Horrific 287 Wreck, Boat Capsizes, Deadly Kissing Bugs: Nov. 2015 on Patch

We are continuing the “12 days of 2015 on Patch” by looking at New Jersey Patch’s top 10 stories of each month in 2015.

During November, a horrific wreck killed three people on 287, a pontoon boat capsized in the Manasquan Inlet, leaving two dead, and a South Jersey man was charged for putting needles in Halloween candy.

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Here is the full list of the top 10 stories on Patch sites across New Jersey during November 2015:

1. Man Charged After Putting Needles In Halloween Candy: Police (Nov. 2)

A Blackwood man put needles in Halloween candy and then made a false report about it, police said.

2. Murderer Of 13-Year-Old Toms River Girl Will Soon Walk The Streets (Nov. 6)

Shawn Milne — who was 15 when he brutally murdered Barbara Renee Harrison back in 1985 — was released from state prison in November.

3. Water Main Breaks in Hoboken (Nov. 22)

rews worked to fix a broken valve on a central transmission line at Newark and Harrison streets right on the Jersey City/Hoboken border.

4. Menlo Park Mall Shoppers Furious Over ‘Strip-Club’ Christmas Display (Nov. 10)

Outrage over Simon Mall’s unpopular glacier Christmas displays surfaced at the Menlo Park Mall during the holiday shopping season.

5. WATCH: 43-Pound 6-Year-Old Catches 41-Pound Striper (Nov. 9)

A New Jersey boy fishing the surf on Long Beach Island with his grandfather lands a striped bass about as big as he is.

6. Three Killed In Crash On Rt. 287 (Nov. 29)

Police say Ravi Naik, 23, was hit by a van after he pulled over because he had hit a truck with a cattle trailer that was in the shoulder.

7. Deadly ‘Kissing Bug’ Could Be In New Jersey (Nov. 25)

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

8. School Superintendent Burned In Wyckoff House Fire Charged With Arson (Nov. 5)

The Wyckoff man and former superintendent of the Randolph Public School District has been charged with arson after authorities said he set his detached garage on fire.

9. Scientist Challenges Monsanto: $10 Million If You Can Prove Me Wrong About GMOs (Nov. 6)

Shiva Ayyadurai is offering to give the Monsanto company a $10 million building if they can disprove his claims about GMO regulations.

10. Two Dead After Boat Capsizes At Jersey Shore (Nov. 28)

A pontoon boat carrying seven people flipped over in the Manasquan Inlet, killing two.