Sex Offender Sentenced In Child Porn Case: 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 surfer returned a struggling deer to shore off Belmar over the weekend, as the animal swam out to a jetty and wasn't able to make it back. Now, a photographer who captured the rescue is hoping to identify the kind surfer. (Read more on Patch.)

2. Police have issued an arrest warrant for a 28-year-old woman suspected in the shooting of a pastor from East Orange, authorities said. One of multiple bullets fired into Timothy Huff’s home struck him in his chest, and he is still in critical condition. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Nine people were sent to local hospitals after they were exposed to a chemical brought into a North Jersey high school on Monday, a report said. Investigators found the student had brought thallium, historically used to kill rodents, into the building. (Read more on Patch.)

4. Another protest is planned against wind farms off the Jersey Shore, and four companies submitted proposals to build wind turbines in the state in August. The third round of proposals to the Board of Public Utilities opened in March, at the same time as protests against wind farms were heating up in the wake of a dozen whales washing up along the New Jersey and New York coastlines. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A registered sex offender has been sentenced to more time in prison for sharing multiple images of child sex abuse while being on supervised, federal officials said. The 65-year-old man had an ongoing and sexually graphic conversation with an undercover agent, according to the U.S. Attorney's office for New Jersey. (Read more on Patch.)