'This Isn't My Uncle:' NJ Family Stunned After Hostage Standoff

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'This Isn't My Uncle:' NJ Family Stunned After Deadly Hostage Standoff

The suspect has died, according to authorities. Now a family and community are left searching for answers after a man was shot following a 3-hour hostage standoff at a New Jersey UPS facility on Monday.>>>Read more.

NJ Teen Posted Gun Pic And Threat: Cops

A high school student was arrested Sunday after police said he posted a photo of a gun, with the words 'Stay tuned..'

NJ Resident Gets On Wheel Of Fortune Monday Night

The show chose Gina Maslen, a receptionist at a senior-living community.

For NJ Family, Fire Was Latest In String Of Tough Times

The Martignetti family escaped with the clothing on their backs. Christine, the mother, was recovering from cancer surgery she had three days earlier.

'Heart Of Gold:' LBI Rallies For Fisherman Who Died

Barnegat Bay fishermen James Lacey and Stephen Biernacki died in a boat mishap last week in Oregon.

Also Worth a Look Today

• Search For Hit-And-Run Driver In Short Hills Death
• Essex County Man Killed In Rt. 280 Crash: Police
• Bloomfield Pedestrian Killed By Truck Identified

Across America

• Authorities Reveal Why Jake Patterson Kidnapped Jayme Closs
• Trump Birth Control Coverage Rules Blocked In 13 States
• GOP Leader Vows Action Against King For White Supremacist Remarks

Patch PM shares a few of the day’s must-read items from our New Jersey network. Thank you for reading.

Photo of a Coast Guard ship responding to the capsizing of the Mary B II via Oregon State Police.