Harrowing Timeline Of Deadly Frat Party / Boys Lit Playground Fire: Cops / Fake Doc Practiced In N.J. For 28 Years

Check out the top news that made headlines this week across the Patch network in New Jersey:

Fast Drinking, Slow Death, Frantic Coverup: Grand Jury Lays Out Harrowing Timeline Of N.J. Man's Fatal Frat House Fall

This is what happened in the late hours of Feb. 2 and early morning of Feb. 3 at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house. Eighteen have been charged in the death of Timothy Piazza, a 19-year-old from New Jersey.

Dangerous Tick-Borne Disease Spreads To NJ, CDC Warns

It's called Powassan and this is what you should know about it.

Jersey Shore Seafood Restaurant Avoids Blame in Flesh-Eating Bacteria Lawsuit

A New Jersey restaurant isn't liable for serving a woman who ate raw shellfish and then developed a flesh-eating bacteria, a judge says.

N.J. Man Wasn't A Doctor; Treated People Anyway For 28 Years

A New Jersey man wasn't really a doctor, but he treated area patients - including a man having a seizure - anyway for 28 years.

Trenton Shootout Victim Was A Family Man, Father Of 6

Robert Powell was struck in the back by a bullet, and killed during a 35-hour standoff in Trenton.

Boys, Ages 11 And 13, Charged For Lighting Playground On Fire

Two boys have been charged after a New Jersey playground was set on fire this weekend. The boys, ages 11 and 13, will be charged with arson and criminal mischief.

North Jersey Man High On PCP Caught Masturbating In Lincoln Tunnel: Police

Ismael Esquilin, 48, was found taking his clothes off and masturbating in a minivan in the Lincoln Tunnel Thursday night, police said.

Bill Aims To Keep Addicts From Getting Opioids From Veterinarians

A state assemblyman wants to prevent drug users from illegally obtaining opioids from a growing, but rather, unlikely source: veterinarians.

Police Chief Vows To Find Driver Who Hit Teen Girl, Killed Her Dog

"We are actively following up to locate the driver who callously drove away without stopping," said the Cranbury police chief Thursday.

As Beachwood Triplets Fight To Live, Community Rallies To Help Family

Ty and Susan Krean sought surgery in Texas to fix a condition that endangered one baby, but all three arrived. Friends aim to defray costs.