Crab Orgies Return To Jersey For Summer Of Love: 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. A second child died as a result of a South Jersey apartment complex fire, authorities announced Thursday. Police said Hope Marples, 7, has died after the May 7 blaze that also claimed the life of her 12-year-old brother. (Read more on Patch.)

2. Officials have not released a dog who reportedly bit several people back to its owner, despite her insistence. The Ocean County Health Department seized a 1-year-old Cane Corso named Bear on May 14 after the attack near a hotel on the Seaside Heights Boulevard. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Several homes in Mercer County were evacuated for a four-alarm fire at a warehouse in Hamilton early Thursday. Firefighting crews from 14 different communities arrived to the scene. (Read more on Patch.)

4. Have "ewe" seen a sheep running loose? Police and animal shelter workers are looking for a sheep in Somerset County which is reportedly running through Bridgewater today. (Read more on Patch.)

5. In our final story today, the horseshoe crabs' "summer of love" is beginning on Delaware Bay beaches. Thousands of these ancient arthropods have made their way to Cape May County, following a tradition that is hundreds of millions of years old. (Read more on Patch.)