3 Young People, All Killed By NJ Trains Over Past Week: Patch PM

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3 Young People, All Killed By Trains In Last 7 Days

One just wanted everybody around her to be happy. Another was planning to go Texas to help with the hurricane recovery. Yet another was only a sophomore at Princeton High School. Now all three are gone, killed by trains in New Jersey within the past seven days.>>>Read more here.

'Disgusting Human Being' Left Son In Road To Die, Mother Says

The mother of a 2-year-old boy who was killed in a car crash as police say his New Jersey father fled the scene of an attempted shoplifting attempt is speaking out, and she's not mincing words.

Donald Trump Scarecrow Vandalized At New Jersey Library

Someone ripped the head off the scarecrow after midnight on Tuesday. The library has also received three threatening phone calls over it.

New Jersey Teen Dies; 3 Cops Hurt After Union City Crashes

A high school student died, and three Union City police officers remain in the hospital following back-to-back collisions, reports say.

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