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Taylor Swift Tickets Available For NJ Show: 5 NJ Stories To Read

Also in today's news: Makeover for a beachside borough, Eli Manning surprising coffee-lovers, and 911 audio from a shark bite on the Shore.

If you're hoping to buy a last-minute seat for T. Swift's show at MetLife Stadium, you might want to check your credit card limit first.
If you're hoping to buy a last-minute seat for T. Swift's show at MetLife Stadium, you might want to check your credit card limit first. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)

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. Audio has been released from a 911 call of a 15-year-old's scary first surfing experience off the Shore, when she was bitten by a shark. The dispatcher gave her friends and family instructions on how to treat the wound before first responders arrived. (Read more on Patch.)

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2. A beachside borough might see the face of its downtown change, as officials in Point Pleasant Beach unveiled plans for a proposed $30 million hotel and luxury apartment complex. The mayor said the project would bring needed revenue to the borough. (Read more on Patch.)

3. A man faces attempted murder charges in a road rage shooting in Somerset County, and authorities say he hit another driver's car twice with bullets in an incident May 5 on I-287. (Read more on Patch.)

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4. Super Bowl champ Eli Manning surprised customers at a Dunkin' in Union County on Tuesday. He was joined by 7-year-old hospital patient Shane as part of the chain's Iced Coffee Day, which benefits organizations like Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center. (Read more on Patch.)

5. Taylor Swift is coming to New Jersey, and tickets are available. What they are not is cheap: prices on resale sites begin at $1,400 and keep climbing for her much-anticipated "Eras Tour." Taylor has three shows at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. (Read more on Patch.)

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