Week in News: $1M Powerball Winner, Kind Burgers and Mr. 'Math' Kern

$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Howell  

Howell - Somewhere, there's someone who stopped in at a Howell store recently and bought a Powerball ticket. And who likely hasn't stopped smiling since.

New Jersey Lottery officials on Monday announced that a $1 million winning ticket to Sunday's Powerball was purchased at a Route 9 liquor store.

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Kind Burgers, Happy R-FH Area Fans

There's some beefy, sizzling restaurant news ready to be served up in Fair Haven.

After months of recovery from Hurricane Sandy sidelining its new Sea Bright business, Kind Burgers is re-opening at its transplant River Road location on Friday.

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Remembering R-FH's Mr. 'Math' Kern

You could say that the legacy of a tall, bold order in math teachers has been left to fill with the recent death of former Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School icon William Kern.

Mr. Kern, as everyone at R-FH knew him, died on May 26 at 80 after living out his retirement years in North Carolina.

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L.L. Bean To Open Store In Freehold Mall

Freehold - L.L. Bean on Tuesday announced it will open a new location at the Freehold Raceway Mall.

The Maine-based retailer is set to open a 25,000-square-foot store in the space vacated by Borders book store. The store is expected to employ 100 people, according to a company release.

Read more on Freehold Patch.

Sea Bright Gets $1.3M FEMA Loan

Sea Bright is about $1.3 million richer in its Hurricane Sandy recovery process.

The borough is one of four shore town receiving FEMA loans to "carry on existing local government functions or for expanded municipal services to meet disaster-related needs," Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) announced on Tuesday.

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Rip Currents A Big Concern Following Sandy

Jersey Shore - In an average year, more than 100 Americans lose their lives after being dragged out to sea in rip currents, though last year the number of deaths totaled 41, figures compiled by NOAA show.

Besides making sure to swim at a guarded beach, being able to identify where rip currents are occurring – and avoiding those areas – is the best bet to ensure one's safety.

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Howell Girl Among Winners In First 2013 Freehold Idol

Freehold- A 10-year-old Howell girl from Ramtown Elementary School was among the top winners of the inaugural 2013 Freehold Idol singing competition, held Wednesday outside the Hall of Records. 

It was Amber Grant’s eccentric performance of  “House of the Rising Sun’’ that drew praise from the judges at the kick-off to this year’s summerlong competition. Grant tied with Erin McGuinness, 15, of Middletown, in the 10- to 15-year-old category. McGuinness sang “Stars,’’ by Grace Potter & The Nocturnals.

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