'A Beautiful Mind' Killed, Two BIG Sharks, Sexing Scandal: May 2015 on Patch

We are presenting our “12 days of 2015 on Patch” by looking at New Jersey Patch’s top 10 stories of each month in 2015.

During May, a sexting scandal rattled two New Jersey schools, John Forbes Nash Jr., a Princeton University mathematician who inspired the film ”A Beautiful Mind,” was killed on the Turnpike and two big sharks made headlines.

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Here is the full list of the top 10 stories on Patch sites across New Jersey during May 2015:

1. Actress Claims Bill Cosby Raped Her in New Jersey, Meets With Police (May 11)

Attorney Gloria Allred said her client, Lili Bernard, who has publicly stated she was drugged and raped by Cosby, met with police in May.

2. 20 Charged in ‘Sexting’ Scandal in Two New Jersey Schools (May 27)

An unnamed adult and 19 juveniles allegedly exchanged nude and partially nude photos of female students.

3. Princeton Mathematician Behind ‘A Beautiful Mind’ Killed in Turnpike Accident (May 24)

John Forbes Nash Jr., a Princeton University mathematician who inspired the film ”A Beautiful Mind,” and his wife died in the accident.

4. She’s Back! 3,400-Pound Great White Shark Returns To New Jersey (May 16)

A 3,400-pound great white shark made the rounds just a few miles off the coast of New Jersey.

5. All Eight Fatal Victims From Amtrak Crash Identified (May 16)

The engineer of the Amtrak train that crashed and injured more than 200 people also was contacted and has agreed to an interview, an NTSB investigator said.

6. Westfield Superintendent Issues Statement on Controversial Art Exhibit (May 15)

An art exhibit at Westfield High School depicted images of guns being aimed at fleeing figures and a man stabbed by a police badge.

7. Brick Schools Superintendent, Two Others Arrested, Charged In Day-Care Scheme (May 7)

Brick Township Schools Superintendent Walter Uszenski, along with two others, was charged with official misconduct and theft by deception in a scheme to provide full-time, district-funded day care to his grandchild, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed.

8. Hospitals That Treated Man With Deadly Infectious Disease From West Africa Identified (May 28)

Two New Jersey hospitals were identified as the facilities that treated a man who died this week of a Lassa fever.

9. Ocean City High School Student Racks Up Nearly $400 Lunch Bill - And Won’t Pay (May 5)

The parents say they were unaware of the accumulating debt, and say the district should’ve warned them sooner.

10. Near-Record Haul: 820-Pound Shark Caught off New Jersey Coast (May 20)

The five-man crew of a 31-foot Cape May County-based boat reeled in the second biggest shark ever caught in the state.