Sports Fans Mourn Tuckerton's Anthony Cervino, Fantasy Football Expert Sports Fans Mourn Tuckerton's Anthony Cervino, Fantasy Football Expert
Sports Fans Mourn Tuckerton's Anthony Cervino, Fantasy Football Expert Anthony Cervino, an Ocean County resident, died on Wednesday, June 4, at the age of 40. Known as the NFL guru, Cervino, who lived in Tuckerton, was a fantasy football expert, the guy you turned to when you needed to take your fantasy team from worst to first. An on-air personality at RotoWire, Cervino also hosted the Fantasy Football Faceoff podcast and worked for Gambling.com. It’s with great sadness that we are announcing the passing of Anthony Cervino. Anthony is the original founder of The... Posted by The FF Faceoff on Thursday, June 5, 2025 "Anthony was a great guy and one …
$19K Raised After Brick Township Dad's Sudden Death $19K Raised After Brick Township Dad's Sudden Death
$19K Raised After Brick Township Dad's Sudden Death More than $19,000 has been raised for the family of an Ocean County resident who leaves behind young sons and a host of loved ones. Shawn Kaplan, of Brick, died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 29, according to his obituary on the Colonial Funeral Home website. He was 40 years old. A lifelong NY Jets and Mets fan and aficionado, Shawn was a dedicated employee at Earle Construction "where he not only contributed his hard work and skill but also built strong, lasting friendships that meant the world to him," his obituary reads. His sons Jameson and Rocco were the "light of his life." He is also…
Hit-Run Driver Seriously Injures Jewish Teen Walking On Holiday In Jackson: Officials, Report Hit-Run Driver Seriously Injures Jewish Teen Walking On Holiday In Jackson: Officials, Report
Hit-Run Driver Seriously Injures Jewish Teen Walking On Holiday In Jackson: Officials, Report A Spring Lake man is facing criminal charges after he struck and seriously injured a 16-year-old Jewish boy in Jackson Township on Tuesday, June 3—the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, according to officials and the Lakewood Scoop. Luke Ferrante, 47, was charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in serious bodily injury, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a release Wednesday. The victim, identified by The Lakewood Scoop as a Jewish boy, was walking along South New Prospect Road around 12:15 p.m. w…
Tornado Watch Issued In These 10 NJ Counties Tornado Watch Issued In These 10 NJ Counties
Tornado Watch Issued In These 10 NJ Counties The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia through 12 a.m. Saturday, May 31, with storms expected to begin after 8 p.m. Friday. Here's what to expect: Tornadoes: A couple are possible. Hail: Isolated hail up to ping pong ball size. Wind: Gusts up to 65 mph possible. The watch covers more than 22 million people, including densely populated areas around Philadelphia, Trenton, Atlantic City, Baltimore, Dover, and Virginia Beach. ⚠️ In New Jersey, the watch includes: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland…
Old Bridge Verizon Salesman Who Stabbed Man In Neck Learns Fate: Prosecutor Old Bridge Verizon Salesman Who Stabbed Man In Neck Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Old Bridge Verizon Salesman Who Stabbed Man In Neck Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Verizon door-to-door salesman was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of stabbing a man in the neck in 2022 in Ocean County, authorities said. Michael Tsamas, a Laurence Harbor resident, was previously found guilty of aggravated manslaughter in the death of Joseph Delgardio, a 44-year-old Jackson Township resident, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Tsamas was also convicted of multiple weapons charges, Billhimer said. On Thursday May 26, 2022 at 6:15 p.m., Jackson Township police responded to West Veterans Highway and Conor Road and found Delgar…
HS Wrestler Charged In Fatal Route 37 Toms River Hit-Run Crash HS Wrestler Charged In Fatal Route 37 Toms River Hit-Run Crash
HS Wrestler Charged In Fatal Route 37 Toms River Hit-Run Crash An 18-year-old former high school wrestler has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash on Route 37 in Toms River, authorities said. Abel Mathukutty, of Lake Hiawatha (located in Parsippany, Morris County) was behind the wheel of an Infinity sedan that struck a white Mercedes sedan carrying a female driver and male passenger on Saturday, May 24 at approximately 7:25 p.m. on Route 37 east in Toms River, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The crash sent the Mercedes into a utility pole and Mathukutty fled the scene, traveling eastbound over the Thoma…
$150K! Manahawkin Lotto Player Hits Jackpot $150K! Manahawkin Lotto Player Hits Jackpot
$150K! Manahawkin Lotto Player Hits Jackpot It was a wonderful Wednesday for a lottery plater in Ocean County. A ticket sold in Manahawkin matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing on Wednesday, May 21, winning $150,000.  The ticket was sold at Bay Avenue Farm on East Bay Avenue. The winning numbers were 05, 19, 20, 27 and 38. The XTRA was 02 and the Bullseye was 19. 
