Matthew Stanmyre

1 month ago | nj.com | Jeff Goldman |Matthew Stanmyre

The Powerball jackpot for Saturday’s lottery drawing has jumped to $44 million with a cash option of $20.2 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 Wednesday’s $30 million jackpot. There were also no second-prize, $1 million tickets sold. In New Jersey, no one won more than $200 with a single ticket.

1 month ago | nj.com | Matthew Stanmyre

Gov. Phil Murphy blasted the recent rash of flight delays at Newark Liberty International Airport on X Saturday night, calling the disruptions “completely and utterly unacceptable” and advocating for a reversal in staffing declines at the Federal Aviation Administration. The governor’s post was in a response to recent reports about a major shortage of air traffic controllers that has caused dozens of flight disruptions at Newark Airport, one of the nation’s busiest airports.

1 month ago | nj.com | Matthew Stanmyre

The National Weather Service has issued a severe weather outlook for counties in the central and southern parts of New Jersey, warning of possible hail, 60 MPH wind gusts or an isolated tornado through midnight Sunday. Thunderstorms slammed south and central parts of the state Saturday, with additional showers and scattered thunderstorms, some which may be severe, expected to develop Saturday evening.

2 months ago | nj.com | Matthew Stanmyre

A public charter school in Mercer County led by the highest paid superintendent in New Jersey recently had its charter revoked and is slated to close at the end of the school year in June. The school, Trenton Stem-to-Civics in Ewing, and its founder, Leigh Byron, were the subject of a 2024 NJ Advance Media investigation into excessive salaries funded by taxpayers paid to top officials at some of the state’s charter schools.

2 months ago | nj.com | Jeff Goldman |Matthew Stanmyre

The Powerball jackpot for Saturday’s lottery drawing has climbed to an estimated $515 million, with a cash option of $238.4 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. While no one across the country hit Wednesday’s $483 million jackpot, three second-prize tickets matching five numbers but not the Powerball were sold.