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5 days ago
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Hunterdon County is holding its first-ever wine festival. Here's how to attend
With six wineries throughout its bucolic rolling hills, Hunterdon County is a New Jersey wine destination. And now, it's getting its first wine festival. The UNCORK Summer wine festival will offer wine tastings from 10 Garden State wineries from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8, outdoors at the Red Mill Museum Village in Clinton, rain or shine. The Hunterdon County wineries in attendance will be Angelico Winery in Lambertville, Federal Twist Vineyard in Stockton, and Old York Cellars in Ringoes. Wine news: 'New and fresh' Hunterdon County winery opens indoor tasting room Festivalgoers will be able to sample wine, buy wine by the bottle and meet winemakers. The event will also include two food trucks, nearly a dozen vendors and live music. G'Day Gourmet, which serves Aussie-style meat pies, and Meat Wagon BBQ, which serves barbecued meats, will be the onsite food trucks. Vendors will include The Kind Vine, which makes wine-related gifts like coasters and wine charms; hot sauce maker Tia B's; Sweet Stuff Bakery; and Odd Jobs Salvage, which makes home decor items using live edge wood. Things to do: Eat, drink and be merry at these Central Jersey food festivals in 2025 Tickets are $25 in advance at $30 at the door (cash only). Non-drinkers over 18 can purchase $10 tickets, only available at the door in cash. Non-drinking tickets for those under 18 are free. The event is held by GPS, INC., an event production company that has held over 250 wine and beer tasting events over the last 20 years, in collaboration with Explore Hunterdon, the official tourism initiative of Hunterdon County. "The Red Mill is a great backdrop for an event for like this," said Marc Saluk, economic development and tourism director of Hunterdon County. "Not only can people enjoy local wine, they can stay and shop Clinton's main street and dine there that evening." Go: noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8, at the Red Mill Museum Village in Clinton, $25 advance, $30 at the door; purchase tickets at Contact: JIntersimone@ Jenna Intersimone has been a staff member at the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey since 2014, although she's a lifetime Jersey girl who considers herself an expert in everything from the Jersey Shore to the Garden State's buzzing downtowns. To get unlimited access to her stories about food, drink and fun, please subscribe or activate your digital account today. You can also follow her on Instagram at @seejennaeat and on Twitter at @JIntersimone. This article originally appeared on Hunterdon County NJ UNCORK Summer wine festival debuts June 7
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6 days ago
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Middlesex County lottery player wins $1 million playing Cash 4 Life
A lottery player in Middlesex County matched five numbers Saturday, May 24, just missing out on the Cash Ball, to secure the cash option of $1 million for the Cash 4 Life's $1,000 a week for life prize. The winning ticket was purchased at Abreu Food Mart in Perth Amboy, 144 Lewis St. The winning numbers were 01, 03, 11, 17 and 58. The Cash Ball was 02. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the prize. Cash 4 Life offers two jackpot prizes for the $2 ticket price. The top prize is $1,000 a day for life, with a current cash value of $7 million, and the second prize is $1,000 a week for life, with a cash value of $1 million. In addition to the 'for Life' prizes, the CASH4LIFE game offers seven other prize levels with prizes of: $2,500, $500, $100, $25, $10, $4, and $2. The DOUBLER add-on feature doubles the $2,500 third-tier prize to $5,000 when added to a game play for an additional $1 per play. It also doubles all of the other tier prizes. The $1,000 a day for life and $1,000 a week for life prizes are not doubled. Cash 4 Life tickets are available in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia. Players select five numbers from a field of one through 60, and then select a 'Cash Ball' from a field of one through four. Drawings are held every day at about 9 p.m. Brad Wadlow is a staff writer for This article originally appeared on Cash 4 Life $1 million winning ticket sold in Middlesex County
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23-05-2025
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New Jersey police officers rescue driver moments before train crash
