Katie Kausch

1 week ago | nj.com | Jeff Goldman |Katie Kausch

The Powerball jackpot for Monday’s lottery drawing has increased to an estimated $177 million, with a cash option of $77.8 million. The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. and televised on WABC-7 in New York City and Fox 29 in Philadelphia. NJ.com will publish the winning numbers after the drawing. No one across the country hit Saturday’s $167 million jackpot. There were also no second-prize, $1 million tickets sold.

1 week ago | nj.com | Len Melisurgo |Katie Kausch

Big tree branches swaying in the wind. Trash bins toppling over. Whirlwinds of leaves and pollen blowing through the air. All of these are common occurrences in New Jersey, especially from the late fall through the early spring. But are windy days in the Garden State becoming more frequent than in the past? An NJ Advance Media analysis of 20 years of wind data from the National Weather Service has found a sharp rise in the number of windy days last year.

1 week ago | silive.com | Katie Kausch

It’s Memorial Day weekend, and in New Jersey that can only mean one thing: the return of beach badges. The majority of New Jersey’s ocean beaches require beach badges to get on the stand, starting Memorial Day weekend. But there are still a few free beaches at the Jersey Shore. (See the full list of badge pricing below.)Most preseason sales have wrapped up. But, depending where you want to lay your towel, it’s not too late to get a deal. Some towns run their preseason sales through June 15.

1 week ago | nj.com | Katie Kausch

It’s Memorial Day weekend, and in New Jersey that can only mean one thing: the return of beach badges. The majority of New Jersey’s ocean beaches require beach badges to get on the stand, starting Memorial Day weekend. But there are still a few free beaches at the Jersey Shore. (See the full list of badge pricing below.)Most preseason sales have wrapped up. But, depending where you want to lay your towel, it’s not too late to get a deal. Some towns run their preseason sales through June 15.

1 week ago | nj.com | Katie Kausch

A man survived a shooting on a New Jersey Transit bus Saturday morning, police said. The man, who police did not identify, was a passenger on a bus on Bergen Street and Madison Avenue in Newark when he was shot by another passenger around 11:30 a.m., a spokesperson for Newark police said. The man was taken to University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries and is in stable condition, the spokesperson said. Police did not identify the accused shooter or say if they were charged.