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New Jersey Lottery officials announced Monday that two scratch-off tickets worth $200,000 each were sold just days after Christmas in Atlantic and Monmouth counties. The winning “Merry Money Tree” tickets were purchased at a Wawa in Somers Point and a 7-Eleven in Oakhurst, meaning all three top prizes for this game have now been claimed. The post Two Winning Lottery Tickets Sold in New Jersey After Christmas appeared first on Coast News Today.

The Atlantic City Expressway has officially retired its traditional toll booths, replacing them with overhead gantries that utilize E-ZPass readers and license plate cameras. While E-ZPass users remain largely unaffected, drivers without tags will now receive bills by mail and face toll rates more than double the standard price to cover administrative costs. State officials… The post Atlantic City Expressway Shifts to All-Electronic Tolling appeared first on Coast News Today.

Big Wally’s Discount Furniture in Somers Point is set to close next month, marking the end of more than three decades in business on Route 9. Owners Wally and Donna Mabe announced they have sold the property and plan to retire, though the identity of the new buyer remains private. In the meantime, the store… The post Longtime Somers Point Furniture Store Closing Doors in February appeared first on Coast News Today.

A water rescue in Atlantic City became dangerous on New Year’s Eve when a man floating off the coast attacked a firefighter with a screwdriver during the attempt to save him. Despite the resistance, first responders formed a human chain to pull the man to shallow water, where police officers assisted in taking him into… The post Atlantic City Water Rescue Turns Violent appeared first on Coast News Today.

A 33-year-old man was transported to a Philadelphia burn center this morning after a fire broke out at the Meadowbrook motel on Route 147. Three local fire departments responded to the scene around 7:45 a.m., successfully containing the flames to a single room without displacing other tenants. Police have not released details on the man’s… The post Man Hospitalized Following Middle Township Motel Fire appeared first on Coast News Today.