WINNERS: Lucky NJ Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K WINNERS: Lucky NJ Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K
Winners: Lucky NJ Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K Two New Jersey Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball for the Wednesday, Jan. 25, drawing winning the $50,000 second-tier prize.  Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Monmouth County: Quick Chek #151, 4253 US Highway 9, Howell; and Passaic County: Jackpocket, 355 Warwick Turnpike, Hewitt. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Jan. 25, drawing were: 09, 17, 20, 38, and 40. The Red Power Ball number was 18. The Power Play was 2X.  The Powerball jackpot rolls to $572 million for the next drawing to be held Saturday, Jan. 28, at 10:…
NJ Powerball Winner Takes Home $50K At Lucky Convenience Store NJ Powerball Winner Takes Home $50K At Lucky Convenience Store
NJ Powerball Winner Takes Home $50K At Lucky Convenience Store One New Jersey Lottery ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball drawn on Monday, Jan. 23. The second-tier prize was worth $50,000. That winning ticket was sold at Lucky Convenience, 2940 U.S. 9, Howell in Monmouth County. The winning numbers for the Monday, Jan. 23, drawing were: 12, 31, 47, 58, and 60. The Red Power Ball number was 23. The Power Play was 3X.  The Powerball jackpot rolls to $526 million for the next drawing to be held Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 10:59 pm. The Double Play drawing results for the Monday, Jan. 23, drawing were: 06, 15, 31, 45 and 58. T…
Disabled NJ Military Vet: George Santos Set Up Then Stole Donations For My Dying Service Dog Disabled NJ Military Vet: George Santos Set Up Then Stole Donations For My Dying Service Dog
Disabled NJ Military Vet: George Santos Set Up Then Stole Donations For My Dying Service Dog Disgraced Congressman George Santos pocketed thousands of dollars of donations intended to save the life of a disabled New Jersey military veteran’s dying service dog, a published report alleges. Richard Osthoff told Patch.com that he and his beloved Sapphire were living in an abandoned chicken coop on the side of Route 9 in Howell when a veterinary technician hooked him up with a man named Anthony Devolder in May 2016. George Anthony Devolder Santos purportedly was operating a tax-exempt charity called Friends Of Pets United at the time and hadn’t entered politics yet. Osthoff said he wa…
Man Shoots At Rideshare Driver After Kids Accidentally Set Off Car Alarm In Howell: Prosecutor Man Shoots At Rideshare Driver After Kids Accidentally Set Off Car Alarm In Howell: Prosecutor
Man Shoots At Rideshare Driver After Kids Accidentally Set Off Car Alarm In Howell: Prosecutor The 44-year-old man began shooting at a rideshare driver who had arrived to pick up his girlfriend's son's friends after they accidentally triggered his car alarm in Howell, authorities said. The juveniles were sitting in Pietro Ventricelli's car in his girlfriend's Carrie Drive home, waiting for their rideshare driver around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. When the vehicle pulled up, the juveniles got out of Ventricelli's car, tripping the alarm, Santiago said. That's when Ventricelli came running outsdie with a handgun a…
Feds: Jersey Shore Dealer Convicted Of Selling Cocaine, Crack In Monmouth, Ocean Counties Feds: Jersey Shore Dealer Convicted Of Selling Cocaine, Crack In Monmouth, Ocean Counties
Feds: Jersey Shore Dealer Convicted Of Selling Cocaine, Crack In Monmouth, Ocean Counties An ex-con was convicted in federal court of selling cocaine and crack along the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Damion “Checks” Helmes, 42, of Cliffwood was the last of 20 defendants convicted of peddling the drug throughout Monmouth County and into Ocean County. Jurors in U.S. District Court in Trenton found Helmes guilty of various drug-dealing charges while acquitting him of two gun offenses following a two-week trial. Helmes had already done time following a drug and gun bust in Keansburg in 2004, records show. Initially busted by the locals, Helmes was charged federally by the FBI’s …
WINNER: $10K Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold At Jersey Shore ShopRite WINNER: $10K Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold At Jersey Shore ShopRite
Winner: $10K Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold At Jersey Shore ShopRite One Mega Millions lottery player took home $10,000 on the Jersey Shore. One California and one Florida ticket matched all five of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn splitting the $494 million Mega Millions jackpot.  There was one third-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Friday, Oct. 14, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize.  That ticket was sold at Shoprite #631, 4594 Route 9 South, Howell in Monmouth County. The winning numbers for the Friday, Oct. 14, drawing were: 09, 22, 26, 41, and 44. The…
