South Jersey Lottery Player Scores Big with $4 Million Scratch-Off Win

Issue #152

October 30, 2024

In This Cape May Local Scoop Issue…

 📆 Cape May Events

☀️ Cape May Local Weather

 ‍💲 South Jersey Lottery Player Scores Big with $4 Million Scratch-Off Win

🌡 False Alarms: Upper Township's Mercury Scare Tied to Sample Tampering

 ‍👻 Ghostly Intrigue: The Paranormal Legacy of Saddle River's Oldest Home

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South Jersey Lottery Player Scores Big with $4 Million Scratch-Off Win

A $4 million New Jersey Lottery scratch-off ticket was purchased at a gas station in Elmer, marking the first top prize in the "200X Cash Blitz" series. With only three top-prize tickets available, two $4 million tickets remain unclaimed along with several smaller prizes.

False Alarms: Upper Township's Mercury Scare Tied to Sample Tampering

 Upper Township’s initial high mercury readings in private wells have been linked to possible sample tampering, according to the DEP. Follow-up tests revealed safe mercury levels, though other chemicals remain above acceptable limits. DEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette expressed dismay at the alleged tampering, calling it a misuse of public resources and an act that stoked community fear. An ongoing investigation aims to determine who may have altered the samples. Residents are receiving state assistance with water alternatives as the DEP continues its investigation and final testing.

Ghostly Intrigue: The Paranormal Legacy of Saddle River's Oldest Home

 Larry Blyden and Carol Haney, a Broadway couple, moved into the historic Achenbach House in Saddle River in 1960, where they encountered ghostly happenings. After parapsychologist Hans Holzer's investigation, the spirit was identified as John George Achenbach, the home’s original builder, who wished to remain its guardian. Despite the ghostly agreement that the spirit would stay peacefully, the couple's personal lives unraveled. They divorced soon after, and Haney tragically passed away in 1964 from complications related to diabetes. Blyden, who found success as a TV host, died in a car accident in 1975. The house changed hands several times and was owned by travel mogul Mario Perillo, though he never lived in it. A devastating fire in 2004 nearly destroyed the house, leaving only its oldest stone-walled section intact.

What Victorian-era Cape May mansion, now a museum, is one of the best-preserved examples of "Stick Style" architecture in the area?

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What is the name of the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center located in Cape May, which serves as the only enlisted recruit training facility for the U.S. Coast Guard?

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Answer to the October 29th Trivia Question

Question: What Victorian-era Cape May mansion, now a museum, is one of the best-preserved examples of "Stick Style" architecture in the area?

A) The Southern Mansion
B) The Emlen Physick Estate
C) The Chalfonte Hotel
D) The Colonial House

Answer: B) The Emlen Physick Estate.

The Emlen Physick Estate is a beautifully preserved example of Victorian "Stick Style" architecture. Built in 1879, it now operates as a museum offering guided tours and insights into Cape May’s Victorian past.

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