PISCATAWAY – Two township officers saved a driver after his car became disabled on train tracks on New Brunswick Avenue on May 12. A little after midnight on May 12, township officers Devin Hinchcliffe and John Ward responded to a report of a car stopped on the Norfolk Southern tracks at the New Brunswick Avenue crossing, police said. Upon their arrival, officers tried to tell the driver to get out of the vehicle, but he was too impaired to follow instructions, according to police. Officers recognized the imminent danger posed by an approaching train and quickly pulled the driver out of the car and carried him to safety just seconds before the engine arrived and smashed the vehicle, police said. More: Piscataway man charged in Routes 1&9 crash killing his two passengers "Their quick action prevented a potential tragedy, and we commend Officer Hinchcliffe and Officer Ward for their prompt and effective response," said a post on the department's Facebook page. Police have not released the name of the driver. Email: alewis@ Alexander Lewis is an award-winning reporter and photojournalist whose work spans many topics. This article originally appeared on NJ police officers rescue driver moments before train crash
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15-05-2025
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Union County lottery player wins $7 million playing Cash 4 Life
A Union County player matched all five white balls and the Cash Ball drawn on Wednesday, May 14, to win the Cash 4 Life top prize. The player selected the cash option and will receive the lump sum award of $7 million. The $7 million prize is the NJ Lottery's second largest of 2025, behind a $32 million Pick-6 win on Monday, Jan. 20, in Ocean County. The last time a NJ player won the top prize in Cash 4 Life was Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Quick Stop Deli & Grill, 1723 Stuyvesant Ave. in Union Township, will receive a $30,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The winning numbers were 02, 16, 30, 42 and 55. The Cash Ball was 03. In addition, 8,396 other players won $48,144 in cash prizes ranging from $2 to $500 with 2,497 of those tickets doubling their prize with Doubler. Cash 4 Life offers two jackpot prizes for the $2 ticket price. The top prize is $1,000 a day for life, with a current cash value of $7 million, and the second prize is $1,000 a week for life, with a cash value of $1 million. In addition to the 'for Life' prizes, the Cash 4 Life game offers seven other prize levels with prizes of $2,500, $500, $100, $25, $10, $4, and $2. The Doubler add-on feature lifts the $2,500 third-tier prize to $5,000 when added to a game play for an additional $1 per play. It also doubles all of the other tier prizes. The $1,000 a day for life and $1,000 a week for life prizes are not doubled. Cash 4 Life tickets are available in New Jersey, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia. Players select five numbers from a field of one through 60 and a 'Cash Ball' from a field of one through four. Drawings are held every day at about 9 p.m. Brad Wadlow is a staff writer for This article originally appeared on $7 million winning Cash 4 Life ticket sold in Union County
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14-05-2025
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Former Rutgers professor charged with child pornography
A Franklin man who was formerly a creative writing instructor at Rutgers University is free on $100,000 bail after he was charged in federal court with receipt and possession of child Souder, 51, was charged on April 30 and appeared before Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh in Trenton federal court on May 6. According to an affidavit filed in court by the FBI, in the fall of 2021 Souder allegedly connected from his home computer to an internet peer-to-peer network and requested three videos depicting child sexual abuse. Three years ago in March 2022, authorities executed at search warrant at Souder's home and allegedly found approximately 1,100 images appearing to depict prepubescent child pornography; about 352 videos of prepubescent child pornography; about 15 images and three videos of sadomasochism on or with children and about nine images and five images of infant and toddler pornography. Court papers do not say why there was a three-year gap between when the pornographic images allegedly were found and when the charges were brought against Souder. New Brunswick attorney Steve D. Altman is representing Souder. The charge of receipt of child pornography carries a minimum mandatory prison sentence of five years. The charge of possession of child pornography carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine. The investigation was conducted under FBI's Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated effort to identify, track and arrest child sex predators, a nationwide operation that resulted in 205 arrests. Including Souder, there were five arrests made in New Jersey in Operation Restore Justice. Email: mdeak@ This article originally appeared on Former Rutgers professor charged with child pornography
