Mayor Joined Fatal Car Chase: 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 young business owner has opened a waxing studio in Wall at the age of 22. Kaylee Heck says she found a passion for a career in beauty services after the COVID lockdown, and loves helping people feel more confident in themselves. (Read more on Patch.)

2. Starbucks was ordered to shell out another $2.7 million in damages to a former regional manager in New Jersey, who was already awarded $25.6 million in a wrongful termination lawsuit after she alleged she was fired for being white. Shannon Phillips said her termination was the result of overcompensation on Starbucks’ end. (Read more on Patch.)

3. A young boy is fighting aggressive brain cancer, and the community is rallying around his family by setting up donations for his care. What started as an MRI to possibly diagnose migraines ended with the discovery of a baseball size tumor on 12-year-old Charlie's brain. (Read more on Patch.)

4. An Ocean County man has been indicted after throwing smoke bombs and trying to pepper spray attendees of an anti-racism concert, said officials. Witnesses said he yelled "White lives matter, too," and threw two smoke bombs toward the church and into the exiting crowd before driving off, officials added. (Read more on Patch.)

5. The family of a South Brunswick woman who died in a crash has named the mayor of Princeton in a lawsuit, court records show. Jodi Marcou's family said Mayor Mark Freda joined the high-speed pursuit of a stolen car in 2021, resulting in her death. (Read more on Patch.)