Bear Hunt Back Through 2027? Vote Wednesday: 5 Must-Read NJ Stories

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. A care center in Princeton has shut down due to financial issues, according to officials from the state Department of Health. Scenes were chaotic at the facility on Friday morning, as residents and families were given only a few hours of notice. (Read more on Patch.)

2. The wildfire near the site of a deadly plane crash in South Jersey over the weekend is fully contained as of Tuesday morning, state forest fire officials said. The weekend wildfire reached 831 acres in size before it was fully contained Tuesday morning, the NJ Forest Fire Service said. (Read more on Patch.)

3. After rescuing an unresponsive swimmer from the ocean over the weekend, photographer Gregory Andrus shared his harrowing experience with Patch and urged people to listen to lifeguards on the beach. The rescue was one of dozens that happened up and down the New Jersey coast over the Labor Day weekend. (Read more on Patch.)

4. An Atlantic County business owner has been charged after he used a drone to drop chemicals into pools that dyed them green, police said. A homeowner reported that a drone was hovering above their pool and dropped a substance that turned the water "an alarming shade of green," police said. (Read more on Patch.)

5. The state Fish and Game Council is poised to vote on a measure that would re-authorize a regulated black bear hunt in the state through 2027, if certain conditions are met. Animal rights groups are calling for a halt on the hunt's renewal, saying the most recent hunt was "revealed to be a sham" and that culling bears is "meaningless" without also focusing on non-lethal management efforts. (Read more on Patch.)