WINNER: NJ Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $1M WINNER: NJ Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $1M
Winner: NJ Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $1M There was one $1 million winner in New Jersey in the latest Mega Millions lottery game. One California and one Florida ticket matched all five of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn splitting the $494 million Mega Millions jackpot.  The million-dollar winning ticket was sold at the One Stop Shoppe, 300 Parksville Station Road, Mantua in Gloucester County. There was also one third-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Friday, October 14, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize.  That ticket was sold at…
14 Men Arrested On Child Porn, Endangerment Charges In Ongoing Jersey Shore Sting: Prosecutor 14 Men Arrested On Child Porn, Endangerment Charges In Ongoing Jersey Shore Sting: Prosecutor
14 Men Arrested On Child Porn, Endangerment Charges In Ongoing Jersey Shore Sting: Prosecutor A series of investigations led by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit and the Monmouth County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force has resulted in the arrests of 14 men this year, authorities said on Thursday, Aug. 11. From the beginning of 2020 to present, approximately 550 CyberTips have resulted in a total of 77 arrests in Monmouth County, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. The majority of this year's investigations originated via CyberTips that were forwarded to our office by the National Center for Missing and Exploi…
23-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash ID'd As Former HS Lacrosse Player 23-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash ID'd As Former HS Lacrosse Player
23-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash ID'd As Former HS Lacrosse Player A 23-year-old motorcyclist died in a Howell crash Friday, July 29, police said. Dakota Neron was on a 2019 Yamaha bike when he veered off of Norse Drive when he veered off the roadway and struck a utility pole around 10:30 p.m., NJ Advance Media reports citing Howell police. The Jackson resident was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Online records show Neron played lacrosse for Jackson Memorial High School. Click here for more from NJ.com.
NJ State Police Sgt. Charged In Sex Assault Of Daughter's Teen Peer At PA Motel NJ State Police Sgt. Charged In Sex Assault Of Daughter's Teen Peer At PA Motel
NJ State Police Sgt. Charged In Sex Assault Of Daughter's Teen Peer At PA Motel A New Jersey State Police sergeant has been accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl who goes to school with his daughter at a motel in State College, PA and giving her alcohol, according to various news reports citing police documents. David De Jesus, 45, has been suspended without pay, a New Jersey State Police spokesman said and declined further comment. De Jesus was at the Ramada Inn at State College for a wrestling tournament on April 22, when he gave alcohol to the girl and told her to keep it a secret, the outlet said citing State College police, We Are Central PA repor…
Trapped Worker Rescued From 10-Foot Hole On Jersey Shore Trapped Worker Rescued From 10-Foot Hole On Jersey Shore
Trapped Worker Rescued From 10-Foot Hole On Jersey Shore A 26-year-old worker was rescued after becoming trapped in a 10-foot hole on the Jersey Shore Thursday, June 30. The man was helping to dig a footing for a deck at a Carmine Way home in Howell when he became trapped up to his shoulders in dirt around 3:25 p.m., Howell police said. Howell Sgt. Paul Mazzeo, who happens to be a trench-collapse specialist, used construction debris to keep more dirt from collapsing in on him before a trench rescue unit came to the scene. EMT Valerie Deano, who speaks Spanish, was able to communicate with the victim and keep him calm until rescuers arrived. The…
Devoted Monmouth County Dad Dies After Decade-Long Battle With ‘Aggressive’ Brain Cancer, 37 Devoted Monmouth County Dad Dies After Decade-Long Battle With ‘Aggressive’ Brain Cancer, 37
Devoted Monmouth County Dad Dies After Decade-Long Battle With ‘Aggressive’ Brain Cancer, 37 Devoted Monmouth County father Ryan Randall Briehof died on Thursday, May 5 following a long and valiant battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer. He was 37. Ryan grew up in Copake before moving to Howell, where he lived at the time of his death, his social media page says. Ryan attended Northeastern University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Biology in 2007, according to his obituary. Four years later, he earned a master’s degree with a concentration in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, his memorial says. Ryan is remember…