Family Found Dead – Including 3 From NJ – Had Joined Cult: Report

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Family Found Dead – Including 3 From NJ – Had Joined Cult, Report Says

Surviving family members reportedly said the deceased had joined a cult and were "going through something religiously.">>>Read more.

This NJ Community Hurt By Sea Rise More Than Anybody: Report

A First Street Foundation study says this New Jersey community's property values took the biggest hit of any town on the Eastern Seaboard.

'Highly Contagious' Whooping Cough In NJ School

A letter was sent home Tuesday to families warning them that there was a confirmed case of whooping cough.

Woodpeckers Wreak Havoc On Gladstone Branch Poles: NJ Transit

NJ Transit is replacing the overhead wire poles along the Gladstone Branch with resilient steel poles between Gladstone and New Providence.

1,500 Heroin Doses, Ecstacy Seized, 2 Charged In Drug Bust: OCPO

A Lakewood woman and a Cranbury man were charged following a raid in Cranbury, prosecutors said.

Also Worth a Look Today

• Toms River Man Charged With Fentanyl-Induced Death: Prosecutor
• Woman Charged In Artist's Overdose Death: Morris Co. Prosecutor
• Essex County Man Loves Rotary Club So Much, He Got A Tattoo

Across America

• Livestream: Cohen Testifies Publicly Before House Committee
• 7-Year-Old With Terminal Cancer Asks For Love Letters From Dogs
• Irked Maryville Man Dips Genitals In Salsa Over 89-Cent Tip: Cops

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