Girl Drowns In Jersey Shore Motel Pool / 'Most Deserving' Couple Win Lottery / NJ Hiker Missing

Check out the top news that made headlines this week across the Patch network in New Jersey:

N.J. Couple Raising Grandchildren After Daughter's Death Win Lottery

• Their friend who drove them to lottery headquarters described the couple as "the most deserving people in New Jersey."

Girl, 6, Drowns In Jersey Shore Motel Pool

• A young girl from Pennsylvania vacationing at the Jersey Shore died after drowning in a motel pool on Saturday, police said.

17 N.J. Schools Ranked 'Best Colleges For Your Money'

• Princeton University has topped Money Magazine’s recent list of Best Colleges For Your Money. A total of 711 schools nationwide made the list, including 17 from New Jersey.

N.J. Boy Dies While Attending Area Summer Camp

• Pennsylvania State Police confirmed a New Jersey boy died Monday while attending a Pennsylvania summer camp.

Christie Calls Montclair Man ‘Communist’ On Radio After ‘Fat’ Insult (WATCH)

• One is a “communist.” The other is a “bully.” And together, they make for a heck of a water cooler conversation.

Baby Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Parkway Crash

• The 1-year-old baby girl ejected in a car crash Sunday night on the Garden State Parkway was in a booster seat, not an infant car seat.

Brick Man Missing In New Hampshire; Family Pleads For Information

• Gregory Auriemma was last seen June 24 preparing to go hiking in the White Mountain Forest, reports said.

Keansburg Girl Allegedly Stabbed To Death; Suspect Held Without Bail

• Eleven-year-old Abbie Smith was stabbed to death, prosecutors said in Monmouth County Superior court Friday afternoon. She was killed at or near her apartment within 24 hours of the time she first went missing, which was at 9 p.m. Wednesday, officials said.

Country's First Section Of 9/11 Memorial Trail Opening In N.J.

• The country's first section of the 1,300 mile-long September 11th National Memorial Trail will be unveiled this Sunday in Randolph.