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19 NJ Retailers Fined $4,500 For Selling Illegal Flavored Vape Products, AG Says
Nineteen retailers across New Jersey are facing $4,500 after an investigation found they'd been selling flavored vape products banned in the Garden State, the NJ Attorney General's Office said.
All 19 stores were issued a Notice of Violation after they were found to have violated the state's consumer protection laws, AG Matthew Platkin said.
The enforcement actions are the result of a Division investigation into unlawful sales of flavored electronic smoking devices and products, including mint, candy, fruit, and chocolate flavors, Platkin said.
The Division launched its investigation…
NJ Online Slots Player Wins $6.45M Progressive Jackpot In U.S. Record-Setting Prize
An online gambler from New Jersey won the largest jackpot in U.S. online casino history, officials said.
A BetMGM Casino player won a $6,450,023 progressive jackpot, the gambling company said in a news release on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The winner won when placing a $200 bet while playing the slot machine game Fruit Blaster, which bases wins on matching symbols like oranges, cherries, lemons, and plums.
The record-setting prize was part of "The Big One," which is BetMGM's pool from its exclusive in-house games.
"BetMGM and one lucky player made iGaming history," said BetMGM CEO Adam …
Seven Vehicles Damaged, One Overturned On Route 17
A seven-vehicle wreck brought firefighters to Route 17 in Bergen County on Tuesday night, Aug. 20, firefighters said.
Miraculously, occupants had self-extricated from the vehicles when firefighters arrived on scene near the Holiday Inn in Hasbrouck Heights around 9:45 p.m., they said.
Around 9:45 PM, Chiefs 60, 61, and 62 with Squad 1, and Engine 2 responded to Route 17 South for a reported motor... Posted by Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department on Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Around 9:45 PM, Chiefs 60, 61, and 62 with Squad 1, and Engine 2 responded to Route 17 South for a reported m…
Powerful NYC Attorney, Wife Missing After Luxury Yacht Capsizes Off Coast Of Italy: Reports
A New York attorney with Connecticut roots and his wife are among seven people missing after the yacht they were on capsized early this week in Italy, according to multiple reports.
Christopher Morvillo, age 59, who attended the Canterbury School in Litchfield County, Connecticut, and later Fordham University, along with his wife, Neda Morvillo, age 57, are among six people who are unaccounted after the 184-foot luxury yacht overturned off the coast of Sicily on Monday morning, Aug. 19, according to ABC 7.
Twenty-two people were on board the ship at the time of the incident near Palermo, ac…
NJ Director's Hit Film Rakes In $8M In 15-Year Anniversary Release
A New Jersey director's movie was one of the big winners at the box office last weekend, despite being 15 years old.
A re-release of "Coraline", directed by Glen Cove native Henry Selick, who later lived in Rumson, finished in 5th place at the box office, earning $8.63 million over the weekend on 1,603 screens, breaking its previous record for a Fathom Events movie, after earning $7 million in a re-release last year, according to Deadline
"Coraline" was released to critical acclaim in 2009. The movie, which stars Dakota Fanning as the voice of the titular character, made $75.3 million at th…
