Deadly Kissing Bug / Canoeist Dies / Attack At Target / Huge Water Main Break: This Week On N.J. Patch

Here’s a look at the top news that made headlines this week across the Patch network in New Jersey:

Deadly ‘Kissing Bug’ Could Be In New Jersey

• A deadly insect known as the “kissing bug” could potentially be in New Jersey, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention

I Was In Jersey City On 9/11. Nobody Was Happy, Mr. Trump

• A newspaper reporter says: I was all over North Jersey that day. I was told to get “reaction.” Here it was, in three words: Sad, sorrowful and sick.

Woman Threw ‘Roundhouse-Style’ Punches At Target Employee: Police

• A New Brunswick woman attempted to steal 33 containers of baby formula and then assaulted the employee who tried to stop her, police said.

Missing Man’s Body Recovered From Morris County Lake

• The body of a man who went missing in a Morris County lake early Sunday morning was found and recovered Tuesday morning by divers.

Water Main Breaks in Hoboken

• Sunday’s water main break on the Hoboken/ Jersey City border affected water distribution to the entire city.

‘Worldwide’ Thanksgiving Terror Threat Hits N.J.: Cops, Airports Clamp Down

• New Jerseyans were warned to be alert to the possible travel risks as federal authorities issued a worldwide travel alert.

Manhunt For Suspect Who Shot, Killed N.J. Convenience Store Clerk

• Police need the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly killed a clerk just before Thanksgiving.

9/11 Animal Rescuer Dies 4 Days After Judge Denies Her Workers’ Comp Claim

• Diane DiGiacomo developed cancer while helping to search for abandoned animals after the 9/11 attacks, authorities say.

WATCH: N.J. Mayor Shouts Down Teenager: ‘What Are You, Like, 15?’

• A cellphone video posted on Youtube captured a N.J. mayor shouting down a teen who questioned him about a project.