Parkway Crash / NJ Kmart To Close / NJ Health Center HIV Exposure

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

Parkway Crash Victims: 'Hard-Working,' 'Amazing,' 'Sweet' Men

UPDATE: They were "sweet" and "amazing," with good hearts. But the phrase used most to describe the four young men who were killed in Wednesday's horrific crash on the Garden State Parkway was "hard-working.">>>Read more here.

NJ Kmart To Close

Sears announced that another 80 of its stores will shutter by March 2019.

2 Fired From NJ Health Center That Exposed People To HIV: Report

Another person resigned after more than 3,000 former patients may have been exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV.

'Devastated:' Passengers On Missing New Jersey-Bound Plane ID'd

The two people who were on board the flight were identified. A search for the plane has been suspended.

Grief After NJ Sheriff's Officer Kills Self At Government Office

A sheriff's officer in New Jersey died of an appartent self-inflicted gunshot wound on Wednesday, according to prosecutors.

Services Set For South Jersey Woman Killed On Way To Fight Fire

Services for Natalie Dempsey will take place this weekend in Galloway.

Remnants Of Unknown Shipwreck Discovered Along Jersey Shore

The massive vessel may have been the victim of a storm hundreds of years ago.

Her NJ Neighbor's Music Woke Her Up. So She Baked Him A Cake

One New Jersey woman decided to confront her neighbor and bake him a cake rather than file a complaint for playing loud music.

3 NJ School Students Hospitalized After Vaping, Officials Say

Three NJ students were hospitalized this week when they fell ill after inhaling substances from their vape pens, officials say.

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