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'Superbug' In N.J. / Family Sold Opioids Near School: Cops / Bad News For N.J. In New NOAA Report

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

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

Family Busted For Selling Opioids Near Little Ferry School

Four members of the same New Jersey family were charged this week with distributing opioids near a school, authorities said.

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'He Was Determined To Do Things That Were Great': Family Remembers MIT Graduate

Nick Paggi, 24, died after falling from the roof of a building at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.

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Point Pleasant Man Accused Of Trying To Aid ISIS With Pressure Cooker Bomb

A 20-year-old New Jersey man planned to provide "material support" to ISIS by planning to construct and use a pressure cooker bomb in support of ISIS, authorities say.

Sea Level Rise Could Plunge 20 N.J. Towns Underwater, Report Says

Within 80 years, at least 20 N.J. communities could be underwater - and many others could be almost completely surrounded by the seas, according to a new NOAA report.

'Superbug' Strikes New Jersey; 17 Infected And Growing

A potentially dangerous deadly "superbug" has struck New Jersey, where hospitals are dealing with the second-highest rate of infection in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Special Delivery: N.J. Twin Sisters Deliver Sons Same Day, Cheering Each Other On

After giving birth, Danielle Manara Grant got to help sister Kim Manara Abraham through her delivery, capping an unforgettable experience.

Obamacare Repeal: How NJ Representatives Voted

The House of Representatives, by the slimmest of margins, passed a health care bill on Thursday that would repeal and replace major parts of the Affordable Care Act. A vast majority of New Jersey representatives — including Republicans — opposed it.

Candid Obituary Reveals Toms River Man's Heroin Overdose In Hopes Of Helping Others

"If Chris’s death saves one other individual or family from going through this heartache, it will have given his life meaning," his mom said,

NJ Terror-Attack Warning: Feds Warn Of Possible Vehicle-Ramming

N.J. drivers must be "vigilant" and be aware that terrorists could be targeting citizens with "vehicle ramming," security officials say.

5 Hurt After Train Crashes Into Fire Truck

An NJ Transit train collided with a fire truck Friday and five people - four of them firefighters - were hurt, officials said.

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