$9.1M Settlement For Bullied Child's Family: 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 arrested a man in connection with the beating death of a homeless man who was found dead on a set of railroad tracks in Morris County. Officials ruled the death of Rene Rivera Hernandez as a homicide. (Read more on Patch.)

2. A state law giving new rights to "temp workers" in New Jersey has survived a court challenge. The legislation beefs up job protections for an estimated 127,000 temporary workers in the state, many of whom work in the rapidly-growing warehouse industry. (Read more on Patch.)

3. A woman is accused of using a relative's medical license to act as a doctor and prescribe medications, officials in Ocean County said. The woman was seeing and treating patients at a Toms River medical office under the relative's name, officials charged. (Read more on Patch.)

4. Large groups of teenagers gathering at Jersey Shore beaches and boardwalks has been an issue for the past several years, and another town has approved a curfew for people under 18 which begins at midnight. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A school district will pay $9.1 million to settle a civil case with Diane and Seth Grossman after their daughter Mallory died by suicide in 2017. The 12-year-old took her own life after what her family called "horrific" bullying at school and online. (Read more on Patch.)