Plow Employee Who Splashed Lakewood Orthodox Jews With Snow Fired: Report Plow Employee Who Splashed Lakewood Orthodox Jews With Snow Fired: Report
Plow Employee Who Splashed Lakewood Orthodox Jews With Snow Fired: Report A snowplow worker slammed on social media for tossing snow onto a pair of unsuspecting Orthodox Jewish men has been fired from his job, NJ Advance Media reports. Donny Klarmann posted then deleted the video, which shows the plow driver dumping a load of snow onto the men walking to Saturday services then driving away. One of the workers can be heard chuckling. The man's employer, Waste Management, issued a statement on Tuesday, Feb. 1:  “While the incident did not involve a company vehicle or company equipment, the employee associated with this social media post is no longer employed with W…
Fire That Caused Traffic Nightmare On Parkway Was Arson: State Police Fire That Caused Traffic Nightmare On Parkway Was Arson: State Police
Fire That Caused Traffic Nightmare On Parkway Was Arson: State Police A brush fire that closed the Garden State Parkway for hours last night was caused by arsonists, New Jersey State Police say. Troopers responded to the fire near milepost 91 in Brick Township around 5 p.m. Wednesday. Officials believe the fire was started by several individuals, possibly juveniles, within a drainage culvert that runs underneath the Garden State Parkway from the 91 north entrance ramp to the 91 south exit ramp, police said. After starting the fire in the culvert opening on the south side, the suspects were seen running into the Evergreen Woods Park Apartment Complex, which r…
Winning Powerball Ticket Worth $1M Sold On Jersey Shore Winning Powerball Ticket Worth $1M Sold On Jersey Shore
Winning Powerball Ticket Worth $1M Sold On Jersey Shore There was a million-dollar Powerball winner in New Jersey on Wednesday, state Lottery officials said. One California and One Wisconsin player split the $632.6 Million Powerball jackpot which was the seventh-largest in the history of the game.  One New Jersey Lottery ticket matched all five of the five white balls to win a $1 million second-tier prize.  That winning ticket was sold at Robin’s Convenience Store Deli & Grill, 1200 River Ave., Lakewood in Ocean County. Moreover, four New Jersey Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn winning …
9-Year-Old Girl Dies In Toms River Crash: Report 9-Year-Old Girl Dies In Toms River Crash: Report
9-Year-Old Girl Dies In Toms River Crash: Report UPDATED: A 9-year-old girl died in a crash Tuesday morning in Toms River, The Lakewood Scoop reports. Leah Gross died when the minivan she was riding in veered off the roadway and struck a tree head-on at North Bay and Whitty Road at 9:16 a.m., the outlet said. She was taken by Hatzolah to Community Medical Center in Toms River, where she was pronounced dead, according to Matzav.com. The initial investigation found that Baila Gross, 38, of Lakewood, was travelling east on Whitty Road when she failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of North Bay Avenue, Toms River …
Toms River Gunman Subdued By Police, 2 Victims Killed In Lakewood Shooting ID'd: Prosecutor Toms River Gunman Subdued By Police, 2 Victims Killed In Lakewood Shooting ID'd: Prosecutor
Toms River Gunman Subdued By Police, 2 Victims Killed In Lakewood Shooting ID'd: Prosecutor A Toms River man was charged with two counts of murder in a shooting that left two dead early Sunday in Lakewood, authorities said.  Tyshaun Drummond, 39, shot and killed Nicholas Hardy, 36, of Toms River, and Sergio Chavez-Perez, 32, of Lakewood, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Their bodies were found inside of the River Avenue apartment complex after the 7:20 a.m. shooting, Billhimer said. The Lakewood Scoop obtained exclusive footage from the scene in the original reporting of the story. View this post on Instagram A po…
100+ Lakewood Yeshiva Students Home With Mysterious Illness -- Not COVID: Report 100+ Lakewood Yeshiva Students Home With Mysterious Illness -- Not COVID: Report
100+ Lakewood Yeshiva Students Home With Mysterious Illness -- Not COVID: Report More than 100 young men from various yeshivas across the Lakewood area were home this week with a mysterious illness -- and it's not COVID, The Lakewood Scoop reports. Approximately 50 students from each Jewish school came down with a fever and weakness last Thursday, and have been bedridden ever since, the outlet said.  They all apparently tested negative for COVID-19. Click here for more from The Lakewood Scoop.