Lakewood Man Indicted For 100 MPH Crash That Killed 82-Year-Old: Ocean County Prosecutor Lakewood Man Indicted For 100 MPH Crash That Killed 82-Year-Old: Ocean County Prosecutor
Lakewood Man Indicted For 100 MPH Crash That Killed 82-Year-Old: Ocean County Prosecutor An Ocean County man was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday, May 21, for vehicular homicide after driving more than 100 mph in a crash that killed an 82-year-old man in 2024, authorities said. On Sunday, May 3, 2024, at 9 a.m. Lakewood police responded to the crash at the intersection of County Line Road and Laurelwood, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Aryeh Bakst, 20, was driving a 2023 Tesla west on County Line Road when his car hit a 2013 Toyota Corolla driven by 82-year-old Jules Brotsky, a Lakewood resident in the intersection, Billhimer said. Bakst, a Lakewood reside…
Stab Wound To The Heart: Jackson Township Man Learns Fate Stab Wound To The Heart: Jackson Township Man Learns Fate
Stab Wound To The Heart: Jackson Township Man Learns Fate A 28-year-old Jackson man was sentenced to 28 years in prison on Wednesday, May 21 after he was convicted in February of fatally stabbing a man in the heart in 2020. On Friday, June 19, 2020, at 5 a.m., Jackson Township police found Isaiah Renouf, a 23-year-old Jackson resident on the floor of a Cannon Blvd. residence with a large wound to his chest, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Renouf was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, Billhimer said. An investigation revealed J'Shawn Cutler stabbed Renouf, Billhimer said. He was apprehended that same day follo…
DWI Driver 2X Legal Limit Indicted After Death Of Jersey Shore Restaurateur: Prosecutor DWI Driver 2X Legal Limit Indicted After Death Of Jersey Shore Restaurateur: Prosecutor
DWI Driver 2X Legal Limit Indicted After Death Of Jersey Shore Restaurateur: Prosecutor A Seaside Park woman was indicted by a grand jury in Ocean County on numerous charges on Wednesday, May 21, after she drove drunk and hit a restaurant owner and well-known fly fisherman before leaving the scene, authorities said. Genell Mcinaw, 51 is charged with vehicular homicide and knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in death, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said. On Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 at 9:30 p.m.,  Seaside Heights police responded to a report of a man lying in the road near the intersection of Dupont Avenue and the Boulevard, authorities s…
SWAT Team Called After Armed Barricaded Man In Berkeley Township: Prosecutor SWAT Team Called After Armed Barricaded Man In Berkeley Township: Prosecutor
SWAT Team Called After Armed Barricaded Man In Berkeley Township: Prosecutor A 50-year-old Berkeley Township man barricaded himself with a handgun on the evening of Tuesday, May 20, authorities said. At 6:45 p.m., police responded to Whitaker Drive for a medical emergency, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and Berkeley Township Police Chief Kevin Santucci said. The man was experiencing a mental health episode and had locked himself in his bedroom while in possession of a handgun, authorities said. Initial efforts to communicate with the subject were unsuccessful, authorities said. The Ocean County Regional SWAT Team was deployed and nearby residen…
Brick Man In Federal Prison Sentenced For Sexual Assaults: Prosecutor Brick Man In Federal Prison Sentenced For Sexual Assaults: Prosecutor
Brick Man In Federal Prison Sentenced For Sexual Assaults: Prosecutor A 37-year-old Brick Township man, already in federal prison, was sentenced to seven years in New Jersey State Prison on Monday, May 19, after previously pleading guilty to two counts of sexual assault, authorities said. An investigation into Christopher Budelman began after police received a tip he uploaded images of child sexual abuse material using the Kik Messenger app, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. In September 2022, detectives seized multiple electronic devices, including a desktop computer with a hard drive containing images of child sexual abuse material, Billhimer …