My Hero Was A N.Y. Met. He's Dying In A New Jersey Apartment, People Say: Patch PM

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My Hero Was A N.Y. Met. He's Dying In A New Jersey Apartment, People Say.

Once upon a time, wherever Dwight Gooden was, you had to look. Friends now wonder if he's doing drugs again. Now when you look, you worry. Here is life-long Mets fan Tom Davis' take.>>> Read more on Patch.

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Amber Alert Canceled In New Jersey; 3-Year-Old Girl Found

• A 3-year-old girl who was abducted Friday morning has been found, and an Amber Alert has been canceled in New Jersey, police said.

Swastikas Spray-Painted At Ocean County Playground: Report

• Anti-Semitic graffiti spray-painted on the equipment also included the phrase "Hail Hitler," according to the report.

Middletown Woman Charged with Teen's Fatal Hit-and-Run Due Back in Court Sept. 6

• Toni Marletta has until Sept. 6 to decide if she wants to take a plea deal, the most lenient the prosecutor says he will offer.

Heroin with "Batman" Stamp Supposedly Linked to Camden's Overdose Spike

• The Narcotics Analysis Unit of the New Jersey issued an alert for people to beware of the "Batman" narcotic brand.

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