Child Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash Child Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash
Child Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash A child was killed in a crash on the Garden State Parkway Saturday night in Ocean County, as first reported by The Lakewood Scoop. UPDATE: Grieving Parents Scramble To Give Son Proper Burial Following Horrific Parkway Crash The incident occurred on the Exit 89A ramp on the southbound side of the highway in Lakewood, 511NJ says. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Lakewood Scoop (@thelakewoodscoop) Footage from the scene shows a vehicle overturned in a ditch. The Lakewood Scoop is reporting that the child was 9 years. State Pol…
NJ Capitol Rioter Known For Hitler Mustache Ousted From Military NJ Capitol Rioter Known For Hitler Mustache Ousted From Military
NJ Capitol Rioter Known For Hitler Mustache Ousted From Military A contractor to the US Navy has been ousted from the US Army Reserves for his participation in the Capitol Riot on Jan. 6, according to federal officials. Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, 31, of Monmouth County -- know for his Hitler mustache -- was in federal custody in Washington, D.C. awaiting trial, according to court documents released by the US Department of Justice. Hale-Cusanelli was among the first Capitol rioters apprehended back in Jan, as media outlets reported at the time. He was a contracted security officer at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, and a member of an Army Reserv…
School Bus Lands On Car In Lakewood, 10 Injured School Bus Lands On Car In Lakewood, 10 Injured
School Bus Lands On Car In Lakewood, 10 Injured Ten people suffered minor injuries in a three-car crash that ended with a school bus on top of another vehicle Tuesday morning in Lakewood, first reported by The Lakewood Scoop. The bus was carrying 17 students to private, all-girls high school Bais Shaindel, when the driver tried cutting off a car turning left near the intersection of Forest Avenue and 11th Street, NJ Advance Media reports. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Lakewood Scoop (@thelakewoodscoop) View this post on Instagram …
NJ Yeshiva Student, 19, Killed In Denver Crime Spree NJ Yeshiva Student, 19, Killed In Denver Crime Spree
NJ Yeshiva Student, 19, Killed In Denver Crime Spree A 19-year-old man from New Jersey was killed during a crime spree outside of his Yeshiva Tuesday night in Denver. Shmuel Silverberg's body has been flown to Lakewood for a funeral service. The incident started with a call of a carjacking, in which a suspect got into a Honda CRV with the driver inside and pointed a gun at them. That victim was not injured, police say. The suspects then robbed and shot a man walking on nearby streets about an hour later. That victim remains critical, police say. Silverberg was walking out of Yeshiva Toras Chaim Talmudical Seminary when someone fired at…
Prosecutor: 1,400 Wax Folds Of Heroin, ~$16,700, Firearm Seized In Jersey Shore Drug Bust Prosecutor: 1,400 Wax Folds Of Heroin, ~$16,700, Firearm Seized In Jersey Shore Drug Bust
Prosecutor: 1,400 Wax Folds Of Heroin, ~$16,700, Firearm Seized In Jersey Shore Drug Bust Four New Jersey residents were arrested for distributing heroin, fentanyl and cocaine following an investigation involving nearly a dozen law enforcement agencies, authorities said Thursday. Kevin Collins, 37, and Daysha Kelly, 35, operated out of a Pine Beach home, while Elex Hyman, 49, and Jamie Steen, 38, used a Lakewood home, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. All four acted together to carry out the distribution scheme, Billhimer said. Detectives on Aug. 10 set up surveillance on the Pine Beach home, and saw Collins and Kelly get on public transportation to go to …
Lakewood Man Gets 8 Years For Shooting 4-Year-Old Girl Playing Outside Lakewood Man Gets 8 Years For Shooting 4-Year-Old Girl Playing Outside
Lakewood Man Gets 8 Years For Shooting 4-Year-Old Girl Playing Outside A Lakewood man was sentenced to eight years in New Jersey State Prison for shooting a 4-year-old girl playing outside last year, authorities said. Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Lourdes Lucas said Sciaire N. Jackson, 28, must serve 85 percent of his sentenced before he becomes eligible for parole, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Lori Linskey said. Jackson pleaded guilty to second degree aggravated assault and second degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose on June 21, 2021. The girl was sitting outside with her family on Boston Way when Jackson rode up the street …