety Appreciation Day, honoring the more than 2,000 firefighters, 911 dispatchers, police, crossing guards and others who keep the public safe.
The event will be held at Caven Point Fields, 1 Chapel Ave., from noon to 4 p.m. Rain date is Sunday.
There will be a family barbecue, music, giveaways and games including an obstacle course. The day’s activities start with a “battle of the badges” softball game between members of the Jersey City police and fire departments.
Also, the second-annual summer community r…
Cash 5 Lottery Ticket Sold In South Orange Good For $353K
A ticket sold in South Orange matched five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Tuesday, state lottery officials said.
The winning ticket, good for a prize of $353,354, was sold at 7-Eleven, 60 Valley St.
The winning numbers are 12,13, 17, 23 and 29. The XTRA number was 4.
There were 416,286 tickets purchased for the drawing. By adding XTRA, for an additional $1 per play, winners are able to multiply their non-jackpot prizes by the XTRA number drawn.
For correctly matching four of the five numbers drawn, 110 ticketholders won $331 each and 14 othe…