Family Shocked As Killer Moves Back To Town / Another Struck By Lightning At Shore / Huge Dead Whale: This Week On Patch

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

Killer Shawn Milne Returns To The Scene Of His Crime 30 Years Later: Police

Shawn Milne brutally murdered Barbara Renee Harrison in 1985, when she was 13 and he was 15. He has recently moved back to his hometown.

Teen Struck By Lightning While Filming Video At Jersey Shore [VIDEO]

"You can actually hear me get electrocuted in the video; I'm like 'argh!'" Ethan Riozzi-Bodine told a TV station. See the video here.

2 Killed After Car Plunges Into N.J. River

Police have identified the two people who were killed early Monday after their car veered off the road and crashed into a river in New Jersey.

Westfield Teen Killed In Fall From Catskills Waterfall

A Westfield teenager died after he fell off a waterfall in the Catskills Wednesday, New York State Police reported.

Dead Whale Spotted Off New Jersey

A dead whale was spotted off New Jersey on Wednesday, according to reports.

Photo Shoot On Island Beach State Park Dunes Stirs Anger

Park advocates and environmentalists say walking on the dunes can kill the plants that make the structures stable and provide protection.

Chris Christie Rejects New 23-Cent Gas-Tax Hike Plan

Gov. Chris Christie has rejected a plan approved by leading Democratic lawmakers that would raise the gas tax by 23 cents.

13-Year-Old Hauls In 200-Pound Shark On Long Beach Island [VIDEO]

The shark was released back into the ocean off the Holgate section of Long Beach Township. See video here.

Did Donald Trump Just Confuse Tim Kaine With N.J.'s Tom Kean?

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump may have confused Hillary Clinton's vice presidential nominee, Tim Kaine, with former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean — or even Jim Florio.

Her Legs Won’t Stop Growing: N.J. Bride-To-Be Battles Lipedema

Bride-to-be Katia Page knows that her fiancé loves her. Still, living with lipedema — also known as “painful fat syndrome” — isn’t easy.

Bear With 3 Cubs Attacks N.J. Woman Outside Home: Cops

A black bear with her three cubs attacked a woman while she was walking a dog outside her New Jersey home, police said.