4 Rescued Clinging To Overturned Boat: 5 NJ Stories You Need To Read

Good evening, New Jersey Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from New Jersey:

1. Officials have ruled out accused Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann as a suspect in the strangulation deaths of four Atlantic City sex workers. Police believe someone else was behind the 2006 slayings, a report said. (Read more on Patch.)

2. A 4-H Fair will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year as it opens the gates for the 2023 season. The Somerset County 4-H Fair runs Aug. 9-11 at the North Branch Park fairgrounds in Bridgewater. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Fast-acting firefighters rescued a child stuck in a hot car on Friday, when the National Weather Service had issued an excessive heat warning. A babysitter realized she had locked the child in, officials said. (Read more on Patch.)

4. A man has been convicted of going to his estranged wife's boyfriend's home and murdering him in 2011, then setting fire to cover the evidence. "Tony" Tung was convicted in a retrial after an appeals court ordered his earlier conviction overturned. (Read more on Patch.)

5. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people who were hanging onto an overturned sailboat off the coast of Sandy Hook on Sunday morning. The quartet was discovered at around 2 a.m. after rescue crews received a distress call from the sailing vessel Eagle, claiming it was run aground and was taking on water. (Read more on Patch.)