Holiday Lottery Luck Hits Bergen County With Winners Up To $50K
Several Bergen County lottery players scored big in the days leading up to Christmas, with winning tickets sold at local convenience stores and markets, state lottery officials said.
A $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold on Monday, Dec. 22, at the 7-Eleven on Route 46 in Little Ferry.
Another Bergen County win followed on Tuesday, Dec. 23, when a $10,000 Jackpot Millions ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven on Wyckoff Avenue in Waldwick.
On Wednesday, Dec. 24, a $10,000 Neon 9’s ticket was sold at Flavor Mart and More on Garden Street in Carlstadt.
That same day, a second $50,000 Powerball ticke…
NY Man Sexually Assaults Juvenile In Elmwood Park, Prosecutor Says
A New York man has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a juvenile in Bergen County, authorities said.
Jose Mendez-Ortiz, 51, of Pearl River, NY, was taken into custody Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Elmwood Park Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Detectives determined that Mendez-Ortiz sexually assaulted a juvenile in Elmwood Park on Sept. 21, Musella said. He was arrested the same day and charged with three counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, …
