Flying Dumbbell Critically Injures N.J. Turnpike Driver: Patch PM

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Dumbbell Smashes Windshield, Critically Injuring N.J. Turnpike Driver

Authorities said they have no idea why the dumbbell smashed through the windshield Monday morning. The incident temporarily shut down lanes on the southbound side of the New Jersey Turnpike roadway.>>>Click here to read more

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PETA Wants To Turn N.J. Drive-In Into Animal Torture Museum

• The proposed museum would have touchable electric prods, videos of animals being beaten, cramped boxcar with animals, along with "some model feces to represent what they're forced to stand in."

Cranford Students Grieve For Beloved Teacher; Fundraiser Created For Kids' College

• Money is being collected for Cranford HS teacher Joseph Dugandzic's two children's college after his body was found in the Rahway River.
  

Feds Say New Jersey’s ‘Blue Lines For Police’ May Be Illegal

• Federal officials say that the blue lines appearing on New Jersey streets may be putting lives in danger.

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