Carjacker Pins Pedestrians To Building In Crash: Top 5 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 across New Jersey:

1. A two-alarm fire in Newark left nearly two dozen families without a home on Monday. It is the third major fire that the city has seen in the course of a week. Read more.

2. A resident of New York was seriously injured after being struck by a tractor-trailer early Monday morning on I-287 in Edison, New Jersey State Police said. Read more.

3. A 21-year-old man shot and killed in Hoboken Sunday night was a Hoboken High School football star who was good enough to briefly play Division 1 football at Rutgers. Read more.

4. Stanley Davis Jr., who served as a teacher and administrator in the Brick Township school district for nearly 40 years and overcame personal tragedy to become the beloved patriarch of a large family in New Jersey and beyond, died Sunday, April 28, 2024 after a long illness, his family said. He was 88. Read more.

5. A stolen car crashed into a bar in Newark last weekend, pinning two pedestrians against the building and bursting into flames as the driver fled the scene, authorities said. Read more.