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🌱 Two $50,000 Powerball tickets sold in Perth Amboy

Perth Amboy, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min read

Cheers Perth Amboy! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Two $50,000 Powerball tickets sold in Perth Amboy
  • Perth Amboy remembers three officers with boats and street tribute
  • Zulima Farber’s legacy inspires a new generation of Latina leaders

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What travels all around the world but stays in a corner? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 61 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Friday: Cooler with rain, temps: high: 46, low: 37.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 48 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 17 New Jerseyans won big playing Mega Millions, Powerball, NJ Lottery (njherald.com) — Two Perth Amboy stores sold Powerball tickets worth $50,000 each, according to a New Jersey Lottery winners list. The entries identify ShopRite on Convery Boulevard and L C Grovery on State Street, both for Nov. 2 drawings, although the report contains conflicting dates for its overall reporting period.
   

• Perth Amboy Honors Three Fallen Police Officers With Boat And Street Naming (patch.com) — Three Perth Amboy police officers are being remembered through two police boats and an honorary street sign. The city dedicated boats to Thomas Raji and Lt. David Formeza in October, then unveiled a sign honoring Arcadio Rivera Jr. on Ogden Place Nov. 10, the Marine Corps birthday.
   

• Barrier-breaker: Zulima Farber, the state's first Latina AG, opened doors for generations of Latina leaders (binje.com) — New Jersey’s first Latina attorney general, Zulima Farber, is lending her name to a leadership academy training Latinas for public life. At an October tribute in Piscataway, former Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz joined other leaders in crediting Farber with opening doors for their careers.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday November 12
  • Tape It Easy →
    Academy of Natural Health Sciences, 167 Main St # 2A, Metuchen
    9:00 am
  • Bamboo-Fusion® →
    Academy of Natural Health Sciences, 167 Main St # 2A, Metuchen
    9:00 am
  • Grounds for Connection: A Coffee Flight Networking Social →
    The Studio Ligaya, 16 Jersey Avenue, Metuchen
    11:00 am
  • Boys Basketball IMS @ AMS
    Iselin Middle School Woodbridge, NJ 07095
    4:00 pm
  • Boy Basketball IMS @ AMS
    Avenel Middle School Woodbridge, NJ 07095
    4:00 pm
  • Girls Basketball AMS @ IMS
    Avenel Middle School Woodbridge, NJ 07095
    4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

South Amboy

  • More Than 30 Participate in South Amboy 'Ruck With a Buddy' Veterans Day 5K (TAPinto Raritan Bay)
  • Spotswood Chargers Bring Home 12U Pacific Division Championship with Extra Inning Victory over Newark Lady Wolfpack (TAPinto)
  • Police prepare for heavy traffic at Bass Pro Shops grand opening event in Sayreville (nj.com)

Woodbridge

  • Woodbridge Resident Thankful For Mom Who's Been Her Rock Through Tough Year (patch.com)
  • Flames & Smoke: A ‘Dramatic Drill' for Woodbridge Firefighters (TAPinto Woodbridge/Carteret)
  • Chicago's top deals: Cushman HQ sells at 45% discount (therealdeal.com)

Ok Perth Amboy! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What travels all around the world but stays in a corner?" — Postal stamp (Thank you Donald C. for sending it in!)
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