Boy Killed By Transit Train: 5 Must-Read NJ Stories

Good evening, New Jersey Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from New Jersey:

1. Officials said a teenage boy on died Thursday morning, after he was struck by a train in South Jersey. A northbound River Line train hit the boy just before 8:20 a.m., NJ Transit officials said (Read more on Patch.)

2. Heads up, horror film fans — a Garden State home is the spooky setting for Steven Soderbergh's newest film "Presence." (Read more on Patch.)

3. Guy Fieri rolled into the Jersey Shore for a visit and stopped in to some local restaurants, which will be featured on his well-known TV series "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives." (Read more on Patch.)

4. Health officials said a horse in Cape May County died from a mosquito-borne disease called Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), the first reported case of the serious disease in New Jersey for 2024. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A North Jersey cancer doctor is not currently seeing patients after being arrested last month on drug charges, according to St. Joseph's Health. (Read more on Patch.)